Charity News from Saturday, Mar. 18, 2000Students Celebrate New GardensMennonite Central Committee | Uuqinaku'uh School turned the sod on their school ground revitalization project on March 9th. The unused space will be converted to create community gardens for families to grow food as well as butterfly and humming bird gardens, First Nations ... More than 600 MDS volunteers have assisted Hurricane Floyd survivors Mennonite Central Committee | - More than 600 Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteers have helped Hurricane Floyd survivors in Virginia and North Carolina recover from the September 1999 disaster. Set up in response to major flooding caused by the hurricane, the Courtland... Congress votes soon on $1.7 billion for Colombia - Money will escalate war Mennonite Central Committee | WASHINGTON -- The Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives passed a $1.7 billion aid package for Colombia. President Clinton had proposed a $1.3 billion "Push into southern Colombia" on January 11, targeting the coca growing ... MCC rated with Philanthropy group Mennonite Central Committee | -- The American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP) has rated Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) among the best in international relief and development. /$100 U.S. MCC spends $2.90 Cdn. With MCC help, Burundian pastors provide relief to three camps Mennonite Central Committee | AKRON, Pa. — Frustrated by rebel attacks, Burundi's government began regrouping farm families into camps, determined to clear the countryside and flush out rebels. Burundian pastors, part of the Alliance of Evangelical Churches, visited church ... MCC ships aid valued at more than $1 million to Mozambique; agency's warehouses are depleted Mennonite Central Committee | AKRON, Pa. — Over the next week Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) will ship comforters, combination health/school kits and used clothing valued at more than $1.45 million Cdn. /$1 million U.S. to Mozambique flood victims.
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