Group Launches Bid to Help Clear Land Mines
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The Monterey chapter of the United Nations Assn. has begun a campaign to raise at least $50,000 to help clean up land mines in Afghanistan.
“It’s a very exciting program, a way in which we can reach across the world,” said chapter President Larry Levine.
Afghanistan is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world.
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