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| This film
shows Lions International District 35-R presenting Mr.
Turner with the "American of the Year" Award, along with
presentations to Art Linkletter and David P. Reynolds
(Reynolds Metals), for their humanitarian activities
throughout America. Appearance by Burt Reynolds, Lou
Rawls, and Margaret Whiting. [21.30 minutes]
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| Mr.
Turner speaking at the "American of the Year" Awards |
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| Glenn
Turner of Orlando, Florida, and eighth grade dropout and
son of a sharecropper, who overcame the handicap of a
harelip to build a $150,000,000 business in the last
three years, is being honored as this year's "American
of the Year." Mr. Turner is being honored not only for
his own philanthropic donations but for the inspiration
he instills in others to also help those less fortunate.
Some of his donations include" $160,000 to Flame of Hope
to help retarded workers, $50,000 to Dr. Wil Lour Gray's
Opportunity School in Columbia, S.C., $73,000 for the
building of the Emily Jones Home for Retarded children
in Lebanon, Ohio, $50,000 to Muscular Dystrophy
Foundation, over 2.7 million in the past 3 years. Mr.
Turner said, "My life's ambition is to go down in
history as the person who helped more poor people than
any other!" |
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$29.95 DVD Product # 244 |
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