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Donor Stories

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Benjamin Franklin

In his will, Benjamin Franklin set aside 2,000 pounds sterling to be given to the cities of Boston, where he was born, and Philadelphia, his adopted home.

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David and Evelyn White

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John Waterbury

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Sherrin Baky-Nessler

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Mary Anne Lowery

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Robert N. Roop

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Robert Gelsher

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Stuart and Suzanne Grant

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Jeff and Linda Needleman

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