OSSINING, N.Y. The graduates in caps and gowns wore black. The prison guards wore blue. The view of the Hudson was dazzling save for the razor wire coiled at the top of the chain-link fence outside. It was graduation night at Sing Sing, and perhaps 400 people were in attendance. There were the new graduates
A local organization that does humanitarian work aimed at helping to rebuild Afghanistan and forge relationships with its citizens is receiving a matching grant for up to $126,000 from a national charity. The Marigold Fund recently received its third matching grant in the past three years from Doris Buffett and the Sunshine Lady Foundation. Buffett,
Fredericksburg philanthropist Doris Buffett has initiated a relationship with the Germanna Community College Educational Foundation, beginning with a gift of $150,000 over three years for scholarships. Buffet said she made the decision to get involved last November at a GCC Educational Foundation event. The scholarship details were finalized this week. “When I came to the foundation
Billionaire Wall Street kingpin Warren Buffett’s sister, Doris, opens Pandora’s box and finds Hope. When she was a little girl, Doris Buffett prayed that a fairy godmother would whisk her away from an abusive mother. Now she’s swooping in herself to help others who’ve had bad breaks in life. Since 1996, Doris has given away
Fredericksburg philanthropist Doris Buffett has gotten involved with the Germanna Community College Educational Foundation, beginning with a gift of $150,000 over three years for scholarships. She decided to get involved while attending a foundation event in November, and details were worked out this week. At the November event, Buffett heard three Germanna students speak who
Upcoming Events: Mon, 06/07/2010 Doris Buffett will appear on ABC’s “Good Morning America”. Also, on “Nightline” – 11:30 to midnight Tues, 06/08/2010 Doris Buffett will appear on CNN’s “American Morning” Doris Buffett will appear on Charlie Rose Sat, 06/19/2010 – 6-8pm Doris Buffett at book signing Location: Borders Bookstore, Fredericksburg, VA For further event info
Doris Buffett has spent the better part of the last 14 years giving away her considerable fortune to people who have suffered some misfortune in their lives. The 68 years that Buffett lived before that taught her plenty about misfortune. Despite being the sister of one of the world’s richest men, Fredericksburg resident Doris Bufett
A LAST NAME, a Midwest upbringing and a penchant for giving away money aren’t the only things Warren and Doris Buffett have in common. That was the thought that came to my mind after reading Michael Zitz’s new biography of Doris Buffett, “Giving It All Away,” and then spending a couple of hours talking to
Below is a foreword for the new autobiography on Doris Buffett. It was written by her more famous brother, Warren, and is published on fredericksburg.com with the permission of the book’s author, Michael Zitz, of Fredericksburg. “My sister, Doris, is a philanthropist, but far from an ordinary one. “Some people write a large number of
