On-air personalities from across the country traveled to Haiti this fall with the Christian relief and development organization, Food For The Poor. For many of the travelers this was their first experience in witnessing destitution.
"The emotions that come with this are overwhelming," said Tim Hartlage, General Manager of 94.7 FM WFIA in Louisville, Ky. "They eat dirt cookies just to fill their stomachs so the hunger does not kick in, but that does not prevent malnutrition." Since returning to the air in Louisville, his passionate pleas have stirred listeners to help those starving in Haiti.
WTBN Production Director and morning show host Bill Carl purchased "mud cookies" in Haiti so he could bring them back to Tampa, to show others that the cookies are real. The cookies normally sell for 5 cents each, but Carl paid a dollar for four because he did not want to take all the cookies she had to sell for the day. Even then, Carl was filled with .......
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