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SMNW

The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW

The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW

On one wall of Wood's bedroom hangs a world map with pins placed in the countries she has visited, and a heart surrounding Haiti.

Inspiring Change

Natalie Peterson, Staff Writer May 22, 2019

“Mèsi.” From across the square, Catie Wood could hear the two mothers speaking to another volunteer. They were thanking her for what Wood had done. Standing outside of the brick building in the...

Andrew Keith

Best of good intentions

March 12, 2010
The actions of ten Americans in Haiti, jailed and accused of kidnapping Haitian orphans, has only added to the plight of a nation ravaged by an earthquake.

Helping Haiti through turmoil

January 29, 2010
I am so lucky. I wake up every morning in a warm house, crawl out of my twin-sized bed and walk downstairs to a fully stocked pantry of breakfast cereals. I take a hot shower, get ready for school and drive off in my own car....

Hope for Haiti continues

January 29, 2010
A small group of students, consisting mostly of juniors, has banded together to provide help to disaster-stricken Haiti. Since Jan. 12, Haiti has been struggling to recover from a devastating magnitude 7.0 earthquake, surviving on aid provided by multiple countries....
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