UMNS Daily Digest - October 28, 2010 (Dillard University, Black College Fund, the Rev. Joseph Lowery
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To ensure consistent delivery, please add [1]newsdesk@umcom.org to your contact and/or safe senders list. [2]View Online | [3]Add to Address Book | [4]Subscribe UMNS Daily Digest - Produced by United Methodist News Service Thursday, October 28, 2010 [5]Dillard University overcomes Katrina [6]Delta magazine calls Lowery one of âThe Game Changersâ [7]Church World Service responds to tsunami, volcano [8]Correction: Awards honor United Methodist storytellers [9] Hurricane Katrina: Five Years Later» [10] UMTV: Meharry Doctorsâ Match Day» [11] UMTV: Black College CSI Class» [12] Read Additional UMNS Stories» [13]Find us on Facebook [14]Twitter Contact Us E-mail (615) 742-5470 âEven in the hardest moments of despair, if you believe in the vision passionately enough, you will find a way to make it happen.â â Dillard University President Marvelene Hughes. Dillard University overcomes Katrina NEW ORLEANS (UMNS) â The best shot of Hurricane Katrina was no match for Dillard University and the United Methodist connection. Five years later, the refurbished campus is home to new buildings valued at $53.5 million and state-of-the-art technology throughout â thanks in large part to The Black College Fund. [15]Read full story and post a comment» Delta magazine calls Lowery one of âThe Game Changersâ ATLANTA (UMNS) â The Rev. Joseph Lowery, 88, a United Methodist pastor and well-known civil rights leader, is recognized as one of âThe Game Changersâ in the October issue of Delta Sky Magazine âfor fighting for racial equality.â In the article, Lowery says that delivering the benediction at President Obamaâs inauguration on Jan. 20, 2009, was âprobably the biggest thrill of my life.â Church World Service responds to tsunami, volcano MENTAWAI DISTRICT, Indonesia (UMNS) â Indonesia is dealing with two disasters: a powerful earthquake that triggered a tsunami that killed more than 400 people, with the death toll rising, and a volcanic eruption at Mount Merapi that has prompted displacement of hundreds. The 7.7-magnitude earthquake and 10-foot-high tsunami Monday (Oct. 25) stem from a fault on the west coast of Sumatra island.In immediate response to the tsunami, Church World Service â a partner of The United Methodist Church â is providing 140 baby care kits and is assessing additional needs in partnership with the Mentawai Christian Protestant Church. Church World Service staff members are monitoring the situation at Mount Merapi. [16]Contributions to support the emergency response work of Church World Service may be made online. Correction: Awards honor United Methodist storytellers The Rev. Victoria Rebeck, director of communications for the Minnesota Annual (regional) Conference, received the 2010 Award of Excellence for Internet from the United Methodist Association of Communicators. Her responsibilities include managing the conferenceâs Facebook page. The award recipient was incorrectly identified in information provided to United Methodist News Service. 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