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  • Founding member of ‘The Doors’ Ray Manzarek passes away at 74

    Founding member of ‘The Doors’ Ray Manzarek passes away at 74

    MUMBAI: The co-founder and keyboard player of rock band ‘The Doors‘, Ray Manzarek, has left for heavenly abode after a long battle with cancer. He was 74.
     
    The legend, who suffered from bile duct cancer – for many years, was surrounded by his wife Dorothy and brothers in hospital in Rosenheim, Germany, when he passed away.

    The Doors‘ guitarist Robby Krieger said in a statement: "I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend and bandmate Ray Manzarek today. I‘m just glad to have been able to have played Doors songs with him for the last decade. Ray was a huge part of my life and I will always miss him."
     
    After the split of the band in 1973, Manzarek remained busy in its aftermath playing with artists including Iggy Pop and Echo and the Bunnymen.

    Manzarek grew up in Chicago and moved to LA in 1962 to study film at UCLA, where he first met ‘Doors‘ singer Jim Morrison and later, they formed the band together.

    Manzarek is survived by his wife, two brothers, a son, daughter-in-law and three grandchildren.

  • Mattel Children’s Foundation Intl. Grants Program awards grants worth more than $1 mn

    Mattel Children’s Foundation Intl. Grants Program awards grants worth more than $1 mn

    MUMBAI: As part of its commitment to children and families around the world, the Mattel Children’s Foundation has awarded 42 grants in 38 countries totaling more than $1 million under its International Grants Program, including 21 grants totaling $525,000 in Europe in 2006.

    The Mattel Children’s Foundation International Grants Program awards grants to charitable organizations that directly assist children in need and support Mattel’s philanthropic priorities of building literacy and educational opportunities, supporting children’s well being and building girls’ self-esteem and empowerment, informs an official release.

    “The Mattel Children’s Foundation is pleased that we can bring joy to children in need throughout Europe and around the world,” said Mattel Children’s Foundation and Mattel philanthropy programs Executive Director Deidre Lind.

    “It is our philanthropic mission to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children in need and we believe it is especially important to support organizations that directly serve children through our grant funding.”

    The Foundation also partners with nonprofit organizations. Mattel has partnered with Special Olympics, Save the Children, the Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA, the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) and the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation (CAAF), adds the release.

    The Mattel Children’s Foundation is funded exclusively by cash donations from Mattel, Inc.