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Memories of Haiti mission trip 23 years ago prompt donation
BAMBERG, S.C. – Memories of the warm, loving people he met during a mission trip to Haiti 23 years ago moved Bamberg Clerk of Court James “Pedie” Hiers to donate to the Red Cross for Haiti earthquake relief.

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American Red Cross raises $32M in mobile giving for ongoing relief efforts in Haiti
Hundreds of thousands of cell phone users have made $10 donations to the American Red Cross Haiti Relief and Development Fund by sending the word “Haiti” to 90999, raising a record-shattering $32 million in mobile giving for the ongoing relief efforts.

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Oakbrooke raises $2,700 for Haiti earthquake victims
Children, parents and staff at Oakbrooke Elementary School in Sherwood raised $2,731.63 for the victims of the Haiti earthquake.

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Haiti mourns one month after devastating quake
Haiti observes a day of mourning on Friday to mark the one-month anniversary of the devastating quake that killed more than 210 000 people and left an estimated 1,2-million people homeless.

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Tension among Haiti’s religions grows after quake
Christian and Voodoo leaders put aside their differences for a moment Friday, joining hands under a canopy of tropical trees as some earthquake survivors on crutches and in wheelchairs mourned the more than 200,000 Haitians killed by an earthquake one month ago.

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Missing student from NJ confirmed dead in Haiti
HOPEWELL, N.J. — A college student from New Jersey has been confirmed dead in last month’s earthquake in Haiti. Christine Gianacaci of Hopewell was a 22-year-old sophomore at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. The university announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of State has notified her family…

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Portland Timbers’ new midfielder: From Haiti to Portland
James Marcelin joins the Portland Timbers soccer team and talks about moving to Portland from Haiti, experiencing the devastating earthquake and his family.

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Ben doesn’t say a word for Haiti
A YOUNG chatterbox put up and shut up yesterday during a three-hour sponsored silence to raise money for the Haiti earthquake appeal. Ben Cartwright, six, completed what his class teacher said was ‘quite an achievement’ as he sat silent for six half-hour blocks.

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Xavier rabbi and local restaurant owner team up to host benefit for Haiti earthquake relief
Xavier’s Office of Interfaith Community Engagement and the Student Government Association are teaming up with Andy’s Mediterranean Grill to host an evening of good food and entertainment to benefit the relief effort in Haiti.

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Best Friends of Kanab treats animals in Haiti
The largest no-kill animal sanctuary in the country, based in Utah, has joined efforts in earthquake devastated Haiti to evaluate the needs of animals in the island nation and treat their medical problems.

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Biolife helping save lives in Haiti
MANATEE — Driving to work after learning of the Haiti earthquake, Biolife President and Chief Executive Officer Sam Shake wondered how quickly a shipment of his company’s anti-bleeding product could be sent to the devastated country.

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Hooters Donates $103,731 to Stop Hunger Now and the Haiti Relief Effort
Based on a pledge to donate 100% of sales from US and Canadian Hooters Restaurants during the 4th quarter of the Super Bowl XLIV, Hooters is making a donation of $103,731 to Stop Hunger Now and the Haiti relief effort. Â Named “Hooters 4 Haiti”, the donation is the result of totaling all stores sales for the 46 minute time frame that the 4th quarter lasted, combined with a Facebook Fanpage ad …

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Local churches do hands-on mission for Haiti
The entryway at Brentwood Christian Church offers a wide hallway, but boxes and buckets full of hygiene items, diapers and medicine left little room for church members to get into the sanctuary last Sunday.

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Local churches do hands-on mission for Haiti
The entryway at Brentwood Christian Church offers a wide hallway, but boxes and buckets full of hygiene items, diapers and medicine left little room for church members to get into the sanctuary last Sunday.

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UNC coach Williams apologizes for Haiti remarks
North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams apologized Thursday for comments he made earlier in the week that compared his disappointment in his struggling team’s season to the suffering in Haiti.

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Language not a problem for some U.S. Marines in Haiti
When U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Michel arrived in Port-au-Prince just six days after the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, he probably felt a more personal connection than most of the other U.S. service members who came to help.

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UN says it has pledges of 2,000 extra troops and 1,500 police for Haiti
Sixteen countries have offered to provide the 3,500 extra troops and police officers that the United Nations requested to beef up security in Haiti and ensure aid is delivered to earthquake victims, the U.N. peacekeeping chief said Thursday.

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Maine ship owner can’t deliver supplies to Haiti
The owner of a Maine ship headed to Haiti with relief supplies is being told his vessel can’t proceed past without Miami without a licensed captain and first mate on board.

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Body Of Missing Fla. Student Found In Haiti
MIAMI — The body of a student from a south Florida university has been recovered a month after she was reported missing in Haiti’s massive earthquake.

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Remembering the heartache in Haiti
Bayhealth Medical Center Trauma Surgeon John Brebbia, MD, is Critical Care Director for Milford Memorial Hospital and Wound Care Center Director for Kent General Hospital.

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Final numbers for WECT/ Harris Teeter Haiti fundraiser
A partnership between WECT and Harris Teeter has raised $638,549 for the American Red Cross’ relief efforts in Haiti.

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Doctor Returns After Treating Patients In Haiti
Dr. Doug Gross just got back from Haiti Saturday and now he’s telling his story to medical students at UCD Medical Center. In just two weeks, he saw more than 2,000 patients in desperate need.

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Relief efforts in Haiti
Photos of relief work on the ground in Haiti.

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College confirms death of Hopewell woman missing in Haiti
HOPEWELL — Lynn University officials confirmed today that Christine Gianacaci of Hopewell Township was killed during last month’s earthquake in Haiti. Courtesy of Lynn UniversityChristine GianacaciThe U.S. State Department notified Gianacaci’s parents of their daughter’s death, the officials said. Gianacaci,…

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Travis airmen return from Haiti relief operation
Members of Travis Air Force Base’s 615th Contingency Response Wing returned to Fairfield Thursday after an assignment to assist in Haiti earthquake relief efforts.

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blue lotus yoga studio raises $6500 for Haiti relief
blue lotus yoga & movement arts in downtown Raleigh raised $6,500 for MercyCorps’ Haiti disaster relief fund this past weekend when it held a yoga-by-donation fundraiser as part of its third anniversary celebration.

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UNCA students emphasize need of continued help in Haiti
ASHEVILLE — Determined and concerned, UNC Asheville students and faculty members said they do not want Haiti to become a forgotten tragedy in the coming weeks.

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UNCA students emphasize need of continued help in Haiti
ASHEVILLE — Determined and concerned, UNC Asheville students and faculty members said they do not want Haiti to become a forgotten tragedy in the coming weeks.

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Mennonite, Amish churches can meat for Haiti
SPARTANSBURG, Pa.—Inside a cramped trailer, shrouded by thick white steam, a group of men heated and salted turkey in huge vats before it was canned and sent on to one of six pressure cookers.

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American Podiatric Medical Association Podiatrists Perform Life-Saving Amputations In Haiti
When a devastating earthquake rocked a vulnerable Haiti on January 12, lives of numerous American podiatrists with ties to the country and its people were rocked, too. For years, American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) doctors have traveled to the diabetes-plagued nation on a mission to save lower limbs from amputation as a result of the disease. In fact, nearly seven percent of the …

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Lutheran World Relief Increases Haiti Commitment to Assist Underserved Rural Communities
BALTIMORE, Feb. 11 / Christian Newswire / — Lutheran World Relief today increased its financial commitment to Haiti relief efforts to $4 million, up from an earlier increased pledge of $2.25 million.

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Hopewell student’s body recovered in Haiti
The body of Hopewell resident Christine Gianacaci has been recovered from a Port-au-Prince hotel, the site of a 7.0-magnitude earthquake that rumbled through Haiti last month.

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K of P surgeon flies with Travolta to help in Haiti
Dr. Richard P. Glunk could not have imagined a greater contrast than traveling from the affluent Main Line area to earthquake-ravaged Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.

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New Mexico medical team dispatched to Haiti
Six University of New Mexico doctors will lead a 23-member medical team during a two-week deployment to Haiti.

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Statement Regarding Today’s Developments in Haiti: Imprisoned Americans Exonerated, to be Held Indefinitely
DALLAS, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, evidence transmitted by a Haitian judge cleared Jim Allen and the nine other Americans currently being held in the Caribbean nation, though no release date has been set. Although all the information gathered by the State Department and the Haitian judge exonerates Jim Allen, he is still imprisoned indefinitely in a jail in Haiti. In regard to the …

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