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  1. Charity was originally a Christian term 
  2. meaning a selfless, disinterested form of
  3. love. This developed to include 
  4. almsgiving or other actions performed by
  5. individuals to help the poor and needy. 
  6. Today it refers to any independent agency
  7. such as OXFAM, Heart foundation, and Marie
  8. Curie, that organizes such relief on a 
  9. regular basis.
  10.  
  11. Subject by: Vince Pike
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