Letter from the editor.Many of you have asked how Scholastic is contributing to the tsunami relief effort. Given Scholastic's commitment to education and the promotion of literacy among young people, the company is focusing on long-term relief efforts by contributing to the rebuilding and opening of schools. We have pledged books and educational materials with a U.S. market value of about $5 million to be administered through Scholastic's offices in Asia. In addition, Scholastic is making a financial contribution to the United Nations Children's Fund United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), an affiliated agency of the United Nations. It was established in 1946 as the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. (UNICEF UNICEF (y  `nĭsĕf'), the United Nations Children's Fund, an affiliated agency of the United Nations. ). Visit our Web site (www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic) for more information on Scholastic's relief efforts, as well as articles that encourage children and classrooms to exchange ideas on how they can support fund-raising fund-raising, large-scale soliciting of voluntary contributions, especially in the United States. Fund-raising is widely undertaken by charitable organizations, educational institutions, and political groups to acquire sufficient funds to support their activities. for areas devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. by the tsunami. |
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