Charity News from Monday, May. 13, 2002American Forests Unveils CITYgreen 5.0American Forests | AMERICAN FORESTS unveiled the latest in CITYgreen software, a comprehensive, user-friendly program that allows people living in metro areas to translate tree cover into municipal cost savings. In 1996, CITYgreen was created by conservation ... New Study Provides Tree Cover Data For Communities in the D.C. Metro Area American Forests | The data from this analysis is available to any community within the study area, with the purchase of American Forests' CITYgreen 5.0 software. In 1996, conservation professionals at American Forests developed CITYgreen to analyze tree canopy and... Radiation rids arteries of re-narrowing for up to five years American Heart Association | Restenosis occurs in about 20 percent of heart patients undergoing procedures such as angioplasty or stenting. The study involved 55 patients, 26 of whom received radiation and 29 who took a placebo treatment. Catholic Charities USA Names New Volunteer Services Coordinator Catholic Charities USA | Khadijah A. Tribble, a former volunteer program manager with the Alabama Region of the American Red Cross, has joined Catholic Charities USA as its new Volunteer Services Coordinator. Prior to joining Catholic Charities USA, she served as ... Federal Judge Rules That Cattle Grazing on Public Lands Prompting Buffalo Slaughter Should Be Halted Defenders of Wildlife | United States Magistrate Judge John Facciola today ruled that livestock grazing on the Horse Butte allotment near Yellowstone Park that has prompted continued slaughter of Yellowstone's buffalo should be temporarily halted. Judge Facciola ... DAV Denounces White House Effort to Cut Funding for Disabled Military Retirees Disabled American Veterans (DAV) | President Bush's fight with Congress over the defense authorization bill could mean that disabled military retirees will continue to suffer an injustice that prohibits them from receiving both disability and retirement benefits. The House version ... Disabled Veterans Aid Maryland Tornado Victims Disabled American Veterans (DAV) | DAV National Service Officers have been providing disaster relief assistance to veterans and their families and survivors through the crisis. More than 450 emergency relief checks were provided to veterans' families. DAV Charitable Service Supports Therapeutic Theater for Veterans Disabled American Veterans (DAV) | The benefits to disabled veterans are so great that the DAV Charitable Service Trust has awarded an $11,000 grant to Creative Alternatives of New York to help continue a 45-week program of therapeutic theater groups at the Bronx Department of ... DAV Charitable Service Grants Support Nurses Training, Amputee Programs Disabled American Veterans (DAV) | The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust is supporting an education and training program for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) nurses and an innovative program that assists amputee veterans. "The DAV is very grateful that so... DAV Charitable Service Trust Gives Big Boost to DAV Transportation Network Disabled American Veterans (DAV) | The Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust has contributed $375,000 to help purchase new vans for use across the nation to take sick and disabled veterans to their appointments at VA medical centers and return them home. In response ... DAV Charitable Service Trust Awards Grants for Care of Elderly Veterans Disabled American Veterans (DAV) | The Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust is helping programs in Missouri, Massachusetts, Vermont, Illinois, and Colorado to care for sick and aging veterans who are patients in nursing homes by providing much needed financial ... DAV Charitable Service Trust Supports Vietnam War Education Projects Disabled American Veterans (DAV) | Students visiting Washington, D.C., and those who don't have the opportunity to see our nation's capital can learn more about the Vietnam War and the sacrifice of veterans thanks to two grants to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation from the ... President Signs U.S. Farm Bill With Record Conservation Spending Ducks Unlimited | Ducks Unlimited, the Memphis based waterfowl and wetlands conservation group, has been outspoken in its support for farmland conservation programs. According to Scott Sutherland, who directs Ducks Unlimited's Governmental Affairs office, the new ...
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