Winnick Family Foundation - PRWeb Press Release Group http://www.prweb.com Winnick Family Foundation - Powered by PRWeb en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Visitors to Noah's Ark in Skirball Center's Winnick Hall Exceed 250,000 http://www.prweb.com/releases/gary/winnick/prweb3573684.htm 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 Feb 8, 2010)

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]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/gary/winnick/prweb3573684.htm Winnick Family Foundation Recognizes 2009-2010 Winnick Scholars at Syracuse University http://www.prweb.com/releases/gary/winnick/prweb3422504.htm 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 Jan 8, 2010)

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]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/gary/winnick/prweb3422504.htm Winnick Family Foundation Completes $25,000 Grant to Library Foundation of Los Angeles http://www.prweb.com/releases/Gary/Winnick/prweb3378884.htm 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 Dec 24, 2009)

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]]> Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/Gary/Winnick/prweb3378884.htm Winnick Family Foundation Scholarship Awarded to Alia Jones at Cornell University http://www.prweb.com/releases/gary/winnick/prweb3294544.htm 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 Dec 4, 2009)

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]]> Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/gary/winnick/prweb3294544.htm Winnick Gallery To Feature Contemporary Interpretations of Genesis at Center for Jewish History http://www.prweb.com/releases/gary/winnick/prweb3192114.htm 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 Nov 12, 2009)

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]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/gary/winnick/prweb3192114.htm Winnick Hall at Skirball Center Will Host Photo Exhibit Honoring Civil Rights Movement http://www.prweb.com/releases/gary/winnick/prweb3156184.htm 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 Nov 4, 2009)

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]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/gary/winnick/prweb3156184.htm Winnick Family Scholarship Awarded to Ramona Davoudpour at UCLA School of Medicine http://www.prweb.com/releases/gary/winnick/prweb2946334.htm 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 Sep 28, 2009)

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]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/gary/winnick/prweb2946334.htm Winnick Family Foundation Renews Support for Special Needs Program at Jerusalem Zoo http://www.prweb.com/releases/gary/winnick/prweb2925734.htm 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 Sep 23, 2009)

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]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/gary/winnick/prweb2925734.htm Stanford University Commends Winnick Family Foundation For Support to Graduate Business School http://www.prweb.com/releases/Gary/Winnick/prweb2909704.htm 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 Sep 21, 2009)

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]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/Gary/Winnick/prweb2909704.htm Winnick Family Foundation Supports New Gettysburg Video Production and Broadcast for Children http://www.prweb.com/releases/Gary/Winnick/prweb2859954.htm 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 Sep 11, 2009)

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]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/Gary/Winnick/prweb2859954.htm Gary Winnick and the Winnick Family Foundation Commend Bloomfield Science Museum Work with Israel's Youth http://www.prweb.com/releases/Gary/Winnick/prweb2790534.htm 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 Aug 26, 2009)

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]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/Gary/Winnick/prweb2790534.htm Winnick Family Foundation Funds Teach For America Member Chris Akel http://www.prweb.com/releases/Gary/Winnick/prweb2718464.htm 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 Aug 5, 2009)

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