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UN Gets $2.5 Million for AIDS
The Miami Herald
2003-02-08
Section: Local
Edition: Final
Page: 3B
Against a backdrop of unprecedented attention to the Third World AIDS epidemic, University of Miami doctors treating patients in Haiti - the hemisphere's most HIV-ridden country - have gotten a $2.5 million boost from a South Florida foundation, university officials announced Friday.
Part of the money will go to training local healthcare workers in HIV and tuberculosis treatment and prevention in Haiti, where 30,000 people died of AIDS in 2001, twice the number of deaths in the United States. An estimated 250,000 of Haiti's eight million people carry the AIDS virus.
The Green Family Foundation grant to the Department of Pediatrics also will send medical teams specializing in infectious diseases to the rural town of Thomonde, where an Operation Medishare clinic operates around the clock, seven days a week.
Camp Offers Hope, Healing for Children Coping With Loss
The Miami Herald
2002-11-14
Section: Neighbors EA
Edition: Final
Page: 4E
As Emilia Alvarez threw the two-page letter addressed to her father into the fire, tears filled her large green eyes and streamed down her cheeks.
The 15-year-old was taking the first step toward dealing with the loss of her dad, Robert, who died of cancer in May. Since then, Emilia has had a difficult time coping. ``My father and I were very close. I miss my dad so much,'' said Emilia, a sophomore at Michael Krop High School. ``When I threw the letter I felt like he was giving me hugs and kisses. I felt his love.''
Read more: Camp Offers Hope, Healing for Children Coping With Loss
Each Honoree Embraces Unwavering Dedication
The Miami Herald
2002-09-15
Section: Neighbors EA
Edition: Final
Page: 36E
Eight ordinary people will be honored Tuesday night by the United Way of Miami-Dade County for their extraordinary work in public service.
For the past seven years, the United Way has recognized such public service with the
American Values Award - an honor given to public service employees who perform their professional duties with excellence and go above and beyond those duties to help their communities through volunteer service. This year's winners are Leslie Adams, Mary Brown, Diana Carmona, Annette Gibson, Jean-Robert Lafortune, Stacey McManus, Mary Paulk and Max Rodriguez. They will receive the award at a special ceremony at the Miracle Theatre in Coral Gables.
Miami-Dade Workers Honored By United Way
The Miami Herald
2001-09-20
Section: Neighbors EA
Edition: Final
Page: 37E
An elementary school teacher, a middle school choir director and a construction rehabilitation specialist were among the eight Miami-Dade public servants who received the Green Family Foundation United Way American Values Award. They also received a $2,500 check on behalf of the Green Family Foundation. The awards ceremony was held at the Actor's Playhouse at Miracle Mile on Sept. 10. .
Nurse in Fourth Year of Bringing Smiles
The Miami Herald
2001-08-09
Section: Neighbors BC
Edition: Final
Page: 2MB
José was an 8-year-old homeless boy who did not speak.
According to Bessie Perry-Garrett, who accompanied José on a bus trip to Disney World in Orlando two years ago, the boy was sitting by the window as the bus pulled into the Disney theme park. His eyes widened as he saw hedge sculptures of Mickey, Donald Duck and Goofy. All at once, José started hitting Perry-Garrett's knee and shouting, ``BG! BG! Honest-to-God, BG, this is Disney?''
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