Cadets Commit to Improving Conditions in Haiti

LEXINGTON, Va., April 16, 2012 -- “Anpil, anpil.”

These words, in Haitian Creole, expressed the intensity of one man’s joy at the arrival of VMI cadets to lay the groundwork for a new clinic to serve his village.

Ten cadets in VMI’s Engineers Without Borders chapter, led by Maj. Tim Moore ’97, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, worked toward establishing the clinic in Zoranger, Haiti, during spring furlough, March 10-17. The cadets were supporting the operations of Foundation Manmo, an organization formed by Haitian Rosemona Gedeon to serve the children living in Zoranger.

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