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December 24, 2007

Web shopping for charity

   Monks in Wisconsin are helping the poor with the profits from their online labors.

   Operating out of the Cistercian Abbey in Sparta, Wis., the monks sell computer-printer
cartridges, coffee and gift baskets with monastery products, including Monks' Bread from The
Abbey of the Genesee near Geneseo, N.Y.

   LaserMonks' Web site revenue has rocketed from $180,000 in 2003 to about $5 million to $6
million this year, with a projected $8 million to $10 million in 2008.

   What are some of your favorite Web stores that do good works?

-- James E. Brennan

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