Charity News from Monday, Sep. 17, 2001

Commentary on WCBS NewsRadio88 by David A. Harris, Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee
American Jewish Committee | David A. Harris, executive director of the American Jewish Committee, issued the following statement today in a commentary broadcast on WCBSNewsRadio88 in New York. This is David Harris, executive director of the American Jewish Committee.

American Kidney Fund Launches Renagel® (Sevelamer Hydrochloride) Patient Assistance Program(SM)
American Kidney Fund | Thanks to the generosity of Genzyme Corporation, AKF will launch its Renagel® Patient Assistance Program (RPAPSM) on September 17, 2001. American Kidney Fund will administer the program and Genzyme Corporation will contribute the Renagel® product...

Greater Cabarrus Celebration Galvanizes Area
Billy Graham Evangelistic Assn | Long-time Billy Graham Evangelistic Association evangelist, Ralph Bell, who was scheduled to be the speaker each night of the Celebration, was not able to participate due to air travel restrictions. Youth evangelist, Steve Russo, of Southern ...

Andrea R. Martin Steps Down as Executive Director of The Breast Cancer Fund
Breast Cancer Fund | The Board has appointed Jeanne Rizzo, a close advisor and long-time breast cancer advocate, as the second Executive Director in the organization's history. Martin founded the Breast Cancer Fund in 1992 after her own grueling fight against breast ...

Acclaimed Dance Troupe From India To Perform - Supports Disaster Relief Efforts
Direct Relief International | LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA (September 17, 2001) - The upcoming performance on Saturday, September 22 by the internationally acclaimed JANAVAK, National Folk Dance Troup of India, is helping to raise funds for Direct Relief International, which has ...

MAP International Is Sending Emergency Eye Treatment For Use By The National Guard
MAP International | Brunswick, GA, September 17, 2001 Today, in the aftermath of the recent terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, DC, Georgia-based, Christian, relief and development agency, MAP International (Medical Assistance Programs), is providing an ...

A Voice for Tolerance
Mercy Corps International | For 22 years, Mercy Corps has promoted peace, tolerance and reconciliation in countries around the world that have been ravaged by ethnic, political and religious conflict. Toni, a Kosovo Albanian who worked with Mercy Corps during the aftermath ...

CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians September/October
American Cancer Society | Those options are discussed in the cover article and an editorial in the fall issue of CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, published for the American Cancer Society by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, is the most...

New Director of Chaplaincy Service Appointed
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | The Reverend Dr. Joan L. Murray has joined Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) as the Director of the Chaplaincy Service. Dr. Murray will be responsible for directing a multifaith team of chaplains.

 

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