Monday, January 29, 2007

Darfur Heroics: Regina Inner City for Darfur

Inner-city teens in Regina raise cash for people in Darfur

Anne Kyle, Saskatchewan News Network; Regina Leader-Post, with CanWest News Files
Published: Monday, January 29, 2007

REGINA -- Compared to life in the Darfur region of Sudan, Glen Prettyshield says life in North Central Regina is pretty good despite the problems facing many families living in his neighbourhood.

Touched by the plight of the people of Darfur, a group of inner-city teens, members of the North Central Family Centre youth group, decided to raise money and awareness by holding a fundraising event to help address the issues of poverty and hunger in that remote region of western Sudan.

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