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A fact from Grace Groner appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 15 March 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that after living a modest life and never owning a car, Grace Groner donated $7,000,000 to her Alma mater from what had started as a $180 investment?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2010/March.

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A fact from Grace Groner appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 March 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that after purchasing three shares for $180 in 1935 and living a frugal lifestyle, Grace Groner donated seven million dollars to her alma mater Lake Forest College upon her death?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2010/March.

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See if the university has a webpage dedicated to her.
See if the foundation has been set up.
If yes, add them as external links.--Morenooso (talk) 17:36, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Is this person really notable? She seems to fall under WP:ONEEVENT to me. -M.Nelson (talk) 18:29, 15 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not too many people donate $7Mil every day which makes her a notable philantropist. And, if you look at the top of this talkpage, you will see that her article appears today as DYK link on Wikipedia's main page. --Morenooso (talk) 18:37, 15 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

BTW, her donation is 14.5% of Carlos Slim's wealth and she had a pattern of giving money like the $80,000 mention in the article body. Two very notable things if you ask me. --Morenooso (talk) 18:20, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The DYK says what had started as a $180 investment?. It is $80,000, according to the text. It should be corrected. OboeCrack (talk) 19:07, 15 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It was three sixty dollar shares, the eighty thousand is incorrect. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 19:49, 15 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You gentle readers need to read the cited story. It was $180 of investments and she donated $180,000. Don't get hung on the number, 180. --Morenooso (talk) 19:56, 15 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]