Obama gives away $1.4M Nobel prize

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Source: The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has announced which groups will get the $1.4 million he received for winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

Obama said Thursday that $250,000 will go to Fisher House, a national nonprofit that houses families whose loved ones are receiving care at Veterans Administration medical centers. He will give another $200,000 to the Bush-Clinton Haiti Fund to help the country recover from the earthquake.

The balance will go to an array of other groups including education foundations, scholarship funds and regional development groups in Africa and Central Asia.

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[Christa]

1. This is all fine and wonderful

but I just watched the news about school closing due to lack of funds.

We need it here as well.

[harmonicon]

4. I think he pays taxes (nt)

[marshall]

2. Acorn could sure use some of that money

Assuming they aren't necessarily in the varied array of "other groups".

[dflprincess]

3. He should be giving it to the health clinics Olbermann has been pushing

though that would call attention to the sad state of health care in America and the fact that we will still need these clinics if the insurance scam becomes law.

[kentauros]

5. I have to wonder if one of the groups in Central Asia is Greg Mortenson's

Central Asia Insitute. He's done more to promote peace in that area than any head of state. I hope he gets the Nobel Peace Prize next time :D

[4lbs]

6. How hilarious. He gives away $1.4 million to charity and all some people care about is complaining

about which charities to which he gave the money.

:crazy:

[snooper2]

17. Some people are still bitter...

nt

[DesertDiamond]

7. That's really great. But I am most interested in his promise to "earn" the Peace Prize

End the wars. Now.

[Botany]

8. He spread the money around so you know what that makes him?

A damn socialist!

[Tx4obama]

9. Here's the full list

President Obama has announced the list of 10 charities he will donate his Nobel Peace Prize money to:


* $250,000 to Fisher House

Fisher House is a national non-profit organization that provides housing for families of patients receiving medical care at major military and VA medical centers.

* $200,000 to the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund

In the wake of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, President Obama asked former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton to create the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund to raise funds for long-term relief efforts in Haiti.

* $125,000 to College Summit

College Summit is a national non-profit organization that partners with elementary and middle schools and school districts to strengthen college-going culture and increase college enrollment rates, so that all students graduate from high school career and college-ready.

* $125,000 to the Posse Foundation

The Posse Foundation is a national non-profit organization that identifies public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential who may be overlooked by traditional college selection processes. Posse’s college and university partners award Posse Scholars four-year, full-tuition leadership scholarships. The scholars graduate at a rate of 90 percent.

* $125,000 to the United Negro College Fund

The United Negro College Fund plays a critical role in enabling more than 60,000 students each year to attend college through scholarship and internship programs.

* $125,000 to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund

The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) is the nation's leading Hispanic scholarship organization, providing the Hispanic community more college scholarships and educational outreach support than any other organization in the country. In its 34 year history, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund has awarded close to $280M in scholarships to more than 90,000 students in need.


* $125,000 to the Appalachian Leadership and Education Foundation

A non-profit organization funded by foundations and companies, ALEF supports and enables young men and women from Appalachia to pursue higher education though scholarship and leadership curriculum.

* $125,000 to the American Indian College Fund

The American Indian College Fund transforms Indian higher education by funding and creating awareness of the unique, community-based accredited Tribal Colleges and Universities, offering students access to knowledge, skills, and cultural values which enhance their communities and the country as a whole. The Fund disburses approximately 6,000 scholarships annually for American Indian students seeking to better their lives through higher education. The Fund also provides support for tribal college needs, ranging from capital support to cultural preservation curricula.

* $100,000 to AfriCare

AfriCare was founded in 1970 and has more projects in Africa than any other U.S. based charity, reaching communities in 25 countries, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its programs address needs in three principal areas: health and HIV/AIDS; food security and agriculture; and water resource development.

* $100,000 to the Central Asia Institute

The Central Asia Institute promotes and supports community-based education and literacy, especially for girls, in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Institute’s co-founder, Greg Mortenson, was also a Nobel Peace Prize nominee this year, whose book, Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace, One School at a Time, recounts his attempt to successfully establish dozens of schools and promote girls’ education in rural Afghanistan and Pakistan.

[applegrove]

11. That is a great list of organizations.

[liberation]

10. I applaud Mr. Obama for doing this

even if I disagree with him getting a Nobel Price for Peace in the first place. But at least something very good has come out of this.

[troubledamerican]

12. Charity = Social Justice = Nazi Communist Christian, sez Beck

[northofdenali]

13. He gives 1.4 MILLION DOLLARS away.

And people bitch and complain.

Cool. He could've given me $115K and I could avoid a foreclosure. Probably not, since *shrub fucked me financially with his policies. But wait! Obama has the Office of the Presidency! It's HIS fault!

So!

Instead, he gives it to people who might have a chance at living a decent life. Or a healthy one! Or getting an education!! Even, also, too, eh? Wink?.


:sarcasm:

[No Elephants]

14. He said from the first he would give it away. And he has. Good.

[Bigmack]

15. Just curious...

How much does Limpballs and Beck and Hannutty give to charity? And what charities? And will Fux report Obama's donation? And what spin will they put on it?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

16. You know the only reason he's doing that is because

he'd have to show a birth certificate to collect the money.

(Oh, come one, it's inevitable a birfer's going to say that.)