ADVERTISEMENT: CHRISTMAS CHARITY DINNER

Maria Peressi peressi at ts.infn.it
Tue Dec 14 15:36:06 CET 2010


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CHRISTMAS CHARITY DINNER
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The Association of Volunteers in International Service AVSI organizes a charity dinner
to support specific development projects :
- an educational center in Haiti for children and their families 
- a High School in Kenia 
- improvement of irrigation and water management in Lebanon
- the reconstruction of a school in Chile that was destroyed by the earthquake 
- a university in South Sudan for teachers’ formation 
- distance support for children in high schools and technical schools in Uganda and Kenia

Thanks to the ICTP, the dinner will take place in the

           Leonardo Building Cafeteria,  Saturday, December 18th,  8 p.m.

During the dinner, volunteers directly involved in the projects of last years 
will briefly present the Association and give reportages.

We ask for a participation fee of 35 Euros. Reservation is requested.
For further informations and for reservations:
Maria Peressi (local contact), ext. 242, room 217 MB; peressi at ts.infn.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.


Maria Peressi
Department of  Physics
University of Trieste
Strada Costiera 11
I-34014 Trieste
tel. +39 040 2240242
fax. +39 040 224601





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