Obama gives away $1.4 million in Nobel prize money to charities
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Clifford Armion
le 03/12/2010
Associated Press
"WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama plans to donate the $1.4 million from his Nobel Peace Prize to helping students, veterans' families and survivors of Haiti's earthquake, among others, drawing attention to organizations he said "do extraordinary work." "Obama is giving a total of $750,000 to six groups that help kids go to college. Fisher House, which provides housing for families with loved ones at Veterans Administration hospitals, will receive $250,000, the White House said Thursday. And the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund, for which two former presidents are raising money to rebuild earthquake-ravaged Haiti, will receive $200,000. ""These organizations do extraordinary work in the United States and abroad helping students, veterans and countless others in need," Obama said in a statement. "I'm proud to support their work."" Read on...Pour citer cette ressource :
"Obama gives away $1.4 million in Nobel prize money to charities", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), décembre 2010. Consulté le 28/05/2023. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/obama-gives-away-1-4-million-in-nobel-prize-money-to-charities