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		<description><![CDATA[OUR MISSION & PHILOSOPHY

PHILOSOPHY
“Self-reliance, self-confidence, and integrity are the keys to success,” said John William Pope. “Endurance is also critical, and the responsibility for success lies on the shoulders of the individual.”

Those sentences reflect the philanthropic vision of the foundation that he created in 1986. The Pope Foundation supports organizations that work to advance free enterprise — the same system that allowed Variety Wholesalers to flourish — for future generations of Americans.

To achieve those ends, the Pope Foundation supports a network of organizations in North Carolina that advocate for free markets, limited government, individual responsibility, and government transparency. Beginning over two decades ago, the Pope Foundation invested in academic institutions to train the leaders of tomorrow; think tanks to translate ideas into an understandable form for policymakers and the public; grassroots organizations to help implement those ideas; and government watchdogs to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent wisely.

Although critical, preserving our free-enterprise system is not sufficient. The Pope Foundation also believes in the importance of direct investment in communities through charitable giving. Wealth is a sacred trust and should be used to give people a hand up — not a hand out — so that they, in turn, can provide for themselves and their families.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pope Foundation Announces 2014 Class of Eagle Scout Scholars]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/12385.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">The John William Pope Foundation, one of the top-giving philanthropies in North Carolina, is proud to announce the 2014 class of Pope Family Eagle Scout scholars.<br><i>( Published Sunday, July 6th, 2014 @ 8:25 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 6 Jul 2014 08:25:44 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[North Carolina Museum Of Art Receives $25,000 Grant From John William Pope Foundation To Support The School Bus Scholarship Fund]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/11059.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) has received a grant from the John William Pope Foundation for $25,000 in support of the Museum's School Bus Scholarship Fund.<br><i>( Published Thursday, March 20th, 2014 @ 1:49 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Mar 2014 13:49:21 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Jim Anthony Puts Faith into Practice Through Giving]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/10934.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">An MBA graduate from Duke University, Jim had spent the last four years working as a brokerage professional in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles when he decided to move his family back to North Carolina.<br><i>( Published Monday, March 10th, 2014 @ 5:53 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Mar 2014 05:53:04 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Juan Nelson Comes Full Circle to Help Others Find Jobs]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/10783.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">It took five businessmen at a church in Charlotte, North Carolina, to set Juan Nelson on the path to new life.<br><i>( Published Sunday, February 23rd, 2014 @ 11:54 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 23 Feb 2014 11:54:40 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Terry Stoops: A 'You Can't-Scare-Me' Education Reformer]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/10527.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">As an advocate for expanding parental choice in education, Terry has been a minority in a world dominated by education bureaucrats.<br><i>( Published Friday, January 31st, 2014 @ 1:56 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 31 Jan 2014 13:56:24 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Baker Mitchell Devotes his Retirement to Educating Kids]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/10478.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">The story began in the early 1990s, when Baker lived in Houston, Texas, with his family. He had recently sold his computer company and was looking for a new pursuit to spice up retirement.<br><i>( Published Sunday, January 26th, 2014 @ 1:13 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 26 Jan 2014 13:13:41 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pope Foundation Responds to Bill Moyers Unfair Attack]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/10259.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Bill Moyers, through Moyers & Company, recently released a documentary titled "State of Conflict: North Carolina." Broadcast through the PBS network on Jan. 3, the one-hour program falsely portrayed the charitable work of the John William Pope Foundation and of our Chairman and President, Art Pope.<br><i>( Published Thursday, January 9th, 2014 @ 7:43 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 9 Jan 2014 19:43:39 EST]]></pubDate>
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