No One Ever Made A Million Bucks

Philanthropy Is Activism.

Public Education Is The Key Civil Rights Issue Of The 21st Century. Our Nation's Knowledge-based Economy Demands That We Provide Young People From All Backgrounds And Circumstances With The Education And Skills Necessary To Become Knowledge Workers. If We Don't, We Run The Risk Of Creating An Even Larger Gap Between The Middle Class And The Poor. This Gap Threatens Our Democracy, Our Society And The Economic Future Of America.

Museums Do Not Share Their Collections With Other Museums Unless They Get Something In Exchange. The Metropolitan Will Deal With The Louvre, But Will They Send Their Stuff To Memphis? No.

School District Policies And Practices Have Not Kept Pace With Student And Teacher Needs.

At A Time When All The Other Builders Were Selling Homes With Basements But Without Carports, We Would Sell Homes Without Basements And With Carports. This Allowed Us To Provide A More Appealing Product At A Lower Price. In Other Words, We Felt We Would Be Giving Customers Greater Value.