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s third generation to do charity and invest in China. Philanthropy―a family tradition A scion of the prominent Milstein family which has a long history of charitable endeavors, 65-year-old Howard has got the sense of responsibility in his blood. At the top of his Howard &

Abby Milstein Foundation'

s homepage, a Winston Churchill quote is posted, A man earns a living by what he gets;

he makes a life by what he gives. He regards the line his life motto and has lived his life up to the ideal. Being the elder son of Irma Milstein and the legendary businessman and philanthropist Paul Milstein, Howard Milstein has been devoting considerable amount of time and energy into philanthropic initiatives as he has in his business activities. His private charity Howard and Abby Milstein Foundation, which he and his wife run, participates actively in the charity organizations they support, typically with hands-on leadership and long-term financial support. They'

ve got a focus on eight major areas: medical research, biotechnology and science, higher education, history, religious and communal organizations, arts and culture, law enforcement/homeland security, and civic engagement. Howard especially mentioned his work as the chairman of the New York Blood Center (NYBC). The Foreign workers in China hold mixed opinions about new work permit system Stable cross-Strait ties suit US interest Xi stresses adherence to

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s grand slam triumph signify? Populist style natural for Gary Locke, says American academic nonprofit organization supplies blood to more than

20 million people in New York through

200 hospitals. He also established the Howard P. Milstein National Cord Blood Center, the world'

s largest public cord blood bank, which has made much of the world'

s cord blood research possible. Howard and his family have successfully invested and engaged in many philanthropic projects in the healthcare and medical field, which makes him believe it is viable to set up a medical foundation based on US-China partnership. He conceived of the idea in early 2011, after meeting with officials of the Chinese Ministry of Health. In December of the same year, the framework of the MMAAP Foundation was presented to Liu Qian, the then vice minister of Health. He enthusiastically endorsed the plan. Then, we reached agreements and began to help the premier medical institutions and most promising medical talents in our two countries to cooperate, Milstein said. The Milstein family is known to be long-time sponsors of health and medical-related research. Spanning more than half a century, three generations of the family have been actively involved in the cause. When asked what has prompted the urge in pushing breakthroughs in the field, Howard spoke of his grandfather Morris Milstein, the founder of Milstein business empire and a pioneer of medical philanthropy. In the 1950s, my grandfather met a doctor from the Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, whose name is David Habif. The surgeon performed a successful operation on my uncle, so my grandfather was very grateful. When they really got to know each other, my grandfather found that Doctor Habif worked really hard to treat his patients and do medical research. The doctor cares nothing about money. He only cares about people, recalled Howard. Morris Milstein then decided that he would support these good people to do good things, because that'