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(Source: Chicago Defender | Arionne Nettles | September 16, 2016) — The Chicago Urban League is hosting a water collection drive for Flint, Michigan residents thanks to one of its mentoring students.
Emill Jackson with the National Urban League’s Project Ready Mentoring program came up with the idea and the Human Capital Division launched a water collection drive for the residents of Flint, MI Tuesday. The organization is collecting water, wipes, filters and donations now through the end of October for Flint citizens whose water was deemed insufficient for consumption 347 days ago.
“At the Urban League, we encourage and empower our youth to help make a difference,” Director of Human Capital Angela Hamilton said. “Ever since the idea was brought up to collect water for Flint, the students have taken this project and are running with it.”
For more information about the water collection drive, please contact CUL Youth Advocate Dion Hall at 773-602-3038 or dhall@thechicagourbanleague.org.
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