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Bernard Osher '48 on Lifelong Giving

Story posted December 03, 2011

Bernard Osher '48

Investor and philanthropist Bernard Osher '48 has pledged to donate most of his wealth to charity, giving Maine educational institutions top priority.

"I know what a big difference higher education makes in a person's life — enhancing career choices, earning power and self-esteem — and I would like to help as many people as possible to have that chance," says Osher in the Maine magazine profile of a family for whom giving is a way of life.

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