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Published January 27, 2012, 12:00 AM

PHOTO GALLERY: Hudson grads volunteer in Nicaragua


Katie Kenall, left, and Melanie Iverson visit a Lake Nicaragua beach during their day in the historic city of Granada, founded in the 1500s. It is one of the oldest European cities in the Americas. Photos submitted

  • Katie Kenall, left, and Melanie Iverson visit a Lake Nicaragua beach during their day in the historic city of Granada, founded in the 1500s. It is one of the oldest European cities in the Americas. Photos submitted
  • This hut on Ometepe Island houses a pharmacy that supplied the VIDA team with some of the medication it administered.
  • Katie Kenall befriends a young Nicaraguan girl on the day a group of student volunteers from UW-Madison distributed toys and clothing to children on Ometepe Island. Submitted photos
  • A brother leads his young sister after their visit to a free clinic on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua.
  • Melanie Iverson holds two puppies due for a free check-up at a temporary veterinary clinic on Ometepe Island in Lake Nicaragua.
  • Melanie Iverson holds a dog treated by the volunteer veterinary team. Iverson reported relishing the hands-on experience she gained on the service trip to Nicaragua.
  • UW-Madison students, from left, Sonya Carlson, April Burczyk, Bridget Foley, Katie Kenall, Melanie Iverson and Melissa Hohl pose for a photograph above Lake Nicaragua. Photos submitted