Charity News from Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002Memorial Tree Groves to be Planted in Honor of 9-11 Victims and HeroesAmerican Forests | The Memorial Tree Groves program also will sponsor the planting of 184 memorial trees in Arlington County, Virginia. Eddie Bauer's Memorial Tree Groves program is part of AMERICAN FORESTS' Memorial Trees Campaign, which is planting memorial ... An Open Letter To Women And Their Physicians American Cancer Society | This discussion has been stimulated by a recent report published in the British medical journal, The Lancet, which concluded there was no scientific support for breast cancer screening with mammography. While the existing studies of mammography ... American Red Cross and Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell Unveil Plan Providing $360 Million in Additional Assistance to 9/11 Families American Red Cross | The American Red Cross today announced that it will provide an additional $360 million in support to people affected by the September 11th attacks. The final plan for the Liberty Disaster Fund calls for $240 million in additional financial ... Marine Biologist Sylvia Earle Joins Conservation International Conservation International | Internationally renowned marine biologist Sylvia Earle, one of the world's leading advocates for safeguarding the oceans, has joined Conservation International (CI) as Executive Director for Marine Programs and will lead CI's conservation efforts ... Swimming Against The Tide: Casa Alianza At The World Economic Forum Covenant House | Casa Alianza/Covenant House Latin America is one of just 70 civil society organizations from around the world which has been invited to participate in the World Economic Forum -- the foremost gathering of more than 3,000 of the world's business ... Waterfowl Hunting on the Rise Ducks Unlimited | In the 1991/1992 season, hunters across the country harvested 6.2 million ducks, or 5.2 ducks per hunter. In the 2000/2001 season, they harvested 15.3 million ducks, or 9.6 ducks per hunter. Most Americans Approve of Hunting Ducks Unlimited | A large majority (67 percent) of Americans approve of hunting, even though only seven percent of Americans hunt each year. Ten percent said they moderately disapproved of legal hunting, 14 percent said they strongly disapproved, 5 percent neither ... Fund for Peace Launches the James R. Compton Peace Award Fund for Peace | The Fund for Peace will inaugurate the James R. Compton Peace Award with a dinner at Stanford University today that will gather more than 120 local, regional, national and international leaders from business, academe, and the nonprofit sector. ...
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