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November 22, 2009

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CVS/pharmacy Kicks Off Annual Thanks and Giving(R) Campaign for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Posted: Nov 20, 2009 – 09:06 AM EST

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Nov. 20 /CSRwire/ - CVS/pharmacy kicks off its annual in store fundraiser for the sixth year to support the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Thanks and Giving campaign, beginning this Sunday and running through December 12. CVS/pharmacy store colleagues will encourage...

The Levi's(R) Brand Announces charity: water as $100,000 Green Charity Winner

Posted: Nov 19, 2009 – 07:56 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19 /CSRwire/ - The Levi's® brand is proud to announce charity: water as the winning charity of its recent GO IV Fortune $100,000 green charity giveaway. Beginning in mid-October, GO IV Fortune players nominated hundreds of charitable organizations with a...

Corporate Impact Awards Recognize Companies' $1 Million-Plus Annual Gifts to American Cancer Society

Posted: Nov 19, 2009 – 11:51 AM EST

ATLANTA, Nov. 19 /CSRwire/ - The American Cancer Society's nationwide Corporate Impact Awards were presented today to 16 corporations during the organization's 96th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles. The awards recognize businesses' and their employees' financial as well as in-kind contributions of $1...

AmeriCares and Boeing Deliver Emergency Relief Supplies to the Philippines

Posted: Nov 18, 2009 – 07:35 PM EST

STAMFORD, Conn. , Nov. 18 /CSRwire/ - AmeriCares and Boeing today delivered an emergency shipment of medical aid to the Philippines, where thousands of people are still reeling from the devastation caused by back-to-back storms this fall. Floodwaters from Typhoon Ketsana and other...

BJ’s Charitable Foundation Donates More Than $492,000 Dollars to 68 Nonprofits that Provide Basic-need Services

Posted: Nov 18, 2009 – 10:15 AM EST

NATICK, Mass., Nov. 18 /CSRwire/ - BJ's Charitable Foundation distributed 68 grants totaling $492,700 to nonprofit organizations that focus on providing services in the areas of hunger prevention, self-sufficiency, health care, and education to children and families in need that reside in the...

Entergy Charitable Foundation Tops $3.7 Million in Grants for 2009

Posted: Nov 17, 2009 – 12:16 PM EST

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 17 /CSRwire/ - The Entergy Charitable Foundation has awarded approximately $1 million in grants to nonprofit groups in states served by Entergy businesses, bringing to more than $3.7 million the total given during 2009. One of the primary grants is...

DeLoach Vineyards and Academy of Art University in San Francisco Join Forces to Create New Art

Posted: Nov 16, 2009 – 03:12 PM EST

RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 16 /CSRwire/ - Boisset Family Estates is pleased to announce another unique collaboration with the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Art inspired by and created at DeLoach Vineyards' bucolic location in California's Russian River Valley by...

Hooters Makes $40,464 Donation to the MDA

Posted: Nov 13, 2009 – 05:47 PM EST

ATLANTA, Nov. 13 /CSRwire/ - On Monday, November 16th a check will be presented to the Muscular Dystrophy Association in the amount of $40,464 raised by 60 Hooters Restaurants located in the southeast. The Hooters Girls and employees raised the funds in just...

First Book Awarded Charity Navigator's Highest Four-Star Rating for Third Consecutive Year

Posted: Nov 13, 2009 – 02:57 PM EST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 /CSRwire/ - First Book, the nonprofit providing new books to children in need, has been awarded with a 4-Star rating for the third consecutive year by Charity Navigator, the nation's leading charity evaluator. Only 13% of the charities rated by...

The William James Foundation Announces Eight Socially Responsible Business Plan Competitions Offering More Than $100,000 in Cash and In-Kind Prizes

Posted: Nov 11, 2009 – 12:35 PM EST

WASHINGTON DC, Nov. 11 /CSRwire/ - WJF director Ian Fisk notes "The next great ideas that will use the power of business to make the world a better place are already out there. Our partners are working with us to offer more than...

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