Top 5 the Biggest donation in 2011

Biggest Donation in United States (2011)

Social contribution activities for the millionaires in the United States seemed to be a routine role in their lives. Unmitigated, these rich people spend hundreds of millions of dollars in donations to the United States.

As quoted from money.cnn.com, reported by 5 biggest contribution was recorded throughout 2011. Donations came from wealthy individuals in the U.S. with a value of over $ 200 million

Quoting from the Chronicle of Philanthropy, as many as 5 donation directed to college and one to a museum. Donations came from a wealthy family famous in the U.S..

Here are the 5 biggest donations in 2011:

1. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Donations: $ 800 million
Donors: Family Walton

In May, the ruling family of the largest U.S. supermarket, Wal-Mart, donated $ 800 million to a museum in the area of ​​Arkansas, USA, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. The museum is managed by Alice Walton, daughter of Wal-Mart founder, Sam.

"My family has established a foundation that is expected to continue to grow as a resource for the community and country," said Alice Walton.

The plan are the donations totaling millions of dollars that will be used to help the museum operations, in addition to the acquisition and development capital in the future.

2. Cornell University

Contribution: U.S. $ 350 million (Rp3, 15 trillion)
Donors: Charles Feeney

There are Unknown donor who make the largest donation in Cornell University, the contribution of Charles Feeney's Atlantic Philanthropies through the foundation is considered as the largest contribution in the history of Cornell University, USA.

Feeney is an alumnus of Cornell's School of Hotel Administration and co-founder of Duty Free Shoppers Group, which operates stores in airports and other locations around the world. He has donated money to $ 5.4 billion largely through his foundation devoted to the former alma mater.

The last donation was announced in December are expected to help finance the engineering campus on Roosevelt Island recently, New York.

When the construction of the campus is completed, the number of masters and doctoral graduates from engineering schools is expected to increase by 70 percent.

3. Carnegie Mellon University

Donations: $ 265 million
Donors: William S Dietrich, II

In September, former Chief Executive Diestrich Industries, William S Dietrich II, pledged to donate the sum of $ 265 million to Carnegie Mellon University.

"My involvement as a board member of the Carnegie Mellon, not only to convince me that this is the best university, but also something that is important to encourage a better future in the region and its people," said Dietrich.

Dietrich, who was born in Pittsburg, but graduated from Princeton also donated U.S. $ 125 million to his alma mater that.

4. University of Pennsylvania

Donations: $ 225 million
Donor: Raymond and Ruth Perelman

In May, Raymond Perelman, chairman of RGP Holding, donating money of $ 225 million to the Pennsylvania School of Medicine. The contribution of the individual is the largest in the history of the university.

Penssylvania University President Amy Gutman, said it would increase the budget by 20 percent for medical school in 2012. Additional funds will also be used to recruit medical personnel and educators as well as investments in health research program.

This donation is not the first to do Perelmans. In 2005, the Perelmans pledged to donate $ 25 million to establish the Ruth and Raymond Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine.

After his contributions this year, the School of Medicine was renamed the Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine.

5. University of Southern California

Donations: $ 200 million
Donors: David Dornsife

In March 2011, Davoid Dornsife, chairman of the Herrick Corporation, and his wife donated $ 200 million to the University of Southern California's College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.

In addition to adding the name of the couple in front of the university's name, the manager also created a scholarship program Dornsife worth $ 10 thousand for each recipient.

An alumnus David Dornsife 1965. The couple has long been a benefactor to the university. However, this year's donation is the largest in the history of the founding of the university.

Venkateswara - The biggest donation in a day

Venkateswara temple  

One of the richest Hindu temple in India raise 57.3 million rupees, or about $ 1.1 million in one day, which is the biggest donation in history.
 
This donation is obtained even though the number of people who came in the religious festivals Ramnavami down because it coincided with school exams.

"Donation box Venkateswara Temple in the state of Andhra Pradesh received the most donations from one source 20 million rupees" said a temple official.

Hindu Temple has an annual revenue of 340 million rupees, mostly from public donations.

Between 50,000 and 100,000 pilgrims visit the temple every day and the number is increasing on a day-to-day Hindu religious.




 

But the number of the largest donations came from a congregation of the largest record funds collected in the history of the temple.

"This is the largest donation in the history of the temple of Venkateswara," said Bommireddy Sharaga, in charge of collecting donations, told The Times, India.

This temple is run by a board called the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.

Donations by local Hindus on Sunday (01/04) including cash, jewelry, silver and gold.

Obama get $ 750 million

Obama reject $200,000 of campaign funds

During the 2008 election Obama earned a donation of U.S. $ 750 million.

U.S. President Barack Obama will return the campaign funds of $ 200,000, which was donated casino business family from Mexico.

"More than 1.3 million Americans contribute to campaigns (Obama) and we regularly conduct searches origins of these donations," said Obama campaign spokesman, Ben Labolt.

He said most of the contributors to pay less than $ 250 while the average value of the contribution is $ 56 per person.

Previous newspaper The New York Times Carlos and Alberto Rojas Cardona, who settled in Chicago, raising money for the Obama campaign.

Their brother, Juan Jose Rojas Cardona, who is also known as Pepe, disappeared while undergoing legal proceedings for fraud and drugs in the United States in 1994.

The New York Times report says Pepe Cardona now asking forgiveness.
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Why Angelina jolie and charity care about war?

Angelina Jolie care about the refugees

Golden globe Angelina has donated her $100,000 to the United Nation. This donation was to assist the Syrian Refugees. Angelina Jolie has known as Generous women, Angelina actress made donation to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees or as known as UNHCR. Angelina said that Every Individual refugees has suffered and survived more than anyone could ever bear. She also said The International community should react to preventing conflict and solving it more quickly, this is the only way to creating durable solutions for the refugees.

There are more than 13,000 people have been killed during the war. That’s way Angelina Jolie visited Syria last June as a goodwill ambassador.  Angelina was visited at a refugee camp near the Turkish border. Angelina bringing toys for the children and share the families story about what they had been through. Angelia Jolie said that the number of refugees around the world are increasing year by year and they all need our assistance to survive.

 "Most Iraqi refugees cannot return to Iraq in view of the severe trauma they experienced there, the uncertainty linked to the coming Iraqi elections, the security issues and the lack of basic services. They will, therefore, be in need of continued support from the international community" UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie

 "It is clear that the Syrian people, no matter the challenges or difficulties they may face, have always shown generous hospitality to people in need. I hope that the rest of the world recognizes that we all have to share this burden and continue to take care of Iraqi refugees" Angelina Jolie

In 2011, Angelina Jolie and brad pitt donate $340,000 to health care relief efforts in Somalia. According to the statistic, around 10,000 people in Somalia have already died and other 750,000 facing the critical shortages. Angelina Jolie and charity are working together to improve the standard of live people in Somalia. The Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid said that the donation from Jolie-pitt Foundation will increase the lifesaving health service in Mogadishu's Badbaado camp for displaced people. This health service will serve 300 women and children every day.

Oxfam Charity - help the others

Oxfam charity is one of charity organization that have a vision to end poverty in the world. Oxfam is a global movement where people share and belief that poverty isn't inevitable because we live in a world that have rich resources. Oxfam dedicate to build a safer world by focusing in people's basic rights. "Oxfam is a global movement of people working towards a world without poverty. And we won't rest until we get the job done" are the oxfam vision. They respond fast in emergencies and stay to help people to rebuild their lives. Oxfam has a long term project with other communities.

Oxfam charity campaign was start from one simple fact that all human lives are in equal value and every people have their unique potential. Oxfam make collaboration with other organization with unique local expertise,connection and experience. By working together will not only saves time and money but also to helping foster trust and respect in the communities that oxfam support. Oxfam has work for 70 years in 92 countries. Oxfam are world expert in providing water and sanitation, and emergency response.

Car Donation to Oxfam
Oxfam work together with car auction company Manheim, it's offer you an easy way to donate your vehicle, donate your car. They have raised around £95,000 through car donation of more than 350 cars. Your car donation will be collected by Oxfam and sold by one of Oxfam partners, Manheim or Givecar. If you want to donate your car, you will have to provide the make and model of the vehicle, The registration number of the vehicle, The MOT expiry date, The tax expiry date, Whether the vehicle has been in recent use, The location of the vehicle, Your contact phone number.

Clean water in Africa is just a myth?

Water Crisis in Africa, we must act soon

We drink fresh water every day, bath with clean water but in Africa, people have to spend billion hours walking to get clean water in Africa. Women and children are usually have a job in their family to collect clean water in Africa. The children in Africa only get a little time to get an education because they have to collect water in long distance, working and taking care of their family. When they walking miles to the nearest source of clean water, they are subjected to a big risk of harassment or sexual assault. Hauling cans of water make many women get  back pain, it's because the hauling cans weight when full is around 40 pounds and they have to carried the hauling can in their back. With safe water in Africa or clean water nearby, women and children will have  more opportunities to improve their quality life. With safe water nearby means more time to get education and build their future.           

Africa Water Crisis has become more greater risk today. In Africa, 90% from 30,000 death every week are from unsafe water or poor hygienic quality in their live condition. WHO report that actually 3.6% of global disease can be prevented by giving a good quality of safe water, sanitation and hygiene. Unclean water can contain E.coli, salmonella typhi, schistosoma, cholera vibrios, hepatitis A, this will causing diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis A and other illnesses. Overall economic loss due to lack of safe and clean water, sanitation in Africa are around $28 billions (According to The United Nations World Water Development Report). In some areas in Africa are impossible to gathering water, and if a family want to use a private water distributor it will costing up to 11% of their family incomes. Margaret Catley-Carlson as the Vice Chair of World Economic Forums said "Water is an astonishingly complex and subtle force in an economy. It is the single constraint on the expansion of every city, and bankers and corporate executives have cited it as the only natural limit to economic growth".

Please Support UNICEF

Support Unicef For Children to give them new hope

Unicef for Children are become their vision. Unicef want to build a world where every children in the world can grow up healthy, educated and safe from harm. Unicef join with partners, governments, parents and children to achieve their goals. Unicef believe that nurturing and caring for children are the most important part of human progress. Their slogan are "We believe that we can, together, advance the cause of humanity". Unicef will provide advocate for measures to give children the best start to their life, proper care at young age are the most strongest foundation for a person in the future.  

You can give donation to Unicef to help them achieve their goals. There are lots of celebrities that support Unicef for Children, such as Selena Gomez, Audrey Hepburn, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Lake. Former Unicef Executive Director, Herny said "UNICEF has proved that compassion knows no boundaries. Aid is given to all children without any distinction of race, creed, nationality, or political conviction". If you wish to donated to unicef you can log on their website, by making a tax deductible donation you can provide children with lifesaving vaccines, educational opportunities, emergency relief following natural disasters and much more.

You can buy an inspired gift from Unicef for your friend or your family. Every $25 of your gift can give an immunizations to protect child, every $100 can provide basic family water kits for 10 household and every $250 can provide school in a box kit that containing basic education supplies for 80 childrens. Orlando Bloom as Unicef Goodwill Ambassador said " I like the fact that UNICEF does not simply provide people with the humanitarian aid, but also elaborates on the tools to solve problems and improve the life of children and women".