One Haas Foundation Concentrates Its Grants on Improving Day Care

Like many other people, Miriam (Mimi) Haas believes that wonderful things can happen when day-care programs for children are designed to provide a rich educational experience and receive adequate financing.

And as president of a foundation she formed with her husband, Peter -- a former president of Levi Strauss & Company and the apparel company's single largest shareholder -- she's putting her money where her beliefs are.

"We wanted to prove that, if you work in teacher

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