Endowment Gift to Boy Scouts Totals 3.6 Million
Chicago philanthropist John W. Watzek Jr. died in October leaving a 3.6 million endowment to the Boy Scouts of America. The gift is the largest single contribution to the 65 million Boypower program.
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1974
Page
8
Chicago philanthropist John W. Watzek Jr. died in October leaving a 3.6 million endowment to the Boy Scouts of America. The gift is the largest single contribution to the 65 million Boypower program.
The Cincinnati Health Department reports a 312 federal grant will aid 3,500 pregnant women and newborns on welfare, starting February 1, 1976, under the Baypower program. The effort aims to improve nutrition and expand scouting with a John W. Watzek Jr. Fund supporting BSA income.
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