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http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/texans-wr-andre-johnson-drops-19k-toy-shopping-205258442--nfl.html (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/texans-wr-andre-johnson-drops-19k-toy-shopping-205258442--nfl.html)
Texans WR Andre Johnson drops $19K on toy shopping spree for charity
Here's an NFL story designed to warm your heart and terrify your wallet. Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson, one of the league's unquestioned good guys, on Tuesday performed what's becoming an annual ritual for him: a Toys "R" Us shopping spree for at-risk youth in Houston.
Johnson's Foundation, the Andre Johnson Charitable Foundation, funded the spree, in which 12 children selected by Child Protective Services had 80 seconds to fill up their carts with as many toys as they could. And oh, could they fill those carts.
"You hear a minute and twenty seconds, and you don't think that's a long time, but you'd be surprised by what these kids can put into their buckets," Johnson said afterward. You can see his gargantuan receipt in the photo at right.
The children, ranging in ages from 8 to 16, have all suffered parental abuse in some form and now live with extended family members. But each child made sure to purchase toys for siblings and other relatives as well.
Johnson's foundation performs several works throughout the year for children in both Houston and Johnson's Miami hometown. But he told the team's website that it's the Toys "R" Us event that he enjoys the most.
"I think it's probably the best one because you get to see the kids really enjoy it," he said. "That's what this season is about. It's something I look forward to. The kids are happy, they get what they want for Christmas, and that's all that matters."
After the spree, Johnson also joined the Houston Police Department's Blue Santa program to surprise 800 students at Houston's Bastian Elementary School with Christmas presents.
Johnson stressed that he had traveled the path many of these kids were on, and he hoped they could learn from his example: "I grew up in a single-parent home and I was fortunate to achieve my goals," he said. "So, whatever goals you have, just keep them out in front of you, don't let anybody distract you away from them, because there will be distractions that try to detour you away from your goals. That's the biggest thing."
-Follow Jay Busbee on Twitter at @jaybusbee-
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Finally a good one.
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19k is probably less than a week's wages for this guy ::)
Imagine if all the Black sports players in America sent their money to Liberia it actually may briefly resemble a decent country.
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Awesome.
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That's some cool stuff right there.
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19k is probably less than a week's wages for this guy ::)
Imagine if all the Black sports players in America sent their money to Liberia it actually may briefly resemble a decent country.
Screw you. He didn't have to drop a dime on someone else's kids.
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19k is probably less than a week's wages for this guy ::)
Imagine if all the Black sports players in America sent their money to Liberia it actually may briefly resemble a decent country.
liberia ? they're americans, not africans you sad fucking mong
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Screw you. He didn't have to drop a dime on someone else's kids.
He didn't have to, but imagine if they did.
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He didn't have to, but imagine if they did.
I'm sure alot of them do. Many players of all sports have charities.
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Imagine if all the Black sports players in America sent their money to Liberia it actually may briefly resemble a decent country.
Doubtful
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Doubtful
Liberia that bad huh?
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Human.
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Good story :)
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This was a great thing this negro did. I hope the others follow his lead.
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More people like that should get involved, spare the bling bling and help out some kids here in America.
Good for him.
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Good for him, more people like that should get involved and help out the American kids that get caught up in the system.
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http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/texans-wr-andre-johnson-drops-19k-toy-shopping-205258442--nfl.html (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/texans-wr-andre-johnson-drops-19k-toy-shopping-205258442--nfl.html)
Texans WR Andre Johnson drops $19K on toy shopping spree for charity
Here's an NFL story designed to warm your heart and terrify your wallet. Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson, one of the league's unquestioned good guys, on Tuesday performed what's becoming an annual ritual for him: a Toys "R" Us shopping spree for at-risk youth in Houston.
Johnson's Foundation, the Andre Johnson Charitable Foundation, funded the spree, in which 12 children selected by Child Protective Services had 80 seconds to fill up their carts with as many toys as they could. And oh, could they fill those carts.
"You hear a minute and twenty seconds, and you don't think that's a long time, but you'd be surprised by what these kids can put into their buckets," Johnson said afterward. You can see his gargantuan receipt in the photo at right.
The children, ranging in ages from 8 to 16, have all suffered parental abuse in some form and now live with extended family members. But each child made sure to purchase toys for siblings and other relatives as well.
Johnson's foundation performs several works throughout the year for children in both Houston and Johnson's Miami hometown. But he told the team's website that it's the Toys "R" Us event that he enjoys the most.
"I think it's probably the best one because you get to see the kids really enjoy it," he said. "That's what this season is about. It's something I look forward to. The kids are happy, they get what they want for Christmas, and that's all that matters."
After the spree, Johnson also joined the Houston Police Department's Blue Santa program to surprise 800 students at Houston's Bastian Elementary School with Christmas presents.
Johnson stressed that he had traveled the path many of these kids were on, and he hoped they could learn from his example: "I grew up in a single-parent home and I was fortunate to achieve my goals," he said. "So, whatever goals you have, just keep them out in front of you, don't let anybody distract you away from them, because there will be distractions that try to detour you away from your goals. That's the biggest thing."
-Follow Jay Busbee on Twitter at @jaybusbee-
(http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gXH7aIelyjBRfbahTTUVIw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTMxMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusnflexperts/c1204texans.jpg)
Ohhhhhhh ohh uhhh WOW.... He is.. BLack... I didn't see that one coming.
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19k is probably less than a week's wages for this guy ::)
Imagine if all the Black sports players in America sent their money to Liberia it actually may briefly resemble a decent country.
A week, try half a day. Still a nice thing to do.
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Hmmmm 333333333333386 is absent from this thread. I guess no negro bashing no 333333333333333333333333 33333386
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Johnson's always been one of the classier guys in the NFL.
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I thought Republicans don`t like free handouts. ???
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I thought Republicans don`t like free handouts. ???
Don't be so purposely contentious. Republicans and the majority of normal Americans are among the most generous people on the planet. Our country gives worthless nations far too much assitance and in return receive derision and hatred for this generosity.
Churches give and are lambasted for their beliefs.
Here is a truth for you my young friend, a Liberal is that way until their idiocy directly effects their own lifestyle. So long as what they espouse does not touch their lives, but only those they wish to destroy or control they are happy with what they push. Kinda like people wanting to have electricity producing windmills but not where they spoil their personal view.
What this athlete did was admirable and as I said before in response to the mock headline of this thread, he did so because he is human. Give not 'till it hurts, that is not what you are called to do. Give what you will and do so without asking anything in return. Just do not expect everyone else to give and if they choose not to, it is not the right of the State to take from anyone that "has" in the name of "fairness".
I know...I think you were making a point. Me too. ;D
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Don't be so purposely contentious. Republicans and the majority of normal Americans are among the most generous people on the planet. Our country gives worthless nations far too much assitance and in return receive derision and hatred for this generosity.
Churches give and are lambasted for their beliefs.
Here is a truth for you my young friend, a Liberal is that way until their idiocy directly effects their own lifestyle. So long as what they espouse does not touch their lives, but only those they wish to destroy or control they are happy with what they push. Kinda like people wanting to have electricity producing windmills but not where they spoil their personal view.
What this athlete did was admirable and as I said before in response to the mock headline of this thread, he did so because he is human. Give not 'till it hurts, that is not what you are called to do. Give what you will and do so without asking anything in return. Just do not expect everyone else to give and if they choose not to, it is not the right of the State to take from anyone that "has" in the name of "fairness".
I know...I think you were making a point. Me too. ;D
Bill Gates is the most generous human being to have ever walked the planet so far. Guess the political affiliation and the lack of religion. 8)
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Bill Gates is the most generous human being to have ever walked the planet so far. Guess the political affiliation and the lack of religion. 8)
I have no need for I already know these things. He has given money. Others, such as men and women in our Armed Forces have given their lives. Which is the greater of the two?
I put not stock in religion and even less in mankind in general. Again, which is the greater of the two. Giving your life or your money? Opening your wallet or your heart? The widow's mite comes to mind. What Gates does is to be commended but it in no way makes him the most generous to date.
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I have no need for I already know these things. He has given money. Others, such as men and women in our Armed Forces have given their lives. Which is the greater of the two?
I put not stock in religion and even less in mankind in general. Again, which is the greater of the two. Giving your life or your money? Opening your wallet or your heart? The widow's mite comes to mind. What Gates does is to be commended but it in no way makes him the most generous to date.
From a Utilitarian aspect, Bill Gates. He has helped more people and continues to do so, whereas a dead soldier perhaps marginally helped anything (if at all even) and is dead and therefore can`t do anymore. Bill Gates easily has been more important than the life of one dead soldier. This is inarguable.
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From a Utilitarian aspect, Bill Gates. He has helped more people and continues to do so, whereas a dead soldier perhaps marginally helped anything (if at all even) and is dead and therefore can`t do anymore. Bill Gates easily has been more important than the life of one dead soldier. This is inarguable.
Your choice. And a very cold one at that.
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Your choice.
I don`t think its possible to equate it in any other way.
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Your choice. And a very cold one at that.
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I don`t think its possible to equate it in any other way.
Stanley: How can you justify all this?
Gabriel: You're not looking at the big picture Stan. Here's a scenario. You have the power to cure all the world's diseases but the price for this is that you must kill a single innocent child, could you kill that child Stanley?
Stanley: No.
Gabriel: You disappoint me, it's the greatest good.
Stanley: Well how about 10 innocents?
Gabriel: Now you're gettin' it, how about a hundred - how about a THOUSAND? Not to save the world but to preserve our way of life.
Stanley: No man has the right to make that decision; you're no different from any other terrorist.
Gabriel: No, you're wrong Stanley. Thousands die every day for no reason at all, where's your bleeding heart for them? You give your twenty dollars to Greenpeace every year thinking you're changing the world? What countries will harbor terrorists when they realize the consequences of what I'll do? Did you know that I can buy nuclear warheads in Minsk for forty million each? Hell, I'd buy half a dozen and even get a discount!
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he makes $43k per game.
He is making $700k in 2012.
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Bill Gates is the most generous human being to have ever walked the planet so far. Guess the political affiliation and the lack of religion. 8)
Generous!, if you call creating a monopoly that saw him profit from ripping off hundreds of millions of hard working people as GENEROUS, well then he is very generous. He is such a crook his own government sued him. What you fuckers fail to realise that is to get mega wealthy you have to be a mega criminal, and GATES is definitely that. All his hand outs are for tax benefits, and positive Public Relations (which seems to have worked, because you dumb Cun+s think the worlds biggest crook is a SAINT) and also to serve Elitist Agendas. Rich fuckers like Bill rely on the stupidity of the average Joe when designing their PR campaigns. It always amazes me that people think the Worlds wealthiest Man is a good guy!
Maybe you gullible fucks should investigate Monsanto and eugenics to get an idea of what Saint Bill is up to to the moment, not to mention the corrupt and tax exempt "Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation". If Bill has his way, Getbig wouldn't exist, it is the type of people who are attracted to GETBIG that Bill wants to wipe out with his Ultrasonic Sterilisation Testicle Zapper device.
The real agenda, to create a monopolistic system of world control in every area of human life. Vaccines, pharmaceuticals, GMOs, reproductive control, weather manipulation, global warming -- these and many other points of entry are the means by which the Gates Foundation is making great strides to control the world by pretending to help improve and save it. (You Dumb Fucks)
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Bill Gates is the most generous human being to have ever walked the planet so far. Guess the political affiliation and the lack of religion. 8)
Hi retard.
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broke in 3 years
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Please refrain from posting positive things about blacks or jews. Not the getbig way chief :-\
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Bill Gates is the most generous human being to have ever walked the planet so far. Guess the political affiliation and the lack of religion. 8)
Abraham Lincoln may disagree there son. . . and he ain't the first guy on the list.
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Abraham Lincoln may disagree there son. . . and he ain't the first guy on the list.
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I thought Republicans don`t like free handouts. ???
government handouts =/= private charity handouts.
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he makes $43k per game.
He is making $700k in 2012.
you crazy? Johnson makes millions a year.
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That's a good thing to have done for some kids. He has my respect as a decent human being.
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Good story :)
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But each child made sure to purchase toys for siblings and other relatives as well.
:)
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you crazy? Johnson makes millions a year.
240's right about the 700k in 2012.
Escalates to 6.2M next year, though.
Regardless, it's way cool what he did.
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He probably spends more on "making it rain" in strip clubs on a Monday night
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Good to see this. He's not forgotten where he came from and is a positive role model for kids.
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He probably spends more on "making it rain" in strip clubs on a Monday night
And rightfully so. Strippers need handouts too.
Kidding aside, it still doesn't take away from the fact that he engaged in a relatively selfless act for random people in society. Altruism.
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And rightfully so. Strippers need handouts too.
Kidding aside, it still doesn't take away from the fact that he engaged in a relatively selfless act for random people in society. Altruism.
All tax writeoffs and aderal
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Bill Gates is the most generous human being to have ever walked the planet so far. Guess the political affiliation and the lack of religion. 8)
The amount of money and time Bill Gates gives to charity is miniscule compared to his net worth. You fucking fail yet again.
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The amount of money and time Bill Gates gives to charity is miniscule compared to his net worth. You fucking fail yet again.
He has given over 50 percent of his wealth away already and plans to give all of it away by the end of his life. I hope this helps, you incorrigible moron.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1027878/Bill-Gates-pledges-58-billion-fortune-charity--children.html
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(http://www.inquisitr.com/wp-content/2012/01/BillGatesBetterThanBatman.jpg)
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He has given over 50 percent of his wealth away already and plans to give all of it away by the end of his life. I hope this helps, you incorrigible moron.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1027878/Bill-Gates-pledges-58-billion-fortune-charity--children.html
"Plans to give it all away by the end of his life". Ok when Bill Gates is sleeping rough on the streets after giving his last dollar to charity bring this topic back up.
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Even if Bill Gates gives 99% of his money to charity he will still have more than everyone on this forum, what part of that don't you understand? He has so much money he has nothing else to do with it. That's not real generosity and he certainly is not the most generous man in the USA.
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He has given over 50 percent of his wealth away already and plans to give all of it away by the end of his life. I hope this helps, you incorrigible moron.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1027878/Bill-Gates-pledges-58-billion-fortune-charity--children.html
You of all people quoting the daily mail ::)
Don't you know it's the root of all evil
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You of all people quoting the daily mail ::)
Don't you know it's the root of all evil
Only a limp wristed beta male with some stupid name like raymondo would refer to the dailymail as evil. I don't like it because it is the state sponsored safety valve stopping whites from turning to more radical political beliefs.
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"Plans to give it all away by the end of his life". Ok when Bill Gates is sleeping rough on the streets after giving his last dollar to charity bring this topic back up.
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Even if Bill Gates gives 99% of his money to charity he will still have more than everyone on this forum, what part of that don't you understand? He has so much money he has nothing else to do with it. That's not real generosity and he certainly is not the most generous man in the USA.
So for him to be generous means giving away ALL of his money???
You don't make sense. So someone making $5000 a year giving away a couple bucks isn't generous until he gives away all $5000?
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So for him to be generous means giving away ALL of his money???
You don't make sense. So someone making $5000 a year giving away a couple bucks isn't generous until he gives away all $5000?
Bill Gates can afford to give away 50% of his money and still be able to buy anything anyone could ever possibly want for himself and his family, how is that hard to understand?
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Bill Gates can afford to give away 50% of his money and still be able to buy anything anyone could ever possibly want for himself and his family, how is that hard to understand?
Your logic is idiotic. So, what you're saying if your net worth is let's say 50 billion, you're not generous before you bring your wealth down to a level that makes your wealth less than an average person, therefore making it a 'sacrifice'?
Do you realize that Bill Gates doesn't even know his exact wealth at any given time like most of us do? It would be impossible for him to meet your 'criteria' of being generous.
Why is there always a hater - even for the greatest philanthropist ever known. >:(
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Your logic is idiotic. So, what you're saying if your net worth is let's say 50 billion, you're not generous before you bring your wealth down to a level that makes your wealth less than an average person, therefore making it a 'sacrifice'?
Do you realize that Bill Gates doesn't even know his exact wealth at any given time like most of us do? It would be impossible for him to meet your 'criteria' of being generous.
Why is there always a hater - even for the greatest philanthropist ever known. >:(
Which charities recieve his money?
I'm guessing most of the charities are based in Apefrika or Israhell. I doubt he will be donating money to impoverished eastern european countries anytime soon, only politically correct charities. So fuck him and his generosity aka PR stunts.
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Only a limp wristed beta male with some stupid name like raymondo would refer to the dailymail as evil. I don't like it because it is the state sponsored safety valve stopping whites from turning to more radical political beliefs.
I've heard some stupid justifications for the DM, but this takes the cake- it takes itself far too seriously.
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Which charities recieve his money?
I'm guessing most of the charities are based in Apefrika or Israhell. I doubt he will be donating money to impoverished eastern european countries anytime soon, only politically correct charities. So fuck him and his generosity aka PR stunts.
good points here. He barely spends money here. Always helping other countries.
SPend a billion and help a bunch of africans, or spend a billion in the USA and build schools for our youth. They don't see it that way.
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good points here. He barely spends money here. Always helping other countries.
SPend a billion and help a bunch of africans, or spend a billion in the USA and build schools for our youth. They don't see it that way.
Gates has spent Billions building schools in the United States.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_college_high_school
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Gates has spent Billions building schools in the United States.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_college_high_school
Where does it say he gave billions to schools? I know of a few donations in the millions he made to some tech high schools but not in the billions.
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Where does it say he gave billions to schools? I know of a few donations in the millions he made to some tech high schools but not in the billions.
Education
Smaller Schools
The Gates foundation claims one in five students is unable to read and grasp the contents of what they read, and African American and Latino students are graduating with the skills of a middle school student.[38] The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation has invested more than US$250 million in grants to create new small schools, reduce student-to-teacher ratios, and to divide up large high schools through the schools-within-a-school model.[38]
Cornell University
Faculty of Computing and Information Science received US$25 million from the Foundation for a new Information Science building which will be named the Bill and Melinda Gates Hall. The total cost of the building is expected to be US$60 million. Construction began in March 2012 and is expected to be completed by 2014.[39]
Carnegie Mellon University
The Foundation gave US$20 million to the Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science for a new Computer Science building which is named the Gates Center for Computer Science.[40] It officially opened on September 22, 2009.[41]
D.C. Achievers Scholarships
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced March 22, 2007 a US$122 million initiative to send hundreds of the District of Columbia's poorest students to college.[42]
Gates Cambridge Scholarships
Donated US$210 million in October 2000 to help outstanding graduate students outside of the United Kingdom study at the University of Cambridge. Approximately 100 new students every year are funded.[43]
Gates Millennium Scholars
Administered by the United Negro College Fund, the foundation donated US$1.5 billion for scholarships to high achieving minority students.[44]
NewSchools Venture Fund
The Foundation contributed US$30 million to help NewSchools to manage more charter schools, which aim to prepare students in historically underserved areas for college and careers.
Strong American Schools
On April 25, 2007, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation joined forces with the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation pledging a joint US$60 million to create Strong American Schools, a nonprofit project responsible for running ED in 08, an initiative and information campaign aimed at encouraging 2008 presidential contenders to include education in their campaign policies.[45]
Teaching Channel
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced in September 2011 a US$3.5 million initiative to launch a multi-platform service delivering professional development videos for teachers over the Internet, public television, cable and other digital outlets. [46]To date, over 13,500 teachers and educators have joined the community to share ideas, lesson plans and teaching methods.[47]
The Texas High School Project
The project was set out to increase and improve high school graduation rates across Texas. The foundation committed US$84.6 million to the project beginning in 2003. The THSP focuses its efforts on high-need schools and districts statewide, with an emphasis on urban areas and the Texas-Mexico border.[48]
University Scholars Program
Donated US$20 million in 1998 to endow a scholarship program at Melinda Gates' alma mater, Duke University.[49] The program provides full scholarships to about 10 members of each undergraduate class and one member in each class in each of the professional schools (schools of medicine, business, law, divinity, environment, nursing, and public policy), as well as to students in the Graduate School pursuing doctoral degrees in any discipline. Graduate and professional school scholars serve as mentors to the undergraduate scholars, who are chosen on the basis of financial need and potential for interdisciplinary academic interests. Scholars are chosen each spring from new applicants to Duke University's undergraduate, graduate, and professional school programs. The program features seminars to bring these scholars together for interdisciplinary discussions and an annual spring symposium organized by the scholars.
Washington State Achievers Scholarship
The Washington State Achievers program encourages schools to create cultures of high academic achievement while providing scholarship support to select college-bound students.
William H. Gates Public Service Law Program
This program awards five full scholarships annually to the University of Washington School of Law. Scholars commit to working in relatively low-paying public service legal positions for at least the first five years following graduation.[50]
Pacific Northwest
Discovery Institute
Donated US$1 million in 2000 to the Discovery Institute and pledged US$9.35 million over 10 years in 2003, including US$50,000 of Bruce Chapman's US$141,000 annual salary. According to a Gates Foundation grant maker, this grant is "exclusive to the Cascadia project" on regional transportation, and it may not be used for the Institute's other activities, including promotion of intelligent design.[citation needed]
Rainier Scholars
Donated US$1 million
Computer History Museum
Donated US$15 million to the museum in October 2005.[51]
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Good deed. The guy done well.
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TrueAdonis you do realise that you would not last 5 seconds in a black neighbourhood without being robbed, beaten and left for dead. Yet you seem to care a great deal for these "culturally enriching" people.
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He has given over 50 percent of his wealth away already and plans to give all of it away by the end of his life. I hope this helps, you incorrigible moron.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1027878/Bill-Gates-pledges-58-billion-fortune-charity--children.html
Why wait until the end of his life, if he wanted to make a difference he would give it all away now! Oh, and what charity to you think he is giving it too, wait for it "The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation". Like I said, Bill relies on the stupidity of the average citizen when designing his Public Relations projects.
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Why wait until the end of his life, if he wanted to make a difference he would give it all away now! Oh, and what charity to you think he is giving it too, wait for it "The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation". Like I said, Bill relies on the stupidity of the average citizen when designing his Public Relations projects.
Give it all away now? Finance isn`t your strong point. As long as he keeps what he does, more money is made via compound interest, thus increasing the amount he is able to give for decades to come. Giving it all would hinder this.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is 100 percent transparent.
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Give it all away now? Finance isn`t your strong point. As long as he keeps what he does, more money is made via compound interest, thus increasing the amount he is able to give for decades to come. Giving it all would hinder this.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is 100 percent transparent.
Finance isn't my strong point, what are you going on about! Compound Interest! WTF, do you think Bill makes his money from high interest bearing savings accounts, your a Knob! You fail to understand the only way someone can be mega rich is for their to be millions of people in poverty, this is the way it works, Bill doesn't give a fuck about other people, if he really wanted to help, he would use his influence to change the system, so that people like him couldn't become mega wealthy at the expense of millions of other people. Him giving away money is only done to win over other people (PR), it has nothing to do with helping anybody. By thinking that other people benefit if the mega rich are allowed to continue exploiting others and negatively impacting on other peoples financial well being only to give it away to their own corrupt charitable foundations is somehow a good thing is well beyond me. The only way for the rich to get richer is to exploit others, their is no other way around this, The fact you think "The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation" is transparent shows your high level of naivety and gullibility.
The Charity invests assets that it has not yet distributed with the exclusive goal of maximizing return on investment. As a result, its investments include companies that have been charged with worsening poverty in the same developing countries where the Foundation is attempting to relieve poverty. These include companies that pollute heavily, and pharmaceutical companies that do not sell into the developing world, when this was discovered they stood by their policy of investing for maximum return even though it contradicts their supposed Philanthropy, so rather than actually helping, once again a rich fucker is helping destroy the planet and create more poverty all in the name of being Good, so now not only can rich fuckers continue getting richer, they can convince they more gullible in the population that they are actually being charitable while doing it. (Brilliant PR but this is just the tip of the iceberg - only an idiot would continue thinking this is actually a Charity). I say this all the time, but it amazes me how gullible people are and how sucked in they are by the Public relations techniques of the ultra rich, it seems their is no help for you, as Bills well researched PR has had it's desired effect, you actually think you and Bill could be good mates and that Bill is a good man.
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He didn't spend a dime, his charitable foundation picked up the tab. Big difference.