The MDRT sent “a team of 45 volunteers to help rebuild 6 homes in the New Orleans East Neighborhood by installing subflooring, putting up siding, building roofs and painting.” The MDRT Foundation raised “a total of $575,000 for Katrina relief efforts from its members.”
The NAILBA raised $100,000 during a silent auction at its annual meeting in Dallas for an affiliated foundation. The following nonprofits will be getting the money for $20,000 each:
The Dream Factory of Georgia, Atlanta, a group that makes the wishes of critically ill children come true; Miriam’s House, Lynchburg, Va., a program that provides housing for homeless women with AIDS; and Special Spaces Inc., Knoxville, Tenn., a group that decorates the bedrooms of critically ill children.
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