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Medical Teams International's Real. Life. Exhibit Welcomes Its 50,000th Visitor

12 March, 2011 - 00:02

(PORTLAND, Ore. March 11, 2011)-The REAL. LIFE Exhibit, a multi-sensory
exhibit at Medical Teams International will host its 50,000th guest at an Open House on Sunday, March 13.

Gracie Altree, a Junior at Beaverton High School, will be the 50,000th
person to experience the REAL. LIFE. Exhibit since its opening on Sept.
11, 2006.

Grace is no stranger to Medical Teams International. When she first
visited the exhibit in 2007, she was moved by what she saw. Since then
Grace and her brother, Preston, have made it their personal mission to
raise money and awareness for malaria. Since 2008, their efforts have
raised more than $7,500 in donations to Medical Teams International to
save the lives of malaria victims around the world.

The two teens have established their own campaign, Kids Fight Malaria.
They also created a Web site and gathered others to join their cause.

'Kids often feel powerless in changing the world,' said Grace, 'but
'Kids Fight Malaria' is something everyone can help with. Five dollars
is all it takes . So little money can do so much to save a[...]

[Published in AidNews - Read the original article]