Kitty's ahead of the class.Maybe you have an ugh feeling about back-to-school, but consider yourself blessed. Worldwide, millions of girls don't don't 1. Contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not. n. A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts. go to school. That's why Hello Kitty, for her 30th b-day, is donating over $150,000 to UNICEF's education programs for girls. UNICEF's School-in-a-Box, packed with supplies a teacher needs to set up a school in an emergency situation, helped get girls in school after the fall of the Taliban Taliban or Taleban (tälēbän`, –lə–), Islamic fundamentalist militia in Afghanistan, originally consisting mainly of Sunni Pashtun religious students educated and trained in Pakistan. in Afghanistan Afghanistan (ăfgăn`ĭstăn', ăfgän'ĭstän`), officially Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, republic (2005 est. pop. 29,929,000), 249,999 sq mi (647,497 sq km), S central Asia. . Still, 10 million more girls than boys do not attend school, and the Hello Kitty folks want to draw attention to that. To raise funds (and awareness!), Sanrio will auction designer Hello Kitty items at a Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. gala in October. Go to sanrio.com for more info. |
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