Currie, of Fort Mill, South Carolina's Puckerbutt Pepper Company, was Ben Stiller, the lovably needy also-ran.
When health spending is as little as $10 per person, per year, as in much of sub-Saharan Africa, and the government blows half the budget on a fancy new hospital in the capital, this may mean that rural clinics, which serve a much larger and needier population, run out of cheap, life-saving drugs.
A three-judge panel found the defendants guilty of raping and sexually abusing minors at a state-run institution for needy children, and of running a ring for pedophiles.
Ms. Robles also keeps a stash of extra clothing for needy families, and runs drives in the courthouse for school supplies and winter coats.
"When they came out of school, they were clinging and needy instead of running around and playing," said Joyce Johnson, who described herself as a community activist who has put several children through the program.
Guests were also asked to bring toys, which were donated to Toys for Tots, a program for needy children that is run by the Marine Corps.
The Children's Aid Society, one of the seven charities supported by The New York Times Neediest Cases fund, has run the camp for disabled children since 1956.
Republicans say the Democratic plan is too costly, not focused enough on the neediest Americans and runs the risk of creating an expensive new entitlement.
Not President-elect George W. Bush, who has vowed to "rally the armies of compassion," and met with black ministers last week to promote faith-based charity as the kinder, more cost-effective alternative to government-run help for needy people.
