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	<title>Menard Foundation &#124; Enriching Lives Locally and Globally</title>
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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>MFF Funds New Classroom at USF</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Director Barbara J. Menard toured the classroom in the newly renovated and rededicated Kalmonovitz Hall at the University of San Francisco. The large corner room includes windows on two sides, moveable tables and chairs, and state of the art equipment. This Theology classroom is named in memory of Bernard P. Menard and James R. Menard,...]]></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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		<title>Giraffe Exhibit at the San Diego Zoo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of the new Elephant Odyssey exhibit at the San Diego Zoo, the Menard Family Foundation funded the relocation and renovation of the giraffe enclosure. The area provides more walking space for the animal, closer viewing for zoo-goers, and an area for giraffe feeding. Be sure to stop and see the plaque recognizing the...]]></description>
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		<title>MFF Founders Honored</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mary K. Menard and Bernard P. Menard have been recognized by Fr. Joe Carroll at St. Vincent De Paul Village, Joan Kroc Center, for their philanthropy and long-time support. Bernard was among the early group of advisers that Fr. Joe consulted when establishing the center. A plaque remembering them has been placed in the Chapel...]]></description>
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		<title>MFF Director on Stage!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Menard Family Foundation sponsored the third annual Senior Follies, a production of the Christian Community Theater of El Cajon, CA. The cast included 65-70 seniors who ranged in age from 55-94 years. The program, “On The Road Again,” was a singing and dancing tour around the United States including our own Trustee and Director,...]]></description>
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		<title>Rady Children&#8217;s Hospital Reception</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barbara and Marlene were among a large gathering of donors for Rady Children’s Hospital who gathered at Humphrey’s on Shelter Island in San Diego for a reception and live entertainment. One of the teenage ambassadors for the fund campaign shared the story of the life-saving care she received at Rady Children’s Hospital.]]></description>
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		<title>Sacred Heart Alumnae Jazz Supper</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Directors Marlene Miller and Barbara Menard attended the annual Jazz Supper in La Jolla that raises funds for the retired Religious of the Sacred Heart who reside at their retirement facility Oakwood in Atherton, CA. Sr. Virginia Rodee shared updates on the activities of the sisters and a delicious dinner hosted by the Girard Gourmet...]]></description>
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