[143] Masquerade Ball To Benefit Program To Combat Tetanus

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 14, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Alexander Ford, 615-691-3680

MASQUERADE BALL TO BENEFIT PROGRAM TO COMBAT TETANUS
MTSU Students to Don Costumes to Fight Deadly Illness in Developing Nations

(MURFREESBORO) – Circle K International at MTSU will hold a masquerade ball to benefit Project Eliminate from 7-9 p.m. tomorrow, Oct. 15, in the Murphy Center Dance Studio.
Project Eliminate is a joint public service program of Kiwanis International and UNICEF. Its goal is to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) in developing countries that do not have access to the medical supplies necessary to give injections to mothers and their newborn babies.
According to literature from Kiwanis and UNICEF, MNT kills one baby every nine minutes. That’s 60,000 babies every year. Up to 30,000 mothers die due to MNT each year. The painful symptoms include convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and touch.
For more information about this charity event, contact Alexander Ford, secretary of Circle K International, at 615-691-3680 or ajf3n@mtmail.mtsu.edu.


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