Charity News from Friday, Jun. 7, 2002Storm Topples Champion TreeAmerican Forests | Maryland residents and Americans everywhere lost a treasure on June 6, when a severe thunderstorm felled the national champion Wye Oak on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Since the tree's death, the National Register of Big Trees no longer has a White ... A helping hand: healthy arm helps retrain stroke-impaired arm American Heart Association | In one group, electrical stimulation known as electromyography (EMG)-triggered stimulation was coupled with bilateral movement, a therapy where the unaffected arm helps the affected arm by mimicking its movement. The third group, "the controls," ... Genetic abnormality may increase stroke risk fourfold among young American Heart Association | After accounting for other stroke risk factors, the researchers found that presence of the 192 variant increased stroke risk by a factor of 4.10 compared to absence of the genetic abnormality. The fourfold increased risk associated with the PON1 ... AJC Takes South Asian American Leaders to Israel American Jewish Committee | This educational program is sponsored by AJC's Belfer Center for American Pluralism, long engaged in enhancing intergroup understanding in America, and organized by Project Interchange, an AJC institute dedicated to providing travel seminars in ... Exactly Twenty Years After Billy Graham's Spokane Crusade, Son Franklin Returns to Challenge the Next Generation Billy Graham Evangelistic Assn | To organize this event more than 370 area churches and thousands of local volunteers are hosting the Inland Northwest Festival 2002 with Franklin Graham. - The Inland Northwest Festival 2002 is a non-denominational effort organized through the ... The Loya Jirga: Critical Transition at Hand for Afghanistan CARE | CARE, a leading humanitarian organization working in Afghanistan, today issued an urgent call for international support for rebuilding the country. "It is essential that the international community follow through on funds and security for ... Prisoners of Hope Focus on the Family | Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer arrived in Afghanistan determined to help bring a better life and a little hope to some of the poorest and most oppressed people in the world. In their book, Prisoners of Hope, Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer tell ...
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