Charity News from Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000AHA, PETsMART, and PETsMART Charities Come to the Aid of Alaskan Sled DogsAmerican Humane Association | This week, the American Humane Association (AHA) helped PETsMART and PETsMART Charities - which joined with vendors – send tons of dog food to the remote area of Tanana, Alaska, in an effort to help stop the killing of Alaskan sled dogs. "It's ... AJC Says Russian Investigation Brings Solving Wallenberg Mystery Near Closure American Jewish Committee | The American Jewish Committee said today that the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Raoul Wallenberg nearly 56 years ago may finally be solved, referring to the announcement from the chairman of the Kremlin commission investigating what ... The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Joins President Clinton to Commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ARC of the United States | ó The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), a national disability coalition, joins President Clinton today in an Oval Office ceremony to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the enactment of P.L. 94-142, now known as the Individuals with ... Peru, Haiti government transitions Mennonite Central Committee | Controversial elections in Haiti will probably return Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power. Aristide, a former Catholic priest, was Haiti's first freely-elected president. The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Joins President Clinton to Commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the IDEA United Cerebral Palsy Associations | Washington, D.C. (November 29, 2000) -- The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), a national disability coalition, joins President Clinton today in an Oval Office ceremony to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the enactment of P.L. 94-... United Way State of Caring Index(TM) Provides Unique Measure of Americans' Capacity to Care United Way of America | In releasing the first United Way State of Caring Index, United Way of America said it hoped to help policy makers and others in the public and private sectors identify areas of greatest need as they direct community building efforts. The index ... Long Awaited Rains Arrive in Kenya World Concern | NAROK DISTRICT, Kenya - This week, World Concern relief workers joined families in Kenya in celebrating the hope that many children might survive. World Concern, a Seattle-based non-profit, relief and development organization, has been working ... Gene Initially Implicated in Obesity Appears to Play Role in Immune Responses and Production of Reactive Oxygen species Duke University Medical Center | The group of researchers from Duke University Medical Center and France who found a gene in 1997 that appeared to keep mice from getting obese on a high-fat diet have now identified a new, and possibly more important, role for the gene.
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