ADVERTISEMENT: BENEFIT DINNER and CONFERENCE

[Maria Peressi]

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CHRISTMAS BENEFIT DINNER
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The Association of Volunteers in International Service AVSI organizes
                                      a benefit dinner
to support specific development projects in  Litani River region 
(Lebanon); Betlhem  (Holy Land);
Lima (Peru); Kosovo; North Uganda. Thanks to the ICTP, the dinner will 
take place in the

               Main Building Cafeteria,  Friday, December 15th,  8 p.m.

During the dinner  Dr. Raimondo Gandolla,  who is responsible of
several projects of  AVSI,  will briefly present the Association and 
give reportages.

We ask for a participation fee of 30 Euros and reservation within Dec. 
12th.
For further informations and for reservations:
Maria Peressi (local contact), ext. 242, room 217 MB; peressi at ts.infn.it
(official e-mail of the Association: avsi.trieste at email.it)

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The  AVSI (http://www.avsi.org)  is  an international  not-for-profit,
non-governmental organization, promoting cultural, social and economic
development, according  to Catholic social  teaching, especially among
the  most  disadvantaged  in   developing  nations  and  countries  in
transition.  Every  year, in the  Christmas period, AVSI  organizes an
awareness and fund  raising campaign, which goes under  the heading of
"Tende di  Natale".  AVSI  is also promoting  an important  program of
distance  adoptions for children and teenagers.

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CULTURAL ANNOUNCEMENT
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(conference in Italian)

Venerdi' 15 dicembre 2006 alle ore 18.15 incontro pubblico in Sala 
Vulcania -
  Centro congressi "Stazione Marittima" sul tema:
  "La carità sarà sempre necessaria, anche nella società più giusta"
(dall'enciclica Deus caritas est di Benedetto XVI) con Raimondo 
Gandolla,
responsabile AVSI  (Associazione Volontari per il Servizio 
Internazionale).
Organizza il Centro Culturale   Mons. L. Bellomi con AVSI.