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Office Depot Foundation Supports Short- and Long-term Relief and Recovery Efforts Following Oklahoma Tornadoes

Posted: May 23, 2013 – 12:35 PM EST

BOCA RATON, Fla., May 23 /CSRwire/ - The Office Depot Foundation is supporting relief and recovery efforts following the devastating EF-5 tornado in Oklahoma with immediate contributions to local non-profit organizations and plans to continue to assist in the weeks and months ahead....

Wyndham Worldwide Receives 2013 Innovation Award From Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)

Posted: May 23, 2013 – 09:33 AM EST

PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 23 /CSRwire/ - (Marketwired) - Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN), one of the world's largest hospitality companies, received the 2013 Innovation Award from Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) for its pro bono work in providing legal counsel to unaccompanied refugee...

UPS Mobilizes Its Disaster Relief Program To Support Oklahoma Recovery Efforts

Posted: May 22, 2013 – 05:27 PM EST

ATLANTA, May 22 /CSRwire/ - UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced a coordinated plan with its key disaster relief partners that will provide urgent relief as well as strategic support for the long-term recovery efforts needed in Moore, Oklahoma, as well as Cleburne and Shawnee,...

Volkswagen Group of America Supports Oklahoma Tornado Relief Efforts

Posted: May 22, 2013 – 12:35 PM EST

HERNDON, Va., May 22 /CSRwire/ - (Marketwired) - The Volkswagen of America Foundation, which was created by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., announced today that it will make an immediate donation of $250,000 to the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity to...

MGM Resorts International Earns NASS Medallion Award for Philanthropy and Community Engagement

Posted: May 22, 2013 – 10:45 AM EST

LAS VEGAS, May 22 /CSRwire/ - The Advisory Committee on Participatory Democracy (ACPD) has selected MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) to receive the National Association of Secretaries of States (NASS) Medallion Award, an annual award created to recognize individuals, groups and organizations with...

Western Union Responds to Oklahoma Tornado

Posted: May 21, 2013 – 05:03 PM EST

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 21 /CSRwire/ - The Western Union Foundation today announced support for disaster relief efforts that will help the families and communities impacted by the tornado in Oklahoma. The Western Union Foundation is an American Red Cross disaster-response partner. The Foundations...

Morgan Stanley Expands Partnership with Feeding America, Commits Additional $8 Million to Leading Hunger-Relief Charity

Posted: May 20, 2013 – 12:30 PM EST

NEW YORK, May 20 /CSRwire/ - Morgan Stanley today announced the expansion of its longstanding partnership with Feeding America through a new $8 million commitment to its Fill the Plate program and an expanded employee volunteer initiative with the organization. Feeding America is...

Western Union and Western Union Foundation Partner with UNICEF on PASS Initiative to Provide Young People with Access to Quality Education

Posted: May 14, 2013 – 09:39 AM EST

AMSTERDAM, May 14 /CSRwire/ - The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment services and Global Partner of the UEFA Europa League, and the Western Union Foundation, today announced they will collaborate with UNICEF, the worlds leading international childrens organization....

Office Depot Foundation to Convene Weekend in Boca VI on May 17-18

Posted: May 10, 2013 – 02:44 PM EST

BOCA RATON, Fla., May 10 /CSRwire/ - Approximately 300 participants representing cultural institutions, social service agencies, schools and universities, faith-based organizations, chambers of commerce, local governments and more from across the United States will convene on May 17-18 for the Sixth Annual Office...

Health Statistics Pioneer Dorothy P. Rice, Sc.D., Named 2013 Recipient of the William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research

Posted: May 09, 2013 – 09:00 AM EST

ARLINGTON, Va. and DEERFIELD, Ill., May 09 /CSRwire/ - Dorothy P. Rice, Sc.D., has been named the 2013 recipient of the William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research. The Prize, funded by The Baxter International Foundation and managed by the Association of...