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Posted by Kris
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Wednesday, 11 June 2008 |
For 395 days, an Iranian couple has been bicycling around the world to promote peace, heal it's country's image, and heal the environment by planting trees. They are now in the United States (currently in Seattle, Washington).
Their compelling story has been featured on both BBC and CNN. I currently live in Japan, and am hoping to host them for a few days in the fall when they arrive in the far east.
Visit their website at:
rmc4peace.com. (Watch the CNN video on their site and the "movie" featuring a TV report about their tree planting on the campus of VA Tech. -- really touching.)
This story was rescued from our Members Forum
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Posted by geri
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Wednesday, 11 June 2008 |
Nine cubs, and an adult lion and a tiger, rescued from bleak Romanian zoos sniffed the grass and began purring loudly, taking their first steps onto African soil, thanks to Austrian-based animal welfare organisation Vier Pfoten (Four Paws). (News 24 South Africa)
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Posted by geri
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Sunday, 08 June 2008 |
After a cancer patient's plea to Extreme Home Makeover to help
her build a new house for her family of six, her community pulled together to grant the wish
that the show couldn't. Inspiring video report from CBS's Steve Hartman.
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Posted by geri
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Friday, 06 June 2008 |
Members of the Chinese community in Oklahoma and West Virginia have decided to take direct action to help children whose schools crumbled in the May Earthquake in China. Disillusioned by larger charities where much of donors' dollars go to overhead, Berlin Fan and Shuhua Chan are raising funds to rebuild a school in the devastated Chinese province. With a fund-raising goal of $50,000, they have raised about $3,000 so far in their effort to replace the tent with a safe school built to withstand earthquakes. (University staff and church unite to aid earthquake victims) Thanks to Troy Morris for the tip!
More information is available by e-mailing
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or visiting earthquakechildren.wetpaint.com.
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Posted by bivvy
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Friday, 06 June 2008 |
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Britain's oldest man, thought to be one of three surviving UK World War I veterans, is celebrating his 112th birthday. He has a great memory and can fill in the details of 100 years of history. As the last surviving original member of the Royal Air Force - formed 90 years ago -
Henry Allingham visits school children to bring history alive. (Video and story at the BBC)
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