Charity News from Thursday, Oct. 26, 2000Revamped stews pack extra cancer-protective health benefitsAmerican Institute for Cancer Research | Canola oil2 large onions, chopped1 lb. Lean stewing beef, cut in 3/4-inch cubes1 1/2 tsp. Salt1/4 freshly ground pepper2 Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored and cut in 1/2-inch slices1 white or yellow-fleshed potato, peeled and cut in 1-inch ... Hundreds of U.S. Religious, Civic Leaders Voice Support for Israel in AJC Initiative American Jewish Committee | More than 300 Americans – clergy, ethnic and civic leaders, and elected officials – are proclaiming their support for Israel and its aspirations for peace, in full-page American Jewish Committee ads published in major daily newspapers across the ... AmeriCares to Airlift Medial Relief to the Middle East AmeriCares Foundation | AmeriCares, the international and domestic disaster relief organization, announced today that over 100,000 pounds of vital medical supplies will be sent to Lebanon, Israel, the West Bank & Gaza. The medical donation was distributed to neighboring... MasterCard Make Substantial Donation to Camp AmeriKids AmeriCares Foundation | On Monday, October 23, MasterCard International, presented a $40,200 donation to Camp AmeriKids, a summer camp for inner-city children living with AIDS/HIV and other life-threatening illnesses. For the fifth year, MasterCard International has ... AmeriCares Responds to Massive Chemical Spill in Kentucky AmeriCares Foundation | AmeriCares, the international and national disaster relief organization, announced today that it is sending 13 truck loads totaling over 195,000 bottles of water to ten counties throughout Kentucky. - 4 truckloads have departed Allentown, PA on ... Catholic Campaign for Human Development Announces 2000 Appeal; Final Tally for 1999 Reaches Record High of $15 Million Catholic Campaign for Human Development | WASHINGTON (October 26, 2000) -- This year, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development celebrates "Thirty Years of Helping People Help Themselves." The CCHD's record-high collection was a four percent increase over 1998, and reflected tireless ... Minnesota Based Center Receives Momentous $1.5 Million Grant from U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under Torture Victims Relief Act Center for the Victims of Torture | "This is a significant step in implementing the vision of the Congress to help heal torture survivors and their families around the world," says the nation's foremost torture treatment center. It will help victims of torture get state of the art ... Shop at Home, Inc. Spreads Holiday Cheer with Fund Raiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC) | The exclusive ornament titled, "St. Jude Children's Tree" features two children placing a star atop a Christmas tree. Owen is a long time supporter of St. Jude and founder of the Country Cares for St. Jude Kids® program, a fund raiser sponsored ... Duke, UNC to Launch Six-State Study of HIV Patients Duke University Medical Center | Researchers from Duke University and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill hope to better understand the connection between life stress and the pursuit of health care through a $2.9 million study of HIV patients in six Southern states. Experimental Brain Pacemaker Alleviates Seizures in Rats Duke University Medical Center | Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered a promising new way to alleviate epileptic seizures by stimulating a facial nerve that extends into the brain, disrupting the cycle of seizure activity.
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