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What a difference a cow makes
You've heard it said, "Give a man a fish and feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime." Heifer International, an organization dedicated to alleviate world hunger, inverts that adage. |
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Get involved in tsunami relief!
Just 5 days before the arrival of 2005, South Asia was struck by the largest earthquake since 1964. The devastating tsunami waves have killed at least 283,000 people (as of Jan 27th), many of them children in countries like India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesian and Thailand, Burma and Maldives. The following relief organizations are sending teams to Asia, or they are accepting donations to send to affiliates that operate in Asia: STOP HUNGER NOW, SE Asia Crisis SAVE THE CHILDREN US FUND FOR UNICEF CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES AMERICAN RED CROSS DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS, (Médecins Sans Frontières) OXFAM, Asian Earthquake Fund (Source: News and Observer, December 29, 2004) |
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