Monday, January 23, 2006

Chinastic | 24-Hour Charity Drive Aids Needy

Chinastic | 24-Hour Charity Drive Aids Needy: "24-Hour Charity Drive Aids Needy
2006-01-23 09:35:19 Shanghai Daily
By Fu Yingqing - Four private companies paid 160,000 yuan (US$19,850) in total yesterday for four racehorses that were auctioned off by the Shanghai Charity Foundation."

Daily Nebraskan - Students and staff eager to continue helping Katrina victims in Mississippi

Daily Nebraskan - Students and staff eager to continue helping Katrina victims in Mississippi: "Students and staff eager to continue helping Katrina victims in Mississippi

By MEREDITH GRUNKE
January 23, 2006

Waveland, Miss., is more than 1,000 miles away. But the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s influence there isn’t finished.

During winter break more than 90 UNL students, faculty and staff members traveled to Waveland, a Gulf Coast town of about 7,000, to assist with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

On Friday evening about 80 of those trip participants gathered to share their experiences with approximately 20 other UNL administrators, faculty and staff members. Afterward, students gathered to discuss how they could continue their work in Mississippi."