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o~Scientists'Insfitute for Public Information 355 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 (212) 661-9110 Fax; (212) 599-6432 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Lewis Thomas, M.D. Chairman Emeritus Alan McGowan President Lawrence J. Goldstein Secretary-Treasurer Alice Arlen Tom Bettag William D. Carey Theodore Cooper, M.D. Edward E. David, Sc.D. Thomas L. Drew Marvin Goldberger, Ph.D. William T. Golden Stephen Jay Gould, Ph.D. Henry A. Grunwald Beatrix Hamburg, M.D. William R. Hearst III Mark N. Kaplan, Esq. John Klingenstein Mathilde Krim, Ph.D. Leon M. Lederman, Ph.D. Shirley M. Malcom, Ph.D. Jason McManus Gen. Edward C. Meyer Herbert W. Nickens, M.D. Judith Parker John R. Parten David Perlman Willard C. Rappleye, Jr. Thomas B. Ross Enid C. B. Schoettle, Ph.D. Lucille Shapiro, Ph.D. Grant P. Thompson Reed V. Tuckson, M.D. Patricia Woolf, Ph.D. Fred Jerome Executive Vice President MEDIA RESOURCE SERVICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Honorary Chairman Walter Cronkite Harvey Brooks, Ph.D. Solomon J. Buchsbaum, Ph.D. William R. Burleigh Derek Chadwick, Ph.D. Jewel Plummer Cobb, Ph.D. John J. Connolly Barbara J. Culliton David C. Evered, M.D., F.R.C.P. John M. Fowler, Ph.D. Vanessa Northington Gamble, M.D., Ph.D. Allen L. Hammond, Ph.D. Leon Jaroff Larry Jinks Donald Kennedy, Ph.D. William B. Ketter Frank McCulloch Homer A. Neal, Ph.D. Dorothy Nelkin Joseph S. Nye, Ph.D. Gerard Piel Alfred R. Schneider Frederick Seitz, Ph.D. Robert Sinsheimer, Ph.D. Richard Smyser George Strait James D. Watson, Ph.D. FT-iTtN6.F.7 ®• GOMEZ April 28, 1993 M QY 3 1993 Mr. Francis D. Gomez Director, Public Programs Philip Morris Companies Inc. 120 Park Avenue New York, NY 10017-5592 CQ ATE PUBLIC ,pROGRAIViS Dear Mr. Gomez: We were delighted you could attend our luncheon with Lou Harris earlier this month. I hope you found the survey information of interest. I am writing today to request your support. While we have a number of programs of particular interest to the Philip Morris Companies (as described in my letter of February 10), our most compelling need is for support of our core program, the Media Resource Service, the engine which drives all our other programs. While the MRS has received foundation grants in the past (and support from Philip Morris, as well), most foundations, after a year or two, prefer to fund new projects. Given the difficulty of maintaining financial stability for the MRS, we decided last year to develop a Council of Corporate Sponsors whose contributions are e-a-rmarkPd for-the MRS and its sister program, the Videotape Referral Service. Our corporate sponsors provide grants of $10,000 and up and, when possible, commit to multi-year funding. (A list of our corporate sponsors is enclosed, for your information.) I would, therefore, like to request that the Philip Morris Companies consider a sponsorship grant of $10,000 for support of our referral services. Alan has mentioned your interest in our plans for a Bay Area Environmental Reporters Workshop. Once we are closer to having our financial ducks

Mr. Francis D. Gomez April 28, 1993 Page Two in a row, we will let you know about our progress with this proj ect . Please don't hesitate to call me if you need more information or have any questions. Our thanks for your consideration. Sincerely, ',b a, CA-ktz,- ara Allen Director, Development enclosure