Charity News from Friday, Feb. 4, 2000

National Poster Contest on Catholic-Jewish Relations
American Jewish Committee | The American Jewish Committee has invited Catholic and Jewish high school students to participate in a national poster contest marking the upcoming visit of Pope John Paul II to Israel. The contest, co-sponsored with the Consulate General of ...

Conference on Catholic-Jewish Relations One Month before Pope's Pilgrimage to Israel
American Jewish Committee | The dramatic impact of Pope John Paul II on Catholic-Jewish relations will be the focus of the third annual conference of The Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies, a collaboration of the American Jewish Committee and Saint Leo University. "Pope John...

AmeriCares Continues to Meet Needs of Displaced Flood Victims in Venezuela
AmeriCares Foundation | AmeriCares, the international and national disaster relief organization, announced that it would provide 1,500 flood victims in Venezuela with high-tech, weatherproof shelters. AmeriCares has delivered 130,000 pounds of medical relief supplies to...

SafeTec, LLC Donates $100,000 in Medical Supplies to AmeriCares
AmeriCares Foundation | AmeriCares, the international disaster relief organization, announced today that SafeTec, LLC of Danbury, CT had donated 50,000 Safety Cradle containers to the organization. SafeTec owner Bill Spring explains why the company chose to donate their...

Tribute to a Peacemaker: the Council Madroņa
Save the Redwoods League | Ettersburg, CA - A legendary peacemaker, the "Council Madro¤a," the world's largest Coast madrone tree, was brought to the ground by the forces of nature. At a height of 96 feet and spreading 113 feet across, it was the largest specimen of ...

American Cancer Society Applauds White House Proposal to Hold Big Tobacco Accountable for Teen Tobacco Use
American Cancer Society | The American Cancer Society, the nation's leading voluntary health organization, today praised the Clinton Administration's proposal to reduce teen smoking and hold tobacco companies financially accountable for underage tobacco use. "The American ...

 

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