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Jack in the Box Plays Charity Golf for Big Brothers Big Sisters
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The Jack in the Box Foundation donated $325,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters. The funds were raised at 23rd annual Jack in the Box Charity Golf Tournament held in April. More than 350 Jack in the Box employees and vendors attended the tournament held at the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa.
Institute Gives Beysters a Place of Honor for Their Support
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J. Robert Beyster and Betty J. Beyster will donate approximately $2.5 million to the J. Craig Venter Institute. The funds will be used to support the completion of the J. Craig Venter Institute sustainable laboratory that is currently under construction at UC San Diego.
Gift of $3M Made to Salk Institute in Honor of Francis Crick
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Michael Crick, the son of the late Nobel laureate and Salk faculty member, Francis Crick, will donate approximately $3 million to the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. The funds come from the sale of a letter that Francis Crick wrote to his then-young son Michael describing his discovery of the double-helical structure of DNA.
Komen Shares the Wealth With Area Health Care Agencies
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Susan G. Komen for the Cure, San Diego awarded $1.4 million to breast health programs throughout San Diego County at its annual Grant Award Ceremony recently.
Fundraiser Delivers $1M on Mission to Support the Troops
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The Del Mar Country Club hosted the second annual fundraiser to support the SEAL-Naval Special Warfare Family Foundation, which raised more than $1 million.
Art Auction Draws Good Crowd for Alzheimer’s Group Event
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The Alzheimer’s Association San Diego/Imperial Chapter held the 16th annual Memories in the Making Art Auction recently at the Hahn University Center at the University of San Diego. The event raised more than $150,000 to support the San Diego/Imperial Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.
Moores Gives $2M to Aid Scripps in Battling a Very Bad Bug
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Local philanthropist John Moores donated approximately $2 million to The Scripps Research Institute. The funds will be used for the development of a new field test for river blindness, a parasitic infection that affects tens of millions of people in parts of Africa, Latin America and other tropical regions.
Putting Puts Charities in the Winner’s Circle
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The Farmers Insurance Open’s Birdies for Charity program raised more than $420,000 for eight local charities. Farmers Insurance and the Century Club of San Diego presented the funds to all eight participating Birdies for Charity organizations. Participating charities asked for pledges and donations from individuals who support their organizations.
Shiley Makes a Healthy Donation to Scripps’ Musculoskeletal Center
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Local philanthropist Darlene Shiley has donated $5 million to Scripps Clinic to support advanced orthopedic care and research. The Donald P. and Darlene V. Shiley Musculoskeletal Center, on the first floor of the Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines Anderson Outpatient Pavilion in La Jolla, will provide patients with a range of medical services and centralized programs all in one place.
New Award to Give Head Start to Cognitive Research
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Former UC San Diego Chancellor Richard Atkinson donated $3.5 million to the National Academy of Sciences. The funds will be used to establish an annual $200,000 prize that will recognize the work of researchers in the fields of psychology and cognitive sciences.
