Charity News from Wednesday, May. 7, 2003IA Sends Aid to Tornado Survivors in TennesseeInternational Aid | Thirty-eight dead in three states. Numerous others missing. Hundreds of homes and businesses destroyed. This is the legacy of the series of killer storms which raced through the Midwest and parts of the South on Sunday. Looming Crisis in Health Care System Will Bankrupt Federal and State Budgets As Millions of Baby Boomers Succumb to Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's Association | The cost of Alzheimer's disease is unsustainable and will bankrupt our heath care system as baby boomers reach the age of risk, according to Sheldon Goldberg, president and CEO of the Alzheimer's Association. CARE calls for solutions to malnutrition in West Bank and Gaza CARE | Malnutrition in the West Bank and Gaza needs both immediate attention and long-term commitment from all parties in the Middle East peace process, the international humanitarian organization CARE said today. Famine Looms in Ethiopia Catholic Relief Services | More than 12 million people are now in immediate need of food aid in Ethiopia, representing an increase of more than 1 million people at risk of starvation since the last assessment in November 2002. American Humane Provides Emergency Relief for Animals Affected by Tornadoes in Kansas American Humane Association | American Humane is activating its Red Star Emergency Services by sending a team of National Responders to provide emergency relief for animals affected by the tornadoes that devastated parts of Kansas.
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