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Haines Borough Public Library Named 2005 Best Small Library in America
Wendy WelsMarketing Director, Library JournalPhone: 646-746-6420 With a remote community numbering just 2600, the Haines Borough Public Library (HBPL) in Haines, Alaska, has been selected by Library Journal for the…
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World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF Receive Funding for New Polio Vaccine
Sona BariWHO/GenevaPhone: 41.22.791.1476 Claire HajajUNICEF/New YorkPhone: 1.212.326.7566 GENEVA and NEW YORK — The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF announced today that they have received grants totalling US$ 10 million from…
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Gates Foundation, Norway Contribute $1 Billion to Increase Child Immunization in Developing Countries
Patti PiersonBill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400 Email: [email protected] Anne WinterGlobal Alliance for Vaccines and ImmunizationPhone: +41.22.909.5449 SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a grant of $750 million,…
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Institute for Research and Reform in Education (IRRE) Receives Grant for High School Work
Sacha AdornoSteege/Thomson CommunicationsPhone: 215.747.7700 ext. 216Cell: 267.243.1593 PHILADELPHIA — A $3.8 million award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the Institute for Research and Reform in Education (IRRE) will…
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Selects Seattle Center Site for New Headquarters
Marianne Bichsel Office of the Mayor City of SeattlePhone: 206.684.8878 SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced the selection of a site owned by the City of Seattle…
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Foundation and Libraries Help Ensure All Have Access to Computers and the Internet
Kara PalmerBill & Melinda Gates Foundation Phone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] BOSTON — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced $10.9 million in grants to help public libraries across the country sustain…
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First Step Family Support Center Crosses Halfway Point in Campaign To Pay Off Community Center
Venita LynnFirst Step Family Support CenterPhone: 360.457.8355Email: [email protected] PORT ANGELES, Wash. –- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently announced a $40,000 grant to First Step Family Support Center’s “Big…
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Asian Counseling and Referral Service Wins Strong Support for New Home
Elisa Del RosarioACRS Capital Campaign Director Phone: 206.695.7521Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — The Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) went “three for three” this month, garnering a total of $3 million for…
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California Teachers and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Team Up to Help Local Communities Improve Student Learning in California’s Most Disadvantaged High Schools
Becky ZoglmanCalifornia Teachers AssociationPhone: 650.552.5320Email: [email protected] The California Teachers Association and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation today announced a $1.9 million investment from the Gates Foundation to CTA’s Institute…
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Collaboration of Biotech, Academia, and Nonprofit Pharma Could Significantly Reduce Cost, Boost Supplies of Antimalarial Drug
Joanne HasegawaInstitute for OneWorld HealthPhone: 415.421.4700, ext. 322, Robert SandersUC Berkeley Media RelationsPhone: 510.643.6998 SAN FRANCISCO — A $42.6 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the Institute…
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