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November 20, 2004

Orphans International Raises $75,000

Roosevelt Island-based Orphans International raised about $75,000 in its fund-raising affair at the Yale Club earlier this week. Jim Luce, founder of the organization, received a Congressional Recognition Award through the office of Rep. Charles Rangel. Over 350 people participated, and there were diplomats and performers, including this Sulawesi dancer from Indonesia, Guyana, Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, the Philippines, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic.  The organization received letters of support and proclamations from a long list of officials, including Senators Charles Schumer and Hillary Clinton, Representatives Rangel and Carolyn Maloney, Mayor Mike Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Gifford Miller, and Assemblymember Pete Grannis.

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