Blacklds.org » Helping Hands http://www.blacklds.org A Web Site Dedicated to Black Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:17:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Haiti Earthquake Relief http://www.blacklds.org/429/haiti-earthquake-relief http://www.blacklds.org/429/haiti-earthquake-relief#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:48:57 +0000 ckite http://www.blacklds.org/?p=429 Stephen Studdert organized the Utah Hospital Task Force,  a mostly LDS medical, construction and translating team which went to Haiti after the earthquake to change lives.  You can see Meridian’s coverage here.

http://www.ldsmag.com/cares/100319major.html

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“It was really great to see so many people in the community showing up,” said Kristin Scott, 27, of University City. “Everyone is so willing to help each other.”

She and Karen Meyer, 31, were among nearly 20 people with Mormon Helping Hands who decided to spend the day cleaning the street bearing the name of the civil rights leader.

“The leader of a nation asking people to go out and do it makes a big difference in inspiring people,” said Meyer, of St. Louis.

Via: St. Louis area heeds Obama’s call for service (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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