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Yao to Give $2M to Chinese Earthquake Victims

2008/06/11 13:40:09 @NBA.com: News

On ESPN.COM, the ASSOCIATED PRESS reports "Rockets center Yao Ming said he will donate $2 million and create a foundation to rebuild Chinese schools devastated by last month's earthquake in his home country. Yao announced Tuesday the creation of the Yao Ming Foundation, which will begin with his donation. Yao said the foundation will help raise funds to build earthquake-resistant schools in China. But some of the money from U.S. charities would also go to school-building efforts in the United States."
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