Tom Corson This is Me

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1. 1. The Anniston Star - Cross-cultural experience: Summer camp gives teens a look into Third World countries

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   Published on: 6/11/2003   Last Visited: 6/12/2003

   Tom Corson, executive director of Servant's in Faith and Technology, right, shows a bamboo straw hut to some of the students attending camp in Lineville.
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   Tom Corson, executive director, explained, "The purpose of Learn and Serve is to connect the First and Third World. This teaches youths a part of what it is like to be poor."
   
   He sees dramatic changes in the youth who participate. Service changes a life forever.
   
   "One of the consequences of the hardships is the dramatic changes that occur in the kids," he said.
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   While surveying the effects of nature's fury, Corson said, "By being exposed to these conditions, kids find out that the quality of life we take for granted is not the case around the rest of the world."

2. 2. The Auburn Plainsman Online - Auburn man reaches new heights

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   Published on: 9/19/2002   Last Visited: 9/19/2002

   They were Jerry Barker, Tom Corson and Jose Mamam.
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   "Each of us were thinking ‘are we going to be the one that isn't going to make it?'" said Tom Corson, exectutive director of Servants in Faith Technology.
   
   "One of the hardest things about this trip was the numerous times I yelled to Tom, in front of me, to stop so I could catch my breath," said Jerry Barker.
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   "The locals in the area were like a stone-age culture because the people had no exposure of the outside world," Corson said. "The average income in that part is around $97 a year."
   
   Mt. Illimani is located between the Amazon jungle and the high desert. It is the second highest mountain in Bolivia.
   
   Bottenfield, Corson and Barker were aided in their climb by guide Jose Maman.
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   "I swear I heard the Hallelujah chords when I got to the top," Corson said.
   
   All the men said they were motivated by knowing with each step they were raising money for the Quesimpuco Center. The team raised more than $7,000.
   
   Donations are still being accepted for the clinic.

3. 3. You're in the news 2

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   Published on: 2/2/2001   Last Visited: 5/10/2003

   March 29, 2001 -- Thomas Corson, executive director of Servants in Faith and Technology (SIFAT) recently addressed the Lanett Kiwanis Club during their noonlunch program.