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Timeline of Against Malaria Foundation

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! Year !! Month and date !! Event type !! Details !! Location
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| 2003 || {{dts|June 9}} || Prelude || The documentary "Being Terri", about a child who was badly burned in a fire, airs on British television. This documentary inspires Rob Mather to start the fundraising event "Swim For Terri", which would morph into World Swim Against Malaria (which would later become the Against Malaria Foundation).<ref name="history_page">{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/History.aspx |publisher=The Against Malaria Foundation |title=History |accessdate=April 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swimforterri.org/ |title=Swim for Terri |accessdate=April 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/20/opinion/20kristof.html |date=July 20, 2008 |publisher=[[wikipedia:The New York Times|The New York Times]] |title=Opinion - Geezers Doing Good |author=Nicholas D. Kristof |accessdate=April 24, 2017 |quote=another general in the war on malaria is Rob Mather, a British management consultant who — thank heaven! — isn't very handy with a TV remote. Mr. Mather was trying to turn off his set in June 2003 when he accidentally flipped to another channel and was riveted by the image of a 5-year-old girl who was struggling to overcome severe burns all over her body.}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}}
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| 2003 || {{dts|December 6}} || Fundraising event Prelude || "Swim For Terri" takes place.<ref name="history_page" /> ||
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| 2004 || {{dts|June 24}} || Legal Prelude || AMF's Memorandum and Articles of Association (in the United Kingdom) dates to this day.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/downloads/MemorandumOfAssociation.pdf |title=Memorandum and Articles of Association of the World Swim for Malaria Foundation |accessdate=April 24, 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}}
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| 2004 || {{dts|August}} || Founding || Against Malaria Foundation is established with the explicit aim of handling the money raised through World Swim Against Malaria.<ref name="old_about_page">{{cite web |archivedate=February 19, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100219084813/http://www.againstmalaria.com:80/AboutUs.aspx |title=About us |url=http://www.againstmalaria.com:80/AboutUs.aspx |quote=The Foundation was set up in August 2004 with the explicit aim of handling the money raised through World Swim Against Malaria.}}</ref> ||
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| 2005 || {{dts|July 19}} || Legal Recognition || In the United States, the Internal Revenue Service grants tax exempt status to AMF under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/downloads/AMF_Charity_IRSDeterminationLetter.pdf |title=AMF Charity IRS Determination Letter |date=July 19, 2005 |accessdate=April 24, 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
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| 2005 || {{dts|July 19}} || Fundraising || AMF finishes raising its first $1000.<ref name=milestones>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/Milestones.aspx?tab=money |publisher=The Against Malaria Foundation |title=Milestones |accessdate=April 24, 2017}}</ref> ||
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