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Catholic Education Gets $20 Million Gift
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Patrick Roche, an 80-year-old grocer, and his wife, Barbara, have donated $20 million to a center at Boston College that is attempting to revitalize the nation’s Catholic schools. Roche says Catholic schools provided a lifeline to his family after the death of his mother when he was 9.
GE to Give $15 Million to Reagan Library
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To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ronald Reagan, General Electric will donate $10 million to the The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library, along with an additional $5 million in scholarships. The donations will be joined by TV ads honoring the 40th president's legacy.
Obama Donates $1.4 Million Nobel Prize
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President Obama announced which charities will receive the $1.4 million prize money he won as part of the Nobel Peace Prize. Among the groups are six nonprofits that help kids achieve their dreams of going to college, receiving $125,00 each.
Secret Millionaire Gives It All to College
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Grace Groner, a retiree who lived in a one-bedroom home and bought her clothes at rummage sales, promised to leave all her money to her alma mater, Lake Forest College. But no one imagined, when she died in January at 100, that her estate would be worth $7 million.
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University Gets $4.5M for Scholarships
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John Carroll University has been bequeathed a gift of $4.5 million for the creation of a scholarship fund. The gift is the largest anonymous donation the school has received in its 124-year history.
Donors Give $12 Million to Jewish School
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A group of anonymous donors has given more than $12 million to a Jewish high school outside Boston. The gift will pay off the construction loan incurred when Gann Academy moved to a new building in 2003.
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