FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 27, 2007
www.jcu.edu
Contact: Tonya Strong-Charles
                 216.397.1958
                     tstrong@jcu.edu

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John Carroll University
Exhibit

“The Children Left Behind:
AIDS Orphans Around the World”

October 1-October 30, 2007
Dolan Center for Science and Technology
The Gallery
Room E135

These events are free to attend and open to the public.
“The Children Left Behind” is a 1,200 square foot interactive exhibit that captures life through the eyes of orphans and other children left vulnerable by HIV/AIDS.
Visitors “travel” to each country, immersing themselves in the stories of the children and the issues that affect them. The exhibit illuminates how life can be changed for the better when communities and organizations work together.
Some features of the exhibit include:

• Photographs and artifacts
• Original drawings and crafts created by the orphans
• Interactive stations, focusing on the global impact of AIDS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Catholic Relief Services (CRS), an international relief and development organization, oversees 80 HIV/AIDS projects in 30 countries. CRS and its partners work daily with orphans and vulnerable children to provide them with food, shelter, education and healthcare.  Through this unique exhibit, CRS hopes to introduce the concept of global solidarity, inspiring people around the world to empathize with children affected by AIDS.
EXHIBIT  HOURS: The Gallery (Room E135)
(*Note: The Gallery is located in the Dolan Center for Science and Technology.)

October 1 - October 30, 2007
Sunday - Friday  12-3 p.m.
Monday - Thursday 5-7:30 pm.

This exhibit and lecture are sponsored by the following organizations at John Carroll University:                                                     
The Poverty and Solidarity Program, Peace Building/Human Rights Initiative and Center for
Service and Social Action.

For details, please contact Dr. Margaret Finucane, Interim Director, Center for Service and Social Action, at 216.397.4698.  
                       

John Carroll University, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a liberal arts university grounded in the Jesuit, Catholic tradition.  The university has more than 3,000 undergraduates and nearly 700 graduate students.  The U.S. News & World Report’s 2008 annual college guide ranks the master’s degree program at John Carroll University among the top 10   universities across the Midwest. The university is ranked 13th  in the “Great Schools, Great Prices” category which compares academic excellence with cost. Originally founded as St. Ignatius College in 1886, the university was renamed in 1923 to honor America’s first Catholic bishop, John Carroll of Maryland.  John Carroll is one of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities located in the United States.

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