Hearst donates funding to Soledad Mission
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A large donation is going towards the Soledad Mission.
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Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/06/2014
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"The california missions foundation is receiving the largest grant in its 15-year- history. It's more than half-a-million dollars. Full disclosure: the grant comes from the hearst foundation, which is the charitable arm of our parent company, the hearst corporation. And the money will go toward restoring seven missions over the next three years.A chapter of california's past is getting restored thanks to a big donation to the california missions foundation -- which works to preserve the 21 missions that dot the historic trail along el camino real. According to the foundation, the missions are in need of funding to support seismic retrofitting, damage repair and original adobe wall preservation. And the half- million dollar grant will help sustain these historic buildings."
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