Day 40
Bringing this all to a close...
Today I was folding up plastic bags from the supermarket and before I put them in the recycle box I thought how very valuable one of these would be to a family in Darfur. Made mental note to collect if I ever do get to go to Sudan.
I ripped open the top of a box and before I threw it out I thought how valuable that piece of paperboard would be to a refugee trying to gather kindling for a small fire, and then I threw it out.
At Wal-Mart yesterday I eyed a pile of fire-starters and thought how great a gift that would be to a refugee family in Darfur and whether I should start collecting a bunch for Sudan, and if I could get them for less than $3 each, if I do get to go to Sudan with the puppet group.
Some very good news: the UN, which was about to run out of funding on Sept 30th for all of its ongoing humanitarian projects in Darfur (hard to believe but true) has just announced that funding will not be interrupted. That is very great news!!
Please visit un.org for more information on the UN's work in Sudan, or go directly to http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/sudan.html. It is fascinating reading.
Also, let me repeat the two other websites I have been using the most throughout this fast for news and updates on Darfur. They are
savedarfur.org & genocideintervention.net
To write an email to the White House (and I hope you do): http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
To contact your elected officials in Congress (and I hope you do): http://www.house.gov/ & http://www.senate.gov/
Today I was folding up plastic bags from the supermarket and before I put them in the recycle box I thought how very valuable one of these would be to a family in Darfur. Made mental note to collect if I ever do get to go to Sudan.
I ripped open the top of a box and before I threw it out I thought how valuable that piece of paperboard would be to a refugee trying to gather kindling for a small fire, and then I threw it out.
At Wal-Mart yesterday I eyed a pile of fire-starters and thought how great a gift that would be to a refugee family in Darfur and whether I should start collecting a bunch for Sudan, and if I could get them for less than $3 each, if I do get to go to Sudan with the puppet group.
Some very good news: the UN, which was about to run out of funding on Sept 30th for all of its ongoing humanitarian projects in Darfur (hard to believe but true) has just announced that funding will not be interrupted. That is very great news!!
Please visit un.org for more information on the UN's work in Sudan, or go directly to http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/sudan.html. It is fascinating reading.
Also, let me repeat the two other websites I have been using the most throughout this fast for news and updates on Darfur. They are
savedarfur.org & genocideintervention.net
To write an email to the White House (and I hope you do): http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
To contact your elected officials in Congress (and I hope you do): http://www.house.gov/ & http://www.senate.gov/
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