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Students 'all heart' in Haiti fundraiser
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Several
student organizations are wearing their hearts on their sleeves in
support of Haiti earthquake relief. On Feb. 12, student groups from the
College of Medicine (COM) hosted the Hearts 4 Haiti Soiree to benefit
Haitian relief efforts. The event was organized by the MUSC Chapter of
the American Medical Women’s Association with support from Dunes
Properties, COM Global and Tropical Medicine Interest Group, and
Establishing Partnerships In Collaborative Care student group. The
event took place at the Dunes Properties Studio in Mount Pleasant and
featured live music from 15 South, a local band.
More than 200 guests braved the snow on King Street to attend the
event. The guest list included attendees from several health
professions including students from each of MUSC’s six
colleges—medicine, dentistry, health professions, nursing, pharmacy,
and graduate studies. Other guests attending were students from
the Charleston School of Law and public. In addition to donations
from guests, a weekend beach getaway donated by Dunes Properties, was
raffled. The event raised roughly $2,500, with all proceeds going to
Water Missions International. Student organizers want to thank everyone
who attended and event sponsors, Dunes Properties, the Dunes Properties
staff, Traci Magnus, Jennifer Haughney, Walsh Thomas, Snyder Event
Rentals, MIX, and Chick-fil-A on James Island. Also recognized were COM
event student-coordinators, Mallory Hudson, Gini Ikwuezunma and Heather
Leisy.
Water Missions
International is a Charleston-based, nonprofit organization that
provides clean, safe water to people in developing countries and
disaster areas.
Friday, March 12, 2010
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