Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, was struck by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on Tuesday, January 11. The quake was centered southwest of Port-au-Prince, a city of about 2 million inhabitants. Aftershocks have sparked fear and panic. Reports indicate that most buildings – including hospitals, relief agencies and churches – have collapsed or are unsafe. There is extensive loss of life, and unimaginable injury.

 

The Anglican Relief and Development Fund (ARDF) is working with our partners to respond with assistance to the victims. "Having led several medical missions to Haiti in the 1970s and 80s, I am particularly concerned for our response to those good and suffering people in our hemisphere’s poorest country. We Anglican Christians need to respond to the devastation both with our prayers and resources," said Archbishop Robert Duncan.You can help Haiti now. Please give generously to the Anglican Relief and Development Fund.

"Having led several medical missions to Haiti in the 1970s and 80s, I am particularly concerned for our response to those good and suffering people in our hemisphere’s poorest country. We Anglican Christians need to respond to the devastation both with our prayers and resources," said Archbishop Robert Duncan.You can help Haiti now. Please give generously to the Anglican Relief and Development Fund.

 

"Having led several medical missions to Haiti in the 1970s and 80s, I am particularly concerned for our response to those good and suffering people in our hemisphere’s poorest country. We Anglican Christians need to respond to the devastation both with our prayers and resources," said Archbishop Robert Duncan.You can help Haiti now. Please give generously to the Anglican Relief and Development Fund.

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 Ending Sept 30th 2009, 167,000 new troops enlisted in the service number one reason:

 service to our country No two :Job opportunities in their community, third polled factor:

 the new GI Bill education benefits.

 

There are currently 2.3 million serving men & women over 170,000 of them serving in the middle east. 5,000 have died, 35,000  have been wounded. There are 23 million veterans, includes 2 million from the current conflicts. 7 million RVN veterans, 2 million Korean war veterans, and 2 million from WWII. 8 Million use the VA healthcare system around half are 65 or older.

 

* Veterans age 20 to 24 have nearly double the unemployment rate of

their non-veteran counterparts (15.6 percent to 8.7 percent in 2005)

*18 percent of veterans recently back from tours of duty are unemployed

*25 percent of those recent veterans make less than $21,840,

according to the VA

* According to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, while

veterans account for only 9 percent of the population, they are nearly 26

percent of the homeless population

*130,000 homeless and distress veterans with a 12% increase witnessed in vets with dependents.

* One-third of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans encounter some form of

mental health issue upon returning from deployment

* The number of disabled veterans has increased 25 percent since 2001

 

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"Have you ever Heard Of the Research Field of Economic Governance?"

5633 polled, 42% said "yes" and 58% said "no." source www.nobel.org

 

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“We will support the Millennium Development Goals, and approach next year’s summit with a global plan to make them a reality. And we will set our sights on the eradication of extreme poverty in our time.”  President Obama.

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-The 203  Prime Advocacy Equation,- (2)n +0+ = 3r ,(ee2)

 

 

 

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Veteran Potential Movement-The Artisian In the Dynamics

 

 

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K.I.D.S Kids In Distressed Situations www.kidsdonations.org

At its October 2009 meeting, the K.I.D.S. Board laid the groundwork for an Outreach Program to engage friends, colleagues andcontacts in the work of K.I.D.S. Board members suggested over 70 associates whom they would like to introduce to K.I.D.S. andshare the opportunity of helping vulnerable families.Under the leadership of the Board's First Vice Chairman, Miriam Shark, the program will help introduce the organization to individuals in communities around the country from which Board members come. These individuals will received communications matching their interests with the speci!c programs that K.I.D.S. distributes to, such as military families, families in homeless shelters, children who are in foster care or under court order, families living on reservations, those who have beena"ected by natural disaster or illness and those simply struggling against the daily challenges of poverty.The program will begin its roll-out in January to those individuals identied as interested in the organization's mission  ....and yes our advocacy group is involved!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strategically located in the heart of the Mid-Atlantic states, Allegheny County is only a short flight or a day's drive from many of the world's busiest commercial centers, including New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Boston, Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago, and Toronto, Canada. These lucrative markets encompass more than 50 percent of the populations of both the United States and Canada, and account for 53 percent of the American buying income. Utilizing a transportation system including the "Blue Star Memorial Highway" that takes advantage of all modes of travel including highways, waterways, rail lines and one of the nation's most modern aviation facilities, Allegheny County is uniquely positioned to deliver its world class high-tech, bio-medical, manufacturing and communication products to markets throughout the world.

 

 

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When you buy Newman's Own salad dressings, sauces, popcorn, cereals etc. a portion of the after-tax proceeds come back to the military through Fisher House Foundation and the Newman's Own Awards program.  In 2008 those profits translated into $75,000.00 in grants awarded to 15 volunteer organizations, in all corners of the country and abroad.  Over the nine-year course of the program the foundation has donated more than half a million dollars to more than 114 initiatives that improve the quality of life of military families. Outstanding!

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