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From: Joyce Vonstrahl <>
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Jazz Festival
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 19:25:21 -0700
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Hazel, you are one of our "Lights", keep us posted on all you see and learn.
We are pretty rural, but we keep a good circle.
Joyce

On 9/9/05, <> wrote:
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> The streets of Calgary, Alberta, Canada were alive with the sound of
> New Orleans jazz today as participants in a jazz festival played and
> passed the hat to raise money in aid of the victims of the disaster .
> It is great to see people getting out and doing something to raise money
> rather than just write out the customary cheque.
> Another example is a group of women who are going to make 40 quilts
> this weekend in answer to a request. They are cutting, sewing and
> enjoying working together in a wonderfully beneficial way.
> Church groups are busily making up bags containing supplies of soap,
> wash cloths, tooth-paste, combs, brushes, nail files and other basic
> health needs; there is always something extra for the children, a little
> candy etc.
> Money is being made available from all over the world in the billions of
> dollars, but it is evident, from watching events on TV that it is the
> personal/communal effort that packs the biggest wallop in the long run.
> It is good to hear the news today that there may be fewer deaths than
> expected.
> There is far to go, but there is light on the horizon - a new day dawns.
> Cheers!
> Hazel
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