the news date on the Paul Newman story was 1992, not the early 80s. fuck him. asshole. do your godamn charitable organization research. or maybe you did and didn't give a shit.
Copyright 1992 Business Wire Inc.
Business Wire
January 15, 1992, Wednesday
DISTRIBUTION: Business Editors/Entertainment Writers
LENGTH: 357 words
HEADLINE: Paul Newman donates nearly $8 million to charity from 1991 sales of
Newman's Own food products
DATELINE: WESTPORT, Conn.
BODY:
After receiving the final 1991 sales figures and carefully reviewing thousands of donation requests, Paul Newman, president of Newman's Own and A.E. Hotchner, executive vice president, are pleased to announce that close to $8 million dollars has been donated to a wide variety of educational and charitable
causes. The spectrum of charities to which Newman's Own donates is as diverse as its product lines. An overview of the charity groups are: 38 percent medical and
health related causes, 12 percent children/youth programs, 12 percent education, 10 percent environment, 8 percent programs for the needy, 6 percent substance abuse programs, 2 percent emergency donations--such as The American Red Cross disaster relief funds.
The charities range from local charities such as Penelope House, a shelter for battered women in Alabama, to national organizations such as Literacy
Volunteers of America. And geographically donations span such organizations as the Aslan House for children with cancer in Florida, the Denver Bronco Youth
foundation, the Rainbow Child Development Center in Massachusetts, the Community Resources for The Disabled in California, the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation in
Connecticut, the Primavera Foundation for the homeless in Arizona, and Straight Inc., a substance abuse program in Texas.
Over the past 10 years, Newman's Own has supported thousands of charities. Some first time recipients for 1991 are: the DOROT program for the homebound elderly in New York; the Children's Hospital of Colubus, Ohio; the National Theatre of The Deaf, and Northern Lights Altrnatives--a program for children with AIDS.
Newman's Own produces a line of all-natural food products: salad dressings, spaghetti sauces, salsas, popcorn and lemonade. Since Newman's Own was founded
in 1982, Paul Newman has donated over $40 million to a wide variety of charities, including The Hole In The Wall Gang Camp, for children with cancer and other serious blood-related illnesses, founded by Newman in 1988.
CONTACT: Newman's Own Inc., Westport
Linda Rohr, 203/227-7582
