Charity News from Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001American Forests Unveils 50 New U.S. and Global Environmental ProjectsAmerican Forests | The planting of tens of thousands of trees in Louisiana's Natchitoches Parrish kicks-off American Forests' (americanforests.org) tree-planting projects for the year 2001. "Four million locally grown, native trees will be planted in projects ... Help Plant One Million Trees for Earth Day American Forests | An Earth Day campaign to plant 1 million trees in environmental restoration projects in the United States and around the world will soon be announced by American Forests, the world leader in planting trees for the environment. American Forests, ... Revamped chowders make healthier meals-in-a-bowl American Institute for Cancer Research | can diced green chili peppers, rinsed and drained (optional)2 cups diced potatoes2 cups diced carrots1 cup frozen lima beans, defrosted 2 cups tomato juice2 cups clam juice (if using clams) or fish bouillon (if using fish)6 6.5-oz. Add clams (or ... Bread for the World Names New Vice President of Finance and Administration Bread for the World | WASHINGTON - Bernadette Watson has been named Vice President of Finance and Administration at Bread for the World, the nation's largest grassroots lobbying organization on domestic and international hunger issues. Bread for the World President ... Direct Relief Names New Board Members Direct Relief International | SANTA BARBARA, CA (February 14, 2001) - Direct Relief International, the Santa Barbara-based humanitarian aid organization, has named four new members to its Board of Directors. Andrea Capachietti, Morgan Clendenen, Catherine (Cate) Firestone and... Food For The Poor Pleads For Additional Help For Victims Of El Salvador's Second Deadly Quake In A Month Food for the Poor | The latest quake brings El Salvador's total quake death toll to almost 1,100 and the number of injured to almost 7,000. Since the Jan. 13 quake, Food For The Poor has rushed more than $18 million in emergency aid to El Salvador. General Motors Teams Up with Cancer Researchers to Take a Step Toward Breast Cancer Prevention National Cancer Institute | The National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP), a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-supported cancer research network, and General Motors Corporation today announced a unique collaboration between business and cancer research. This... Fran's Healthy Helping and the Greater Chicago Food Depository Distribute Nutritious, Fun Meals to Needy Children in Pilsen America's Second Harvest | Fran's Healthy Helpings is making meal time nutritious and fun for needy children in Cook County. The manufacturer of healthy frozen meals for kids is donating more than 9,000 Fran's Kids Meals to the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Cutting Inpatient Psychiatric Care Does Not Reduce Overall Success Rate for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Patients Yale School of Medicine | When VA hospitals cut inpatient psychiatric care, there is no overall reduction in effective care and clinical outcomes for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients, Yale researchers report in the February issue of 15 Medical Care.
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