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                    <div class='caption'>Disaster Response coordinator Terry Haight, his wife Rhonda, and volunteer Danny Heath, helped with the Hurricane Harvey Drive at the Samaritan Center in Ooltewah, Tenn. Photo submitted by Eddie Schwisow.</div>

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<div class="template_section template3 full_region" id="s2"><p>In response to the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey on the Houston, Texas, community, the Samaritan Center collected critically-needed materials to assist in the momentous work of cleaning up.</p><p><span class="m_-1444286921672351317text_exposed_show"> </span></p><div class="m_-1444286921672351317text_exposed_show">
<p>The Center parked a large truck in their front parking lot and sought donations from community members. One hundred percent of all cash donations went to support the disaster relief efforts.</p>
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<p>Students at Southern Adventist University and Chattanooga State College also held drives to benefit the Samaritan Center's efforts in Texas.</p>
</div><div class="m_-1444286921672351317text_exposed_show"><br></div><div class="m_-1444286921672351317text_exposed_show">Here are links to segments that ran on media in the Chattanooga area:</div><div class="m_-1444286921672351317text_exposed_show"><a data-link-type="url" href="http://newschannel9.com/news/local/samaritan-center-in-ooltewah-taking-donations-for-harvey-victims" data-link-url="http://newschannel9.com/news/local/samaritan-center-in-ooltewah-taking-donations-for-harvey-victims" target="_blank">Channel 9 ACS/Disaster Response Coverage</a></div><div class="m_-1444286921672351317text_exposed_show"></div><a data-link-type="url" href="https://wdef.com/2017/09/05/collection-drive-held-harvey-storm-victims/" data-link-url="https://wdef.com/2017/09/05/collection-drive-held-harvey-storm-victims/" target="_parent">Channel 12 ACS/Disaster Response Coverage</a><p> </p><p>____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</p><p>by Eddie Schwisow, Communication Director for the <span style="font-size: 13px; background-color: initial;">The Samaritan Center </span></p></div>

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