Charity News from Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001MCC workers visit earthquake-struck cityMennonite Central Committee | -- When a devastating earthquake struck western India's Gujarat State on Jan. 26, Ten Thousand Villages staff worried about the 300 artisans of St. Mary's. The team included Naomi Beach, a buyer for MCC's Ten Thousand Villages program in Akron, ... MCC relief through CASA continues Mennonite Central Committee | AKRON, Pa. -- "Flourishing towns and villages have been reduced to rubble," said J.K. Michael, director of the Church's Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA), after a tour of six villages in Gujarat State. CASA workers are helping supply some 35,000... First Annual South Texas Relief Sale a success Mennonite Central Committee | AKRON, Pa. -- Traditionally Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Relief Sale auctions open with auction goers bidding on a homemade loaf of bread. The first annual South Texas Relief Sale, held Feb. 10, started their own tradition by offering a dozen...
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