Clinic also Plans New Internships for Region's Top High School Science
Students
CLEVELAND, The Cleveland Clinic announced plans
today to contribute $10 million in cash and services over the next five years
to support and enhance
educational opportunities for Cleveland Municipal
Schools students. U.
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As co-founder of Starbright
Foundation, Spielberg helped the organization
tap into the newest technology to create and develop
software designed to
empower children suffering from serious or chronic illness. Above all, this
expansion is a reminder that behind every serious
child illness is a child and a family."
Starlight Starbright's "A Stellar Night" brings together organizations,
corporations and people who
are committed to making a difference in the life
of a child.exists masculinity
Cosgrove told The
City Club audience
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"Our employees
have a rich history of involvement in the community through
such programs as our partnership with
John Hay High School," Dr. "This program significantly augments our past efforts with the addition
of
more than 300 volunteers.fatherhood socialization
We must educate
our children and retain and attract the best and the brightest
to come to the
Greater Cleveland area."
A portion of the Clinic's $10 million will be earmarked
to connect
Cleveland schools to the OneCleveland network, a high-speed Internet system
created
to service non-profit organizations. This will connect the Cleveland
Clinic Health System, Cleveland
's universities, libraries and cultural
institutions with Cleveland city schools.
"We are contributing
to what we consider our most precious resource and
our best and brightest hope for the future," he
said.fathering daughters
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dealing with fathering, as well as advocacy groups.
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Cleveland Clinic CEO and President Delos
M. News + World Report consistently names The Cleveland Clinic
as one of the nation's best hospitals
in its annual "America's Best Hospitals"
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The Foundation Celebrates Working Together to Brighten
the Lives of More Than
Two Million Seriously Ill Children and Their Families Each Year
LOS ANGELES, On March 24 at The Beverly Hilton,
Steven Spielberg will accept an award for
his vision, leadership and
commitment. But this time, the award is not a golden statuette or a
globe
-shaped trophy. Spielberg, who serves as the
Foundation Chairman Emeritus, said, "With the merger
, more kids than ever will
be able to reclaim a sense of their childhood, reducing their fear and
isolation. The Clinic also is initiating a new summer internship
program to support the top science
students in high schools throughout
Northeast Ohio. "We hope that this
stimulates other organizations
in both the profit and non-profit world to
actively support education.fathers responsibility
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The Cleveland Clinic for the example they are
setting for this community," Byrd-Bennett said.clevelandclinic
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Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation Announces Gala Event Honoring Chairman Emeritus
Steven Spielberg
A girl who was confined to her bed for five years
-- paralyzed almost completely
from the neck down -- and has since experienced
a miraculous recovery, will speak in front of an
audience, two thousand miles
away from her home town, and share her plans to attend film school in
the
fall.Cleveland Clinic Makes 5-Year $10 Million Contribution to Cleveland Municipal School District
To continue to
grow this, we are dependent upon a highly educated workforce.dads compassion
, for providing Fun
Centers along the
red-carpet and Game Boy Advance SP for the event's gift bag
* Swarovski, for donating crystals for the invitations, tribute books,
note cards and table
decor, as well as the evening's award
About Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation
Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation is an international non-profit
organization dedicated
to transforming the lives of seriously ill children and
their families through imaginative programs
that educate, uplift their
spirits, foster a sense of community and help alleviate the pain and fear
of
prolonged illness. These volunteers will help mentor and be role
models for students who attend
schools in our service regions. Cosgrove concluded his announcements by challenging other Cleveland
organizations to come forward to support Northeast Ohio's youth.fathers responsibility
"We are fortunate to have a strong
health care
establishment, which is founded on information and technology.exists difference
Barbara Byrd-Bennett
, chief executive officer of Cleveland Municipal
School District, said The Cleveland Clinic is to
be commended for stepping up
to help ensure the future of the city's youth.daughters initiate
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The Cleveland
Clinic Foundation, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a not-for-
profit multispecialty academic medical
center that integrates clinical and
hospital care with research and education.dad compassion
Starlight Starbright
offers an impressive array of
in-hospital, outpatient, school and home-based programs and services
that
touch the lives of more than 180,000 children and families each month. Approximately 1,200 full
-time salaried physicians at The Cleveland
Clinic and Cleveland Clinic Florida represent more than
100 medical
specialties and subspecialties.fathers difference
This Swarovski crystal award, presented by the newly
formed Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation -- previously two separate
Los Angeles-based
charities, Starlight Children's Foundation and Starbright
Foundation -- is to recognize and celebrate
Spielberg's tremendous impact on
the lives of seriously ill children and their families. The program
exposes students to career opportunities
in health sciences, health education and many other areas
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Over the years, many of the country's leading corporations have
supported Starlight Starbright
Children's Foundation; in specific regard to "A
Stellar Night," the following corporations have shown
remarkable support
through their generosity and innovative contributions to the event:
* Creative Intelligence, for creating the evenings invitations, the
tribute journal and
the exclusive note cards for the event's gift bag
* Corum Watch Company, for their continuous
support and for donating a
designer piece for the auction
* Nintendo of America
Inc.
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In addition to honoring
Spielberg, Starlight Starbright's upcoming event,
"A Stellar Night," will introduce some of the children
and families touched by
the foundation's efforts. A young doctor, who survived heart disease nearly
twenty years ago,
will speak about how his ongoing relationship with Starlight Starbright and
led
him to medical school.
This year, Starbright Foundation joined forces with Starlight Children
's
Foundation, and Spielberg's continued support ensures the newly formed
organization will continue
to make a world of difference by offering the very
best resources to a wider range of children.revitalization metaphors
For the past
15 years, the organization has continued to grow; it is now well known for its
online
community, Starbright World, which connects seriously ill children
across the country and for producing
films and computer programs to educate
and empower children and teens about their disease. To
learn
more about the organization, visit their web site at http://www.starlight.D. The Cleveland Clinic was
founded in
1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding
patient care
based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and
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org., made the
announcements
during his first address at The City Club of Cleveland.
"If we are to stimulate and help build
the economy of Northeast Ohio, we
must address the realities of the knowledge economy," Dr. Cosgrove
said.
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In 2003, patients came for treatment from
every state and nearly 90 countries.partisan desire
"This
$10 million contribution
-- combined with the 'Vision First' free eyesight screenings, the John Hay
Educational Partnership, the medical care the Clinic provides our student
athletes and more -
- all create a stronger school district and a stronger
community."
The Cleveland Clinic/John
Hay High School Educational Partnership has
existed for 16 years and provided internships and other
work experiences to
more than 1,600 students. The Cleveland Clinic website address
is http://www
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Cosgrove told the sold-out City Club
audience, The Cleveland Clinic will initiate a new program
of summer
internships designed to benefit the area's top high school science students.dads responsibility
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