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Charity group TracyâÂ?Âs Kids, a pediatric art therapy program, will this evening honor activist Barbara Grassley as its latest Courage Award recipient via a red-carpet gala catered by ? Lucky Strike Lanes & Lounge. Those who have yet to indulge in the Chinatown bowling alleyâÂ?Âs culinary stylings are in for a one-to-four-star experience (depending on which Yelp review you choose to believe):Dr. David Oltmans' dental office normally is closed on Fridays. But last week more than a dozen children came in for a day of free dental care. About 6,000 other kids around Minnesota did the same in their communities.Gates visitor center more than philanthropy museum Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 07:37 p.m., Wednesday, February 1, 2012 SEATTLE (AP) ? People are already joking it's a good thing the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation isn't charging admission for its new visitor center ...Margaret A. Cargill was so understated that few knew the billionaire even lived in La Jolla much of her adult life. As an heir of the Midwest agribusiness empire Cargill Corp., she quietly, and anonymously, gave to her favorite causes.The top 50 charitable donors gave more in 2011: Are the super rich feeling the sting of public opinion?CALGARY, ALBERTA-- - The Canadian Radio-Television Commission has approved an application for a new, national, English-language Category B specialty television programming service called The Philanthropy ...Women In Philanthropy at Eastern Michigan University, a group of faculty, staff, alumnae and friends who support EMU, has awarded 12 grants totaling nearly $43,000 to support a variety of projects at the university.Members of the Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.), chapter NB, celebrated their annual luncheon/card party with food and raffle prizes Jan.Saying there are a lot of rich people at the World Economic Forum is like noting that there is a lot of water in the ocean. And where there are millionaires and billionaires, there is also talk of philanthropy. Mobile payments and micro-giving were two of the main themes discussed during a panel on e-philanthropy at Davos."Responsive Philanthropy" looks at building new constituencies for the environmental movement, charitable giving as absolution, rising economic inequality and morePhilanthropy - Yahoo! News Search Results
