Charity News from Friday, Apr. 27, 2001Child Welfare League of America Commences Nationwide Recognition of National Children's Memorial Flag Day 2001Child Welfare League of America | -- The Child Welfare League of America is pleased to have brought together all 50 states and the District of Columbia in recognizing Children's Memorial Flag Day 2001. Promotion of the flag has also taken place throughout the month of April, ... Casa Dorinda Donates Hospital Beds for El Salvador Quake Victims Direct Relief International | SANTA BARBARA, CA (April 27, 2001) - With the country of El Salvador still reeling from the after-effects of two devastating earthquakes in January and February, Santa Barbara's Casa Dorinda retirement community is pitching in to help out. Casa ... Shreveport Fifth Grader Wins 2001 Arbor Day National Poster Contest National Arbor Day Foundation | Allison, a fifth grader from Shreveport, La., is the national winner in the 2001 Arbor Day National Poster Contest, presented by The National Arbor Day Foundation and sponsored by Toyota Motor Corporation. Allison also will receive a $1,000 ... Oak Selected For America's National Tree National Arbor Day Foundation | - The people have selected the oak as their choice for America's National Tree in a nationwide vote hosted by The National Arbor Day Foundation on its Web site, arborday.org. Results of the Vote for America's National Tree were announced today at ... Women With Silicone Breast Implants Have No Increased Risk of Death From Most Causes National Cancer Institute | Previous reports have limited their analyses to mortality from breast cancer and found, as in this report, no increased risk in breast cancer mortality for implant patients compared to the general population. The researchers compared all causes ... 'West Wing' Star Wows NCADD Luncheon National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence | John Spencer, who stars in the TV drama 'West Wing' as the recovering alcoholic chief of staff to the president, captured a real life audience at the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence luncheon Thursday, April 26, 2001, with the ... Log On to GoCollect.com® to Help Raise Money for St. Jude St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC) | GoCollect's promotion is in addition to the 5th annual Enesco Cherished Teddies/St. Jude Pin-Up Promotion. Enesco's Cherished Teddies collection and Radio Flyer® also partnered during the promotion to create a special figurine to benefit the kids... Cancer Survivors at Greater Risk for Osteoporosis St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC) | (Memphis, Tennessee, April 27, 2001) Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at a greater risk for developing osteoporosis, or reduced bone density, according research from St. Jude Children's Research Hospitalƒ . The team, ... Research Shows Therapeutic Cloning Technique May Work in Mice Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | Researchers are one step closer to being able to perform so-called therapeutic cloning in mice. The research is a joint effort between investigators at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and The Rockefeller University.
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