Charity News from Tuesday, Apr. 1, 2003Alzheimer's Epidemic To Implode Health Care System Time Is Running Out As Babyboomers Hit Age of RiskAlzheimer's Association | The Alzheimer's Association said today the United States must embark on a research program with new federal monies for imaging and genetics research aimed at finding risk factors and biomarkers of Alzheimer's, leading the way for prevention or cure. Grant from Ethicon Endo-Surgery to Crownpoint Institute of Technology Supports Nursing Assistant Program American Indian College Fund | Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., a subsidiary of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, today made a grant of $15,000 to the Crownpoint Institute of Technology (CIT) in Crownpoint, N.M., to support the institution's nursing assistant program. American Indian College Fund Starts Scholarship to Benefit Female Indian Veterans and Children of Army PFC. Lori Piestewa American Indian College Fund | The American Indian College Fund announced it has established a college fund in honor of Army Pfc. Lori Piestewa, who is believed to be the first American Indian woman killed in combat. Piestewa, a Hopi Indian from Tuba City, Ariz., died in Iraq. American Indian College Fund to Host Exclusive Reception at Dale Chihuly Boathouse American Indian College Fund | The American Indian College Fund will host a reception at renowned artist Dale Chihuly's Boathouse Studio on the shores of Lake Union in Seattle on Thursday, June 5, from 6 to 8 p.m. Actor Tom Skerritt, a long-time friend of the Fund, will attend. ASPCA Sponsors Prevention Of Animal Cruelty Campaign In April American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) sponsors April as Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month to educate Americans about animal cruelty and to urge them to report any instances of violence towards animals.
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