Charity News from Monday, Jun. 4, 2001AJC, Tunisian Jewish Community Establish Cooperative AssociationAmerican Jewish Committee | The American Jewish Committee and the Communaute Juive de Tunisie have established a cooperative association to advance the interests of the Tunisian and American Jewish communities. The Communaute Juive de Tunisie (CJT) is the representative ... International Campaign Calls for an End to Air France's Cargoes of Misery Animal Protection Institute | An international coalition of animal advocates is calling on Air France to stop its cruel trade in primates destined for research. "Air France is one of the few airlines still shipping primates for experiments internationally," says Alan Berger, ... The Arc is Pleased With Supreme Court's Ruling in John Paul Penry Death Penalty Case ARC of the United States | - The Arc of the United States, the nation's leading advocacy association for people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities and families, announced today that the organization is "delighted" with the Supreme Court's ruling ... Michael Bloomberg to Receive Humanitarian Award from The Foundation Fighting Blindness at New York Dinner and Gala Foundation Fighting Blindness | (New York) June 4, 2001-Almost 1,000 people will be on hand at the Waldorf-Astoria on the evening of June 7th, 2001 to honor Michael Bloomberg as he receives The Foundation Fighting Blindness' Humanitarian Award. "Michael has been a longstanding ... Celebrate 2002 in Israel with Jewish National Fund's CAARI (Canadian - American Active Retirees in Israel) Program Jewish National Fund | June 4, 2001 - New York, NY - CAARI (Canadian-American Active Retirees in Israel), a Jewish National Fund program to visit Israel designed especially for seniors aged fifty and over, has an extraordinary itinerary planned for 2002. As Jewish ... Businessman's vision to help quake victims mobilizes community Mennonite Central Committee | That's what Ray Loewen learned when he set out to raise funds for El Salvador, following an earthquake in the Latin American country in January. The Altona car dealer's Build a Village campaign, done in partnership with Mennonite Central Committee... Prevent Blindness America and Bausch & Lomb Team Up to Increase Children's Vision Screening Programs Prevent Blindness America | Prevent Blindness America and its network of field offices conduct vision screening programs in pre-schools and elementary schools to detect the most common eye problems in children: amblyopia ("lazy eye"), myopia (near sightedness) and strabismus... From Mongolia to Las Vegas: Two Children Arrive Tuesday for Life-Saving Heart Surgery Samaritan's Purse | Six-year-old Usukhbayar Baasandorj and 4-year-old Naranjargal Oyun-Erdene will arrive in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 5 with their mothers and an interpreter, courtesy of Samaritan's Purse, the international relief organization. New Antibodies Surpass Angiostatin's Ability to Block Blood Vessel Growth in the Laboratory Duke University Medical Center | In findings that may enhance efforts to starve tumors, Duke researchers say they have generated antibodies in rabbits that inhibit the same cellular target as angiostatin and actually surpass the natural protein's ability to prevent cell growth.
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