(Source: CARE USA) The first CARE packages were U.S. army surplus food parcels. CARE obtained them at the end of World War II and began a service that let Americans send the packages to friends and families in Europe. Ten dollars bought a CARE package and guaranteed its addressee would receive it within four months. ATLANTA (Nov. 19, 2015) - The global poverty-fighting organization CARE turns 70 this month and is celebrating through the release of an animated video, public exhibits and other activities around the world. From the U.S. to the U.K., Austria to Australia, compelling stories and events will recount CARE's history, many of them centering on the original...
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