Reagan Foundation Announces Walter and Leonore Annenberg Presidential Learning Center
Annenberg Foundation Donates $10 Million
Date: October 02, 2007
Source: Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation
Contact Name: Melissa Giller
Contact Phone: (805) 522-2977
More Information: http://www.reaganlibrary.com
Program Will Launch Nationwide Effort to Promote Civic Responsibility through Civility and Respect in Politics and Government
SIMI VALLEY, CA: The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation announced today that the Annenberg Foundation has donated ten million dollars for educational outreach. The national program will focus on teaching students of all ages, K-12 through college, the importance of civility and responsibility in the government arena. Students will learn the importance of participating in the democratic process and working together - as Ronald Reagan did with government leaders of all political parties - for the common good. In honor of the Annenberg Foundation’s generous commitment to excellence in education, the Library’s Learning Center will be named the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Presidential Learning Center.
“The friendship Ronnie and I shared with Walter and Lee Annenberg goes back many, many years,” said former First Lady Nancy Reagan. “To know that students of today and tomorrow, in every state, will benefit from this wonderful gift means the world to me.”
“President Reagan stood for bold ideas but was always able to maintain civility and respect with those who opposed his views,” said Frederick J. Ryan, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. “Today, people on both sides of the political aisle feel that there is too much divisiveness and negativity in the political process at all levels. Ronald Reagan taught us that no matter what your beliefs are, in times of need we can work together and accomplish great things. The Walter and Leonore Annenberg Presidential Learning Center will take a leadership role and utilize the unique resources of the Reagan Library and the power of the internet to create programs which will teach students about the Presidency and the ideas which make our country great - ideas which unite us, not perpetuate our differences.”
http://www.annenbergfoundation.org/news/news_show.htm?doc_id=539921
Reagan seemed to think it was a good idea.
Probably would roll in his grave if he knew that his money had been grabbed by Bill Ayers.
There's 10 - where's the OTHER 90?