The World Affairs Council of Western North Carolina,

The Dept. of Political Science at UNCA, and

The North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement

Present

From The Blue Ridge to the Mountains of Haiti:

Asheville’s Mission Manna in Haiti

Tuesday, September 7, 7:30, Manheimer Room at the Reuter Center

On the UNC-A Campus

(Refreshments beginning at 7:00)

Teams of volunteer health care providers who have established programs in Haiti, report on their work there, the situation in Haiti both before and after the earthquake earlier this year, and review the challenges facing Haitians and prospects for the country.

Mission Manna provides medical care for malnourished children and continuing health care education for adults in and around the Haitian town of Montrouis, while nurturing relationships through respect and creation of understanding between our two cultures.

Dr. Tim Plaut, a physician at MAHEC and an organizer in Mission Manna’s program in Haiti, heads a panel of other WNC health care and medical professionals who have been to the country and will talk about the issues and complexities they have encountered in working there.

This program is free to subscribing members of the World Affairs Council of Western North Carolina, joint NCCCR – WAC-WNC members, and full time UNCA students. Admission is $8.00 for all others.

For further information call George Peery at (828) 242-6380 or email: gpeery@mhc.edu