Archive for May, 2006

Tycoon delivers a golden gift

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

Toronto Sun - A $37-million donation to Toronto General Hospital -- sealed with a kiss yesterday by Peter Munk and his wife, Melanie -- is the largest gift ever to a Canadian medical centre. The gift from the 79-year-old Barrick Gold founder, who has a cardiac link

Munk gives $37 million to hospital

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

Windsor Star - TORONTO - Business magnate Peter Munk has given $37 million to the University Health Network, a gift that is believed to be the largest-ever donation to a Canadian hospital. The money, announced Tuesday, will fund the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at link

Zapped girl ‘good’ but suit in cards

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

New York Daily News - Briana Santamaria smiled and clutched a gift bag as she left the hospital a day after being shocked by a charged manhole cover outside her home on Staten Island. "Good," the cute-as-a-button 8-year-old said when asked how she was doing. "I'm just link

6 WINNERS

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

Philadelphia Daily News - There were six winners in the Daily News Home Run Payoff contest last night. Each winning a Phillies Gift Pack in the seventh inning of the Phillies-Nationals game were: Robert Hennigan, of Old Forge; Jimmy Merrick, of Scranton; Charles Miller, of Mt see more

Better than a free toaster

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

Lexington Herald-Leader - A trip to the islands for paying the water bill. Free coffee and pasta dinners for grocery shopping. A clothing store gift card for picking up dry cleaning. Suddenly mundane errands have gotten more rewarding. A growing number of banks, looking to more