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AAP News Vol. 13 No. 9 September 1997, p. 7 © 1997 American Academy of Pediatrics
Dear colleagues: As you may know, membership dues account for only 25 percent of the Academy's income. That means donations undewrite programs that might not be possible without philanthropic support. And so I thank you for your generosity to last year's Friends of Children Fund annual campaign. Contributions to the campaign totaled more than $310,000, an 8 percent increase over last year. That money will help the Academy do great things for children and for the profession of pediatrics. But keep in mind, $310,000 accounts for about I percent of the Academy's income. Imagine how many more children we could help if we increased that percentage.
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