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Article: Visit to Haiti spurs humanitarian mission Kettle Moraine grad turns to alma mater for help
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- October 15, 2009
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By CAROL SPAETH-BAUER
Less than a year after Haiti was peppered by four strong
hurricanes, destroying what little the island had, 2007 Waukesha
West High School graduate Nick Hendren visited the impoverished area
with a group of Milwaukee surgeons who volunteered their time to
perform medical operations free of charge.
"We spent one fantastic week in Haiti and were able to help
scores of people to improve their quality of life," said Hendren who
is now a junior at University of Wisconsin-Madison majoring in
zoology.
While in Haiti, Hendren walked past the destruction left by the
hurricanes in one of the poorest countries in the Western
Hemisphere. Schools were destroyed, streets washed away, ...