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IMMEDIATE                                                                                                                                                                                    DECEMBER 19, 2006

 

CLUBS, STUDENTS PLAN HUMANITARIAN EFFORT IN KENYA

TIFTON – The Political Science Club and the Baptist Collegiate Ministries of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College have planned an 11-day trip to Nairobi, Kenya in May of 2007 to provide food, medicine, and shelter for those in need.

The students will go to orphanages, medical clinics, and farms for what they hope turns into an annual humanitarian trip.

 “The Stara Rescue School is one of the places we will go,” Chris Wogan, Political Science Club president, said. “Stara has 470 children, and 410 - 420 are AIDS-related orphans.”

The students also plan to go to clinics in Nairobi to help with vaccinations and distribution of medicine and supplies. “The medicine and supplies are coming from within the country, which means it will get to the clinics faster,” Terry McStott from Baptist Collegiate Ministries, Inter-Group Planning Director of the project, said.

 “We hope to have representatives from both the nursing and agriculture divisions joining in on this trip,” Wogan said. “Representatives from the nursing division would go to the clinics while those from the division of agriculture could talk to the farmers in Nairobi.”

“Habitat for Humanity is also helping us,” McStott said. “For every $1,000 we raise, they will build a shelter in Nairobi.”

The clubs plan to have some fundraisers in order to achieve their monetary goal of $50,000.  They have also set up an account for tax-free donations through the ABAC Foundation.

“We want the community to have an opportunity to be involved in the humanitarian effort,” Wogan said. “Local businesses have given us free publicity to get the word out on this project, but we are relying heavily on private donations to help us raise the funds needed.”

Those interested in contributing to the Kenya Project can donate funds to the ABAC Foundation by check or credit card. For more information on the trip, go to www.abac.edu/polisci/kenya.htm.

Interested persons can also contact McStott via e-mail at tmcstott@stallions.edu or at (229) 402-2179; and Wogan at cwogan@stallions.edu or at (229) 401-8449.

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