• every member of our families for their interest and support.
• Mr. Mark Ballard for helping Meredith learn the beginnings of Flash.
• Sister Delores Gatliff, SND and the members of Global Concerns for supporting our collection for UNICEF.
• Mrs. Luann Fell for her support and transportation services.
• our interviewees: Dr. David Grossman,Ms. Erica Kochi of UNICEF, Mrs. Christine Manzey, Ms. Carol Pandak of Rotary International, and Dr. William Sternfeld for helping our group understand how fortunate we are to live in a country with advanced immunizations and good medical care.
• Mrs. JoEllen Joyce for helping arrange an interview and for transportation.
• Mr. Ray Kerfaint of Abilene Music/Songwriters' Guild for permission to use Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World"
• Ms. Lisa Matthews, Public Relations Director of Notre Dame Academy, for sending out publicity for our website.
• the Miller Family for opening their home to us on weekends and for their guidance and encouragement.
• Ms. Gretchen Miller for helping with Microsoft Excel needs
• Ms. Maureen Miller for teaching Kelly the finer points of PowerPoint.
• Mr. Steve Scharren and Scharren Multimedia for allowing us to use Sinfonia's original recording of "Brothers at My Door."
• to Mr. Scott Stampflmeier for helping us set up our domain name.

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Grossman, Dr. David. Personal interview. March 2005.

Kochi, Erica. Telephone interview. March 2005.

Manzey, Christine . Personal interview. March 2005.

Pandak, Carol. Telephone interview. March 2005.

Sternfeld, Dr. William. Personal interview. March 2005.

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     The 2005 Doors to Diplomacy team would like to extend their deepest thank you to everybody who helped us with the music and pictures. The music of “Brothers at the Door,” is courtesy of Steve Scharren and the Sinfonia. “What a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong is courtesy of Abilene Music and Ray Kerfaint and the Songwriters’ Guild.

     All the photos we used were such a huge part of the project and contributed so much to the meaning of the project. All of our photos are courtesy of CDC, WHO, UNICEF, www.pdphoto.org, Rotary International, the Millers, and United Nations.

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