Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Donors keep Houston's pools, community centers open | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Donors keep Houston's pools, community centers open | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "A $350,000 donation from energy companies has saved eight city pools and seven community centers from closing this summer.

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, announced the philanthropy by Marathon Oil and ConocoPhillips on Monday at an event she organized at Independence Heights Park. It included balloon-toting children and neighborhood activists shuttled in to surround her as she praised the energy industry and the generosity of Houstonians."

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