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	<title>Menard Foundation &#124; Enriching Lives Locally and Globally</title>
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		<title>MFF Funds Interaction Area in Fr. Lo Schiavo Ctr.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Construction has begun on the campus of the USF for the construction of the new Fr. Lo Schiavo Center for Science and Innovation.  The Menard Family Foundation has pledged a multi-year grant toward the completion of an interactive area for students within the new center.]]></description>
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		<title>MFF Funds Nursing Station Scripps Mercy ED</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Menard Family Foundation contributed to the capital campaign at Scripps Mercy Hospital.  The first parts of the campaign were completed with the opening of the Conrad Prebys Emergency Department. The Menard Family Foundation is acknowledged at one of the nurses’ stations.]]></description>
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		<title>Scripps Mercy Hospital Emergency Department Dedication</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scripps Mercy Hospital Emergency Department blessing and dedication is held for civic leaders, donors, employees, and staff.  Director Barbara Menard toured the new facility and viewed the recognition plaque remembering her mother Mary K. Menard who served as an Army nurse during WWII.]]></description>
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		<title>Scripps Mercy 1000 Event 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scripps Mercy 1000 Annual Reception at the La Valencia Hotel hosted by Dan and Mary Mulvihill was attended by Directors Barbara Menard and Marlene Miller.  A humorous history of the founding of Mercy 1000 was recounted by Dan Mulvihill and Sr. Joanne De Vincinte, RSM and current updates on the hospital were given by CEO...]]></description>
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		<title>SD Zoo &#8211; Breakfast with the Animals</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The annual Breakfast with the Animals for donors at the San Diego Zoo was the joyful start of the holiday season for Director Barbara Menard. A brief update of activities was offered by CEO/Executive Director Douglas G. Myers. This was followed by a fascinating presentation on bringing the first Koalas to San Diego.]]></description>
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		<title>Pre-school at Most Holy Trinity San Jose, CA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Menard Family Foundation is contributing to the construction of the pre-school at Most Holy Trinity Church in San Jose through a multi-year grant. Construction is well underway with a completion date of summer 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteer!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our world is a busy place and our lives are filled with many responsibilities–family, work, caring for elderly parents, even cleaning up after our pets. It is easy to think that we are too busy to add one more thing to an already over-crowded calendar.  But, the decision to become a Volunteer can add tremendous...]]></description>
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		<title>Mariposa’s Art</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mariposa’s Art provides at-risk youth with after-school art and music programs that focus on developing leadership and social skills, addressing key health issues, and promoting academic and career success. During the 2009-2010 school year, the Menard Family Foundation is helping to support Mariposa’s Art’s Guitar and Art Teach programs. Through these programs at-risk high school...]]></description>
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		<title>New MFF Board Member?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The annual Menard Family Foundation Board of Directors Meeting was held in October 2009 and included a visit to the World Famous San Diego Zoo. Trustees Marlene Miller, Marcel Menard and Barbara Menard were treated to encounters with a cheetah, the giraffes, and two Indian rhinoceroses!]]></description>
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		<title>USF’S California Prize</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of San Francisco recently honored Ms. Alice L. Waters with the 2009 California Prize for Service and the Common Good for significant service with the poor or marginalized and groundbreaking achievements in pursuit of the common good of all members of society. Ms. Waters is credited with helping found the “slow food” movement...]]></description>
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