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July 31, 2009
Charity Founders Win Presidential Medals
Muhammad Yunus, whose nonprofit Grameen Bank pioneered the practice of micro-lending to benefit small businesses in the developing world, and Nancy Brinker, who founded the Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity for breast-cancer research, are two recipients of President Obama’s first Presidential Medal of Freedom awards, says the White House in a news release.
Also among the 16 people who will receive the nation’s highest civilian honor is Pedro José Greer, Jr., a Miami physician who is founder of two organizations that provide medical care for disadvantaged people and a former winner of a MacArthur “genius grant.” The awards will be given on August 12.
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A great feat for a great man indeed.Congratulation Dr. Yunus.Whole Bengali nation is proud of you!
— A.M. Chowdhury Mukul Aug 1, 09:06 AM #