Charity News from Tuesday, Jul. 24, 2001Family Christian Stores Partners With Compassion InternationalCompassion International | GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, July 24, 2001 -- National retailer Family Christian Stores announced today an aggressive campaign with the international not-for-profit child development organization Compassion International to raise money for needy ... Congressman Hall tours Mercy Corps' Programs in Jakarta, Indonesia Mercy Corps International | U.S. Congressman Tony Hall, Representative from Ohio, visited Mercy Corps' Food For Work programs in two of the poorest areas of Jakarta - Muara Bara and Jelambar. Following his visit to Muara Baru, Representative Hall toured Jelambar, a West ... Largest-Ever Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial Opens: 32,000 Men Sought to Test Vitamin E and Selenium National Cancer Institute | The Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial, or SELECT, will determine if these two dietary supplements can protect against prostate cancer, the most common form of cancer, after skin cancer, in men. "Previous research with vitamin E and ... The Romeros To Perform at "Symphony At Salk" Salk Institute for Biological Studies | The classical guitar family, the Romeros, will perform with the San Diego Symphony, under the direction of Jung-Ho Pak, in a concert under the stars Saturday, August 25 at this year's "Symphony at Salk." U.S. House Judiciary Committee approves Weldon-Stupak bill to ban cloning of human embryos National Right to Life Committee | The U.S. House Judiciary Committee today approved, on a party-line 18-11 vote, a bill to prohibit the creation of human embryos by cloning. The bill is H.R. 2505, sponsored by Rep. Dave Weldon (R-Fl.) and Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mi.). America's Second Harvest Urges Congress to Increase Support for the Food Stamps Program America's Second Harvest | America's Second Harvest, the nation's largest hunger relief charity, the Food Research and Action Center, a leading national anti-hunger organization, and the American Public Human Services Association.
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