Charity News from Saturday, Oct. 14, 2000Soap Makers Keep Ancient Craft AliveMennonite Central Committee | NIVERVILLE, MB--Soap making may be a dying skill in many circles, but a group of Niverville and area volunteers is keeping the ancient craft alive. Twice a year they hold a "soap making bee" in a Niverville barn and donate the subsequent bricks ... MCC Ottawa Office Marks its 25th Anniversary Mennonite Central Committee | MCC Canada marked the 25th anniversary of the Ottawa office September 29-30 with dialogue and discussion sessions and a celebration dinner in Winnipeg. MCC staff involved in advocacy work met with Ottawa office staff to discuss a range of issues ... Golf Tournament, Food Growing Project in LaCrete Raise $57,000 for the Poor Mennonite Central Committee | --La Crete Mennonites are connecting with compassion to the poor in the world by raising funds to support the work of Mennonite Central Committee. Mennonites from La Crete joined together in a community growing project for the Canadian Foodgrains... Mennonite Women Support the World March for Women Mennonite Central Committee | Voices for Non-Violence, with support from MCC Manitoba Women's Concerns Committee, was there as well. Women's Concerns works for women's equality in the Mennonite community, which includes dealing with issues of poverty and violence against ... American Cancer Society Calls for Removal of Eclipse Cigarette From Marketplace American Cancer Society | The American Cancer Society, the nation's leading voluntary health organization, today called on the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company to withdraw its new Eclipse brand "ultra light" cigarette from the market. "RJR's health claims on the Eclipse ...
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