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TODAY’S DATE: CONTACT:
November 28, 2006 Cheryl Coppola
Development Director
(585) 301-3974
ccoppola@happinesshouse.org

The Golisano Foundation Helps Happiness House
 Second Grant Awarded for Capital Campaign project.

Tom Golisano and the Golisano Foundation received recognition for their generosity at the Ribbon-cutting ceremony held in mid-October. Mr. Golisano spoke of Happiness Houses’ Board of Directors and the Administrations’ courage to take on such an endeavor. He praised Happiness House stating “that the new facility was well done, and wasn’t over the top”. Mary Boatfield, Happiness House’s Executive Director, added: “We were pleased to have the Golisano’s visit our new facility which was developed to meet the needs of all children and adults with and without disabilities in the Finger Lakes community”. Chuck Graham, Capital Campaign Chairman, thanked the Golisano Foundation for putting Happiness House over the 1.4 million-dollar mark—well on our way towards achieving its 1.5 million-dollar goal.
The Golisano Foundation’s total contribution towards Happiness House’s building campaign totals $450,000.