SUNHERALD TV: Fulfill Haise's wish: Send $2 (Apollo 13 astronaut)

Sun Herald ^ | Nov 14, 2008 | Mary Krewson Perez

[Islander7]

Today is Fred Haise Day in Biloxi and this celebration of the Apollo 13 astronaut's 75th birthday is spreading across the country.

We need 2 million people to give $2 and Fred's dream of building the Infinity Science Center in Hancock County will come true. The ground-breaking for the center is Thursday, but the fundraising campaign is still $4 million short of having enough to complete construction.

On Veterans Day we launched the $2 Our Hero campaign to raise that $4 million. Immediately people began bringing their $2 to The Peoples Bank and Hancock Bank branches across the Coast, donating on the Infinity Web site and mailing their donations. More than $1,000 was raised in a couple of days, and we're just getting started. Now we're asking for your help to get the word out to your family and friends across the country.

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Video at the link

[Islander7]

"I watched 'Apollo 13' the other night," said Brenda Haise Johnston, Fred's sister, and she was reminded of the miracle it took to get her brother, Jim Lovell and Jack Swigert safely home.

"There they were with the slide rules," she said, the NASA engineers working on the ground and the astronauts in space, devising a way to turn the lunar module "Aquarius" into a lifeboat and plotting their re-entry.

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The miracle of Apollo 13 was truly one America's greatest moments.

The Infinity Science Center



Please help make this dream a reality.

[Islander7]

Mississippi PING!

[SuziQ]

Looks neat! It won’t be too very far from Southern Miss’s new campus on Landon Rd. in G’port!