Volunteers return from Haiti
February 12th, 2010 @ 7:54am
By Shara Park
SALT LAKE CITY -- A group of Utah volunteers has returned home from a two-week relief mission to Haiti. The Utah Hospital Task Force landed in Salt Lake City shortly before 7 a.m. Friday.
Excited family and friends had patiently waited to greet the doctors and nurses. Diana Bringhurst said, "My husband is an emergency room doctor at the Utah Valley emergency room. He served his mission in Haiti. We're excited he's had that opportunity to return to Haiti and help some people there."
She said he calls every night. "He sounds really happy and has been enjoying his time there," she told KSL.
Their daughter Jennifer said, "It's been kind of sad to have him not here because he usually likes to take us on daddy-daughter dates and takes us to lunch."
Another daughter, Shannon, said, "I'm really happy he's able to go help the people. I'm sad he's gone but it's good when he calls us with the stories of how he gets to help the people. He was even able to bring them toys, which made them happy."
The group is made up of more than 100 volunteers. They include doctors, nurses, translators and engineers
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