Photo credits and information

Front cover:
Empowered: Three participants in the Breast Cancer 3-Day express their empowerment after completing
the last mile of a three-day, 60-mile walk in Boston for the fight against breast cancer.
Organization represented: Breast Cancer 3-Day ( www.The3Day.org), Philadelphia
Photographer: Rex Wilder, Los Angeles

Back cover:

Paulina Pie: As the economic crisis affects families around the world, sponsorship becomes even more important by providing crucial benefits for children like 5-year-old Paulina Pie and her family of the area around Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, who have been sponsored through Children International. Organization represented: Children International ( www.children.org), Kansas City, MO Photographer: Erenia Mesa Linares, Kansas City

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ISSN: 0436-0257

ISBN: 978-0-9786199-4-7