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...point, two special committees were formed—one charged with writing the mission statement for the Sept. 11 memorial and the other with drafting bullet points of elements that would be absolutely essentially to the design. Berry was selected to serve on the latter committee...
...Charity Folks after the magazine’s creators saw an auction that Charity Folks handled for Chevy Chase, and approached the company to begin talks about raising funds for the magazine’s re-launch, planned for the fall. Holzman said that the magazine’s mission and prospects convinced them to take on the project...
...goal of improving academic choices and post-college paths, administrators must do something to improve the current occupational landscape. Forcing students to reach outside the post-college paths expected of them here and to reach for paths that align with their interests ensures that Harvard’s mission, pursuit of excellence, will continue to thrive...
...teaching kids how to eat right and how to have an active lifestyle," charges Ludwig, who wants to eliminate "junk food, fast food and soft drinks" from schools. "Students are a captive audience," he says. "Promoting their physical well-being should be part of the school's educational mission." The first step is getting rid of soft drinks, which "are basically candy," says Nestle. "Get 'em out of the schools." Tackling soft drinks alone could make a remarkable difference. Ludwig's research shows that for every additional daily serving of a soft drink, a child's risk of becoming obese...
...cable-TV talking head. But former Brigadier General Michael Mulqueen, who controlled U.S. reconnaissance plans during the Cuban missile crisis and served two tours of duty in Vietnam, puts in up to 60 hours a week commanding a work force of 90 employees and 8,000 volunteers. His mission: providing meals to 310,000 needy people in and around Chicago each year. Mulqueen, 66, is executive director of the Greater Chicago Food Depository, considered by some to be America's best-run food bank. One symbol of the program's success: thanks to a vigorous fund-raising effort, a gleaming...