Charity News from Friday, Jun. 8, 2001After a year's delay, MCC relief buckets are helping Venezuelan mudslide victimsMennonite Central Committee | After a year in limbo, 11,000 Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) relief buckets are now being distributed in Venezuela. The buckets are being distributed to families affected by the mudslides through Anabaptist churches, the Evangelical Council of ... Small loans change lives in China Mennonite Central Committee | The microcredit finance project in Ma Fangtumai's village in Gansu Province, in north west China, is part of a larger poverty alleviation project. Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is halfway through the five year project, conducted in ... El Salvador rebuilding projects progressing rapidly Mennonite Central Committee | SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- Thanks to community cooperation and constituency support, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) rebuilding projects are progressing rapidly in this earthquake-devastated country. /$730,907 U.S. for El Salvador earthquake-... U.S. Military Bases Receive Tree City USA Recognition National Arbor Day Foundation | - A record 97 United States military installations, including three in Germany and one in the Republic of Korea, have earned 2000 Tree City USA status from The National Arbor Day Foundation. "The Tree City USA award makes people more aware of ... Lance Burton Says Make This a Magic Summer by Protecting Your Sight Prevent Blindness America | "Don't try to create spectacular illusions - leave that to professional magicians like myself," said Prevent Blindness America Spokesperson Lance Burton. "Play it safe this summer - don't buy fireworks and don't let your kids play with fireworks...
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