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Day: June 20, 2007

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Assistance for Darfur

My sister forwarded a link to a CHF International project that helps to protect the women and children of Darfur.

I have found CHF to be a worthy organization. At one time I had considered working in one of their housing development projects in Poland, and I have kept up with their efforts in some of the poorest areas of the world.

As you may well know, recent stories have circulated concerning gang rapes of women who must hunt down scarce firewood. These women must forage for firewood that is used for cooking.

Women must leave the (relative) safety of their refugee camps, and their husbands and children, often traveling tens of miles to find wood. The men cannot leave the camps as they would most likely be killed, or forcefully conscripted.

CHF is trying to supply special stoves that require less fuel and that use fuels readily available in the camps. I ask that you consider supporting this project.

More information and an on-line donation option is available at: Building Stoves and Saving Lives in Darfur, Sudan – The Fuel-Efficient Stoves Project.

Everything Else,

I done be tagged…

The Young Fogey tagged me for the ‘Eight things about me’ meme

Here are the rules…

  1. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
  2. People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
  3. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
  4. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

And without further ado, here are my answers…

  1. My musical tastes are eclectic. Rock, Pop, Classical, Christian, Rap, Heavy Metal, Chant, Ethnic (African, Caribbean, Polish – of course – but all types including Polish Pop, Rap, Metal, and Folk, plus many others) and yes, Polka…
  2. I can’t Polka
  3. I love Morris West’s works.
  4. I overdo it for guests (old Polish proverb – when guests are in the house, God is in the house).
  5. I’ve always wanted a Jaguar and a sporty convertible
  6. I wrote an MS Access database program to spec for a Canadian fisherman.
  7. I love rubrics – and often mess up anyway. I accept this as God’s little lesson in humility.
  8. I grew up in a house full of women and believe women are the underpinning of society.

Eight more people: Bernard Brandt, Fr. Martin Fox, Fr. Deacon Raphael, Deacon Dan Wright, Ben Johnson, Huw, Edward Yong, and the crew over at Broadway Fillmore Alive.

I will not leave random, irrelevant comments on peoples’ sites, so consider the link your tag.

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