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December 26, 2004
Charity That Defies Economics
In line with the holiday season, Steven Pearlstein of the The Washington Post, details company gift giving and charity programs: Charity That Defies Economics (free registraton required or use www.bugmenot.com
This has been a tough week for Fannie Mae. But whatever you want to say about the company, its foundation has consistently been on the front lines of corporate giving in Washington. This was a record year for Fannie's Help the Homeless Program that enlisted more than 110,000 people for various walkathons and raised $6.5 million for local programs. And Fannie employees rallied around the Hope for Henry Foundation, created by employee Laurie Strongin in memory of her 7-year-old son, who died two years ago from a rare genetic illness. This month, the Henry Foundation provided computers, Gameboys, portable CD players and the like to kids undergoing cancer treatment at Georgetown University Medical Center.
UPDATES: after reading "Dear Henry, Letters To My Son" recent entries, I'm off to watch Mary Poppins with the family...
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