Charity News from Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002The ARC Honors Representative Frelinhuysen With Its Public Policy AwardARC of the United States | The Arc of the United States has awarded its 2002 John Chafee Leadership in Public Policy Award to Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) for his longstanding and outstanding advocacy in pursuing public policies that help people with mental retardation ... The Arc Honors Senator Jeffords With Its Public Policy Award ARC of the United States | The Arc of the United States has awarded its 2002 John Chafee Leadership in Public Policy Award to Sen. James Jeffords (I-VT) for his longstanding and outstanding advocacy in pursuing public policies that help people with mental retardation and ... State Tobacco Taxes Take Off American Lung Association | A growing number of states are increasing taxes on tobacco products to raise revenues needed to protect public health, improve access to health care and combat huge budget deficits, according to an American Lung Association report on state tobacco... Catholic Relief Services' Executive Director Appointed To Pontifical Council Catholic Relief Services | Pope John Paul II has named Kenneth F. Hackett, Executive Director of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), to the Pontifical Council Cor Unum for the Promotion of Human and Christian Development. Catholic Relief Services is the official overseas ... Top 10 Coral Reef Hotspots Fact Sheet Conservation International | Approximately 30 percent of marine fish species occur on coral reefs. Biodiversity is rapidly "bleeding away" in the coral reef hotspots, 10 regions exceptionally rich in marine species found nowhere else and also facing extreme threat. The Ocean's Top 10 Coral Reef Hotspots Identified For First Time Conservation International | CABS conducted the study in order to identify priority areas for coral reef conservation. These 10 hotspots account for a tiny 0.017 percent of the oceans, but claim 34 percent of restricted-range coral reef species. Focus on the Family Denounces Powell's Pro-Condom Comments Focus on the Family | Focus on the Family President Dr. James C. Dobson strongly denounced Powell's remarks. "Colin Powell is the Secretary of State, not the Secretary of Health," Dobson said. President Ben Homan's report from his trip to Afghanistan Food for the Hungry | There are no easy roads into Afghanistan these days. The team that Food for the Hungry assembled strode into chaos and instituted a determined and systematic way to show Afghanistan the power and love of the One True God. Bishop Leo Frade Joins Food For The Poor Board of Directors Food for the Poor | Leo Frade, Episcopal Bishop of Southeast Florida, to its Board of Directors. Food For The Poor, South Florida's largest charity organization, provides assistance to the poorest of the poor in 16 Caribbean and Central American countries. Cat Cloning is Wrong-Headed States The Humane Society of the United States The Humane Society of the United States | "The Humane Society of the United States opposes pet cloning because it is dangerous for the animals involved, it serves no compelling social purpose, and it threatens to add to the pet overpopulation problem. "Keeping a pet is enriching for the ...
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