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CONTENTS:

• Association of Fundraising Professionals Awards
• James Beard Foundation Awards
• Voice of America Pronunciation Guide

ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS AWARDS

The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) recognizes individuals every year who are leaders in philanthropy in their communities and in the world. Find the names of the winners and nominees for AFP awards including Outstanding Philanthropist, Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser, Outstanding Foundation, Outstanding Corporation and Outstanding Fundraising Executive. Click on Previous AFP Award Winners for recipient lists going back to 1980.

http://www.afpnet.org/about_afp/afp_awards

JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS

If your interests are culinary, the James Beard Foundation Awards should be on your menu. More than 60 awards are given to top cooks, chefs and food writers each year. Nominees in categories such as cooking, baking, Mediterranean, vegetarian, wines and spirits, restaurants, service and journalism are listed on the site.

This year's awards are in early May, so check back soon to the site to find the winners!

Click on Search Awards for a search feature that can look for keywords in various categories back to 1967. Or at the top of the page click on Awards then Press Releases to find news about the winners in 2001 and 2002.

http://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/index.php

VOICE OF AMERICA PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Don't get caught mumbling! Let the names of international newsmakers roll off your tongue, from Leonid Aabalkin (lay-o-NEED ah-BALL-keen) to Gennady Zyuganov (geh-NAH-dee z-you-GAHN-off), with assistance from Voice of America (VOA). If the pronunciations as shown above are too taxing, click on the speaker icon to hear the name pronounced for you.

Search using text lookup or country of origin or just browse the Full List. Choose the Short List to view names from recent VOA news items.

http://ibb7.ibb.gov/pronunciations/

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