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did you guys hear this???
keanu reaves' former boyfriend just donated 200million dollars to ucla!!!
-check it out:::
>Geffen Donates $200 Million to UCLA
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>May 7, 2002
>
>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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>Filed at 9:04 a.m. ET
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>LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Hollywood mogul David Geffen is
>donating $200 million to the UCLA medical school -- the
>largest, single donation ever given to a U.S. medical
>school.
>
>The 50-year-old school will be renamed the David Geffen
>School of Medicine at UCLA. School officials said the
>donation is unrestricted, which means they can decide how
>to use the money.
>
>``This is a university's dream kind of gift,'' UCLA
>Chancellor Albert Carnesale said.
>
>In a statement issued Tuesday, Geffen said he wants to
>continue to support Los Angeles-based organizations.
>
>Geffen, 59, co-founder of the entertainment production
>company DreamWorks SKG, has donated millions of dollars to
>other medical-related causes. They include gifts of $2.5
>million to AIDS Project Los Angeles, $2.5 million to the
>Gay Men's Health Crisis in New York, and $1.4 million to
>AIDS Action in Washington.
>
>Geffen also has given to UCLA before. A $5 million donation
>resulted in the naming of the school's theater as the
>Geffen Playhouse.
>
>As of last June, the UCLA medical school's endowment was
>more than $587 million. The money drawn annually from
>Geffen's gift will go toward training medical scientists,
>research and providing financial aid for students, said
>Gerald S. Levey, dean of the UCLA medical school.
>
>``I have great respect and affection for UCLA, and my hope
>is that with this gift, UCLA's doctors and researchers will
>be better equipped to unravel medicine's mysteries -- and
>deliver the cures for tomorrow,'' Geffen said.
>
>http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Geffen-UCLA-Gift.html?ex=1021780834&ei=1&en=d1fdd124df9b9fec
keanu reaves' former boyfriend just donated 200million dollars to ucla!!!
-check it out:::
>Geffen Donates $200 Million to UCLA
>
>May 7, 2002
>
>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
>
>
>
>
>Filed at 9:04 a.m. ET
>
>
>
>LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Hollywood mogul David Geffen is
>donating $200 million to the UCLA medical school -- the
>largest, single donation ever given to a U.S. medical
>school.
>
>The 50-year-old school will be renamed the David Geffen
>School of Medicine at UCLA. School officials said the
>donation is unrestricted, which means they can decide how
>to use the money.
>
>``This is a university's dream kind of gift,'' UCLA
>Chancellor Albert Carnesale said.
>
>In a statement issued Tuesday, Geffen said he wants to
>continue to support Los Angeles-based organizations.
>
>Geffen, 59, co-founder of the entertainment production
>company DreamWorks SKG, has donated millions of dollars to
>other medical-related causes. They include gifts of $2.5
>million to AIDS Project Los Angeles, $2.5 million to the
>Gay Men's Health Crisis in New York, and $1.4 million to
>AIDS Action in Washington.
>
>Geffen also has given to UCLA before. A $5 million donation
>resulted in the naming of the school's theater as the
>Geffen Playhouse.
>
>As of last June, the UCLA medical school's endowment was
>more than $587 million. The money drawn annually from
>Geffen's gift will go toward training medical scientists,
>research and providing financial aid for students, said
>Gerald S. Levey, dean of the UCLA medical school.
>
>``I have great respect and affection for UCLA, and my hope
>is that with this gift, UCLA's doctors and researchers will
>be better equipped to unravel medicine's mysteries -- and
>deliver the cures for tomorrow,'' Geffen said.
>
>http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Geffen-UCLA-Gift.html?ex=1021780834&ei=1&en=d1fdd124df9b9fec