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Best Friends Animal Society Lauds Winnick Family Foundation for Its Support of Navajo Nation Veterinary Care and Youth Education Programs

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:05:00 GMT

A humane education program worked with ninety teens who were interested in becoming veterinarians or veterinary-medicine technicians. The students were able to arrange a free spay-neuter day that saw twenty cats and dogs fixed and vaccinated, found permanent homes for 50 abandoned, free-roaming dogs and set up three runs into remote areas to rescue dogs in danger.

(PRWeb December 13, 2010)

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Gary Winnick and Martin Granoff Chair at Columbia Business School Awarded to Daniel Paravisini

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:01:00 GMT

Dr. Paravisini's breakthrough research work on economic shocks has won serious attention in financial and banking circles and been featured during lectures at prestigious university venues and the Federal Reserve Banks of Philadelphia, New York, and San Francisco.

(PRWeb December 10, 2010)

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Winnick Sustainable Development Program Enters Second Year at Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:01:00 GMT

The program, made possible by a grant from Winnick Family Foundation, lays the groundwork for teaching children in Jerusalem about environmentally-friendly materials, principles of sustainability, and how to preserve the earth through knowledge of science and technology.

(PRWeb November 18, 2010)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/11/prweb4789884.htm

L.A.'s Museum of Contemporary Art Commends Winnick Family Foundation for 2010 Grant Commitment

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:01:00 GMT

More than 100,000 people from around the world visited this historical presentation of contemporary art and 12,000 students, teachers and community leaders participated in the museum's education and outreach offerings that accompanied the exhibit.

(PRWeb November 15, 2010)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Winnick/Foundation/prweb4784524.htm

Winnick Family Foundation Funds New Field-Trip Grants for Lincoln Presidential Museum

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:01:00 GMT

Grants funded by the Winnick Family Foundation cover a portion of the transportation costs for low-income school and youth groups introducing children, often for the first time, to Abraham Lincoln, the museum and the library. The museum has received accolades from museum designers and historians for its use of modern technology, theatrics, and high-fidelity figures to tell Lincoln's story.

(PRWeb November 12, 2010)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Winnick/Foundation/prweb4780464.htm

Winnick Family Scholarship Awarded to Theodora Wingert at UCLA School of Medicine

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 06:40:00 GMT

Born in Seattle, Wingert has worked in Europe with physicians at Danish, German and Polish hospitals and has broad experience in genetic research from summer internships at the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital.

(PRWeb October 11, 2010)

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Karen Winnick to be Honored with Prestigious Arents Award from Syracuse University

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:01:00 GMT

Karen Winnick, chairman of the Winnick Family Foundation, will be honored in October by Syracuse University for her work as a children's book author and illustrator and as a literacy advocate.

(PRWeb September 16, 2010)

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Tishman Speyer Announces Recapitalization at Dublin Corporate Center

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:01:00 GMT

The Tri-Valley's attractive demographics, excellent amenities, and extensive public and private transportation infrastructure have made it one of the most desirable markets in the Bay Area

(PRWeb August 17, 2010)

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Winnick Family Foundation Lauds Breakthrough Alzheimer's Disease Discovery

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:01:00 GMT

Research conducted by scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and the University of Southern California.

(PRWeb August 10, 2010)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/gary/winnick/prweb4365894.htm

Winnick Family Foundation Funds New Field-Trip Grants for Student Visits to the Lincoln Presidential Museum

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:01:00 GMT

New grants to offset transportation costs for educational field trips.

(PRWeb June 09, 2010)

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Winnick Family Foundation Grant to Support Operation USA Effort in Haiti

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMT

Operation USA founder Richard Walden has created an emergency support charity that is regularly ranked among the best and most effective international relief organizations. Eight air shipments of relief supplies in the past month from Operation USA delivered essential pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, generators, medical personnel and shelter supplies into the right helping hands in Haiti.

(PRWeb March 02, 2010)

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Visitors to Noah's Ark in Skirball Center's Winnick Hall Exceed 250,000

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:01:00 GMT

The Winnick Family Foundation provided the $100,000 seed grant to fund the Noah's Ark project. The Noah's Ark exhibit is on the second floor of the 26,000-square-foot Winnick Hall built in 2004 with a $5-million grant from the Winnick Family Foundation.

(PRWeb February 08, 2010)

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Winnick Family Foundation Recognizes 2009-2010 Winnick Scholars at Syracuse University

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:01:00 GMT

The Winnick Family Scholarships at Syracuse University were established in 1992 by Karen and Gary Winnick. Total gifts and endowments made by the Winnick family to the Syracuse campus exceed $5.5 million.

(PRWeb January 08, 2010)

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Winnick Family Foundation Completes $25,000 Grant to Library Foundation of Los Angeles

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:01:00 GMT

The grant helped to fund 1,140 training sessions organized by the Los Angeles Public Library, attracting 21,955 children and 15,648 adults for an average attendance of 19 children and 14 parents or caregivers per session. Each parent or caregiver is trained by the librarian about pre-literacy skills and how to incorporate them into reading with a child.

(PRWeb December 24, 2009)

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Winnick Family Foundation Scholarship Awarded to Alia Jones at Cornell University

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:01:00 GMT

Student Alia Jones wins prestigious scholarship award for fourth time and has already made her mark in contributions to a unique Smithsonian Institute traveling exhibit highlighting the shared history of Native and African Americans.

(PRWeb December 04, 2009)

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Winnick Gallery To Feature Contemporary Interpretations of Genesis at Center for Jewish History

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMT

In the Beginning: Artists Respond to Genesis will open November 18 in light-filled, spacious Winnick Gallery housed at the Manhattan-based Center for Jewish History. The exhibition is uniquely designed to create a dialogue between new installations by contemporary artists and historical representations of the ancient story of creation.

(PRWeb November 12, 2009)

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Winnick Hall at Skirball Center Will Host Photo Exhibit Honoring Civil Rights Movement

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMT

The "Road to Freedom" exhibit will open in Winnick Hall at the Skirball Cultural Center on November 19 and remain on view through March 7, 2010. Among the local events portrayed are the picketing of the Kress Store in Pasadena in 1960, the march on Pershing Square on March 14, 1965, and the conflict in Watts in 1965.

(PRWeb November 04, 2009)

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Winnick Family Scholarship Awarded to Ramona Davoudpour at UCLA School of Medicine

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:01:00 GMT

Student Ramona Davoudpour wins prestigious award for second year, based on superior academic performance and record of community service. Born in Iran, Davoudpour and her family overcame hardship to establish a new home and succeed in Southern California.

(PRWeb September 28, 2009)

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Winnick Family Foundation Renews Support for Special Needs Program at Jerusalem Zoo

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:01:00 GMT

The children served by the program represent a cultural and ethnic cross-section of Israel, but all have special needs like autism, deafness, learning disabilities or mental problems. Special needs children like these are enrolled in the Jerusalem zoo program to learn concentration and self-discipline by forming a connection with the animal.

(PRWeb September 23, 2009)

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Stanford University Commends Winnick Family Foundation For Support to Graduate Business School

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:01:00 GMT

Dr. Lawrence Wein, operations management and homeland security expert, is named The Winnick Faculty Fellow of 2009-2010 at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. "The Winnick Family Foundation's investment in faculty excellence is vital to keeping the School at the frontiers of knowledge," said new GSB Dean Dr. Garth Saloner.

(PRWeb September 21, 2009)

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Winnick Family Foundation Supports New Gettysburg Video Production and Broadcast for Children

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:01:00 GMT

Production dramatizes the value of historical preservation in a broadcast expected to reach 10 million U.S. school children. "Big Deal at Gettysburg" is designed so teachers can show in three 15-minute segments, with on-line discussion-circle questions and activities for each segment to bring social studies, language arts and citizenship lessons to life.

(PRWeb September 11, 2009)

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Gary Winnick and the Winnick Family Foundation Commend Bloomfield Science Museum Work with Israel's Youth

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:01:00 GMT

Three young international science stars won top honors at the science competition hosted by the Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem for work in water purification and behavioral science. The Winnick Family Foundation acknowledges the museum's commitment to arouse scientific curiosity and to deepen the understanding for all of the natural world and human.

(PRWeb August 26, 2009)

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Winnick Family Foundation Funds Teach For America Member Chris Akel

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:01:00 GMT

More than 2,000 Teach For America teachers, called corps members, have taught in L.A.-area public schools, reaching some 160,000 students. By 2010, program administrators expect that there will be nearly 1,500 alumni pursuing educational careers in the Los Angeles area, 60 will be running schools, and 10 or more will hold elective office.

(PRWeb August 05, 2009)

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