Charity News from Friday, Jun. 27, 2003The Jewelers Charity Fund For Children Presents $850,000 To The Make-A-Wish Foundation® At "Facets Of Hope" DinnerMake-A-Wish Foundation of America | Celebrating five years of offering children hope for a better tomorrow, The Jewelers Charity Fund for Children presented the Make-A-Wish Foundation with a check for $850,000 during the "Facets of Hope" Dinner in Las Vegas in June. U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's Stewardship Benefits Blood Cancer Patients and their Families Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society extends its gratitude to U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) for securing $5 million to bring vital education services to blood cancer patients and their families. Marker Drawing By Pico Rivera Youth Accepted By MDA Art Collection Muscular Dystrophy Association | A colorful drawing by Alexis Marie Villa of Pico Rivera, CA has been accepted by the Muscular Dystrophy Association's Art Collection. Now in its 12th year, the Collection features artwork by people from across the country with neuromuscular diseases. Alzheimer's Association Receives $5 Million from National Association of Retired Federal Employees to Fund Alzheimer Research Alzheimer's Association | The National Association of Retired Federal Employees has raised $5 million for the Alzheimer's Association roughly two years ahead of schedule. Having reached their fundraising goal in advance of its target date, NARFE has extended the campaign. Memphis Grizzlies new teammates tour St. Jude St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC) | Just one day after the National Basketball Association draft, the Memphis Grizzlies wasted no time introducing its newest members to the city the team calls home and the children it is helping live. Focus on the Family Calls for Effort to Counter “Gay Marriage” Focus on the Family | There's "a social storm upon us now, and what's caught in the storm... is the very institution of marriage itself," said Tom Minnery, vice president of public policy for Focus on the Family, on a June 27 national broadcast. Family Ministry Spreads Message in a Vintage 1941 Cadillac Convertible Focus on the Family | For the eighth consecutive year, a team representing Focus on the Family will join a fleet of classic cars, trucks and motorcycles in The Great Race. With approximately 100 vintage vehicles, it is the largest car rally-race in the world. Seventy-Five Percent of Survey Respondents Say Internet Help Sites Are More Hype Than Help Focus on the Family | In a recent nationwide survey conducted by Zogby International , 75 percent of respondents said the advertisements and products for sale on many Internet help sites make them appear more concerned with selling a product than providing real help.
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