Global Call April 23

There was rejoicing in abundance at Leslee's Op-Ed on the Education for All Act being accepted by the Gazette. Our letters from Monday night's meeting were faxed today. Some of them -- to Harkin -- went through yesterday. The others, to Loebsack and Grassley, went through today.

Child Survival Act
has stalled in the Senate. It has yet to pass the House Foreign Affairs Committee. If you want to take action on this bill, contact Congressman Loebsack's office and ask that he talk to the leadership of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to move the bill.

Herb Bread Fundraiser
This great mystery of the Episcopal Church turned quite a few heads on the call. We are going to do a dry run of about 25 loaves not only so we can be trained, but so that we can use the loaves to build our customer base at Lovely Lane and Peoples. In the past, the group has sold 150 loaves in November and 100 in December. By adding a second shift of workers, I think we can look at doubling that number, as well as adding bread sale for Easter. One of the sales will go for RESULTS, a second for Swaziland, and a third for a local charity to be named.