Haiti mission essay details rubble housing impact and costs
Jack Eisenman describes a Haiti mission trip with 30 000 buildings and 250 000 homes destroyed or damaged. The technique uses rubble filled wire mesh columns to create safe one room houses 14 by 20 feet costing about 3800 dollars each. Furman University student Gray Johnson expresses interest in diplomacy and international relations as part of the mission. Sally Tice from Aiken High School serves as a volunteer leader.
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Jack Eisenman
Eisenman
Furman University
Gray Johnson
Ros Novi
Victor
Sally Tice
Maggie
First Baptist Church of Aiken
Haiti
Earthquake prompts long lasting effects noted by officials
Johnson cites ongoing impacts from the quake and stresses the need for sustained response beyond initial aid. The remarks come as local officials assess what comes next, while Rob Novit, senior writer for the Aiken Standard, covers education and community reactions.
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Rob Novit
Aiken Standard
Walterboro
The
University of Georgia
Community events and fundraisers in Aiken July schedule
The 2013 Summer School second session runs July 1 to 15 at Byrd Elementary with HSAP testing July 16 to 18. Remember Then Encore July 23–24 features songs from the benefit show with tickets $15. AA meetings are weekly at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Cystic fibrosis yard sale fundraiser July 13 at North Aiken Flea Market. Poetry in the Park July 13 at Kennedy Colony Park. Aiken Community Playhouse presents The Cemetery Club July 19–21 with director Thurmond Whatley. info at 803 648 1438.
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Byrd Elementary School
Weldon Way
The
Aiken Women’s Heart Board
Remember
Linda Calhoun
North Aiken
Highway 1
Paula Krause
Aiken Community Playhouse
Thurmond Whatley
Aikencommunityplayhouse
Bogart Fest Comes to Newberry Opera House
Newberry Opera House hosts Humphrey Bogart Movie Festival on July 19 20 and 26 27 at 8 15 p m Tickets at box office or via 803 276 6264 and newberryoperahouse com The City of Aiken hosts Touch A Truck on July 20 from 9 a m to noon at H Odell Weeks Activities Center 1700 Whiskey Rd free event suitable for families Contact 803 642 7631 for info
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Newberry Opera House
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SRS CAB Full Board Meeting Set for July 22-23
The SRS board will meet at the North Augusta Community Center 495 Brookside Ave. The Monday session opens at 1 p.m. and the Tuesday session begins at 8:30 a.m. The gathering spans July 22 and July 23.
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SRS Cab
North Augusta
Brookside Ave
Burglary and theft incidents reported across area
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office logged multiple weekend incidents including a tool belt theft on Dorr Street North Augusta a burglary on Hutto Pond Road Aiken and a broken TV screen with an entry through an unsecured bedroom window. A Warrenville man reported a driveway incident with a car performing donuts after a gunshot sound. Additional thefts and a shoplifting incident at Palmetto Express Edgefield Highway were reported.
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Dorr Street
North Augusta
Hutto Pond Road
Aiken
Warrenville
Richardson Lake Road
Palmetto Express
Edgefield Highway
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