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Bill Gates Sr. urges Idahoans to donate to local charities – Microsoft founder’s father says small gifts add up

No matter how small, acts of philanthropy add up and make a difference.

That was the message of Bill Gates Sr. Wednesday when the co-chairman of the nation’s largest philanthropic institution spoke at the Idaho Community Foundation’s http://www.idcomfdn.org/ annual meeting.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda created the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation http://www.gatesfoundation.org/default.htm with shares of Microsoft stock in 2000 to focus on global health, education, public libraries and at-risk families. Its assets are approximately $28.8 billion.

Gates emphasized that small contributions don’t necessarily translate into small results. They all matter, Gates said.

"No one can do it all," he said. "It doesn’t take tremendous resources to make a difference."

Jason Kauffman
The Idaho Statesman

Full Story: http://www.idahostatesman.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050512/NEWS02/505120340

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