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New Web Site to Raise Awareness for the Myanmar Crisis Has Lofty Goals

Published in Law and Health Weekly, May 31st, 2008

Summary: With the recent devastating cyclone in Myanmar causing an estimated 100,000 deaths and leaving over a million people homeless, the need for relief aid is immense. Internet entrepreneurs Sharon Tucci and Steve Jones have launched the Myanmar Challenge, a grassroots effort to award awareness for humanitarian needs, with hopes of filling the need as much as possible. Setting an initial goal of having 1,000 individuals and companies take the Myanmar Challenge, Tucci and Jones hope to create the exposure and relief contributions necessary to save thousands more victims of the cyclone.

An estimated 100,000 people have perished due to the devastating cyclone that hit...

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