On July 22, Acres of Hope, a non-profit based in Liberia, posted a blog about Alvin, a 13 year-old overcoming spinal tuberculosis. Although he had been treated for the tuberculosis, his illness caused bedsores that began to destroy his body even further.
Water of Life, a non-profit based out of Upstate S.C. whose mission is to dig wells in Liberia, received word of Alvin from Acres of Hope and heeded their calls for help. Roland Bergeron, president of Water of Life, spread word to his constituents and left immediately to help in getting Alvin to the U.S., where an adoptive family waited for him, as did complete medical care.
What happened over the course of the next few weeks is anything but ordinary. The story of Alvin permeated the Upstate, taking a community by storm through social media, news outlets and personal involvement, causing a Ripple Effect that was felt from cities and countries far away.
You may notice that this strays from our editorial map quite a bit—it isn’t related (directly) to business, and it didn’t have a direct impact upon the Upstate business community. But as Business Black Box has chosen Water of Life as its charity of choice in 2009, and as we became involved on a very intimate level with Alvin and his story, we hope that you will see it as we intend it—a very cool look at how a community came together to help save one person, thousands of miles away.
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