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Bill Clinton sees this year's Clinton Global Initiative as a 'counterweight' to aid cuts
Read full article: Bill Clinton sees this year's Clinton Global Initiative as a 'counterweight' to aid cutsFormer President Bill Clinton opened the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting by raising his concerns about rising political violence and other issues.
Points of Light, founded by the Bush family, aims to double American volunteerism by 2035
Read full article: Points of Light, founded by the Bush family, aims to double American volunteerism by 2035The Bush family’s nonprofit Points of Light will lead an effort to double the number of people who volunteer with U.S. charitable organizations from 75 million annually to 150 million in 10 years.
The City of Houston reveals beautiful new statue of former First Lady Barbara Bush
Read full article: The City of Houston reveals beautiful new statue of former First Lady Barbara BushWatch as Neil Bush chats about the bronze statue that will serve as the focal point of the Barbara Bush Memorial Garden, named in honor of his mother.
Booze, drugs, a pet snake and foreign dealings: Families can cause headaches for a White House
Read full article: Booze, drugs, a pet snake and foreign dealings: Families can cause headaches for a White HousePresident Joe Biden's son Hunter is by no means the first presidential relative whose personal troubles have caused headaches for a White House.
Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation celebrates 10 years of helping Houstonians learn to read
Read full article: Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation celebrates 10 years of helping Houstonians learn to readNeil Bush, Houston Mayor Turner, The Rev. Dr. Russell J. Levenson Jr. and nationally best-selling authors Nelson DeMille, Tess Gerritsen, Tom Papa and Isabel Wilkerson support the legacy of former First Lady Barbara Bush and her mission to help all Houstonians learn to ready. Learn more about the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation at barbarabushhouston.org
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‘She would love this day’: Neil Bush says Barbara Bush would be ‘thrilled’ with just-announced Houston city literacy effort
Read full article: ‘She would love this day’: Neil Bush says Barbara Bush would be ‘thrilled’ with just-announced Houston city literacy effortHOUSTON – Neil Bush, founder and co-chair of the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, said his mom be “thrilled” seeing that an effort to combat illiteracy among children and adults was announced in Houston on Tuesday. “She’s been a passionate advocate for literacy just generally, but specifically for adult literacy. Adult literacy is critical for breaking the intergenerational cycle of low literacy and poverty in this city.”Barbara Bush died at the age of 92 in April 2018. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, along with the Mayor’s Office for Adult Literacy and the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, announced the joint initiative to increase adult literacy rates in the city with the opening of the Mayor’s Office for Adult Literacy. In addition to Turner, the newly-announced director of the Mayor’s Office for Adult Literacy Federico Salas-Isnardi spoke, as well as Bush, Cat Tramuto Tobin, manager at Deloitte.
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Houston Newsmakers Mar. 20: Neil Bush on Fight Against Illiteracy and Donald Trump
Read full article: Houston Newsmakers Mar. 20: Neil Bush on Fight Against Illiteracy and Donald Trump“I will not support Donald Trump under any circumstances,” proclaimed Neil Bush, the brother and son of two former Presidents. Bush is also co-founder and co-Director of the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation. ALSOJulie Baker Finck, Ph.D is the President of the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation. Houston Newsmakers with Khambrel Marshall, every Sunday Morning at 10 a.m. right after Meet the Press on KPRC Channel 2. More Information:• Neil Bush, Co-Director Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, www.bushhoustonliteracy.org• Julie Baker Finck Ph.D. , President, Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, www.bushhoustonliteracy.org• Ron Reynolds, State Representative District 27, 281-213-9554, 512-463-0494 www.ronreynolds.org