2007

Together, They Sing
Scholastic Family Magazine
April 2007
These South African orphans lost their orphanage in a fire, but they never lost their hope. "Agape" is the Greek word for unconditional love. But life for kids at the Agape Health Care Center in Durban, South Africa, is harsh. They live in a region called KwaZulu-Natali, known for having the world’s highest HIV infection rate. Many of these kids became orphans when they lost their parents to AIDS-related health problems.
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MJ Geier and Nasi Mqadi on WBAI-FM's Wake Up Call
WBAI Radio
April 10, 2007
Listen to Hallie's sisters, MJ Geier and Nasi Mqadi, urge kids to "Veto the 'Squito" in their recent interview with Deepa Fernandes on WBAI-FM's Wake Up Call.
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Pair of Sixth-Graders Do Their Part to Fight Malaria
The Grand Rapids Press
March 18, 2007
By Lori Cook
Two sixth-grade girls at Forest Hills Northern Trails School are on a mission. Their goal: Veto the 'Squito. Gretchen Mason and Tori Crawford, both 11, want to help children in Africa fight malaria and have been raising money to buy mosquito nets for the beds of African kids.
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WAY TO GO! Protecting Kids from Malaria
Newsday
March 18, 2007
By Mary Ellen Pereira
After reading an article about children living in Africa plagued by malaria, Ryan Chugh, a fifth-grader in Thomas Alletta's class at South Bay Elementary School in West Babylon, was inspired to action.
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2006

ROWVA School Helps Fight the Bite
Fifth-graders donate to malaria prevention
The Register-Mail
December 19, 2006
By Linda Bell
These ROWVA fifth-grade students took action after reading a news article about malaria deaths in Africa. Donations collected by the class will be used to buy mosquito nets for African families.
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The Agape Choir and a Gift That Keeps Giving
National Public Radio
December 23, 2006
By Jocelyn Frank
The philanthropic wishes of a New York girl and the efforts of the Agape Choir—AIDS orphans from Durban, South Africa—have propelled a broad effort to enable children to raise money for other children.
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"Love" Brings South African Choir to Columbia School
The View
December 19, 2006
By Mike Fila
Alicia Keys. George W. Bush. Paul Simon. Bono. Jordon Kotler. The Children of Agape Choir have performed for all five, though one name might not ring with same familiarity as the others.
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2005

South African Orphans Make Unlikely Journey to Brooklyn
The New York Times
May 7, 2005
By Anahad O'Connor
The six African orphans had traveled more than 8,000 miles to be there. Shortly after 7p.m., they graced the makeshift stage, looking out at the crowd in the backyard of a brownstone in affluent Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.
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2004

Oprah Brings Special Gift from a Little Angel
The Mercury
December 15, 2004
By Nalisha Kalideen
Oprah Winfrey traveled with a treasured cargo of $398 from the United States to Benoni on the East Rand.
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Honoring Hallie's Spirit of Kindness Sunnyside Fest Includes All the Things 11-Year-Old Girl Liked: Volunteering, Painting, Music & Community
Newsday
September 19, 2004
By Daniel Hendrick
Hallie Geier may be gone, but the kindness, creativity, and community spirit she was best known for were alive and well during the first "Halliestock" in Sunnyside yesterday.
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An Angel Dies
New York Post
May 17, 2004
By Jason Carpenter
An 11-year-old girl tragically killed by a car while walking her dog in Queens over the weekend was a talented, budding actress who planned to join the city's AIDS walk yesterday to raise money for her favorite cause: helping disease-stricken kids.
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