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ACRE FAMILY DAY CARE CORPORATION
GENERATING JOBS AND CHILD CARE
June 26, 1998
Ms. Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff
Office of the First Lady
Old Executive Office Building
Suite 100
Washington, DC 20502
Dear First Lady Clinton:
It was a great honor to meet you at "Setting the 21st Century Agenda for Women", hosted
by Congressman Martin Meehan in Lowell, Massachusetts on May 1st. As both a child
care advocate and women's economic development expert, I have deep respect for your
long-time dedication to improving the lives of American children, particularly those in low
income families.
Late last month, Acre Family Day Care Corporation received the Gloria Steinem Award: A
National Salute to Women of Vision. This award has catapulted our organization into the
national and media limelight, with coverage in PARADE Magazine, The Christian
Science Monitor, The Boston Globe, Ms. Magazine and potential programming
with ABC and CBS. Over the past month alone, we have received hundreds of letters
from child care agencies, state governments and low-income women asking us how they
can replicate our child care and business training model in their communities.
On Friday, September 25th, 1998, we will be celebrating our 10th
Anniversary at a Gala Event at the Textile Museum here in Lowell. We will be
weaving some of the city's and nation's rich women's labor and immigrant history into our
celebration, thus honoring the dynamic Hispanic, African American, Vietnamese and
Cambodian women and families we serve. We have invited Gloria Steinem and Lily
Tomlin to serve as Honorary Co-Chairs and to host the event. It would be a great
honor for us if you would accept our invitation to return to Lowell on
Friday, September 25th to tour one of our provider's child care sites and to
join with us for part of the evenings' events.
I will have someone from my office contact Ms. Verveer at a later date. I thank you in
advance for you tireless commitment to children.
Sincerely,
A.Moella
Anita Moeller
Executive Director
14 KIRK STREET
LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS 01852
978-937-5899
FAX: 978-937-5148
ACRE FAMILY DAY CARE CORPORATION
GENERATING JOBS AND CHILD CARE
For Immediate Release
Contact:
M. Zoll
June 1998
(617) 566-7876
GLORIA STEINEM HONORS NATIONAL
CHILD CARE LEADER
Massachusetts Economic Program Creates Jobs and Child Care,
Hailed As National Model In New Welfare Era
New York, NY As the pressures of welfare reform bear down on the nation. Gloria Steinem has chosen
Acre Family Day Care Corporation in Lowell, Massachusetts as one of the nation's model programs for
generating jobs and child care for low income and immigrant women and their families.
As millions of women and children across the nation prepare to transition off welfare, Acre's Model is
being regarded as a solid method for tackling two critical problems: the need to create dignified, long-term
career paths for low income women and the need to generate the high quality. early childhood education
immigrant and low income children deserve.
In May 1998 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, Gloria Steinem, Ms. Foundation for Women President
Marie Wilson, Former Congresswoman Pat Schroeder, NBC's Today Show anchor Ann Curry and singer
Phocbe Snow honored Acre's economic development model and its Founder and Director, Anita Moeller.
Two weeks ago, Moeller was acknowledged at a national forum focusing on 21st century women's and
family issues, including child care. Hosted by Massachusetts Congressman Martin Mechan. the event was
attended by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and six Congresswomen from around the country.
"If American policy makers are serious about getting families off welfare." said Moeller. who founded Acre
Family Day Care Corporation at the age of 21. "they need to increase support for and training of family
child care providers. States need to raise their licensing standards and allow for periodic inspections and
monitoring of home-based child care providers."
At a time when welfare mothers are desperately seeking quality care for their children. Acre Family Day
Care Corporation is challenging federal and state law makers to publicly acknow and recognize family
child care as a viable business and an effective strategy for offsetting negative fallout from new welfare
laws. Acre's community-based model calls for 240 hours of training, compared to most states that have
minimal or no family child care trainings or standards. Acre's Model mandates that providers undergo
periodic home visits and monitoring sessions. It also offers ongoing technical support and educational
training opportunities. Acre's Model is one of the only in the nation that offers child care services in
English, Spanish and Asian.
Traditionally. family child care has been negatively stereotyped as "just bubysitting" or something that
"even" poor women and welfare mothers could do. Moeller pioneered the Acre Model ten years ago with
low-income and immigrant families. after learning that the lack of quality, culturally sensitive child care
was the major barrier preventing women from securing employment. Today. Acre's Model proves that with
appropriate financial support and training. family child care providers can deliver equal to or
possibly better than day care centers.
14 KIRK STREET
LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS 01852
978-937-5899
FAX: 978-937-5148
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More honors flow to Moeller
A
Lowell woman who started a program that
generates jobs and child care for low-income
families has been named one of the nation's
Women of Vision.
Anita Moeller, executive director of the Acre Family
Day Care Corp., was presented with her Gloria Steinem
Award during a National Salute to Women of Vision
ceremony in New York City. Steinem and other
celebrities were on hand for the event.
Several weeks ago, Moeller also was recognized at a
national forum for family and women's issues attended
by Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The nonprofit Acre Family Day Care Corp. trains
low-income, minority women to run their own day-care
businesses, teaches them how to plan their businesses
and manage money, and helps them save for long-term
goals. This may include buying a home or attending
college.
Moeller was a 19-year-old student at the University
of Massachusetts at Lowell in 1987 when she began
interning with the Coalition for a Better Acre in Lowell.
Upon running a survey on child-care needs, she learned
that the city's Acre neighborhood lacked even a single
licensed facility, and that none of Lowell's child-care
services reflected the city's diversity.
Two years later, with financial support from the Ms.
Foundation, Moeller founded the Acre Family Day Care
Corp. In the last 10 years, Moeller and her staff have
trained welfare recipients and Latina, African-American
and Cambodian women to become self-employed family
day-care providers, earning an average of $27,900 or
more annually.
SUNDAY. MAY 24. 1998
Boston Sunday Globe
PARADE
A Woman of Vision
'I
t's not a quick fix, but it works,"
said Anita Moeller, 31, who has
moved hundreds of women from
welfare to work in this decade. She
away луши
trains them to be
owners of day-care
businesses through
her Acre Family
Day Care Corp. On
Thursday, the Ms.
Foundation-which
helped to finance
Anita Moeller
her program-will
honor Moeller as a Woman of Vision.
Her secret? "The state requires
15 hours of training," she says. "We
offer 240 hours of training in child
development and starting a busi-
ness. There's technical support and
networking. And we're here as a
resource after they've graduated."
For more information, write to:
Acre Family Day Care Corp., Dept.
P, 14 Kirk St., Lowell, Mass. 01852.
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
BOSTON TUESDAY, JUNE 2. 1998
Internet address: www.csmonitor.com
75€
OPINION/ESSAYS
WELFARE REFORM
Twist on Child Care
Is Job Opportunity
By Anita Moeller
low-income women to become certi-
fied home-based family child-care
S the pressures of welfare re-
providers. At a time when millions
A
form bear down on the na-
of women and children are prepar-
tion. policymakers and edu-
tng to go off welfare. Acre's model
cators are scrambling to create new
tackles two critical issues: the need
employment opportunities for mil-
to generate genuine career ladders
lions of low-income women who can
for former welfare recipients. and
no longer depend on government
the need to deliver high-quality early
subsidies to help their families sur-
childhood education to low-income
vive.
and immigrant children.
New welfare realities are forcing
Acre's model provides access to
the nation to confront two major
more jobs for more women who
challenges: the lack of entry-level
can. after establishing their busi-
jobs that offer decent wages and po-
nesses. potentially earn higher pay
tential career advancement. and the
than traditional day-care workers.
acute shortage of quality child care
At the same time. IL enables larger
in low-income communities.
numbers of low-income and tmmi-
Many policymakers across the
grant children to receive the cultur-
country propose to solve both prob-
ally sensitive. quality. early child-
lems at once. by training welfare re-
hood education they deserve.
cipients to become family child-care
Knowing that many women of color
providers. Unfortunately. most of
face significant disadvantages in the
these proposals offer only minimal
work force. Acre's model builds
training for marginal
upon and enhances the
employment. and vir-
management and tech-
tually no long-term
nical skills women al-
technical assistance or
One of the most
ready employ while
support. In essence.
untapped careers
running households
they are self-defeating
for low-income
and raising families.
policies that will only
Acre's community-
perpetuate poverty and
women is often
based model calls for
offer low-income chil-
regarded as 'just
240 hours of training
dren
substandard
baby-sitting.'
while most states have
care
minimal or no family
If policymakers are
child-care training or
really serious about
standards. It also of.
utilizing family child care as a vehi-
fers ongoing technical support and
cle to help women make the transi-
educational training. including op-
tion from welfare. they need to pri-
portunities for women to enroll in
oritize support for and training of
college-level courses and for ummi-
family child-care providers. They
grant women to take English as a
also need to publicly acknowledge
Second Language classes. Acre's
and redefine the educational poten-
model is one of the few in the coun-
tial of the family child-care industry
try to provide training in Khmer
The preferred choice of most
Spanish. and English
American families. family child care
Raising the standards. rates of
is distinguished from center-based
subsidized care. and training levels
child care in that providers are en-
of family child-care providers IS
trepreneurs who run home-based
more important now than ever With
businesses.
welfare time limits coming due in
One of the nation's most un-
the next six months. some lawmak-
tapped career markets for low-in-
ers are already feeling pressured to
come women. family child care has
increase the amount of unregulated
traditionally been undervalued and
care they purchase from unlicensed
regarded as "just baby-sitting." Un-
and unregulated child-care
derestimating the complicated real-
providers This not only poses ques-
ities of delivering early childhood
tions of safety and quality IT also
education. critics often describe
threatens to undermine the profes.
family child care as something that
sional incentives and standing of
"anyone at home with the kids can
women who've met educational
do Skeptical proponents say wel-
training and testing requirements to
fare recipients and poor women do
become licensed and certified fam-
not have the education and skills
dy child-care providers
necessary for managing a business
with such intense responsibilities.
Anita Moeller is the founder and
For the last 10 years. Acre Fam-
executive director of Acre Family
tly Day Care Corporation in Lowell
Day Care Corporation in Loweli
Mass has been proving these myths
Mass. She received the Glond
false by successfully pioneering a
Steinem National Salute to Women
system that trains immigrant and
of Vision Award last Thursaau
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
BOSTON - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1998
Internet address: www.csmonitor.com
75c
COPYRIGHT
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THE
CHRISTIAN
JOHN NORDELL STAFF
LEAVING WELFARE: Marea Washington reads to a boy in her home child-care center in Lowell, Mass. She just
started the business, and because of it will no longer need welfare support.
Back on Their Feet and Working Again
Two years ago, Marea Washington and her two
ily child care workers. After straightening up her
children were on welfare and living in a shelter in
working-class neighborhood duplex. Ms. Nunez
the old mill town of Lowell, Mass., once a place
and two-year-old Arismendi Bato play baseball in
of shallow hopes.
the backyard.
Today, Ms. Washington is making more than
Nunez and Washington both say they were in-
$1,800 a month running a new home day care
spired by Acre's training to launch careers in
business from her apartment in a low-income
child care - and to become better parents them-
housing project. She cares for her four-month-old
selves. "You learn about behavioral problems, so
baby and five children of other women who are
I understand my son a lot more now." says Wash-
moving from welfare to work.
ington, whose boy has speech difficulties.
"It's a really great feeling to know I'm getting
One recent morning, Washington was clearly
back on my feet," smiles Washington, who will re-
enjoying herself as she sat at her kitchen table
ceive her last $524 welfare check next month.
helping four-year-old Fabian Ruerberro glue mag-
Now, the high school graduate is looking forward
azine clippings into a homemade book. Next she
to a career helping children with disabilities.
served a healthful snack - raw vegetables - for
"I want to do something with my life," she says.
which she is reimbursed by a state food grant.
Washington is the latest of 80 women trained
"I want the trees!" Fabian piped up. reaching
as home day care providers by the Acre Family
for a piece of broccoli.
Day Care Corp. in Lowell, which offers an exten-
Not all days go smoothly. Sometimes, when the
sive, 240-hour program of classwork, intern-
children are cranky, Washington calls the Acre of-
ships, and job support. Costing about $3,500 per
fice "just to hear an adult voice and get some san-
person, the program is uniquely tailored to serve
ity."
Lowell's ethnically diverse welfare community of
Still, there are plenty of special moments
African-Americans as well as Hispanic and
which make the job worthwhile. Recently. Wash-
Southeast Asian immigrants, who receive bilin-
ington was able to coax Katrina, a three-year-old
gual training.
in a cast, to walk on her own. "I felt like she was
"Clean-up, clean-up, everybody do your
my own child," she says. "These kids some days
share," sings Nancy Nunez, a Puerto Rican im-
can light up your life."
migrant who is now part of Acre's network of fam-
- Ann Scott Tyson
ACRE FAMILY DAY CARE CORPORATION
GENERATING JOBS AND CHILD CARE
ANITA MOELLER
BIOGRAPHY
Anita Moeller is the Executive Director of Acre Family Day Care Corporation, a Lowell,
Masachusetts-based innovative early childhood education organization generating jobs
and child care for low income and immigrant families. She is a May 1998 recipient of
the Gloria Steinem Award: A National Salute to Women of Vision.
As millions of low income families transition off welfare, Acre's Family Child Care
Model is attracting national attention from those seeking to solve two critical problems:
the need to create dignified employment options for former welfare recipients; and the
need to fill acute demands for quality child care. Acre's Model provides more jobs to
more women at a faster rate than traditional day care centers. It also enables large
numbers of low income and immigrant children to receive the culturally sensitive,
quality early childhood education they deserve.
As a 19 year-old student at the University of Lowell in 1987, Moeller began interning
with the Coalition for a Better Acre, a community Development Corporation serving the
Acre, one of the most economically disadvantaged communities in Lowell. Since the turn
of the century, the Acre has been the port of entry for thousands of immigrant workers
from Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Canada. Today it is home to many Vietnamese,
Cambodian, Puerto Rican and Central and South American immigrants. Charged with
surveying the neighborhood about its child care needs, Moeller learned that the Acre
lacked even a single licensed facility, and that none of Lowell's child care services
reflected the neighborhood's diverse culture.
Two years later, with financial support from the Ms. Foundation for Women, Moeller
founded and became the first Executive Director of the Acre Family Day Care
Corporation. In ten years, Moeller and her staff of 18 have trained welfare recipients
and Latina, African-American, and Cambodian women to become self-employed family
day care providers, earning an average income of $27,900 or more. Acre's community-
based model offers education, credit, client referral services, ongoing business training,
and a deeply-rooted peer and community support network.
Through Moeller's leadership, Acre Family Day Care Corporation is challenging the
nation to set new standards for community-based, culturally-sensitive family child
care. Acre's Model has established new training precedents by mandating 240 hour of
high quality training VS. the minimal or non-existent trainings standards most states
require. Acre's early childhood education program is one of the few in the United States
that offers child care services in Spanish, Khmer, Vietnamese and English. Acre Family
Day Care Corporation aims to be the national model for family and community economic
development, providing the highest quality education and ongoing support in the delivery
of child care services.
14 KIRK STREET
LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS 01852
978-937-5899
FAX: 978-937-5148
ACRE FAMILY DAY CARE CORPORATION
GENERATING JOBS AND CHILD CARE
ANITA MOELLER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ACRE FAMILY DAY CARE
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
GLORIA STEINEM AWARD:
SALUTE TO NATIONAL WOMEN OF VISION
THE PLAZA HOTEL
NEW YORK CITY
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1998
I can't tell you how much I really appreciate being here tonight. You see, there was a very
strong chance that I wouldn't be able to come because up until last Wednesday, I was in
my ninth month of pregnancy. I think I truly willed myself into labor in order to attend
tonight's festivities. My new son, Will, is really the one I should be thanking. So, thanks
Will.
I would do just about anything to be able to stand here and represent the most fantastic
group of driven, ambitious and truly visionary women that make up the Acre Family Day
Care Corporation. I'm talking about women like Yolanda Ortiz and Sandra Guerrero. who
are here with me tonight. I'm talking about the child care providers, board members and
staff at Acre. They are feisty. dedicated and determined. And they inspire me endlessly.
They make me laugh. And they also make me cry. They are the driving force fueling my
ability to do everything. from the day-to-day operations of a non-profit to the larger issues
of advocating for increased respect and value for family child care and women's economic
development.
For the past twelve years. I have been fortunate to work with these women and to train and
support them in the development of their own home-based child care businesses. Through
them. hundreds of children each day are provided with a safe. nurturing environment that is
respectful of their language and culture. Their parents have peace of mind. knowing their
children are being well cared for while they go to work. continue their education or find
new ways to move off welfare.
14 KIRK STREET
LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS 01852
978-937-5899
Fiv.
Over the years. we have pioneered a successful new community-based model for delivering
quality early childhood education and for delivering effective business training for our
family child care entrepreneurs. Yet despite the great strides we have made, there are many
trends related to child care and women's economic development today that are of great
concern to me.
For example, while it is a good sign to see President Clinton sponsoring a generous child
care bill, it is disturbing that once again conservative legislators are inflicting a double
standard on low income mothers around the country. Have you noticed that they want to
give working families tax credits so the working mother can come back to the hearth?
Meanwhile, mothers receiving welfare are being forced to leave their children and join the
workforce, even if this means leaving their children in substandard care.
The Work First mentality of welfare reformers also worries me. It isn't right to throw
anyone into business ownership, or the responsibility of caring for six small children every
day, just so the statistics about how many fell off the welfare rolls looks good for elected
officials. Who in their right mind would throw women and families into that predicament
and then get around - someday - to offering technical assistance and ongoing support?
Would the same policymakers who came up with this idea deploy a troop of military men
and women to a conflict zone prior to providing them with the training and education they
needed to fulfill their duties? I don't think so. Would a Fortune 500 company follow this
same business practice? No. I don't think so.
And in my home state of Massachusetts, Acting Governor Paul Cellucci is actually trying to
fire his welfare reform advisory board. Why? They wanted welfare recipients to have the
opportunity to use part of their 20 hours of mandated work time to go to college or earn
their high school diplomas. This, in a state as "liberal" as Massachusetts.
Acre's Model is not a quick fix. Our long-term solution is based on the belief that women
can decide for themselves the line of work they want to pursue and when they want to
pursue it. If running a small child care business is their chosen career path, we will do
everything in our power to help manifest that reality.
Acre's Model provides access to more jobs for more women who can potentially earn
higher income than a traditional day care worker. While nationwide the average income of
a child care worker is a shameful $13,000 a year, Acre's providers earned an average of
$27,000 in 1997. While there is still work to be done on the Worthy Wage Campaign for
child care worker rate increases, clearly we are doing something right.
Despite all the bleak concerns around child care, we are encouraged that people from all
across the country are calling us to find out how they can implement our system in their
community. We are proud to have the opportunity to serve as a child care model and our
next planned phase of growth focuses on a replication system for distributing Acre's
strategy around the country.
In closing. I just want to say that as Acre's program has grown, so have I. and I look
forward to more challenges and growth in the future. The opportunity to design and
implement economic and business training strategies that help low income women and
families fills me with enormous satisfaction, inspiration and strength.
Thank you.
ACRE FAMILY DAY CARE CORPORATION
GENERATING JOBS AND CHILD CARE
14 Kirk Street, Lowell, MA 01852
Tel: 508/937-5899
Fax: 508/937-5148
email: [email protected]
The Acre Family Day Care Corporation (AcreFDCC) is a not-for-profit [501(c)(3)] corporation
serving Lowell and other cities in Massachusetts. Started in 1988, AcreFDCC makes two
important contributions to communities:
AcreFDCC promotes the social and economic empowerment of disadvantaged individuals by
engaging and promoting the energy, skills, leadership abilities, and vision of low income
women, including welfare recipients, immigrants, and women of color.
AcreFDCC offers high quality family child care to other families in the area. This frees other
parents to pursue an education or work, confident that their children are receiving individualized
attention and culturally matched early childhood education.
\ Holistic Approach to Community and Economic Development
Building a Genuine Career Ladder
By training women, including welfare recipients, to become self-employed as family child
care providers, AcreFDCC creates a genuine career ladder for low income women of
color, leading to their real, lasting, and future-oriented economic and educational
opportunity.
Engaging the Leadership of Women
As Early Childhood Educators, AcreFDCC family child care providers offer child care
to other families in the community, enhancing the education of children in their care,
allowing parents to hold down a job or pursue an education, and modeling parenting and
entrepreneurial skills to others.
As Advocates, AcreFDCC family child care providers, board, and staff represent their
communities to promote more equitable social and economic policies on issues such welfare
reform, child care, health care, and immigrant rights.
First-Rate Family Child Care Services
AcreFDCC makes first-rate child care services available to a broad range of families in the Lowell
community, setting new standards for culturally sensitive family child care and early childhood
education. A few significant advantages of our child care service include:
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LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS 01852
978-937-5899
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network, training, support and administrative service to these women. They, in turn, provide
first rate, culturally sensitive home-based child care services to low-income families in Lowell.
Most client families are referred and subsidized by state agencies.
Constituents
AcreFDCC constituents are from disadvantaged Hispanic, Southeast Asian, and African-American
communities of Lowell. Most start with limited formal education and English language skills, and
many are welfare recipients.
Trainees:
Approximately 130 women have graduated from the AcreFDCC Family Child Care
Self-Employment Training Program
Providers:
AcreFDCC currently contracts with 42 licensed graduates of the AcreFDCC training
program.
Families:
AcreFDCC providers care for the children of 130+ low income families from the
Lowell community each year.
Board and Staff: AcreFDCC is overseen by a Board of Directors that is comprised of our
constituents and people of color from the neighborhood; 9 of the 11 Directors are women.
AcreFDCC is staffed by 12 women and 1 men; all but three are women of color, and 7 are from the
community; 2 are former AcreFDCC providers.
Finances and Supporters
In order to create and sustain programs which open new economic opportunity for the
disenfranchised and promote the social integrity of communities, AcreFDCC relies almost
exclusively on funding from private sector institutions and individuals. We greatly appreciate the
backing of our following supporters, and invite others to join us advancing a more equitable and
productive society:
Baldwin Foundation
Agnes Lindsay Trust
Nathaniel and Elizabeth Stevens
Ben & Jerry's Foundation
Ms. Foundation
Foundation
The Charlotte Home
Theodore Edson Parker
St. Anne's Episcopal Church
Foundation Patrina Foundation
Alfred E. Chase Charitable
Sun Microsystems
Foundation
Peabody Foundation
Surdna Foundation
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Answers to Some Frequently Asked Questions
What is "family child care"?
In contrast to the more familiar center-based child care, family child care providers are self-employed, and run their
businesses in their homes. In Massachusetts, family child care providers are licensed by the Office for Children to
provide care for up to six children at one time (including their own). Licensure certifies that the home is a safe
environment for children, and that the Providers meet minimal standards for providing child care services, including a
knowledge of CPR and state child abuse reporting laws.
Why did you pick family child care as a job training vehicle for low income women?
First of all, because there was a large unmet need and ready market in the community. In 1988, the Coalition for a
Better Acre (CBA) conducted a door-to-door survey of over 100 families in the Acre, the lowest income neighborhood
of Lowell, to find out what they saw as the biggest obstacles to women's employment. Overwhelmingly, survey
participants singled out the lack of accessible, linguistically matched child care as their biggest employment barrier.
We chose to start a family child care program over a child care center because it presented the fewest barriers for low
income women to obtain their licenses and quickly begin to earn a living; and could offer far more child care capacity to
the community than a center could.
We have since learned that family child care is a highly appealing employment option for many low income women and
welfare recipients. Mothers of small children can earn a living at home while caring for their own family. Because
caring for children is a familiar activity, it is a non-intimidating way to start work for women with limited formal
education and English language skills, and those who lack self-confidence as a result of years of poverty and untested
capabilities.
What distinguishes AcreFDCC from other job training programs?
At AcreFDCC, we reject the "workfare"-st training model -- that is, minimal training for marginal employment.
Instead, we have a bedrock commitment to creating a genuine career ladder for low income and immigrant women. We
regard every barrier to this goal as our next challenge, and continually seek ways to extend the ladder down to those for
whom the steps are steepest and hardest, and up to a fulfilling career and satisfying quality of life.
We place great emphasis at every level of the training program and child care service on helping women realize their
true potential. For instance, to obtain their licenses, family child care providers in Massachusetts are only required to
complete 15 hours of rudimentary training and meet minimal safety standards in their homes. At AcreFDCC, our
trainees graduate only after completing 240 hours of training, including internships in two different child care settings.
For those who go on to become Providers in the AcreFDCC child care service, we require that they attend monthly on-
going group training sessions; provide one-on-one technical assistance in their homes; and subsidize their continuing
education in such areas as GED, ESL, computer training, and early childhood education.
What makes AcreFDCC stand out from other family child care programs?
AcreFDCC is one of the few programs in New England - or perhaps in the U.S. - which offers the local community
high quality family child care services in Spanish, Khmer, Vietnamese, and English. Furthermore, all of the providers
who contract with our program receive extensive on-going training, support, and educational opportunities to
continually improve their early childhood education and business skills.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 27, 1998
Ambassador Christopher Meyer and Mrs. Meyer
Embassy of Britain
3100 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Dear Ambassador and Mrs. Meyer:
Thank you very much for your kind invitation to dinner
at the Embassy on June 12, 1998.
Phil and I would be delighted to join you. We look
forward to seeing you again.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 13, 1998
Mr. Charles MacCormack
President
Save the Children
54 Wilton Road
P.O. Box 950
Westport, CT 06881
Dear Mr. MacCormack:
Thank you for your letter and the copy of your response
to the Chicago Tribune article. 1 have shared it with others on
the staff.
Best wishes to you and Save the Children in your
important work.
Sincerely,
Melanne Mee Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
Save the Children®
54 Wilton Road
Charles F. MacCormack
P.O. Box 950
President
Westport, CT 06881 USA
(203) 221-4100
Fax: (203) 227-5667
March 17, 1998
Ms. Patti Solis
Special Ass't. to the President
Dir. Scheduling, The First Lady
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20501
Dear Ms. Solis:
As a follow up to the note I wrote to you last November about the imminent feature article about
sponsorship organizations by the Chicago Tribune, I wanted to let you know that the Tribune has now
published the first of a two-part series on sponsorship in a special 16-page supplement to its Sunday, March
15th edition. This piece focuses on Save the Children and Childreach; the second part, which will come out
on Sunday, March 22nd, will concentrate on Christian Children's Fund and Children International. The text
of the articles may be found on the Tribune's internet website.
In sum, the article targets many of the same kinds of issues related to sponsorship that have been the
subject of media criticism since the 1980s -- administrative inefficiencies and alleged 'broken promises' to
sponsors who believe their monthly contribution is going to directly benefit their specific sponsored child.
Little, unfortunately, was mentioned in the article about the hundreds of thousands of lives that have been
positively impacted as a result of Save the Children's efforts in particular, and the mechanism of sponsorship
in general.
While the Tribune gives credit to the effectiveness of our programs, the article focuses
overwhelmingly on administrative oversights in our Mali sponsorship program. Upon learning of the
problems they found, we sent out our own investigative team to thoroughly review the situation. We have
now instituted strong sponsorship audit activities involving both internal and external experts, and assessments
of each sponsorship country program have been completed or will be completed within the next three months.
Enclosed is a copy of Save the Children's response to the Tribune piece, as well as a 'Q+A' that you
might find helpful in reviewing our position on the issues raised by the Tribune.
As one of our important contacts in Washington I wanted to keep you up to date on this matter.
Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions, comments or feedback you would like to share
with me about it.
Sincerely,
Charles United MacCormack
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Working to make lasting, positive change in the lives of disadvantaged children in the United States,
Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States
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SAVE THE CHILDREN STATEMENT
ON THE
CHICAGO TRIBUNE ARTICLE
SUNDAY MARCH 15, 1998
Save the Children operates in thirty-nine countries in some of the most impoverished areas of the
world. We bring life-changing help and hope to more than 90,000 sponsored children and
hundreds of thousands of others who live in the areas affected by our community development
and humanitarian relief programs. Our mission is clear: to make lasting positive change in the
lives of disadvantaged children.
From over sixty years of experience we have learned that direct hand-outs are not the best way to
help children and their families. We are committed to a child-centered, community development
strategy that delivers long-term improvements in primary health, nutrition, education and
economic opportunity. We know that children benefit most from self-help programs that ensure a
community's self-sufficiency long after foreign aid and direct intervention end.
Child sponsorship is integral to this strategy; it leverages support from many different sources.
Sponsorship contributions are combined with contributions from other donors, from corporations,
and with grants from foundations, governments and other child-centered relief and development
agencies. Sponsorship delivers sustainable solutions for sponsored children and builds the
communities in which we work. It puts a human face on development.
Because Save the Children often operates in remote parts of the world-areas where the need is
great, mistakes and sometimes failures in tracking and in communications with our sponsored
children occur. We acknowledge and deeply regret these instances and have responded with
immediate corrective action. We are committed to continuous assessment, evaluation and
improvement of our programs to ensure that concrete objectives are met, funds are spent wisely
and every sponsored child receives significant on-going benefits.
SAVE THE CHILDREN COMMENT
ON THE
LARGER ISSUES RAISED IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE STORY
1. The Chicago Tribune said that child sponsorship organizations "consistently fail. to
make a positive and lasting change in the life of a sponsored child."
At least half a million sponsored children, their families and other children in communities in
which we work who would have lacked access to primary health, basic education and economic
opportunity have had these needs met as a result of Save the Children's sponsorship program.
We carefully monitor and evaluate the quality and impact of all our programs. We require that all
sponsored children participate in programs and that they obtain significant benefits from their
participation.
The pool of funds that sponsorship provides is key to the implementation of life-changing and life-
saving community development programs that benefit sponsored children and their communities.
Save the Children focuses its efforts on programs that have the greatest impact on the lives of
children: health, education and economic opportunities.
Sponsorship works because it:
Makes positive, life-changing differences in the lives of millions of the world's poorest
children.
Gives development an understandable human face.
Involves hundreds of thousands of people in positive global change who would not otherwise
be involved.
Keeps development agencies close to the grass roots and to the concrete results for people in
isolated communities.
Provides reliable, long-term support that can be counted on for the time it takes to get the job
done.
In Mali, Save the Children created a low cost community-based school in each village in the
Kolondieba district of Mali. With special attention to increasing attendance of girls-historically
excluded from participation in formal schooling-the Village School project has increased the
total number of schools in the country by nearly twenty percent since 1992. With the support of
other non-governmental organizations, the program has been replicated in other districts, growing
to 650 schools with an enrollment of 40,000 children, half of whom are girls. UNESCO's
program Education for All, Making it Work has selected the village school as a showcase project
to promote community-based education in rural areas, particularly in Africa.
Another example is in four of Vietnam's poorest communities. More than seventy percent of all
children under the age of three were malnourished. Save the Children developed a highly
successful community-based nutrition education project using nutritionally rich local resources.
After 23 months of the program, 93% of the children who participated had been rehabilitated.
The Nutrition Education and Rehabilitation Program currently is being adapted for replication in
Bangladesh, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Nepal.
2. The Chicago Tribune said "...child sponsorship succeeds far better as a fund-raising
engine than it does as a vehicle for providing benefits to the children whose faces sustain
it."
Child Sponsorship succeeds in providing important benefits. Using Mali as an example, as did the
Chicago Tribune:
As of December, 1997, Save the Children had established 650 village schools in Mali and in
Kolondieba District, the impact area, 130 schools were established. There is now a school in 3
out of every 4 villages, compared to 1 village in 8 in 1992, with over 40,000 children enrolled.
Gross enrollment rates are significantly higher in Save the Children village schools for all
children between 11 and 15 than in formal schools.
Gross enrollment rates for girls in SC village schools are nearly triple that for girls in formal
schools.
Drop-out rates for SC village schools is 1.92 VS. 5.66 for formal schools.
Students in SC village schools significantly outperformed (40% higher) than formal school
counterparts on language tests, while scoring equally well on math tests.
Students attending SC village schools had significantly better health knowledge than
uneducated children and were active in counseling and correcting peers and younger children
in hygiene, nutrition and accident prevention.
Teachers are now selected, paid-for, and trained in their own community.
Children now study in their own community.
3. The Chicago Tribune implied that many of the benefits that children receive from Save
the Children come from AID and UNICEF.
That's true. That's the way Save the Children works and we are very careful to explain that to
our sponsors. Save the Children has a world-wide staff of more than 2,000 people that includes
doctors, nurses, village health aides, education specialists, agricultural and sponsorship agents.
This base of staff expertise is the main reason that AID, UNICEF or other funding organizations
make grants to Save the Children. They know that Save the Children has the expertise to make
sure their program investments--community schools, infant and maternal health, agricultural
improvements, and so forth--are responsibly executed and that the money is well spent. This is
the multiplier effect and it is our base of sponsorship funds that make it possible. By pooling
sponsor gifts with grant funds we are able to benefit many, many more children than we could if
we tried to operate solely with sponsorship funds.
The principal driving force in lasting development is the community's own effort, collaborating
with local officials and the committed actions of community members. The community makes by
far the largest contribution to its own success. In Mali, local families helped build the schools and
support the teachers.
Save the Children is the magnet and the catalyst that draws NGO's government agencies,
community and national governments, foundations and contributors together to trigger, foster and
sustain community development.
4. The Chicago Tribune said that Save "often fails to keep the promise implicit in its
fundraising appeals: that money donated by generous Americans will be used to better the
life of a particular child 'who urgently needs you."
Individual children benefit. When Save the Children identifies a need, designs a project, leverages
its donations, implements the project, and successfully leaves it self-sustaining, it is the children of
the community who benefit. Both sponsored and unsponsored children attend the schools, have
fresh well water, obtain Vitamin A supplements, get immunizations, and receive health care. Save
the Children carefully tracks and measures the benefits.
5. The Chicago Tribune implied that sponsorship is unmanageable.
Sponsorship involves more than 90,000 benefiting children, and many hundreds of thousands
more indirectly and close to 100,000 contributors in 24 countries. Our sponsors, donors and
corporate partners expect us to effectively manage sponsorship. That means diligent review,
oversight and the relentless adherence to policies and procedures every step of the way.
Save the Children is committed to sponsor accountability, timely sponsor correspondence and
fiscal responsibility. In the last five years this commitment has resulted in the consolidation and
reduction of the number of field offices, clearer definition of child benefits and standards the
upgrade of sponsorship coordination, improved training of staff, the modification of reporting
procedures and tightened reporting policies, all of which make for a stronger and more
responsible sponsorship program.
6. The Chicago Tribune criticized Save the Children for not informing sponsors when
sponsored children had died and also said that only after their investigation did Save the
Children act in Mali.
There were inexcusable delays in sponsor notification in some cases. Following the initial findings
by the Chicago Tribune, Save the Children sent a special investigation team to Mali led by a newly
appointed senior staff officer to audit, manage and enforce impact measurement standards of all
sponsorship programs. Our team verified the initial Chicago Tribune findings and unearthed
additional sponsorship problems, including the late reporting of deaths of more children. We have
taken corrective action and implemented new policies:
Corrective Action:
Disciplined Save the Children staff involved in the non-reporting of the sponsored children's
deaths and the falsification of correspondence in Mali.
Completed review and overhaul of the sponsorship manual.
New Policies
Established new requirement that every sponsored child be contacted by a Save the Children
staff member on a regular, timely basis.
Required that all field offices report the death of sponsored children to Save the Children
headquarters within two days of learning about the death, followed by the immediate reporting
of the death directly to the sponsor.
Increased number of trained sponsorship staff, clarifying their reporting responsibilities.
Special review team annual inspections ensure that sponsorship policies are being implemented.
7. The Chicago Tribune criticized the fact that the money doesn't go directly to a
sponsored child.
We do not believe in hand-outs.
Sixty years of experience demonstrates that real and lasting benefits for sponsored children are
built on community support. That's why we pool funds.
Sponsor gifts are combined with the contributions of other sponsors and donors. Save the
Children draws from this pool of funds to meet the costs of creating and implementing programs
designed to benefit children and their communities.
Save the Children often is able to achieve even greater impact by combining sponsorship funds
with the resources of governments, corporations, foundations, the U.S. Agency for International
Development and the World Bank. The community's own contributions, not counted on our
financial statements, would not occur without our assistance, either. The multiplier effect of
sponsorship funds further increases the value of the individual gift by allowing Save the Children
to expand its reach and its positive impact.
In fiscal year 1997, 81.6 percent of total expenditures was spent on program services, which
include the design, implementation, monitoring and impact evaluation of a program. This
percentage is an average for all Save the Children's programs worldwide; the percentage spent in
any particular community may vary.
We are guided by the principle that it is the hand up rather than the hand out that leads to long
term success.
Save the Children R
54 Wilton Road
P.O. Box 950
Westport, CT 06881 USA
Ms. Patti Solis
Special Ass't. to the President
Dir. Scheduling, The First Lady
The White House
Washington, D.C.
20500/0003
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 16, 1998
Ms. Nadia K. McConnell
President/Project Director
U.S.-Ukraine Foundation
1511 K Street, NW - Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
Dear Ms. McConnell: haden
On behalf of the First Lady, thank you very much for
your letter and invitation to the U.S.-Ukraine Community
Partnerships for Local Government Training and Education
Project on April 23, 1998.
Regrettably, the First Lady is unable to attend due to
scheduling conflicts. She sends her best wishes for a
successful event. I will be attending the reception and look
forward to meeting with you.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
Men Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 20, 1998
Margaret Osmer McQuade
Qualitas International
125 East 72nd Street
New York, NY 10021
Dear Ms. McQuade,
On behalf of the First Lady, thank you very much for
your letter and invitation to speak at Qualitas International's
"Back to School" event on September 28, 1998.
It is too early to determine whether the First Lady will
be able to attend. Our scheduling office will contact you once
a decision has been made.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
Main Chief of Staff to
Melanne Verveer
the First Lady
Be
QUALITAS INTERNATIONAL
13 May 1998
Margaret Osmer McQuade
Paio, chance
Hilary Rodhau Cluiton
to The united States Embassy
Paris hance
Dear Mrs Clinton,
l sie cerely hope cyle are engying your visit
to Paris, As law also here in Paun, l thought
l would take the opportunity to Denew myrequest
that you Sir favorable consideration to being the
keynoto Speaker for the opening meeting of the
New York City School Volunteers- all 9000 of
then who serve in the city's public schools
l refer to the 13 Jeleruary 1998 letter of
invitation to you from our Chairman, arlyn Jordner,
to be the speaker for our "Back to School" every
on glonday morning, 28 September 1998. (enclosed)
l bad written you a followup note in this
regard which I Save a newber of Theresa a Loar's
staff during the 17 Lubruary 1998 briefing
which you gave at the Stall Department
about your he P to Central asia and Ukrawa
A to which you had kindly invited
me and l Senierely appreciated.
On 25 Febuary 1998 lattended the
Vital Voices Vienna working Group Meeting
in washington and had or opportunity
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Margaret Osmer McQuade
then to speak with your Chief of Staff,
Melanne Verveer I raised the subject of the
invitation with her, and asked fray advice
on how to proceed, and requested that she
see S a favorable response was still possible.
I do intend to be in touch with her
on my return to New moment York next to week, but
l might takethis igrate
the idea with you. directly.
l all acutely aware of the many deceads
& your time and attention but I remain
convinced that the New York city School Unlunteer
Program is a vivid example of the success of
the concept in your book, It Takes a Village, l
also believe, the success of this program in NewYork
City, proves iL can be done anywhere is the world.
Thus, l believe your participation on the
highlythe concept which you articulate So
morning of this 28 September 1998 would approxiately
effectively in your book, and which our propan
exemplifies.
and 28 able to be with us for our opening event
l remain hareful that you will be withing
on September. l look Respectfully, froward to hearing
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BUILDING TOMORROW'S NEW YORK, CHILD BY CHILD
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
February 13, 1998
Arlyn S. Gardner
Chairman
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Cynthia Greenleaf Fanton
The White House
Stephen B. Hauge
Vice Chairmen
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Edith A. Cassidy
Washington, DC 20500
Secretary
David M. Womack
Treasurer
Dear Mrs. Clinton,
Kitty Fisk Ames
Eileen M. Arens
Pamela Awad
We at the New York City School Volunteer Program applaud your continuing work on
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Deborah Ruiz Blenk, M.D.
behalf of the children of America and the world, not only because your substance is sound,
Joan W. Blum
as proven in your inspiring book It Takes a Village, but because your expressed ideas are the
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Phylis A. Charnin
casence of our successful program.
lann M. Coles
George P. Davison
Gretchen M. Elkus
As of last year, there were 9,400 volunteers who gave academic support to 138,000 students
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Line T. Gana
in our city, roughly I of every 8 enrolled. At an opening meeting in September we salute our
Mrs. James E. Hunt
Volunteer Tutors and their efforts in our common endeavor of helping our children. We
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Helen L. Judiowe
would be honored and pleased if you could add to your advocacy for the betterment of
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Kenneth R. Lay
America's children by agreeing to speak at our 1998 opening meeting. We believe your
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presence at this event would provide inspiration for this program and for others like it around
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Nancy K. Miller
the country.
Ellen L. Needham
Jamos L. Nett
Sarah Dudley Plimpton
Our volunteers represent the rich fabric of our entire city. These working professionals,
John S. Redpath
Judy T. Reemtama
retirees, college students, concerned neighbors and parents make up our cadre of trained
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tutors. Two-thirds of our tutors are parents of public school students; for many of them SVP
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Cindy Hecht Suna
training and tutoring constitute a significant educational experience. The confidence they
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Virginia C. Winokur
gain as tutors inspire many of them to return to school for more education, some even go on
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to complete college and graduate degrees; while all of them learn how to help their own
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children at home by serving as "first teachers." Annette Williams, who is featured in the
HONORARY
enclosed videotape, illustrates this.
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Mrs. Haliburton Feles
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Mary W. Heller
Our 1998 opening meeting is scheduled for the morning of Monday, September 28, which
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coincides with the beginning of the academic year and the opening of the United Nations
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General Assembly. We hope that this timing will make it more possible for you to come to
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New York and speak at this event. We would, of course, be happy to adjust our schedule to
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yours to the extent possible. We believe your visit would enhance the effectiveness of your
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mission and ours and be the best possible encouragement to all current and future volunteers.
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We look forward to what we hope will be a favorable response.
Susan Edyar, Fd.D.
Vernon E. fordan, Jr.
Trude W. Lash
Most sincerely,
Arthur Levine. Ph.D.
Donald E. Liebers
Karl L. Margolis
John F. McGillicuddy
Robert B. Menschel
Eugene Mercy. It.
Edward H. Moyor
Arlyn S. Gardner
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 8, 1998
Ms. Andrea C. McAleenan, Ph.D.
Executive Director & CEO
Claremont Graduate University
1021 Dartmouth Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711
Dear Ms. McAleenan:
On behalf of the First Lady, thank you very much for
your letter and invitation to deliver the keynote address for the
women's leadership conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil in
September.
However, because of scheduling conflicts, Mrs. Clinton
will be unable to accept the invitation.
With best wishes for a successful conference.
Sincerely,
Menu Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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MEMORANDUM FOR ALICE PUSHKAR
FROM:
GLYN T. DAVIES For for
SUBJECT:
Invitation for Mrs. Clinton to Attend Women's
Leadership Conference in Brazil
You asked whether the First Lady's Office should consider an
invitation addressed to her by Andrea McAleenan of Claremont
Graduate University to speak at a Latin American women's
leadership conference in September in Sao Paulo, Brazil. There
are no compelling foreign policy reasons to accept such an
invitation, although the First Lady has met on several occasions
with activist Brazilian First Lady Ruth Cardoso, who is said to
be participating in this conference.
We recommend you forward this request for scheduling
consideration within the First Lady's Office.
Schedule
Alice
Claremont
GRADUATE UNIVERSITY
February 12, 1998
The Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management
The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton
ANDREA C. MCALEENAN, PH.D.
Executive Director
White House
Chief Operating Officer
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington D.C. 20500
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
It with great anticipation that I extend to you a very special invitation. We would request the
honor of your presence and your participation as the keynote speaker for a women's leadership
conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil scheduled to take place in mid-September 1998. We would, of
course, prefer to work around your schedule to confirm a final date if there is a possibility that
you could participate.
Knowing the tremendous demands upon your life from all dimensions, I fully respect the time and
energy it would take to make this journey, so may I take a few moments to explain more about
this request.
The women in Latin and South America have historically not had the access to leadership
opportunities that women in North America have been privileged to enjoy. Now there is new
momentum developing with new opportunities emerging in business, government, and academia.
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Women are gaining a foothold in traditionally closed domains and are finding the challenge both
exhilarating and draining.
As part of our commitment to develop a new generation of global leaders who understand the
human and technical sides of management, the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management
is excited to be in partnership with leading organizations in Brazil such as the Anhembi Morumbi
University and SEBRAE to offer a major international conference with the goal of providing
support and inspiration to our sisters. The First Lady of Brazil will be joining us and we are
hoping you will be with us as well.
Thank you for your consideration. As always, you have my continuing admiration and support.
Respectfully yours,
Andrea C. Aleenan
Andrea C. McAleenan
1021 North Dartmouth Avenue Claremont, California 91711
Tel: 909.607.7556
Fax: 909.607.9104
E-mail: [email protected]
Peter F. Drucker
Graduate School of
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White House
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Mary Kay Morin
12501 Littleton Street
Silver Spring, Maryland 20906
March 6, 1998
Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
Washington, DC
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
Under separate cover, I have thanked your staff for allowing me to be a part of
my cousin Eileen's big day on Thursday, March 5. Katy Button, in particular, was
terrific and is a credit to your office.
I cannot begin to express my admiration for you and the wonderful job you do as
First Lady. We are very lucky to have you.
Needless to say, it was the thrill of a lifetime to meet you and the President. I
have long admired both of you and wish you only the best in the years to come.
Sincerely,
Mary Kay Morin
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Mrs. Verveer:
George asked that I fax a brief note to you.
For a variety of reasons, the time of the Roger
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January 30, 1998
Mr. Newton N. Minow
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Chicago, IL 60603
Dear Mr. Minow:
Thank you very much for your letter and invitation to
the First Lady to speak at the Rochelle Lee Fund's Tenth
Anniversary dinner in the fall of 1998.
We have forwarded your request to Patti Solis-Doyle,
Director of Scheduling for the First Lady, and she will be in
touch with you and Rochelle Lee once a decision is made.
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Board of Directors
Rocheile Lee. President
Marjorie Rasmus. Chair
Marena Swenson. Secretary
Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton
Michael P. Whelan, Treasurer
Jean K. Anderson
The White House
Carolyn A. Anthony
Nancy Biederman
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Grace Chun
Judith A. Connolly
Washington D.C. 20500
Karen Otsuji Damato
Grace Nakamura Frantz
Bambi Huyler
David F. James
Marvin Martin
Dear Mrs. Clinton,
Linda Miner
Agnes O'Grady
J. Wayne Russell
It was my pleasure to have received a special invitation to meet the
Advisory Board
John S. Ayers
President today at Oscar Mayer Elementary School in Chicago. I was invited
William Ayers, Ph.D.
Prudence Beidler
because I am president of The Rochelle Lee Fund to Make Reading a Part of
Doris Bernstein
Stella Garcia Boyle
Children's Lives (RLF), the only Chicago foundation established in honor of a
Mona Castillo
Nancy A. Lauter
Paul Marshall, Ph.D.
teacher. It was the parents of my students at Oscar Mayer who founded RLF
Henry W. McGee
Bruce McPherson, Ph.D.
when I retired in 1988 and continue to work as volunteers to fulfill its mission.
Alexander Polikoff
Marguerite A. Pycha
Hazel Rochman
Nancy Stevenson
The Rochelle Lee Fund turns ten years old in 1998, an occasion we
Bernice Weissbourd
mean to mark with a gala celebratory dinner in the fall at the Chicago Cultural
Selection & Evaluation Board
Camille Blachowicz. Ph.D.
Center, where those founding parents and colleagues held the retirement party
National-Louis University
Gail Burnaford, Ph.D.
that launched the Fund. The event will be complete if you accept our
National-Louis University
Jeanne Chaney, Ph.D., Chair
invitation to address the assembled corporate leaders, educators, parents and
National-Louis University
Barbara Farnandis, Ph.D.
friends who share our mutual concern that children not only learn how to read,
Chicago State University
Dorothy Giroux. Ph.D.
but that they do read -- frequently, widely and willingly.
Loyola University Chicago
Joyce Hieshima, Ph.D.
Northeastern Illinois University
Virginia Ellen Jones, Ph.D.
Mrs. Clinton, we are witness to your special regard for children. Your
Chicago State University
Mary Keegan, M.A.
hard work shows the value you place on their development. How better can we
Loyola University Chicago
Kathleen McCarville. Ed.D.
prepare them to lead a productive and fulfilling life than to help them become
Kendall College
W. Nikola-Lisa. Ed.D.
readers? The sole mission of RLF, a not-for-profit organization, is to help
National-Louis University
Chicago's public school children become readers - real readers who read
Gloria Pleasont, Ph.D.
Chicago State University
because they choose to read; because they find their humanity in books;
Ariene Saretsky. Ed.D.
Chicago State University
because they enjoy reading.
Lesley Shapiro
National-Louis University
Sheila Shapiro, Ph.D.
Northeastern Illinois University
In order to get schoolchildren "hooked" on books, we provide teachers
Kathleen Sheridan, Ph.D.
Kendall College
with children's books (real books, not textbooks) that they have personally
William H. Teale. Ed.D.
University of Illinois Chicago
chosen for their classrooms, along with professional development workshops
Junko Yokota. Ph.D.
National-Louis University
and support on how to use those books most effectively to create language-rich
classrooms.
Executive Director
Tiana Benway
We have now transformed the classrooms of 1100 Chicago public
school teachers, each of whom is inspiring a new classroom of children each
Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton - page 2
year of his or her professional career. Many of them are working in schools where children
are greatly at risk. We work closely with Paul Vallas, Mayor Daley's appointee as CEO of
the Chicago Public Schools, who also is scheduled to meet with the President today.
Thank you, once again, for what you are doing for the nation's future as it is invested
in its children. Our board and corporate committee for the RLF Tenth Anniversary dinner
truly believe that you will bring the perfect message to the celebration of our ten years of
work to develop readers. We hope that you will accept this invitation for any date you choose
in the fall of 1998.
Yours sincerely,
Rochelle Lee
President
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 30, 1998
Ms. Judith McHale
President and CEO
Discovery Communications Inc.
7700 Wisconsin Ave.
Bethesda, MD 20814-3579
Dear Judith:
On behalf of the First Lady, thank you very much for
your thoughtful letter and kind words which are so appreciated.
I especially want to thank you for the album which the First
Lady will treasure, for it will remind her of the inspiring
Bishop Walker Dinner. It was wonderful to hear from you, as
it always is.
Thanks for writing and best wishes in your many
important endeavors.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1998
Ms. Dianne Morgan
Living Expo Foundation
P.O. Box 390385
Mountain View, CA 94039-0385
Dear Ms. Morgan:
Thank you very much for your letter and invitation to
the First Lady to deliver the keynote address to the Living
Expo 1998 in April.
I have forwarded your letter to the First Lady's
scheduling office and they will be in touch once a decision has
been made.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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Ms. Melanne Verveer
Office of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C.
BY FAX: (202) 456-6244
RE: Keynote Speaker Invitation
Dear Ms. Verveer:
On behalf of the Planning Committee for the Living Expo ' 98
Silicon Valley Event scheduled for April 25 & 26, it gives
me great pleasure to extend an invitation to Mrs. Clinton
to be our Keynote Speaker for the Opening Ceremonies of the
Living Expo '98 event on Saturday, April 25, 1998, at 9:00
a.m. at the Fairmont Hotel Plaza in San Jose.
Pending a commitment by Mrs. Clinton to attend, please
find in this FAX a program for the Opening Ceremonies to be
attended by some 5,000 50+ public and their families as
well as business owners and professionals. We would be
honored if Mrs. Clinton would "cut the ribbon" and speak at
the Opening Ceremonies of the Event at 9 a.m. Saturday,
April 25. For your information we have scheduled Mrs.
Elizabeth Dole, President of the American Red Cross, as
Keynote Speaker for the VIP Round Table Luncheon on
Saturday, April 25 following the Opening Ceremonies. We
would be most pleased if the First Lady would like to
attend the VIP Round Table Luncheon for Silicon Valley
corporate, non-profit and business VIP's on Saturday, April
25 at 11:30 a.m.. Susan Hammer, Mayor of San Jose, would
be honored to host Mrs. Clinton and her guests at the
Speaker's VIP table.
A suggested topic for Mrs. Clinton might include the
mission of the Living Expo '98; to inspire the 50+ market
by working together to "give back", e.g., share the
knowledge; to change the mindset previously associated with
being 50+; and to motivate and encourage all 50+ Americans
to "live better, do more, and live longer". of course, Mrs.
Clinton's role as First Lady of the U.S. exemplifies
perfectly the "live better, do more" theme.
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Ms. Melanne Verveer
office of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
Special Keynote Speaker Invitation
February 19, 1998
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We would be happy to provide or coordinate 1st Class hotel
accommodations for the First Lady and her staff as well as
any recreational transportation for the staff that is not
provided for by the White House. We would also be pleased
to entertain any other special requests.
Please note the Promotion Plan. Again, pending a
commitment to attend by Mrs. Clinton, the majority of the
key media have expressed an interest in scheduling
private interviews at Mrs. Clinton's discretion.
We look forward to working with your office and please know
that we remain at your disposal to offer any assistance.
I look forward to hearing from you on behalf of Mrs.
Clinton.
Committee Chair
'98
Included in this FAX:
Private VIP Dinner Reception Program
Living Expo '98 Opening Ceremonies Program
VIP Roundtable Luncheon Program
Get Up & Go Advertisement
Schedule of Events
Corporate Charter
Corporate Profile
Planning Committee
Information Officer Application
Sponsors
Exhibitors
Promotion Plan
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 24, 1998
Ms. Mary Ellen Mullholand
AWH, Director of Industry Relations
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3000
Houston, TX 77010-3033
Dear Ms. Mullholand:
Thank you very much for your letter and for your
invitation to the First Lady to the Alliance for Women's Health
conference in June.
Regrettably, Mrs. Clinton is unable to attend due to
schedule conflicts. She sends her best wishes for a successful
and productive conference.
I have also forwarded your letter to Susan Liss, Chief of
Staff to Mrs. Gore, for consideration.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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RESBARCH
February 20, 1998
Ms. Melanne Ververr
Office of the Chief of Staff, First Lady
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Ms. Ververr:
I am seeking a dynamic speaker and champion of issues related to healthcare and women's
rights. When I requested assistance of my friend and past colleague, Lois Quam of United
HealthCare, Lois directed me to you.
Our operating council of select academic center women's health professionals wishes to
extend our invitation to First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton to be our keynote speaker at
"The Alliance for Women's Health and Researchᵀ national kick-off conference.
Our conference is scheduled for June 5-7, 1998, at The Houstonian in Houston, Texas, and
will include senior representatives from each healthcare market segment: managed
care/providers, employers, pharmaceutical companies and academia - - all now connected by
the mission of incorporating managed care delivery and industry issues into research. The
conference will accomplish national awareness of both our mission and our ability to
combine these resources toward this significant goal.
The Alliance for Women's Health & Researchᵀ is a network of academic-based Women's
Healthcare Centers, industrial, and corporate partners, whose goal it is to coordinate research
and education to improve women's health and quality of life. The Alliance is the first
national organization designed to centralize and disseminate information related to women's
health by integrating academic medicine, community delivery, and private industry to create
research and education models focusing on the unique healthcare needs of women. Attached
is an overview of The Alliance and its Mission for your review.
There are a number of aspects of women's healthcare that we will focus on: breast and
cervical cancers; cardiology; osteoporosis; menopause; contraception; prenatal; pregnancy;
and postpartum care; infertility; depression; and anxiety. The growing social and political
awareness of the obligation of healthcare systems to respect patient autonomy and diversity
along with the recognition of major deficits in our knowledge of women's health issues have
heightened the need for an integrated approach to women's health.
Ms. Melanne Ververr
February 20, 1998
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It would be a great honor to add Mrs. Clinton's influential voice to our global initiative. Our
scheduling and conference arrangements have been kept very flexible to accommodate the
First Lady's demanding schedule. However, if her commitments prevent her travel to
Houston, may I respectfully request the possibility of Mrs. Gore accepting our invitation to
speak on this important issue?
Please contact me at (713) 507-1761 if I can provide any additional information. Thank you
for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
mary allen
Mary Ellen Mullholand
AWH, Director of Industry Relations
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3000
Houston, Texas 77010-3033
Fax: (713) 507-1777
As of February 1998
ALLIANCE OMEN'S HEALTH
RESTARCH
The Alliance for Women's Health & Research™
The Alliance Mission
The Alliance is an independent network of Women's Health professionals whose mission it is to
coordinate research and education to improve women's quality of life. Formed in January 1998, it is the
first national organization to centralize information related to women's health and align the interest of
each healthcare market segment: clinical, pharmaceutical, managed healthcare, employer and patient.
The Alliance is poised to accomplish the following:
Establish links between major women's health centers
Create a Women's Research Network
Integrate elements of healthcare delivery
Background/Rationale for The Alliance
Women account for the vast majority of decision making regarding health care:
88% of all health insurance decisions are influenced by women.
66% of all health care dollars are spent by women.
Women's decisions are driven to a large degree by relationships.
There are major deficits in our knowledge of women's healthcare issues (cardiovascular care, HIV,
etc).
There is a growing presence of women in the professional medical community.
The Alliance Strategy
The Alliance will utilize the following strategies to accomplish its mission:
Research: Facilitating the investigation of unmet women's health needs.
Education: Developing professional and community education and creating a communication
clearinghouse for disseminating information.
Clinical Care: Improving the delivery of care through integrated and cost-effective standards.
Current Initiatives
Current initiatives to accomplish The Alliance's mission include the following:
Creating an improved quality of life survey tool Principal Investigation Site - Baylor.
Addressing the unmet needs problem - educational program for young women - Principal
Investigation Site - Baylor
Defining the healthcare system - financial impact of primary care for women's health (incorporating
new patient generation, family, referral patterns, etc) - Principal Investigation Site - Mount Sinai
Satellite Symposia - educate key prescribers, caregivers, patients, etc, on the benefits of a specific
drug/treatment - Principal Investigation Site - Duke University.
Members to Date*
Academic Health
Business
Managed Health Care
Baylor College of Medicine
Chevron
United HealthCare
Duke University Medical
Clinical Communications Group
Center
Coopers & Lybrand
The Mount Sinai Medical
Dow Chemical
Center
Nike
University of Florida,
Nordstrom's
Gainesville
Watson Wyatt
University of Iowa
University of Washington
*Organizations listed are our known partners to date
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 12, 1998
Mr. Leo Malamed
Chairman & CEO
Sakura Dellsher, Inc.
10 South Wacker Drive
Suite 3200
Chicago, IL 60606
Dear Mr. Malamed:
On behalf of the First Lady, thank you very much for
your letter and invitation to Weizmann Institute of Science
1998 Award Dinner which Rahm Emmanuel extended to Mrs.
Clinton.
The First Lady hopes to attend, but it is too early to
determine at this time whether it will be possible. Our
scheduling office will contact you once a decision has been
made.
Thanks and best wishes.
Sincerely,
Mean the First Lady
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
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Pursuant to your request, I enclose the invitation to First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton to be the featured
speaker at the Weizmann Institute of Science 1998 Award Dinner. As you know, I have been selected as
the Honoree of the event.
Please convey this request to the First Lady.
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Leo Melamed
Chairman Emeritus and
Senior Policy Advisor
312/930-3310
January 9, 1998
Fax 312/715-6200
The First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Madame First Lady:
As you are aware, each year the prestigious Weizmann Institute of Science selects an annual
honoree. Indeed, a few years ago, you were the guest of honor at such an event in Chicago. This
year, the Weizmann Institute has chosen me to receive their 1998 award. I have accepted this honor.
However, in accepting this honor, I advised the Weizmann leadership that the celebration would be
complete only if the First Lady would consent to return to Chicago as the featured speaker of the
event. Thus, I am making this request of you in the fervent hope that you will accept and can make
it fit your schedule.
The date will be either the evening of Wednesday, September 9, or Wednesday, September 16,
depending upon your schedule. As you know, the celebration usually draws between 2,000 to 2,500
of Chicago's most prominent citizens.
As a result of my work on behalf of global markets, the honorary chairmen for this event will include
the chairmen from the New York Stock Exchange, the London International Financial Futures
Exchange (LIFFE), the Paris futures exchange (MATIF), the German futures exchange (DTB), as
well as all the other U.S. exchanges. The Honorable Clayton Yeutter, the former Secretary of
Agriculture and U.S. Trade Representative, has accepted my request to act as chairman of this event.
For your needs, I include a copy of my biography.
I fervently hope that your response will be in the affirmative.
Sincerely
Lilled Leo Melamed
Encl.
30 South Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606 312/930-1000
NEW YORK
WASHINGTON. DC
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LEO MELAMED
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sakura Dellsher, Inc.
Chairman Emeritus and Senior Policy Advisor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Leo Melamed, chairman emeritus of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), is recognized as the founder
of the concept of financial futures. As chairman of the CME, Melamed introduced foreign currency futures
in 1972 with the launching of the International Monetary Market (IMM)-the first futures market for
financial instruments. Under his 25 years of leadership, the CME was transformed from a secondary
domestic agricultural exchange to the world's foremost financial futures exchange. In January 1997, In his
position as chairman emeritus. Melamed was appointed a permanent advisor to the Board and Executive
Committee of the CME, and subsequently was appointed senior policy advisor to the Board.
As chief architect of financial futures, Melamed led the U.S. futures industry from 1967 until his retirement
from the CME in 1991. During this period, financial futures experienced unparalleled growth and became
an established and indispensable tool in financial risk management. The IMM became a model for the
world and similar financial futures exchanges were introduced in every center of finance around the globe.
In 1984, Melamed spearheaded the concept of international linkages between exchanges by instituting the
Mutual Offset System (MOS) between the CME and the Singapore International Monetary Exchange
(SIMEX). In 1987, Melamed extended this concept by introducing GLOBEX, the world's first electronic
futures after-hours trading system, developed in conjunction with Reuters Holdings PLC. Melamed served
as the first chairman of GLOBEX from its inception until 1993.
In 1982, Melamed led the futures industry effort before the U.S. Congress in creating the National Futures
Association (NFA), a self-regulatory body of the futures industry. Melamed served as chairman of the
NFA from its inception until 1989 and continues to serve as its permanent Special Advisor. Melamed has
been an advisor to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and serves as special advisor on
futures to governments worldwide.
Melamed is chairman and CEO of Sakura Dellsher, Inc., a global futures organization formed in 1993
between The Sakura Bank, Ltd., one of the world's largest banks, and Dellsher Investment Company, Inc.,
a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) established by Melamed in 1965. As a clearing member of the
Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade, and with a capability to utilize all world
futures markets, Sakura Dellsher, Inc. is uniquely positioned to assist financial institutions in their
management of risk.
Melamed has lectured and written extensively on the subject of financial futures markets. He was editor of
An Anthology: The Merits of Flexible Exchange Rates published in 1988, and authored Leo Melamed on
the Markets published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in 1993. Melamed also authored a science fiction
novel, The Tenth Planet, published in 1987. In 1991, the University of Chicago Graduate School of
Business established the Leo Melamed Endowed Chair. Melamed has been on the Board of Directors of
the National Bureau of Economic Research since 1988. In 1992, Melamed was appointed by the President
to be a director of the Council of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. In 1993, Melamed was
installed as a Senior Fellow of the International Association of Financial Engineers. Escape to the Futures,
the memoirs of Leo Melamed, was published by John Wiley & Sons in 1996. Melamed is an attorney by
profession and an active futures trader.
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WASHINGTON
January 12, 1998
Mr. Andrew Manatos
Manatos & Manatos
601 Thirteenth Street, NW
Suite 1150 South
Washington, DC 20005
Dear Andrew: mdy
Thank you very much for coming by and bringing the
wonderful gifts from His All Holiness. I have given Mrs.
Clinton the gifts and I am very grateful for my beautiful
remembrance.
It was a pleasure to work with you on the Patriarch's
visit.
Best wishes.
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WASHINGTON
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Melane,
His All Hafiness wonfed
to thank you and the first
lady for your Kindness to him
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the gift in the brown box and
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blue box,
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other day and father Alex
asked me if I would get
these gixts to you and to
the First lady
We would also like to
thank you for all your help.
Andy MaNatos
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 9, 1998
Dr. Leon Malmud
President & CEO
Temple University Health System
3401 Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140
Dear Dr. Malmud:
On behalf of the First Lady, thank you very much for
your letter and invitation to the opening of Temple University
Children's Medical Center.
Our scheduling office will contact you if the First Lady
will be available to attend.
Thanks and best wishes in your most important work.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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Temple University
Health System
Leon S. Malmud, M.D.
3401 N. Broad Street
Tel (215) 707-8000
President & Chief Executive Officer
Philadelphia, PA 19140-5189 Fax (215) 707-3261 Temple University Health System
Senior Vice President,
Temple University
December 18, 1997
Dean, School of Medicine
Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
My Dear Mrs. Clinton:
Temple University Hospital, in late January 1998, will add a critical new element to the
continuum of care it currently provides to the at-risk residents of North Philadelphia, a
federally designated health professional shortage area. Temple University Children's
Medical Center will open its doors with the same mission that Temple University Hospital
has followed for over 100 years-the provision of healthcare to all patients regardless of
their ability to pay. We would be honored if you would join us on this historic occasion.
Located in North Philadelphia, Temple University Hospital is the single largest provider of
indigent care in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Temple Children's will provide
similar access to the highest quality care available to any child regardless of income, while
maintaining preeminence as a major teaching hospital, associated with Temple University
School of Medicine. Temple Children's will contain sixty pediatric beds, including ten
intensive care beds and will be physically interconnected with Temple University Hospital
by a skywalk, thus allowing for economies of scale in its technological and administrative
infrastructure. The Hospital is also contiguous to the new Shriner's Hospital for Children
(Philadelphia Unit) which will be re-located to the Temple University Campus, providing
totally free care to infants and children requiring orthopedic re-constructive surgery and
rehabilitation.
Your recent book, It Takes A Village, stresses prevention. It is precisely for that purpose
that we at Temple University have committed our resources to a new Children's Hospital
modeled on prevention to a much higher degree than any other institution has ever
committed itself to in the Philadelphia area.
In order to provide the most cost effective care, and to stress preventive therapy, Temple
Children's Medical Center will have only two of its ten floors committed to in-patient care.
The remainder of the facility is dedicated to out-patient care and diagnostic studies with
staffing enabling us to reach out into the community.
We at Temple are deeply grateful to you for your continuing efforts to assure access to
quality healthcare for all Americans, particularly children. We share your commitment to
that goal and believe that the programs we will institute at Temple Children's will greatly
enhance our ability to provide the highest quality healthcare to all members of our
community.
We would be greatly honored if you could visit our new hospital and see our work first
hand on the occasion of the opening of Temple University Children's Medical Center.
Late January is our targeted opening time; however, we could delay the official opening in
order to accommodate your schedule, recognizing the demands on your time. Your
presence here would highlight all that we hope to achieve in this new endeavor. We
sincerely hope that you might be able to join us. I look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes for the holiday season.
Sincerely,
Lood Malms)
Leon S. Malmud, M.D.
LSM/cb
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Temple University Children's Medical Center ("Temple Children's")
Temple Children's will be largely a hospital without walls. Pediatric care of the future is expected
to be primarily outpatient care. More than half of the clinical space in the new hospital will be
devoted to physicians' offices and other facilities for outpatient care and programs to reach out into
the community. Temple University Children's Medical Center will contain 60 pediatric beds,
including 10 intensive care beds. It will also be contiguous to Shriners Hospital and just north of
Temple University Hospital, to which it will be connected via a skywalk. Shriners (80 beds) and
Temple Children's (60 beds) will complement the 27-bed neonatal intensive care unit already
functioning at Temple University Hospital, creating a state-of-the-art 167-bed resource for children.
Temple Children's, located in Philadelphia, is a unique facility which will have a primary focus on
pediatric outreach and intervention programs. Together with Temple University Hospital, Temple
Children's will be able to provide a full continuum of care--from primary through tertiary care, from
before birth throughout life. Thirty percent of infants born to mothers from Temple's surrounding
area are delivered at Temple University Hospital. Because this is such a high-risk population, many
newborns require further care, continuing in some cases for years. Rates of teenage and pre-teenage
pregnancy are extemely high, as are rates of infectious disease (hepatitis, AIDS, etc.), pulmonary
disease, and a wide range of other chronic and acute illnesses. Lead poisoning is endemic, with
estimates that 80% of the children in the primary area around Temple have significant, measurable
levels of lead in their bodies. Temple Children's will not be a high-cost quaternary care hospital,
which would duplicate the focus of the other children's hospitals in the area. Instead, Temple will
commit its resources to improving the health status of North Philadelphia's children. "Nothing is
more important than the health and well-being of the children in the surrounding community"
according to Dr. Leon Malmud (President & Chief Executive Officer of the Temple University Health
System).
Temple Children's outreach efforts will target prenatal care (i.e. counseling for substance abuse,
nutrition and smoking), incentives for well-baby check-ups, health screening for lead poisoning and
asthma, immunizations, and community wellness events with an emphasis toward child abuse and sex
education. A recent Philadelphia School System Survey of over 15,000 first grade children
concluded that nearly 80% of the children begin school with a significant problem or risk factor that
makes them candidates for early academic failure. Our intervention and outreach programs will be
designed to improve the health status of children, and contribute to the increased likelihood of
academic success in this community.
Temple has taken two bold steps toward meeting the profound clinical needs of the children of its
community: It has enabled Shriners Hospital for Children, Philadelphia Unit, to relocate to the Temple
University Health Sciences Campus--the first time a major U.S. hospital has moved from a
comfortable middle-class setting to an impoverished inner-city neighborhood. At the same time,
Temple committed itself to construct a new children's hospital to complement the highly specialized
free care provided by Shriners. The resulting project is an extraordinary partnership between a
charity-Shriners Hospital, which delivers specialized care at no charge--and major teaching hospitals-
-Temple University Hospital and Temple University Children's Medical Center, which are committed
to treating all patients regardless of ability to pay.
Temple University Hospital
Temple University Hospital is located in, and is the primary care provider for, North Philadelphia,
a community with a nearly overwhelming array of health-related needs and high-risk factors. Nearly
30% of the area's population live in property--double the rate for the rest of Philadelphia. Many
resident families are uninsured or under-insured and, therefore, suffer from limited access to primary
care services. The population is almost entirely minority, mostly Black, with high numbers of children
and women of child-bearing age.
North Philadelphia is among the worst areas in the country in terms of health status indicators and
unmet health needs--and in particular, unmet health needs of its children. The lack of primary care
for children in Temple's community is captured poignantly and appallingly in its morbidity and
mortality indicators: the infant mortality rate in Temple's community is more than double that of the
Department of Health and Human Service's Healthy 2000 target, and the percentage of low birth
weight babies is nearly three times that of the Healthy 2000 target. Despite the presence of two other
children's hospitals in the city, there remains an urgent need for preventive care as well as for state-
of-the-art remedial care for infants and children in North Philadelphia.
Temple University Hospital is the clinical setting for the educational and research programs of all of
Temple University Health Sciences Center, which comprises the Hospital, Temple's Schools of
Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy, and its College of Allied Health Professions. Many of these
institutions serve as education sites for Temple medical students and residents. Temple is in the top
10% of all U.S. medical schools for total number of under represented minority students--African-
American, mainland Puerto Rican, Mexican-American, and American Indian.
For more than 100 years, Temple University Hospital has served its community with compassion.
During that time we have met the challenge of delivering critical inpatient and outpatient services
while also serving as an academic medical institution. Temple is a major referral center for specialized
treatment of patients from around the world. Temple University Hospital operates the world's
busiest adult heart transplant program. It has nationally recognized programs in bone marrow
transplantation, maternal and infant health, orthopedics/sports medicine, neurology and neurosurgery.
Among Temple's medical contributions are the first use of hypothermia to reduce patients' bodily
functions during surgery, first Sports Medicine Center, and first use of liquid breathing in human
neonates; the first use of spinal anesthesia in the United States; and the first heart, heart-lung, and
heart-kidney transplants in the Philadelphia region.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 30, 1998
Ms. Jeannine Miller
Pennsylvania Democratic Committee
Coordinator, Hillary Rodham Clinton
Fan Club, Susquiehanna Valley, PA
231 S. 31st Street
Harrisburg, PA 17109-4607
Dear Ms. Miller:
Thank you very much for your thoughtful letter and
good wishes. It was so wonderful to hear from you.
Thanks for writing and for your support.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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FROM: Jeannine Miller st
231 St.
Harrisburg, PA 17109-4607
member of PA Democratic Committee
and Coordinator of the
Hillary Rodham Colinton fan Club (PA)
of the Susquehanna Valley
Dear Ms. Uever,
I watched Mrs. Clintons interview
on the Today show at 7:00 AM today
and the reruns on MSNBC,
APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE !
I am in full agreement with
mrs. C linton about a conspiracy
involved in an effort to ruin our
President and touch on that
opinion from a different theory.
I am highly concerned about the
Events like we are going through
safety of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton.
are bound to draw out the famatics
and maniacs who would do anything
for attention.
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A GRASS ROOTS REVIEW OF THE SO-CALLED CRISIS
The most obvious is seldom obvious, so what is the most obvious not included in the
smear reporting of sexual allegations against President Clinton?
Picture this: A multitude of allegations have been spread about Mr. Clinton having
sexual relationships with numerous women, from the time he was Governor of Arkansas into his
terms as President, and the "Oh, ain't it awful" crowd dumps on him, for their own motives,
without including objective views of the allegations from accusers.
Like what?
Each woman who boasts of her loose moral character and immoral conduct allegedly
with Mr. Clinton, tacitly marks herself with the label of "slut."
The image that rises from the smut being circulated is: "A hit brigade is on parade
anticipating celebrity and profit."
The first example of this image was Gennifer Flowers when she sold her story of her
immorality to a yellow-sheet tabloid, which could have been fairly headlined: "I was a slut for
Bill Clinton and I'm telling the nation and world about it." (...for a handsome payment, of
course!)
Then Flowers elevated herself to predator-slut by writing a book in which she takes great
relish in boasting about her sluttishness. Apparently Flowers decided the discreet answers to
personal intrusion questions put to Mr. Clinton about an "affair" with her stood in her way to
pursue "give me the money" stories.
During an interview by Larry King (CNN), King asked Flowers, "Did you love him
(Clinton)?" and she said, "Yes I did," as if love was redemption of her immorality!
If that wasn't incredible enough, she went on to say that she felt vindicated (i.e. cleared
from criticism, censure, etc.) by leaks from the Paula Jones case deposition allegedly given by
Mr. Clinton that he had an affair with Flowers. If the leak is factual, then it did not clear Flowers
from criticism but rather gave formal credence to her immoral conduct.
The issue of Flowers was a personal matter between Mr. and Mrs. Clinton well settled
and put at rest and behind them, with their marriage commitments remaining intact.
NOW, up pops Monica Lewinsky, and media hysteria over her allegations went into
overdrive against the President. Mr. Clinton's enemies must have been elated with the rampage
of allegations that gave them an opportunity to expect, "Now we got him at last; this time it's
going to stick like glue!"
Well, wait a minute. Just what is really going on here with Lewinsky? There are so
many dark issues involved this time.
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First of all, the Flowers "affair" was a non-issue in the Paula Jones case, and was
obviously one more ploy to set the stage for smearing Mr. Clinton, and that's why the Jones
camp dragged out, one more time, the Flowers story.
In another non-issue in their case, the Paula Jones camp apparently expected to buoy
their case by anticipating that testimony from Lewinsky would be about her alleged sexual
relations with President Clinton. Lewinsky was called to furnish sworn testimony to the Jones
camp, and she denied having had any sexual relations with Mr. Clinton, as did Mr. Clinton, also,
when he was deposed by the Jones camp. And that should have been that; but it wasn't.
A friend of Lewinsky's, Linda Tripp, had been taping their telephone conversations for
reportedly a total of 120 hours. Then Tripp took the batch of tapes to Independent Counsel
Kenneth W. Starr for his review of them. Mr. Starr appears to have listened to the tapes without
first determining if the tapes were legal or illegal, and also without prior legal authorization to
expand his investigation to include what Starr heard on the tapes, and a way he could use them
against Mr. Clinton. BUT- Starr would need to have Lewinsky recant her sworn denial of
having had sexual relations with Mr. Clinton, and then get Lewinsky to tell him, in person, the
same things she told Tripp on the tapes.
Was Starr so excited - after more than 3 years and spending $30 million of public funds
and coming up dry - finally having something real (or imagined) to nail President Clinton with?
SOMETHING must have confused Mr. Starr, because he forgot to remember which comes first,
the chicken or the egg.
Lewinsky did not recant her sworn denial before Starr, et al, began grilling her for an
inordinate amount of time (10 hours) trying to get her to "confess" to conduct that would
undoubtedly put her in the category of a woman with loose moral character and immoral
conduct, namely, a slut.
As for Monica Lewinsky, she created the dilemma she now finds herself in, and her life
will very likely be plagued by either being identified as a fictive personality (living life in a
colossal fantasyland) or the queen of sluts in America.
It gets curiouser and curiouser.
In 1997 Starr announced he was resigning as Independent Counsel to take a position at
Pepperdine University in California. Soon after he made that announcement he made another
one to state he would stay as Independent Counsel Who did he talk to and what was told to
him to convince him to remain in the Counsel position?
On the tapes between Lewinsky and Tripp, Lewinsky makes a statement: "I can lie. I've
been lying all my life." (MSNBC TV report). That statement standing alone says more than
meets the eye, and there is a whole lot more that does not meet the eye in this sordid mess being
fed to the public hour by hour, minute by minute. And it smacks of a conspiracy to finally "get
Clinton"
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Lewinsky, an intern, and Tripp, a career civil service employee, were friends, and both of
them left the White House for jobs in the Department of Defense Pentagon building. Tripp has a
friend, Luciane Goldberg, who is a literary agent, ghost-writer, and writer of pulp-fiction books.
Goldberg was also known to be highly active in Republican politics. Tripp went to
Goldberg to discuss a book deal about Clinton having a sexual relationship with Lewinsky.
Goldberg told Tripp, "get in on tape" because without that evidence, Tripp couldn't do a book.
So, Tripp starts tape recording telephone conversations between Lewinsky and herself.
Tripp accumulated 18 tapes covering 120 hours of the conversations, and takes them to Starr.
(Details following the delivery are recited above.)
Did Tripp and Lewinsky conspire, for their own motives - maybe a book deal leading to
talk shows and a movie - to create a scenario on taped telephone conversations, with Lewinsky
practicing her ability to tell lies and, therefore, articulate a story about a (fictional) sexual
relationship with Bill Clinton. Is that why Lewinsky's attorney has found the necessity to insist
on full immunity for his client if she "comes clean" about her allegations against Bill Clinton?
When Starr first said he was resigning and then changed his mind, could someone have
told him there was a "sting" on Bill Clinton, and if Starr stayed he could prosecute it and come
up smelling like a rose by finally "getting" Clinton, and then go on to Pepperdine University with
stars in his crown?
Questions, questions, questions! Aren't there any good or great investigative reporters
in our country besides the "yadda yadda, blah blah blah" opinionators dumping on Clinton, and
hammering at us incessantly with their "Oh, ain't it awful" attitude?!
J.H. Miller
Harrisburg, PA
(Sent to [email protected] on 1/27/98 at 12:30 am.)
JHM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 11, 1998
Ms. Maria Rosa Martini
Ms. Silvia Rueda de Uranga
Conciencia
Florida 633 3rd Floor
Buenos Aires, Argentina 1005
Dear Ms. Martini & Ms. de Uranga:
Thank you very much for your kind letter and invitation
to the First Lady to address the Banker's National Convention
in May 1998.
Regrettably, the First Lady will not be able to accept
your kind invitation due to a scheduling conflict. We wish you
all the best for a successful conference and Happy New Year.
Sincerely,
Mene Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
@
Kalli
CONDIENCIA
ASOCIACION CIVICA NO PARTIDARIA
Buenos Aires, December 12th, 1997
Ms. Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
The White House
Washington
United States of America
Dear Ms. Verveer,
On behalf of Asociación Conciencia's Board, we would like to
express our strong desire in reference to the probable visit of the First Lady to
deliver a lecture in Buenos Aires on May 18 and 20, 1998.
As said by Mr. Escasany and Mr. Peruzzotti in their letter.
the Banker's National Convention organized by the Buenos Aires Bank
Association (ADEBA), it is an extremely important forum which is held every year
in our country and usually gathers national and international prestigious
personalities from many fields (economists, politicians, national authorities).
In such respect, we strongly believe that и lecture delivered by
the First Lady would be extremely interesting, adequate and helpful in order to
strengthen at the same time both regional and international relationships.
It is in this regard that we look forward to having the First
Lady in the Banker's National Convention 1998. It would be such a great honour
for our Institution to have the First Lady again in Buenos Aires. Her last visit in
our country in October has been most profitable and helpful.
Best wihes.
Sincerely,
Maria Rs de Parter
sile Silvia Rueda de Uranga
María Rosa Martini
President
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 30, 1997
Ms. Maria Rosa Martini
Ms. Silvia Rueda de Uranga
Asociacion Civica No Partidaria
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Dear Ms. Martini & Ms. de Uranga:
Thank you very much for your kind letter and invitation
to the First Lady to address the Banker's National Convention
in May 1998.
Regrettably, the First Lady will not be able to accept
your kind invitation due to a scheduling conflict. We wish you
all the best for a successful conference and happy new year.
Sincerely,
Mene Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 4, 1998
Mr. Andrew H. Mott
Deputy Executive Director
Center for Community Change
1000 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Dear Andrew:
Thank you very much for your thoughtful letter. It was
wonderful to hear from you. With Pablo's leaving, it's
certainly tantamount to the end of an era.
I have forwarded your nephew's information to the
relevant officials.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
Ame
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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osaic
A Charitable Foundation sponsored by the
Rgret
Spouses of the Arab Ambassadors to the United States
May 11, 1998
The Mosaic Foundation
Ms. Melanne Verveer
2914 38th Street NW
and Guest
Washington DC 20016
202 333 1287
Chief of Staff to the First Lady
202 342 6039 fax
The White House
[email protected]
Washington, D.C. 20500
Johara Alatas, Secretary
Dear Ms. Verveer:
As a member of the Board and on behalf of the Trustees of The Mosaic
Foundation, I would like to invite you to be our guest at the Inaugural Benefit
Gala to be held on Tuesday, May 19, 1998 at the John F. Kennedy Center for
the Performing Arts.
The gala performance of the American premiere of Elissa, Queen of
Carthage by the Caracalla Dance Theatre of Lebanon begins at 7:00 p.m. in the
Eisenhower Theater and is followed by dinner at the Atrium on the Roof
Terrace Level.
We were pleased at the opportunity to personally thank the First Lady
for so generously agreeing to be the Honorary Chair of the Gala. On behalf of
the entire Mosaic Foundation, please extend our warm thanks to Mrs. Clinton
for the lovely tea at the White House.
We hope that you can join us on this very special evening.
Sincerely,
1
Haifa Al-Faisal
Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia
p.s. I am enclosing an A.P. story and a Washington Times piece on the Mosaic
benefit, which the First Lady might enjoy.
Algeria
Bahrain
Djibouti
Egypt
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Mauritania
Morocco
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Syria
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
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Embassy
Row
They believe theirs is the first
A Mosaic moment
charity by diplomatic wives to
benefit Americans.
As the wife of the Moroccan
"The purpose is always for
ambassador, Laila Benaissa was
children and women's issues,"
not used to asking people for
Mrs. Maher said.
money, even if it was for charity.
Mrs. Al-Sabah said they were
"I found it a bit difficult," she
"fascinated" by the way Amer-
said yesterday. "But it got easier
ican women seem to organize
after the first phone call."
charity events or volunteer their
Mrs. Benaissa and the wives of
time to a worthwhile cause.
the 15 other Arab ambassadors
"It's an ongoing way of life,"
and representative of the Pales
she said. "Everybody I meet in
tinian Authority were novices as
this country is involved in vol-
charitable fund-raisers when they
unteerism.
launched the Mosaic Foundation
in November.
"We live in this society. We
But by May 19, when they will
have to be part of it. We want to
give something back. We wanted
host a gala benefit at the Kennedy
to say that Arab ambassador
Center, they will have collected
wives lived in this country and
more than $400,000. After ex-
did something."
penses, they expect $300,000 will
The other wives are co-
go to their first beneficiary, St.
chairman Mariam Al-Mahmood
Jude's Children Research Hospi-
of Bahrain, Sawsan Al-Moualem
tal.
They have sold out $500 tickets
of Syria, Aicha Lamamra of Alge-
ria, Amina Farah Olhaye of
for a dinner and performance by
Djibouti, Nina Chatah of Leba-
the Caracalla Dance Theatre of
non, Mone Sid'Ahmed of
Lebanon, the most prominent
Mauritania, Zakyia Abdulla of
dance company in the Middle
Oman, Melea Abdel Rahman of
East. They also attracted 17 cor-
the Palestine Authority, Princess
porate sponsors at $25,000 apiece.
Haifa Al-Faisal of Saudi Arabia,
Mrs. Benaissa, gala co-
Wahbia Abdalla Ahmen of Sudan,
chairman Hoda Maher of Egypt,
Karima Mejdoub of Tunisia,
Shaikha Feryal D. Al-Sabah of
Huda Al-Shaali of the United
Kuwait and Lynne Muasher of
Arab Emirates and Saboura Al-
Jordan yesterday met with three
reporters over coffee at the Ku-
Hajjrl of Yemen.
waiti ambassador's residence to
To contact Embassy Row,
discuss the new charity.
call 202/636-3297, fax
202/832-7278 or send e-mail
([email protected]).
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WASHINGTON (AP) As the aromas of cardammom-laced Turkish coffee and
incense filled the room, the wives of four Arab ambassadors discussed their
first Western-style effort at raising money for American women and children.
"I found it very difficult to ask for money," Laila Benaissa, a
Moroccan, said with a laugh. "It's not done in our part of the world."
"we thought we were really smart and didn't need any public relations
firm to help us," recalled Hoda Maher, an Egyptian. "But then we discovered we
needed someone zo direct us and help with the details."
"It teaches you to make quick decisions and achieve a lot in a limited
time," said Lynne Muasher, from Jordan.
"We learned how to be part of a group. and that it's not always
necessary to be the chairperson." said Feryal al-Sabah, a Kuwaiti. who was
hosting the gathering.
The four women are members or a charity group called the Mosaic
Foundation, which was formed n few months ago by the wives of 10 Arab
ambassadore in Washington with a mission to raise money for American
institutions that benefit women and children.
A6 Muslims, Arabs are obligated to donate a certain part of their income
to charities or to the needy through their mosques. But Mosaic is the first
Arab charity designed to help Americans.
The foundation's first effort will be a benefit gala at the Kennedy
Center on May 19 at which a Lebanese group, the Caracalla Dance Theater, will
perform. Proceeds from the performance. expected to be about $300,000, will go
to st. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis. Tenn. The hospital was
founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas, a Lebanese American. in 1962.
Mosaic hae held together despite the tensions that mar relations among
many of the countries represented in the foundation: saudi Arabia has border
disputes with Yemen: Kuwait severed relations with the Palestinians over the
Palestinians' support of Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait; and Sudan and Egypt
are ironing out residual tensions over terrorism and Islamic fundamentalism.
"we rose above all the political clouds," said Mrs. Al-Sabah. a member
of Kuwait's ruling family.
But at their meetings, the women joke about the different shades of
Arabic they speak. while written Arabic is understood by all Arabs, dialects,
accents and some of the vocabulary differ from one country to the other. words
like "towel," "cute" and "breakfast" in Lebanese Arabic could be
incomprehensible to other Arabs.
Seated on a low couch in the Syrian room of the Kuwaiti ambassador's
residence the room, with walls embossed with embroidery, was lifted out of
an 18th century palace in Damascus and brought here in the 1960s - Mrs. al-
sabah said the charity won't take part in any political activity.
"We wanted to do this because we're part of this society, so why not
give back to this community?" she said as waiters with trays laden with dainty
cakes and Arab pastries moved about the room quietly.
At the same time. the foundation will send out a cultural message, Mrs.
Maher eaid. "Some Americans think of terrorists when the word Arab is
mentioned. The dance performance will show that we're decent, cultured human
beings."
For some in the group, thie is the first "job" they've ever held and the
experience has been exhilarating.
Mrs. al-Sabah said she found it "fascinating" to watch American women
organize charity evente or volunteer their time and "exciting" later on to
follow their example.
Mrs. Benaissa, a former library science teacher. said she managed to get
over her initial embarrassment at raising money. Arabs are discreet about the
donations they make and the subject io rarely discussed in public.
"It became easier after the first phone call," she said.
The women acknowledged they have made mistakes.
For instance. although Hillary Rodham Clinton has agreed to become the
foundation's honorary chairwoman, her name doesn't appear on che members
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"It was printed before she gave us her response," said MIS. Mussher. "We
didn't expect to deal with 80 many details."
As the day of the gale looms closer, the women said they were a bit
nervous.
"We'll oll be mothers of the bride at the day of the event." joked Mrs.
al-Sabah. "All of us will be sneaking into the Kennedy Center in dark glasses
by 9 a.m. to make sure everything is OK."
"We want to prove to everybody that we can carry it off." said Mrs.
Muasher.
The countries involved in the charity include Algeria, Bahrain,
Dj ibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar.
Saudi Arabia. Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yamen and the
Palestinian Authority. represented by its PLO office.
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The White House
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 4, 1998
Uwe Morawetz
International Peace University
Foerdergemeinschaft
Friedensuniversitaet
Postfach 62 04 09
D-10794 Berlin, Germany
Dear Uwe:
On behalf of the First Lady, thank you very much for
your letter and invitation to "Vision of Europe - Strategies for
Change," in Vienna in July, 1999.
It is too early to determine whether the First Lady will
be able to accept your kind invitation. I have forwarded your
letter to our scheduling office. They will notify you once a
decision has been made.
Thanks and best wishes.
Sincerely,
Me Melanne Verveer been
Chief of Staff
to the First Lady
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 26, 1998
Mr. Bradford Miller
94 Lucky Clapp Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Dear Mr. Miller:
Thank you for your letter, and your interest in
organizing a foundation based on It Takes A Village.
As you know, The First Lady's book is published
privately. Under White House rules, as a government office, we
cannot promote the book or a private venture like a foundation.
The First Lady is precluded from the kind of participation you
describe.
Thank you for your kind comments about her Seneca
Falls Speech and for your efforts to promote the common good.
Very best wishes.
Sincerely,
Mene Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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94 Lucky Clapp Road
Northfield, MA 01360
July 21, 1998
Ms. Melanne Verveer
First Lady's Chief of Staff
Office of the First Lady
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20502
Dear Ms. Verveer,
I have just returned from Seneca Falls, where I participated in a book signing at the Women's
Rights National Historic Park, July 19. Unfortunately, I missed the First Lady's July 16 speech,
but have since watched it on tape. I am personally moved by its authenticity and passion.
The book I was signing, Returning to Seneca Falls, explores the First Woman's Rights
Convention of 1848 vis a vis the partnership at its core of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and
Frederick Douglass, actually quite apropos of the First Lady's speech.
This morning I called the First Lady's press office to inquire about the existence of "It Takes a
Village Foundation." This was a first step in a process that I hope will lead to the
establishment of a non-profit, consultative organization in Seneca Falls that will be based on
the principles that informed the convention and be the impetus for the strengthening of the
polity of this small village itself and of the revalorizing of democratic principles regionally and
nationally.
Now that I know there is no "It Takes a Village Foundation," I appeal to the First Lady's good
offices for support and guidance:
1. Is there any funding (or even simple encouragement) available for such an effort which, if
done well, could be a showcase of exemplary "village-mindedness" in America?
2. Would the First Lady want to establish a public/private "It Takes a Village Foundation," and
a pilot project in Seneca Falls?
3. Would the First Lady consider at least lending the phrase, "It takes a village," to my efforts?
My book explores the significance of recapturing the moral, revolutionary motivation for the
coming of age of American men and women, especially in terms of race, gender, and
community. In my mind there are not two more complex and ennobling challenges available to
us, and America has still not fully lived up to the exhortations of the Seneca Falls Convention.
The organization which I expect to found will articulate an equivalent basis for the renewal of
the town's, the region's, and even the nation's affairs. As you know, the early American
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feminists were even aware of alternative models of partnerships between men and women as
embodied by the local Iroquois.
This organization will provide venues for public debate around issues of race and gender
within a diverse village context, offer consultative services to local colleges and schools and
arts organizations, and assist local (intellectual) historic preservation efforts, always with a
mind towards action and service. By becoming aware of the history of Seneca Falls in this
way, it is my thesis, the village of Seneca Falls will awaken to its true American destiny. No
doubt such efforts will "take a village."
I have much at stake personally in this work. I am a native of Seneca Falls, with family
members who still live there. My father was a lawyer there. My brother still is. My mother was
an English teacher in Seneca Falls and is still remembered fondly by many. My daughter
attended Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elementary School. I was taught the significance of the
Woman's Rights Convention by my seventh grade social studies teacher. I was invited to
speak before the Seneca Falls Historical Society in February, 1996. I still have many friends
there, many of whom will be supportive of my proposed project.
It is my hope to elaborate on a mission statement, acquire funding, name a board of directors,
and speak before local clubs and organizations, beginning as soon as possible.
I include a copy of my book and a copy of my resume. I am a 1995 graduate of Harvard's
Graduate School of Education, where I studied organizational development and the work of
Erik Erikson. Incidentally, John Hope Franklin read my book and requested that a copy be
sent to each member of the President's Commission on Race.
I am prepared to develop a full proposal and would, of course, come to Washington, D. C. to
consult. Please feel free to call me at 413-498-5597 or E-mail me at [email protected]. I
look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Bradford W. Miller
CC: Ms. Julie Mason
BRADFORD W. MILLER
94 Lucky Clapp Rd.
Northfield, MA 01360
413-498-5597
EDUCATION:
Harvard Graduate School of Education, Ed.M. 1995
Cambridge, MA
Master of Education in Individualized Program
University of Massachusetts, M.F.A. 1977
Amherst, MA
Master of Fine Arts in English/Creative Writing
University of Rochester, B.S. 1972
Rochester, NY
Bachelor of Science in General Studies
Breadloaf Writers Conference, 1986
Middlebury, VT
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:
GUIDANCE: Student support, monitoring of graduation
requirements, special education team meetings, crisis
intervention in a diverse, challenging high school.
TEACHING: Writing, Northfield Mount Hermon Summer
School. Well-planned syllabus involving literary
analysis, developmental writing, personal narrative.
Teaching assistant at University of Massachusetts
in English Composition.
ADMINISTRATION: Adroit collaboration with faculty and
parents, and professional communication with highly
literate, demanding, and discerning constituencies.
PUBLICATIONS: Returning to Seneca Falls, a book
describing the First Woman's Rights Convention of
Seneca Falls, New York, 1848, and its significance
today, published by Lindisfarne Press, October,
1995, 200 pages.
COLLEGE COUNSELING: Detailed college
advising for national range of colleges and
universities to students and their families.
FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Guidance Counselor, 1996 - present
Greenfield, MA
Greenfield High School
College and Academic Counselor, 1985 - 1996
Northfield, MA
Northfield Mount Hermon School
Dir. College Placement and Testing, 1982 - 1985
Beaver Dam, WI
Wayland Academy
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 26, 1998
Aaron Munter
CEO/Director of Education
Globaltrek
PO Box 6107
Salem, OR 97304
Dear Mr. Munter:
Thank you for your request for Global Trek's team to
meet with the First Lady, here in Washington, between January
17-25, 1999.
I have forwarded your request to Patti Solis Doyle,
Director of Scheduling for the First Lady, and her office will be
in touch with you once Mrs. Clinton's January schedule is
decided.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
GLOBALTREK
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July 14, 1998
Ms. Melanne Verveer
Office of the First Lady
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500-0003
Ms. Verveer:
A year ago, GlobalTrek was formed as a nonprofit educational organization with the sole mission
of creating accessible, national standards-based curriculum content on the Internet for students and
teachers. Our inaugural project, AmeriTrek, sends a team of educators and students around the
country for the full, 40-week school year, combining the fabric of America with core lessons and
activities.
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minimizing costs to our nation's schools and our over 30,000 subscribing students in grades 4-8.
Our project has been endorsed by former Senator Mark O. Hatfield, and has been recognized by
educational leaders as an innovative program.
Our team will be in Washington, DC from January 17-25, 1999, and would very much appreciate
a brief opportunity for our students to interview the First Lady. This experience would be then
shared with classrooms around the country. It would be a distinct honor and privilege, as well as
an invaluable learning experience for thousands of kids.
I have enclosed a page of additional material about the organization; I also encourage you to visit
our web site at <http://www.globaltrek.org> Thank you very much for your consideration.
Cordially,
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GLOBALTREK
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voice 800.877.1979
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fax 503.391.9246
GlobalTrek and the AmeriTrek Program
Through the use of the World Wide Web, a "mobile classroom," and the participation of educators and
students, GlobalTrek will bring the world into classrooms all over the country.
In today's financially restrictive educational climate, GlobalTrek's AmeriTrek program provides an
exciting and challenging learning opportunity not previously available or affordable to students and
teachers. Some of the components of AmeriTrek include:
Providing weekly web site activities and interactive lessons in geography, civics, social studies,
and other areas, that are tied directly to national curriculum standards and benchmarks and
that focus on developing knowledge, skills, and problem solving strategies in a variety of
topics.
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the country that students would otherwise not be able to experience.
The ability to provide rapid, in-person reports on current events, complement classroom
lesson plans, respond to student queries, and provide quality ancillary materials for teachers
and students.
This pilot project, departing from the Pacific Northwest on August 28, 1998 for a 40-week odyssey,
targets students and educators in grades four through eight. Each week, a team of three educators will
provide activities and lessons to students all around the country. Classrooms in New York, Colorado, and
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The AmeriTrek project is an innovative solution to one of the biggest challenges facing teachers today.
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the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland, Oregon. In early July, 23 students from
Oregon and Washington participated in a summer science class offered jointly between GlobalTrek and
OMSI. After participating in the summer program, each student is now qualified to be a "field
researcher" on the AmeriTrek project and two students at a time will actually join the team of educators
for a 10-day period during the 40-week trek. As field researchers the students will conduct interviews,
collect stories, take photographs, and post what they have learned on the GlobalTrek web site. They will
share their experiences with their peers on the web site, in live classroom-to-classroom conferencing, and
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Through preliminary distribution and marketing efforts, GlobalTrek already has secured subscriptions
from schools across the United States. At this time there are already approximately 30,000 students who
will be participating in AmeriTrek for the 1998/99 school year. Educators are very enthusiastic because
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