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Malibu Global Awareness was established in 2003 by Dr. Annie Thiel. It was dedicated to the memory of Dr. Richard Thiel who died in 2001. Dr. Richard Thiel was an active supporter of Doctor Without Borders. Malibu Global Awareness supports Doctor Without Borders by hosting an annual fundraiser in Malibu, California. The Malibu Global Awareness Board of Directors are: Barbara Stern Goldman, Tena Fanning, Katherine Ross Elliott, Linda Hamilton, Robin Kilroy, Patricia D’Arrigo, Farima Damavandi, Nessa Perman, Cynthia Delpit, Linda Kaplan, Barbara King, Christine Setzer, LynRae McClintock, Dr. Prudence Hall, Tonya McArthur, Jill Greenberg, Dana Henry, Terri Greenup, Amy Sparrow, and Dr. Anniel Thiel.
If you would like to be a 2007 Sponsor, offer an item for auction or make a donation to Doctors WIthout Borders through Malibu Global Awareness, download the linked PDF file (MGAdonationForm.pdf), fill it out and mail it to us. Thank you. Doctors Without Borders In 2004, Doctors Without Borders has once again been recognized as one of the best relief and development charities in the world. Doctors Without Borders received an A rating from the American Institute of Philanthropy. Doctors Without Borders received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998. They focus on their mission, including local leaders in program design and implementation which helps insure lasting results after they move on. doctorswithoutborders.org This year’s fundraiser was held at the estate of Cindy Landon, widow of actor Michael Landon, on June 3rd, 2006. Rick Springfield and his band povided the music. The co-chairs were Dr. Annie Thiel, LynRae McClintock and Tena Fanning. The fundraiser included live and silent auctions and raised $110,000 for Doctor's Without Borders. Below are pictures of my handing the check to the Doctor's Without Borders staff in their New York offices.
If you are interested in coming to next year's event please e-mail me at "drannielthiel@aol.com", or contact Carol Cavella at thecopystore@hotmail.com. Follow the links below to see my video interview for the local cable Public Access: Richard Henry Thiel's Book
Richard Thiel lived in Southern California for the most part since 1957. He was a professor at CSUN, inspiring hundreds of students over the years. Richard, my children and I lived a blessed life together. Richard was a writer of great talent. Writing of people from their varied cultures and strained but deep ties stretching across American generations, their secrets and their bands of love and sometimes forgiveness defined the crucible of his stories. All proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders. "And Brothers Once" by Richard H. Thiel, Ph.D., a Synopsis: The sudden, dramatic end to the Cold War so shakes our minds, we often forget about changes that are also surprising and earth-shattering beyond our usual beliefs. When Reagan was president, apartheid still completely sheathed South Africa. Mark Greenwood , an American recently fired from a college teaching position, finds his skills are needed by ASAMCO, a multi-national mining company, at their Johannesburg branch. He is given a couple of paid weeks vacation there before having to come in. In that time he manages to stumble upon events and meet with types of people he has not had to deal with before. Three journalists, Lady Fordyce-Hastings and especially an Afrikaner woman, Kathleen, groove their lives indelibly into his being. After coming to the company, he finds himself about to be used in ways he had never expected. As the adventure develops, he discovers the gruesome face of apartheid, not as it happens out there, but rather, how it hits him personally and deeply. At some point he decides to strike a blow for the anti-apartheid forces. The outcome is as frightening and deadly as it can be. Have you ever imagined yourself in a strange foreign mess? What you know about your life and the world around you is terrifyingly shallow. Trouble comes to you in doses much too great to solve. Follow the links below to buy “And Brothers Once”
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