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Off to
Haiti
Local leaders of the
Haitian Association for
Human Development, Elsie
Bouchette and Dr. Yvelyne
Germain-McCarthy, came to
LSUSD March 25th to pick
up donations from the
school-wide relief effort
organized by fourth-year
dental student Jared
Harris. The donations will
be loaded on to a 100,000
square foot barge that
will leave New Orleans
bound for Jacmel, Haiti on
April 2nd.
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| Jared
Harris, Elsie
Bouchette and
Yvelyne
Germain-McCarthy,
Ph.D. |
According to press
reports, 1.3 million
Haitians have been left
homeless because of a
catastrophic earthquake on
January 12. The dismal
situation has worsened
recently because of
flooding that often occurs
during the rainy season
that is expected to peak
in May.
Dr. John Ritchie,
director of admissions and
the summer enrichment
programs at LSUSD, worked
with Jared Harris to
organize the collection
and transfer the donations
to the Haitian Association
for Human Development.
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