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Winnick Family Foundation Grant to Support Operation USA Effort in HaitiLOS ANGELES CA – March 2, 2010 - 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. Visitors to Noah’s Ark in Skirball Center’s Winnick Hall Exceed 250,000LOS ANGELES CA – February 8, 2010 – 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. Winnick Family Foundation Recognizes 2009-2010 Winnick Scholars at Syracuse UniversityLOS ANGELES CA – January 7, 2010 – Ten undergraduate students at Syracuse University have been awarded Winnick Family Scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year. The ten students, chosen by the University, will be recognized at the annual Scholarship Appreciation Luncheon. Winnick Family Foundation Completes $25,000 Grant to Library Foundation of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA – December 24, 2009 – 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. Winnick Family Foundation Scholarship Awarded to Alia Jones at Cornell UniversityLos Angeles, CA – December 4, 2009 –Cornell University has awarded the Winnick Family Foundation Scholarship for 2009-2010 to student Alia Jones, Class of 2010. This is the fourth award received by Ms. Jones from the Foundation. Pacific Capital Group’s Gary Winnick Hosts Dinner Honoring David Gergen, Director of Harvard’s Center for Public LeadershipBeverly Hills, CA – November 24, 2009 –Financier and philanthropist Gary Winnick hosted a dinner at his Bel Air home on Wednesday, November 19, honoring David Gergen, Director of The Center for Public Leadership at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Winnick Hall at Skirball Center Will Host Photo Exhibit Honoring Civil Rights MovementLOS ANGELES, CA – November 4, 2009 –Winnick Hall, the largest exhibition space at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, will feature “Road to Freedom,” the grandest presentation in decades of photography from the Civil Rights Movement. Winnick Family Scholarship Awarded to Ramona Davoudpour at UCLA School of MedicineLOS ANGELES, CA – September 28, 2009 –The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has awarded the Winnick Family Scholarship for 2009-2010 to student Ramona Davoudpour. This is the second year that Davoudpour, Class of 2010, has won this prestigious honor. Winnick Family Foundation Renews Support for Special Needs Program at Jerusalem ZooLOS ANGELES, CA – September 23, 2009 – The Winnick Family Foundation announced today its continuing support for a unique program serving special-needs children at the Tisch Family Zoological Gardens in Jerusalem. The Animal Assisted Therapy Program, begun in 1998, matches children in safe and organized sessions with animals living at the zoo. Stanford University Commends Winnick Family Foundation For Support to Graduate Business SchoolLOS ANGELES, CA – September 21, 2009 – Dr. Lawrence M. Wein has been named The Winnick Faculty Fellow of 2009-2010 at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business (GSB). The fellowship is funded by an annual grant from the Winnick Family Foundation in support of teaching excellence at the School. Winnick Family Foundation Supports New Gettysburg Video Production and Broadcast for ChildrenLOS ANGELES, CA – September 10, 2009 – The Gettysburg Foundation will be filming a new educational film later this month that will be broadcast nationwide to an expected audience of 10 million school children. The new production, “Big Deal at Gettysburg – The Value of Historical Places,” is funded in part by the Winnick Family Foundation. Winnick Family Foundation Commends Bloomfield Science Museum Work with Israel’s YouthLOS ANGELES, CA – August 26, 2009 – Three Israeli teenagers - 17-year-olds Shira Ahissar and Yadid Algavi, along with 16-year-old Shahar Gvirtz - became international celebrities in Israel earlier this summer when they brought home top prizes in the "World Series" of science fairs, the prestigious Intel International Science and Engineering Fair competition. Winnick Family Foundation Acknowledges Contributions of Sculptor Lynn Syms LOS ANGELES, CA – August 11, 2009 – Extended by popular demand was one of the most well-attended shows in the Yeshiva University Museum’s Winnick Gallery, located in Manhattan at the Center for Jewish History. The long-running show featured the life work of L.T. Syms, one of the country’s most respected figurative sculptors. Winnick Family Foundation Funds Teach For America Member Chris AkelLOS ANGELES, CA – August 4, 2009 – When teacher Chris Akel applied to join Teach For America, he was ready for the challenge of teaching in an underserved urban or rural community – something very unlike the surburban neighborhoods he grew up in on the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee. Financier and Philanthropist Gary Winnick Keynotes “Leadership in Crisis” Convocation at Harvard’s Center for Public LeadershipCAMBRIDGE, MA – March 24, 2009 – Financier and philanthropist Gary Winnick delivered keynote remarks at an afternoon convocation and open forum for students and faculty at Harvard. Gary Winnick Featured in Mosaic MagazineLOS ANGELES CA – March 19, 2008 – Mosaic, the magazine of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, features a profile of entrepreneur, philanthropist and visionary Gary Winnick … International Financier and Philanthropist Gary Winnick to Receive UCLA’s
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