McDonald’s Heir’s Plan for Dozens of Salvation Army Centers Falters - NYTimes.com

McDonald’s Heir’s Plan for Dozens of Salvation Army Centers Falters - NYTimes.com: "At her death in 2003, Joan B. Kroc, the widow of the founder of the McDonald’s Corporation, left a grand idea and $1.8 billion to make it happen. She wanted the Salvation Army to build some 30 lavish community centers around the nation, like the $87 million complex she paid for in San Diego, with three swimming pools, an indoor ice skating arena and a 600-seat theater."