Charity News from Saturday, May. 20, 2000

President And Founder Of The Cancer Research Foundation Of America Receives 2000 Legacy Of Leadership Award
Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation | She is affiliated with the following NCI-designated Cancer Centers: Fox Chase Cancer Center (Member, Board of Directors); UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (Member, Board of Visitors); H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center (Member, Council of ...

Red tape cost lives as medical supplies sat in MCC warehouse
Mennonite Central Committee | -- The U.S. government has finally given Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) permission to ship a load of hospital equipment to Iraq after a six-month delay. "We can honestly say that this delay has cost the lives of some Iraqi children," said Fay ...

MDS extends Hurricane Floyd relief effort
Mennonite Central Committee | BURGAW, N.C. -- Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) has committed to another year of rebuilding and restoring in Burgaw, N.C. After repairing 18 homes in the flood-wrecked communities surrounding Burgaw, MDS has re-evaluated and decided to extend ...

al-Safina community offers security, dignity, love for handicapped
Mennonite Central Committee | DAMASCUS, Syria -- It's a cool winter afternoon as Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) workers Eldon and Jane Emile-Wagler wind through the narrow alleys of Damascus's old city. The Emile-Waglers are regular visitors to al-Safina, the only ...

Private Citizens Help Preserve Valuable Bluffs along Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
National Park Trust | - The National Park Trust, America's only private citizen land conservancy dedicated to the national parklands, announced a financial gift of $30,000 to the City of Dayton to help protect lands within the Mississippi National River and Recreation ...

 

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