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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/04/nobel-prize-st-louis_n_818854.html
Kudos to them and I wish them luck.The success of St. Louis-based Wings of Hope has really taken flight. The charity, which has more than 3,000 volunteers worldwide, has been nominated for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize.
Wings of Hope helps more than one million people a year by aiding in infrastructure development in places as varied as Haiti and Congo. Volunteers typically use a small bush airplane to transport supplies, empowering the people of the region to set up self-running systems such as health care and transportation.
The St. Louis Business Journal reported that it was of particular interest to the Nobel committee that Wings of Hope does not accept any government money, including any United Nations funds.