USC Aiken students honor Dr. King with service drive
More than 50 USCA students volunteered for community projects in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. They assisted at ACTS, Trinity Lutheran Home, and other Aiken agencies, supporting food distribution for about 450 people and visiting seniors. Ahmed Samaha notes the effort reflects King’s call to give back.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Christine Pawley
University of South Carolina Aiken
USCA
Martin Luther King
Aiken
Ahmed Samaha
Christine
Davey Bowen
Brant Williams
ACTS
Trinity Lutheran Home
Kris Helou
Jessie Huckins
Helou
Deidre Martin
Coretta Scott King
King
Dr. King
Trinity
Debbie Woodward
Rob Novi
Brandi Wiliams
Aiken Author Debuts Novel Set in Four Corners Region
Aiken resident Gary Warlick, also living in Colfax County NM, releases Snake Feathers about Detective Kelly Williams in a Southwest world of Anasazi, Navajo, and Hopi realms. The tale draws on shamanic rituals and Vision Quest as Warlick plans Golden Feathers and Clay Feathers sequels. Available at Red Mesa Books, Aiken Office Supply, AJ's Books on Whiskey Road.
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Colfax County
Tl. Williams
Real Page
Williams Review
Kelly Williams
Atlanta
Southwest
Warlick
Red Mesa Books
Aiken
Aj's Books
Mitchell
Whiskey Road
Make-A-Wish Provides Braille Computer For Blind Five-Year-Old Ryan Uhle
Ryan Uhle, a five year old from Aiken born with Retinoblastoma and now totally blind, receives a Dell Braille computer with voice input through Make-A-Wish. The gift, supported by Glaxco and local volunteers, includes a tactile image enhancer and installation by CSI of Columbia, with a birthday party by Golden Corral and desk funding from the Junior Club.
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Ryan
Keisha Able
Virginia Kay
Glaxco
Savannah River
Kay
Aiken Women’s
Keisha
Charleston
Virginia
Golden Corral
CSI of Columbia
Dell
Mike Uble
Flob
Ryan Uhile
Make
Volunteer helps with mental effects of Sept 11 disaster
Beverly Collins, an advanced practice nurse, arrived in New York on December 20 to volunteer with the Red Cross and provide long term mental health care. She describes widespread trauma, displaced workers including limo drivers, survivor's guilt, and language and social security barriers complicating aid. Collins urges local residents to take Red Cross preparation classes and notes the need for ongoing support after crises.
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Beverly Collins
New York
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Collins
Dr. Stephen Enns’ Psychiatric Office
Phelan
World Trade Center
WTC
Liberty Fund
American Red Cross Chapter
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Kay and
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Department of Energy
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