Charity News from Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2001

Top Leaders in the Jewish Community Help JNF Reach Fundraising Goals for 2002
Jewish National Fund | October marked the kick-off of Jewish National Fund's (JNF) "Keeping the Promise to Israel" annual fundraising campaign for 2002. "JNF relies heavily on its top leaders in the Jewish community in keeping our promise to support Israel - especially...

NCADD, America's Oldest Advocacy Organization, Highlights Partnerships At National Meeting
National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence | Celebrating nearly 60 years of leadership, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) looked to its past, embraced the present, and made exciting plans for the future at the 2001 Conference of Affiliates, held in Phoenix,...

American Cancer Society Funds 84 Research Grants
American Cancer Society | Dr. Walker's appointment brings the total number of ACS Research Professors to 21. There are also eight American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professors. The awards also included: 42 Research Scholar Grants for Beginning Investigators, 25 ...

American Cancer Society presents 2001 Volunteer Leadership Award
American Cancer Society | The American Cancer Society, the nation's leading voluntary health agency, presented its Volunteer Leadership Award to Lana Leavitt Rosenfeld of New York City. The Society presents this award in recognition of exemplary service to the American ...

New Book by American Jewish Committee, Australia /Israel and Jewish Affairs Council Examines Role of Islam in Asia
American Jewish Committee | The book, Islam in Asia: Changing Political Realities, is an anthology of articles compiled under the auspices of AJC and its Australian partner agency, AIJAC. The book examines the role of Islam in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Southern Philippines, ...

Radiation Oncology Research Presented at ASTRO
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | Following are highlights from research presented by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) during this week's annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology (ASTRO).

Attorney General Acts To Bar Use Of Controlled Substances For Assisted Suicide
National Right to Life Committee | Today, Attorney General John Ashcroft reversed a 1998 ruling by Clinton Administration Attorney General Janet Reno that authorized the use of federally controlled drugs to assist suicides in Oregon, the only state whose law permits it.

 

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