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$1.2 million goes to charity [Carnival Cruises donates to Jeb's literacy programs; also: new jobs]
Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel via www.jeb.org ^ | June 19, 2002 | Tom Stieghorst

Posted on 06/25/2002 2:01:01 PM PDT by summer

Edited on 09/03/2002 4:50:41 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Jeb promoting literacy, with a young FL student and a children's book character, Clifford the Dog.

Carnival Cruise Lines said Tuesday it plans to give to charity the $1.2 million in development incentives it was offered by Florida to create a new call center in Miramar.

The money, part of a state program to spur job creation, will be passed along to charities that promote literacy, said Carnival President Robert Dickinson, who handed out the first installment of $100,000 in Tallahassee at a ceremony attended by Gov. Jeb Bush.


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; browardcounty; carnivalcruises; education; fl; florida; jebbush; literacy
Great news here! More jobs for FL! More money for FL's literacy programs! Good grief, how much good news can I post in just one day here??? Also, I really appreciate that Gov. Bush is so focused on devoting his energies on promoting reading. In fact, here are two more articles on reading news for FL teachers and students:

18 of state's educators to take part in Harvard program on reading

Parents of FL newborns will get reading kits
1 posted on 06/25/2002 2:01:02 PM PDT by summer
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To: **Florida; *Jeb Bush
For index.
2 posted on 06/25/2002 2:01:52 PM PDT by summer
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To: SpookBrat; not-alone; livius; Kryptonite; jalisco555; seekthetruth; Joe Boucher; Amore; ...
FYI! :)
3 posted on 06/25/2002 2:06:19 PM PDT by summer
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To: summer
I thought Clifford was supposed to be bigger.
4 posted on 06/25/2002 2:06:30 PM PDT by Joe Brower
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To: Joe Brower
LOL... :)
5 posted on 06/25/2002 2:08:29 PM PDT by summer
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To: summer
GO JEB!!
6 posted on 06/25/2002 2:13:49 PM PDT by mafree
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To: mafree
BTTT!
7 posted on 06/25/2002 2:27:27 PM PDT by summer
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To: summer
Bush bump!
8 posted on 06/25/2002 3:51:44 PM PDT by MeekOneGOP
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