News Type: Press Release

Richard Foley, Director of Public RelationsPhone: 206.727.6203 SEATTLE — Senior Services, the largest nonprofit agency serving older adults in King County will receive an annual gift of $25,000 from the…

Leslie CreditAmerican Red CrossPhone: 202.639.3524 Washington, D.C. — The American Red Cross will send more than $300,000 worth of desperately needed emergency relief supplies to Mozambique on Saturday for distribution…

John Bridger-Lewis Phone: 206.285.0852Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — FilmAid(TM), Seattle’s glamorous Oscar night celebration and AIDS fundraiser, announced today that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $5,000 to help…

Jennifer TeunonPhone: 206.216.0877 SEATTLE — Book-It Repertory Theatre announced today it has received $45,000 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the theatre’s Education and Community Outreach Program,…

Trevor Neilson Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3100, Email: [email protected] Seattle, WA — To speed relief efforts for victims of the devastating floods in Mozambique, the Bill & Melinda Gates…

Jacque Coe, Communications DirectorAlliance for EducationPhone: 206.205.0327 SEATTLE — In a major education initiative, the Alliance for Education and the Seattle Public Schools will receive a $25.9 million grant from…

Carol RavaBill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3100Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — Students across the nation, starting in Washington state, will be the beneficiaries of a new series of education grants announced today…

Anne CiochettoPhone: 360.293.5151 ANACORTES, Wash. — Secret Harbor School and Foster Care Resources has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to replenish its endowment after an…

Gary Mulhall, Campaign DirectorSaint Martin’s CollegePhone: 360.438.4334 LACEY, Wash. — The $10 million capital campaign for a new library building under construction at Saint Martin’s College jumped over the goal…

Lee CrawfordManitoba Government Phone: (204) 945-6778 Carol RavaBill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3100Email: [email protected] MANITOBA, Canada — Manitobans will soon have greater access to Internet services in 46 of Manitoba’s public…