3M donates $1.6 million to UW-Madison engineering building
The gift will take the form of $1.4 million in cash and $200,000 in 3M multimedia...Cisco Chairman donates $31 million for UW building renovation
The University of Wisconsin-Madisons Education Building, which originally housed the College of Mechanics and Engineering has been unfinished for 104 years, but thanks to a $31 million alumni gift the university will modernize and complete the building, one of Bascom Hills signature historic landmarks. John P. and Tashia F. Morgridge, both UW-Madison alumni, hope the Education Building c...GE Healthcare donates $530K to research award program
Waukesha, Wis. -- The goal of the three-year, $530,000 contribution will...Britney Spears Donates $50 000 To Support Cancer Patients
Pop princess Britney Spears has donated $50,000 to Gilda's Club Worldwide, //an organization that supports cancer patients. According to People magazine, Britney said in a statement: "When children have cancer, or when their parents or siblings have the disease, there are a few places they can turn to for support." "Gilda's Club is one of those places. I passionately believ...Canadian Sikh Community Donates To Hospital Project In Canada
The Canadian Sikh community has collected $2.3 million to be donated to a new hospital through a fundraising event involving Punjabi community radio programs // . The money will be spent on building the William Osler Health Centre Foundation's Brampton Hospital at Bovaird Drive and Bramalea Road, which is scheduled to open in 2007. The fundraising event, Better Health Radiot...46-Year-Old Canada Man Donates A Part Of His Liver To A Complete Stranger
In an extreme act of generosity, Canada based Kevin Gosling donated a part of his liver to a 5-year old comatose child to help him recover from an incurable liver disease //. He further stated that he had no regrets about donating his organ to a complete stranger or about putting his own life at risk, adding that he would do it again, if necessary. The impact a kidney donation had on...Germany Donates $870,00 For HIV Prevention Programs In Myanmar
A UNICEF statement issued on Saturday confirmed that Germany has donated $870,000 to the U.N. Children's Fund for fighting AIDS through prevention programs //aimed at youngsters who are out of school in Myanmar. UNICEF said the funds would be used to teach youngsters aged 10 and 17 prevention methods for HIV. These youngsters would also be taught various other skills. The statement adde...Son donates part of his liver to father
Thunder Bay: A 24-year-old youth, Joshua Lavoie, offered to donate nearly 60% of his liver to his dad, so that his father could live. The son apparently did not have any// second thoughts about donating his liver, according to sources. Ted Lavoie, 54, had been suffering hepatitis C for almost two decades, which had completely damaged his liver. There was no option left to reverse hi...