A thread to post acts of philantrophy.
:up:Because of my own personal history with hunger, I am compelled to do something to help. Not just for those who are in need, but also to start setting good examples for my children on altruism and on being good citizens. I'm very proud of my mother and how she handled the struggles she faced, and I want to honor her by being the best father I can be. As a new member of Feeding America's Entertainment Council, I'll help raise awareness about the issues around hunger and help mobilize the public to get involved. My first "assignment" is to promote Stamp Out Hunger, the largest single-day food drive in the world, taking place on Saturday, May 14th.
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Oprah, an outstanding philanthropist!:up:Oprah as we know it with a studio audience is over. We can't do it any better than we've done it," Salata told THR. "I think you can expect to see Oprah out in the world, and having the look and feel very different. it's about what Oprah is interested in exploring and interested in life."
there is a godOprah Is Taping Her Final Show Ever Today
10:50 AM 5/24/2011 by Lindsay Powers
Oprah, an outstanding philanthropist!:up:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oprah-is-taping-her-final-191539
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Oprah, an outstanding philanthropist!:up:
:up:The proceeds benefit GLIDE, a San Francisco charity that Buffett was introduced to by his late first wife, Susan.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20110731/us-obit-ruth-perelman/In May, the University of Pennsylvania announced that the School of Medicine would be named after the Perelmans after their donation of $225 million, which the Ivy League university described as the largest gift in its history and the biggest ever nationwide that was made to name a medical school. The university said the endowment would enable innovative health research, increased faculty recruitment and more financial aid for students.
Other major donations by the couple have included $6 million for the Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center, $15 million for the Perelman Building at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and $3 million for the Perelman Jewish Day School, which has campuses in Lower Merion Township and Melrose Park, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
DALLAS - Texas billionaire and philanthropist Charles Wyly, whose family donated millions of dollars to Republican causes and Dallas arts projects, has died after a car accident in western Colorado, authorities said. He was 77.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local...ern-colorado/2011/08/08/gIQA76au1I_story.htmlLeaders of the Dallas arts community were stunned by news of Charles Wyly's death. Bill Lively, who launched the 2000 campaign to build the $345 million performing arts center in Dallas, told the Dallas Morning News that Wyly was "a critically important force." The complex has a theater named after Wyly.
A decade ago, Maxine Adler brought her cat Du Bee to the University of California, Davis, veterinary hospital for treatment of his cancer. The cat later died, but his very large legacy lives on.
In 2004, she donated $1 million to support cancer research at the school's Center for Companion Animal Health. The fund provides annual research awards to the faculty and residents whose work advances cancer treatment, prevention and diagnosis.
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/23/3854696/owner-bequeaths-76-million-to.htmlMonths passed before UC Davis learned she had left more than $7.6 million to the veterinary school. The five funds Adler established are being disbursed, and "will go on in perpetuity," Venturino said.
Among them is the Du Bee Cancer Research Award Endowed Fund, which annually will give out a Du Bee Award to researchers who make breakthroughs in cancer treatment for companion animals. Any cancer drug discovered with these funds is to have Du Bee in its name.
Adler's estate also established two endowed chairs to help the university lure researchers in animal oncology and genetics. Other endowed funds in Adler's name will support a graduate fellowship and research designed to improve conditions at animal shelters.
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=490On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the United States of America killing and injuring thousands. Horrified and compassionate Americans across the country subsequently donated $2.2 billion to various charities that had quickly set up 9/11-related funds. Under pressure from the media, politicians and donors, the majority of this money was spent within a year of the attacks. However, some charities wisely withheld a portion of the money they raised so that they could continue to fund memorial projects, mental and health-care services, and scholarships into the future.
PITTSBURGH Carnegie Mellon University has received a huge new pledge to expand its programs.
The $265 million gift from former steel executive William S. Dietrich II is one of the largest in recent years from an individual to a private university, and the largest in the school's history, officials told The Associated Press.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/07/carnegie-mellon-receives-_0_n_951799.htmlThe pledge also marks another chapter in Pittsburgh's transition from steel to tech. Dietrich is the former chairman of Dietrich Industries Inc., a supplier of steel building materials. Carnegie Mellon was founded as a technical school in 1900 by steel king Andrew Carnegie, but in recent years it has become known for world-class programs in computer science, robotics and the arts.