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PHILANTHROPY NEWS DIGEST
Kelly and Lou Gonda have donated $1.5 million to the Corrine A. Seeds University Elementary School in Los Angeles. The gift will be used to fund various educational projects at the school, including the purchase of computers and video-editing equipment for the school's library. The library will be renamed the Gonda Family Library in the fall. Lou Gonda is the son of Leslie and Susan Gonda who donated $45 million to UCLA for a genetics and neuroscience research building four years ago.
Tomono, Kiyoshi. "Gonda Family Donates $1.5 Million to UCLA Elementary School." 4/7/2000.
Planned National Health Museum Receives $1 Million Gift
William P. Danielcyzk, chairman and chief executive officer
of MillenniumHealth Communications Inc., has pledged $1 million toward the creation of a national health museum in Washington, D.C. The nonprofit museum group is currently working to win congressional support and raise more than $100 million for the project. In addition to the cash contribution, MillenniumHealth has agreed to become a "technology partner" and will help develop the museum's Web site.
Boodman, Sandra G. "Web Money Linked to Mall Health Museum." Washington Post 4/11/2000.
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