Thursday, May 12, 2005

Bill Gates Sr. urges Idahoans to donate to local charities

Business - The Idaho Statesman - Always Idaho: "Bill Gates Sr. urges Idahoans to donate to local charities
Microsoft founder's father says small gifts add up

Jason Kauffman

The Idaho Statesman Edition Date: 05-12-2005
No matter how small, acts of philanthropy add up and make a difference.

That was the message of Bill Gates Sr. Wednesday when the co-chairman of the nation's largest philanthropic institution spoke at the Idaho Community Foundation's annual meeting.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda created the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation with shares of Microsoft stock in 2000 to focus on global health, education, public libraries and at-risk families. Its assets are approximately $28.8 billion."

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