[NTA] FW: President Obama Donates Nobel Prize Money to Africare and Other Charities
- From: "Ericsson, Aprille J. (GSFC-5560)" <aprille.j.ericsson@xxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:27:09 -0500
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Date: March 15, 2010 8:07:50 PM EDT
Subject: President Obama Donates Nobel Prize Money to Africare and Other
Charities
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
_______________________________________________________________________________________
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 11, 2010
The President Donates Nobel Prize Money to Charity
WASHINGTON - President Obama today announced the charities that will receive a
portion of the $1.4 million award that comes with the Nobel peace prize.
"These organizations do extraordinary work in the United States and abroad
helping students, veterans and countless others in need," said President Obama.
"I'm proud to support their work."
List of Charities
$250,000 to Fisher House
Fisher House is a national non-profit organization that provides housing for
families of patients receiving medical care at major military and VA medical
centers.
$200,000 to the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund
In the wake of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, President Obama asked
former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton to create the Clinton-Bush
Haiti Fund to raise funds for long-term relief efforts in Haiti.
$125,000 to College Summit
College Summit is a national non-profit organization that partners with
elementary and middle schools and school districts to strengthen college-going
culture and increase college enrollment rates, so that all students graduate
from high school career and college-ready.
$125,000 to the Posse Foundation
The Posse Foundation is a national non-profit organization that identifies
public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership
potential who may be overlooked by traditional college selection processes.
Posse's college and university partners award Posse Scholars four-year,
full-tuition leadership scholarships. The scholars graduate at a rate of 90
percent.
$125,000 to the United Negro College Fund
The United Negro College Fund plays a critical role in enabling more than
60,000 students each year to attend college through scholarship and internship
programs.
$125,000 to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) is the nation's leading Hispanic
scholarship organization, providing the Hispanic community more college
scholarships and educational outreach support than any other organization in
the country. In its 34 year history, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund has awarded
close to $280M in scholarships to more than 90,000 students in need.
$125,000 to the Appalachian Leadership and Education Foundation
A non-profit organization funded by foundations and companies, ALEF supports
and enables young men and women from Appalachia to pursue higher education
though scholarship and leadership curriculum.
$125,000 to the American Indian College Fund
The American Indian College Fund transforms Indian higher education by funding
and creating awareness of the unique, community-based accredited Tribal
Colleges and Universities, offering students access to knowledge, skills, and
cultural values which enhance their communities and the country as a whole. The
Fund disburses approximately 6,000 scholarships annually for American Indian
students seeking to better their lives through higher education. The Fund also
provides support for tribal college needs, ranging from capital support to
cultural preservation curricula.
$100,000 to AfriCare
AfriCare was founded in 1970 and has more projects in Africa than any other
U.S. based charity, reaching communities in 25 countries, primarily in
Sub-Saharan Africa. Its programs address needs in three principal areas:
health and HIV/AIDS; food security and agriculture; and water resource
development.
$100,000 to the Central Asia Institute
The Central Asia Institute promotes and supports community-based education and
literacy, especially for girls, in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The Institute's co-founder, Greg Mortenson, was also a Nobel Peace Prize
nominee this year, whose book, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote
Peace, One School at a Time, recounts his attempt to successfully establish
dozens of schools and promote girls' education in rural Afghanistan and
Pakistan.
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