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Suburban residents keep Haiti in their hearts

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Six-year-old Luke Hasan of Naperville holds the bags of lemons that helped him raise more than $2,100 for the clean water project by opening a LemonAIDE stand.

Courtesy of Allison Hasan

A Haitian woman uses a jug to draw contaminated water from a nonfunctioning cistern.

Courtesy of Patty Meyer

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Patty Meyer, left, of Naperville and Renee Plaza of Bolingbrook show some of the work of Haitian and American artists that will be featured at the HeArts for Haiti silent auction and sale Saturday, Aug. 11, to raise money for the clean water project in Haiti.

John McGillen | Staff Photographer

Patty Meyer, left, holds metalwork and Renee Plaza a basket that will be among the 300 pieces of art featured at the HeArts for Haiti fundraiser.

John McGillen | Staff Photographer

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When Luke Hasan of Naperville learned that people in Haiti were getting sick from drinking dirty water, his 6-year-old heart rebelled. So he decided to use a lemonade stand he received for his birthday to raise more than $2,100 for a clean water project for Haiti spearheaded by Naperville's Patty Meyer and Bolingbrook's Renee Plaza. The project will hold a HeArts for Haiti silent art auction and sale Saturday, Aug. 11.