Charity News from Monday, Oct. 29, 2001American Jewish Committee Deplores Attack on Christian Church and Murder of 16 Christians in PakistanAmerican Jewish Committee | The American Jewish Committee has decried the hideous attack during a service yesterday at St. Dominic's Church in Behawalpur, Pakistan that killed 16 Christian worshippers. "Sadly, Pakistan has a long record of intolerance of religious minorities... Child Welfare League of America Receives Grant to Support Restraint and Seclusion Training Child Welfare League of America | October 29, 2001, Washington, DC -- The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) announced the receipt of a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) to become the ... Generous Giving Child Welfare League of America | According to Maslow, self-actualized individuals are "involved in a cause outside their own skin, in something outside of themselves." The agencies that comprise the membership of the Child Welfare League of America work to ensure the safety and ... October 29, 2001 Mercy Corps International | The adventure racing team based in Denver Colorado has a new teammate, Mercy Corps, and is reaching out to help children in New York City. The Inside Lane - Mercy Corps racing team (previously The Inside Lane), is competing in a five day non-stop... ASPCA Launches Petition to Enforce Federal Laws On Soring Tennessee Walking Horses American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | The first National Walking Horse Celebration, still the largest show in the industry, was held in 1939. Soring became a federal offense in 1970 under the Horse Protection Act. International Organizations Join in Unprecedented Collaboration to Assist Africa's Children Orphaned by AIDS Childreach | Hope for African Children Initiative to facilitate community-based programs: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation invests $10 million; initiative to receive portion of proceeds from all-star "What's Going On?" The five partners in the initiative – CARE... Seeking Genetic Clues to Heart Disease Duke University Medical Center | It was the tragic, sudden death of Olympic skater Sergei Grinkov that triggered Pascal Goldschmidt's quest to solve the intricate genetic puzzle of heart disease. For the cardiologist, this unexpected death didn't seem to make sense.
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