Ontario doubles goal for MDS funds.The diocese of Ontario has raised more than $40,000, or more than double its goal of $20,000, for HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome projects. In September, the diocese hosted two events featuring Stephen Lewis
"The numbers aren't all in, but as of Sept. 26, we have taken in more than $40,000, primarily in ticket sales, although we also raised about $10,000 in sponsorships," the diocese reported on its Web site. "Several parishes (North Hastings, Loughborough, Marysburgh, Kente ken·te n. 1. A brightly patterned, handwoven ceremonial cloth of the Ashanti. 2. A durable machine-woven fabric similar to this fabric, prominently featured in Afrocentric fashion. , Christ Church Gananoque and St. Thomas Kingston) did a fantastic job in promoting the coin challenge, sending in several hundred dollars each. In one parish, a four-year-old girl raised $100." Money raised will be split between Primate's World Relief and Development Fund and the Stephen Lewis Foundation The Stephen Lewis Foundation is an organization founded by Stephen Lewis that assists mostly AIDS and HIV-related grassroots projects in Africa. Though on some occasions, the foundation has provided larger projects with money, it mostly gives funds to small, frontline groups and . STAFF |
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