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pennysaverNEWS www.tspennysaver.com • FREE • Volume 52 • Number 38 • April 7, 2010

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Bennington Rescue Squad Member Experiences Haiti’s Devastation First-Hand

Zacheriah Cota-Weaver

— Melissa A. Elwell, BRS Emergi-corps Zacheriah Cota-Weaver, a native of Starksboro, Vermont, recently returned from a two week deployment to Haiti

in support of the relief effort. Zacheriah (Zach) is currently a student at Southern Vermont College and is a member of the Bennington Rescue Squad and Emergency Room Technician at Southwestern Vermont Medical

Center. Zach learned of the opportunity to use his medical skills as a Vermont EMTIntermediate in Haiti from a college classmate who’s mother is the President of the Vermont Nurses Association and arranging a Vermont relief effort in Haiti, following the devastating earthquake that tore the country apart. Zach states that the hardest part after initial training and acceptance was to get and pay for his immunizations and to find a flight into Haiti. Zach used all of his tax refund to pay for his shots and the flight to Haiti, feeling it was a worthy way to spend his money. He said his first impression while flying over Haiti was “It was so tropical, palm trees and low hung clouds around beautiful mountains, and then you see just miles and miles of tent

cities from the air. The devastation even from the air was overwhelming.” Zach indicated that the airport was no more than a cargo bay with a single desk for customs. He was astonished by the sheer numbers of people standing outside the airport gate, just yelling and begging for any kind of food or funds. The team from Vermont headed to Quisqueya Christian School in Port-au-Prince which they would call home for the next two weeks. He said there were over 100 volunteers from all over the world staying there. They would meet (Continued on page 2) IN THIS ISSUE: Auto....................................21 CAT-TV ................................. 6 Classifieds...........................17 Crossword.......................... 18 From my Corner ................... 7 Horoscope...........................12 Jobs.................................... 23

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