PRESS RELEASES ABOUT WORLD PAULOWNIA INSTITUTE

WPI IN THE NEWS WITH FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY FOR THEIR AGRICULTURE FIELD DAY

Since 1890, Fort Valley State University has provided outreach to farmers and landowners throughout Georgia. It has gained recognition for many breakthroughs in research, most notably studies on small ruminants such as goats. At a recent field day, the university showed that they are not kidding around when it comes to the other sectors of agriculture, most of all bio-fuels.

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CARTER CENTER AUCTION – RAISES A RECORD $1.28 MILLION

President Carter’s Handcrafted Paulownia Cabinet Garners $200,000

For Immediate Release:
Tuesday, February 13, 2001

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Kay Torrance, 404-420-5129

ATLANTA, GA…. This year’s Carter Center auction in Crested Butte, Colorado, raised $1.28 million, more than doubling last year’s proceeds. The auction benefits the Carter Center, a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization striving to advance democracy and prevent disease founded in 1982 by Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter.

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CARTER CENTER AUCTION – RAISES OVER HALF-A-MILLION DOLLARS:

President Carter’s Handcrafted Display Cabinet Garners $230,000

For Immediate Release:
Thursday, February 24, 2000

ATLANTA, GA…. Former President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter’s eighth annual Winter Weekend and Benefit Auction was, by all accounts, the most successful ever. The combined totals from the silent and live auctions reached more than $532,000. Proceeds from the weekend will go to the nonprofit Carter Center.

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South Carolina Tree Farmer of the Year Grows Paulownia

Coming from roots that focus on the environment , John McPhail was a natural as a tree farmer. His instincts and intense management of Green Tree Plantation has earned him the distinguished honor of South Carolina Tree Farmer of the year for 2003.

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