Charity News from Wednesday, Sep. 5, 2001

American Forests Unveils the National Urban Tree Deficit
American Forests | 2. American Forests also demonstrates a detailed analysis of the urban forest of Washington, DC, called the Gray to Green Scale, using the next generation of satellite imagery and latest technology. "Gray to Green: Reversing the National Urban ...

Patricia Crail Brown Award Winner Announced
ProLiteracy Worldwide | SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, September 5, 2001 -George Anne (G'Anne) Sparks from Blue Ridge Literacy Council, Inc. (BRLC) of Hendersonville, North Carolina, has won the 2001 Patricia Crail Brown Award for exemplary service as a literacy volunteer. The ...

New Peace Packet Focuses on Call For Peace in Colombia
Mennonite Central Committee | -- The 2001 Peace Sunday packet invites Canadian Mennonite and Brethren in Christ congregations to join in a faithful, prayerful act of solidarity with churches in Colombia. The Peace Sunday packet focuses on the Anabaptist-Mennonite churches in ...

New Anti-Clotting Agent Shows Promise
Duke University Medical Center | An experimental agent that prevents the formation of blood clots earlier in the coagulation process than other agents has cleared its first hurdle in becoming a potential new treatment for patients with coronary artery disease.

The ASPCA Celebrates October As Adopt A Shelter Dog Month
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is celebrating October as Adopt A Shelter Dog Month to urge Americans to make pet adoption their first option when thinking of adding a companion animal to their family.

 

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