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Lotto winners give back

Good Mood Admin — Fri, 27 May 2011 06:36:21 +0000

Jacki and Gilbert Cisneros from California, won $266 million a year ago, and decided to provide substantial scholarship money to benefit students from their hometown, Pico Rivera.

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Huge Donation to Schools

Good Mood Admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:10:55 +0000

A huge donation which is given to three school districts and five charter groups by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest education grant in a decade. The donation of $290 million will focus mainly on reforming teacher management and studying what makes teachers effective.

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Madonna Launched Girls’ School in Malawi

Good Mood Admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:43:28 +0000

The Raising Malawi Academy for Girls, which is located 15 KM outside the capital city of Malawi – Lilongwe. This school is expected to be completed in two years and will cost $15 million. once completed the school will admit 500 girls.

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Hope for Homeless Teen

Good Mood — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:00:59 +0000

17 years old Danielle Galloway, grew up homeless in Atlanta. She attended ten different schools and bounced from one shelter to another. Her goal was to achieve a good education and nothing stoped her. These days she has graduated in the top of her class and won a full scholarship to Boston University.

Read the full article (CNN)