We thank the followingand those unknown persons, groups,agencies,
organizations and governments for their loving and selfless actions
that bring meaningful comfort and assistance to others.May your lives
be graced by the Divine with evermore joy and fulfilling reward.
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BARKA Foundation and    Danny Garcia      The BARKA Foundation and Danny Garcia partner for a 500-mile walk    to raise funds for rural drinking water in Burkina Faso. | 
President    Boni Yayi      Benin President Boni Yayi has brought  free education, empowered disadvantaged    women, promoted food security to his country. | 
US    President Barack Obama      US President Barack Obama announces a US$63    billion initiative to provide health care to people in less advantaged countries. | 
US    Agency for International Development      The US Agency for International Development (USAID) donates US$150    million to help Afghan opium poppy farmers switch to wholesome crops.  | 
Australia      Australia promises over US$70 million to    restore roads in the Philippines.  | 
European    Commission      The European Commission will donate €54 million to Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya and Uganda to    restore nutritional stability.  | 
Robert    O. Blake      US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Robert O. Blake    affirms a donation of US$21 million for civil conflict refugees. | 
North    Carolina, USA      North Carolina, USA bans indoor smoking. | 
The    Department of State for Health and Social Welfare, Gambia      Gambia’s Department of State for Health and    Social Welfare announces a smoking ban in public places. | 
Sivan    Achor-Borowich      Sivan Achor-Borowich’s Jewish Heart for Africa    uses solar panels and other technology to benefit villages in African    countries.  | 
Amy Lambert, United    Kingdom      British university student Amy Lambert purchases and rebuilds an    orphanage in Tanzania. | 
Birthday Wishes      Birthday Wishes charity arranged birthday parties for over 1,000    homeless children in 2008. | 
Police    officers Constables Ian Hamill, Andrew Walker, Peter Collyer, Ken Dwight and    Ian Thompson      Senior Police Constables Ian Hamill, Andrew Walker, Peter Collyer,    Ken Dwight and Ian Thompson risk their lives to save hundreds of residents of    the town of Marysville, Australia  from    an imminently approaching fire. | 
Faron Hal, Canada      Faron Hal, a homeless man from Winnepeg, risks his life to rescue    a teenage boy from a river.  | 
Eleven-year-old Zack    Bonner, USA      Eleven-year-old Zack Bonner walks 1,200 miles to Washington, D.C.    to raise money for homeless children. | 
Animal Welfare of Luxor    (AWOL)      UK-based Animal Welfare of Luxor (AWOL) shares information with    villagers in Egypt on caring for their animal helpers. | 
Birds’ Hospital, India      Birds’ Hospital in India provides free medical treatment to all    birds.  | 
Jason Perkins      Jason Perkins invented Peepo, a navigation system for guide dogs    that will give complete freedom to the blind. | 
Ship 41, USA      Members of Ship 41 in Ohio won first prize for their device that    removes garbage from marina or dock areas. | 
Mr. Chen of Beijing,    China      Mr. Chen’s quick thinking in driving his car into a runaway BMW    saved the life of a 6-year-old girl. | 
Darren Greenan and Laura    Frey, Scotland      Darren Greenan and Laura Frey sacrificed their lives after jumping    in a river to attempt to rescue their dogs. | 
Lynita Regis, USA      Lynita Regis of Washington, USA returns US$270,000 that was    inadvertently deposited in her account. | 
Tustin Mains, USA      Nebraskan 6-year-old Tustin Mains’ saved lives by taking command    of the car after his father lost consciousness. | 
Dr. Michael Bascombe      Dr. Michael Bascombe, a vegan Australian animal telepathic communicator,    has been developing holistic healing    techniques that helps both animals and their caregivers. | 
Lakota Lou the    Australian shepherd, USA      Lakota Lou, an Australian shepherd, adopts and cares for four    orphaned kittens. | 
Zara the dog, UK      Zara the dog saved the lives of her two human family members from    their burning home.   | 
Jackson the Doberman    pinscher      Jackson the Doberman pinscher leads his human caregiver to get    help for his ailing neighbor.  |