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<img alt="People in protective bee gear, near bee hives" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="e0a2956e-8aa5-4106-a15d-5ed3896214a2" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/kidsgardening-2025-gromoregood-grassroots-grantees_SCOTTS-MIRACLE-GRO-FOUNDATION_041625A.jpeg" width="640" class="align-center" height="1024" loading="lazy" />MARYSVILLE, Ohio, May 8, 2025 /CSRwire/ - To connect more children to gardens and outdoor play, <a href="https://scottsmiraclegro.com/responsibility/foundation/" target="_blank">The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation</a> and KidsGardening awarded grants to 170 community-level programs under the annual <a href="https://kidsgardening.org/grant-opportunities/gromoregood-grassroots-grant-25/" target="_blank">GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant</a> initiative.

From spring through fall, the programs will start or expand youth gardens and green spaces. Selections for the 2025 GroMoreGood grant recipients were based upon the learning impact, including factors such as individual program participants, prior funding and socioeconomic reach, among others.
<img alt="Garden with a trellis overhead and hanging greenery" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="4c3601f5-5946-46a3-b018-0bf3dea2e5ed" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/kidsgardening-2025-gromoregood-grassroots-grantees_SCOTTS-MIRACLE-GRO-FOUNDATION_041625B.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="1707" loading="lazy" />“We are grateful to partner with The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation to support the GroMoreGood Grassroots Grants and bring the transformative power of gardens to communities nationwide,” says Em Shipman, KidsGardening executive director. “This year’s recipients are truly inspiring—restoring gardens after natural disasters, creating inclusive spaces for youth with disabilities and revitalizing community gardens for after-school programs.”

The 2025 recipients span 44 states across the country and anticipate connecting more than 38,000 youth with garden-based learning opportunities. For a full list of GroMoreGood Grassroots grantees, visit <a href="https://kidsgardening.org/grant_winners/2025-gromoregood-grassroots-grant-winners/" target="_blank">GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant Winners</a>.

“This year was notable with the number of unique proposals that reflected the challenges and opportunities many communities are facing," said Brian Herrington, president of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation. “We’re confident these grantees not only will help foster a growing appreciation for gardens and green spaces, but also create positive experiences grounded in their many environmental, health and wellness benefits.”
<img alt="Three kids planting a seedling outside and talking" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="5cc3779c-5d42-4c00-95c9-9c088a7ff78d" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/kidsgardening-2025-gromoregood-grassroots-grantees_SCOTTS-MIRACLE-GRO-FOUNDATION_041625C.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="960" loading="lazy" />Awards were distributed to the winners at the end of March 2025.

About The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation 
The mission of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation is to inspire, connect and cultivate a community of purpose. The Foundation is deeply rooted in helping create healthier communities, empower the next generation, and preserve our planet. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that funds non-profit entities that support its core initiatives in the form of grants, endowments and multi-year capital gifts. For more information, visit <a href="https://scottsmiraclegro.com/responsibility/foundation/" target="_blank">www.scottsmiraclegrofoundation.org</a>.

About KidsGardening 
KidsGardening is a national nonprofit organization creating opportunities for kids to play, learn, and grow through gardening. They provide grants and original educational materials to more than 2.7 million kids across the country. For more information and to support their work, visit <a href="https://kidsgardening.org/" target="_blank">www.kidsgardening.org</a>.

For media inquiries: Katherine Dickens Director, ESG and Social Impact <a href="mailto:katherine.dickens@scotts.com" target="_blank">katherine.dickens@scotts.com</a>

Beth Saunders KidsGardening Marketing and Communications Director <a href="mailto:beths@kidsgardening.org" target="_blank">beths@kidsgardening.org</a>

View original content <a href="https://scottsmiraclegro.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/scotts-miracle-gro-foundation-and-kidsgardening-announce-2025" target="_blank">here</a>.

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and KidsGardening Announce the 2025 GroMoreGood Grassroots Grantees

<img alt="Truck dropping off a load at recycling facility" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="444479f1-a283-4576-8f43-2f6daa011ec5" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Recycling_Georgia-Pacific_0505235-1.jpeg" width="640" class="align-center" height="725" loading="lazy" />ATLANTA, May 7, 2025 /CSRwire/ - Georgia-Pacific’s Savannah River mill in Rincon, Georgia, now accepts polyethylene (PE)-coated paper cups in its mixed paper stock for recycling.

It’s the third Georgia-Pacific facility to begin accepting PE-coated cups, joining recycled paper mills in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Muskogee, Oklahoma. These facilities enable the reuse of fibers from PE-coated cups and other mixed paper stock to produce Georgia-Pacific products such as tissues, towels and napkins.

Georgia-Pacific has partnered closely with the <a href="https://www.fpi.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Foodservice Packaging Institute</a> (FPI) and the <a href="https://www.nextgenconsortium.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NextGen Consortium</a>, an industry collaboration managed by <a href="https://www.closedlooppartners.com/the-center/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy</a>, to promote and expand the acceptance of PE-coated cups for recycling.

“As single-use paper cups have grown in popularity in recent years so, too, has paper cup waste,” said John Mulcahy, vice president of stewardship for Georgia-Pacific, which manufactures the Dixie® brand of paper cups. “As a leading manufacturer of paper foodservice products, we continually look for ways to consume fewer resources as part of our longer-term strategy to identify solutions that benefit society. Accepting mixed paper bales containing PE-coated cups at our mills is a significant step in this direction.”

PE coatings, along with any remaining liquid and food left behind from use, have historically left single-use paper cups out of the recovery and recycling process. However, Georgia-Pacific has proven through its extensive re-pulping trials that these mills can effectively recapture valuable cup fiber from paper cups while screening out PE coatings and then reuse the fiber to make bath tissue, napkins and paper towels. 

Kate Daly, managing partner and head of the Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners, said Georgia-Pacific’s repulping capability will benefit the foodservice industry and further advance the industry’s environmental stewardship.

“We are excited see Georgia-Pacific continue to accelerate paper cup recycling through its acceptance of cups in mixed paper bales at the Savannah River mill,” Daly said. “There has been tremendous momentum in paper cup recycling over the last several years. This announcement marks another critical step forward for the industry, and we hope even more mills will follow this lead. Georgia-Pacific’s actions and commitment to expanding cup recycling across their portfolio reinforces the value of the materials in paper cups and builds critical markets for these recycled materials. As the managing partner of the NextGen Consortium, Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy continues to collaborate with leaders like Georgia-Pacific and stakeholders across the cup value chain, to keep these valuable materials in play.”

Georgia-Pacific is also collaborating with the NextGen Consortium to trial at its mills next-generation paper cups that have replaced the PE-coating with more bio-based materials that are recyclable and/or compostable.

And with its Rincon, Green Bay and Muskogee mills now engaged, Georgia-Pacific is also working with FPI to expand and accelerate single-use PE-coated paper cup acceptance in curbside recycling programs to increase the number of households that can recycle the paper cups. As the voice of the foodservice packaging industry, FPI is committed to reducing the impact of its products on the environment and to advancing recycling and composting. 

“We’re proud to work with Georgia-Pacific in its effort to recover and reuse poly-coated paper cups,” said Natha Dempsey, president of FPI, “and we look forward to partnering with new communities that previously didn’t have the capability to recycle them.”

View original content <a href="https://news.gp.com/2025/04/georgia-pacific-opens-more-opportunities-for-paper-cup-recycling" target="_blank">here</a>.

Georgia-Pacific Opens More Opportunities for Paper Cup Recycling

<img alt="Small business owner shown opening her business." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="ad9a73a8-a275-428f-8223-0b9ec722795e" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Small%20Business%20Month_KeyBank_5.2.25A.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="720" loading="lazy" />CLEVELAND, May 6, 2025 /CSRwire/ — <a href="https://www.key.com/personal/index.html" target="_blank">KeyBank</a> (NYSE: KEY) has introduced the Certified Cash Flow Advisor Program, marking a significant advancement in its commitment to deliver differentiated solutions and advice for small-to-midsize businesses. The certification program is reshaping business banking by focusing on a consultative approach that empowers owner-operators in addressing their complex financial needs.

Launched in 2024, the Program arms KeyBank professionals with a framework for engaging business owners in meaningful discussions – called ‘Key Conversations’ – offering structured, yet flexible advice on how to tackle critical cash flow and financial challenges and better optimize operations.

Rooted in a deep understanding of each owner’s specific business needs, advisors provide tailored solutions that aim to improve efficiency and profitability in key areas, such as payments and receivables, invoicing, liquidity management, process automation, and fraud protection. By end of March 2025, ~900 KeyBank advisors have completed the rigorous certification process, with ~285 more advisors moving toward completion, demonstrating the bank's substantial investment in elevating the advice KeyBank provides.

“This approach represents a fundamental shift in how we serve our business clients," said Mike Walters, President of Business Banking at KeyBank. "Owner-operators are experts in their trade and serve as ‘chief everything officers’ for their business. Their time and attention are pulled in every direction and they are often without dedicated business support that could help them truly thrive. When we use the Key Conversation, we’re putting the client at the center, with a framework to understand how the money flows through their operation and where there may be opportunities to benefit from managing their collection and payable processes differently. Our Certified Cashflow Advisors work holistically across the business to reduce friction and free up time and capital so our clients can run stronger, more efficient businesses.”

KeyBank's approach goes beyond traditional banking and offers strategic insights that help owner-operators make informed decisions to reach their financial goals. “This commitment to putting owner-operators first and delivering collaborative financial guidance marks a shift in how financial institutions serve small-to-midsize businesses, setting us apart from those who focus primarily on product-driven solutions,” said Walters.

By emphasizing an advice-driven philosophy, KeyBank aims to strengthen relationships with business owners and help them achieve long-term success in an increasingly complex financial landscape. To learn more about how KeyBank can serve your business, visit <a href="http://www.key.com/smallbusiness" target="_blank">www.key.com/smallbusiness</a>.

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In 2025, KeyCorp celebrates its bicentennial, marking 200 years of service to clients and communities from Maine to Alaska. To learn more, visit <a href="https://historyofkeybank.com/" target="_blank">KeyBank Heritage Center</a>. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Key is one of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $189 billion at March 31, 2025.

Key provides deposit, lending, cash management, and investment services to individuals and businesses in 15 states under the name KeyBank National Association through a network of approximately 1,000 branches and approximately 1,200 ATMs. Key also provides a broad range of sophisticated corporate and investment banking products, such as merger and acquisition advice, public and private debt and equity, syndications and derivatives to middle market companies in selected industries throughout the United States under the KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name. For more information, visit <a href="https://www.key.com/" target="_blank">https://www.key.com/</a>. KeyBank Member FDIC.

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<img alt="event stage" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="84052b99-5019-4458-92ec-0bbdcdbd07ac" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Inclusion-Influence-Trust-in-the-Digital-Economy1_Mastercard_043025.png" class="align-center" width="1280" height="467" loading="lazy" /><a href="https://www.mastercard.com/news/perspectives/2025/9-lessons-on-inclusion-influence-and-trust-in-the-digital-economy/" target="_blank">Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth</a>

Whether they build policy or code, companies or communities, the 400 leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., this week for the <a href="https://globalinclusivegrowthsummit.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">2025 Global Inclusive Growth Summit</a> all shared a mission – to explore new ways to grow opportunities and build resilience for all.

“No one has a monopoly on good ideas,” said Shamina Singh, the founder and president of Mastercard's<a href="https://www.mastercardcenter.org/?cmp=paid.partner.syndicated.engagement.website.all.global.3bl.article" target="_blank"> Center for Inclusive Growth</a>, which hosted the annual gathering. “By taking pieces of everything from everywhere — mashing up the best ideas from the social sector leaders, private business, artists, futurists and historians — we arrive at answers, we show up, and then we move to action."
<figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="e8a22053-4a93-45ce-afd6-d417c2ce9db7" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Inclusion-Influence-Trust-in-the-Digital-Economy2_Mastercard_043025.png" width="1128" height="751" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Shamina Singh opens the Global Inclusive Growth Summit with a charge for participants: "This is a place where big, bold ideas get born, and you are the ones that will take them forward."</figcaption></figure>Here are some of the insights shared over the course of the day, from the business case for inclusive growth to the need to fortify trust in the digital economy in the age of AI to the value of authenticity.

“These business models that Mastercard has is built on relatively small transactions but engaged many times by many tens or hundreds of millions of people. These are the business models that are owning the future. And so we should stop looking there and saying, ‘Oh, poverty, yuck,’ and start saying, look at those billions of emerging consumers and trillions of transactions. And as a result, trillions of dollars that can be made and the number of lives that can be changed."

— Andy Kuper, founder and chief executive officer, <a href="https://leapfroginvest.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">LeapFrog Investments</a>, on how to meet the demands of an economy being transformed by digitization.

"The beauty of this inflection point we're in is that you have a willingness across an ecosystem to take the history, longevity and consistency of financial markets, marry it with modern-day tech and really get the best of both worlds. The scale and ubiquity and cross-border nature of the work that's already been done to create our financial infrastructure can take a nascent currency and turn it on fire.”

— Linda Kirkpatrick, Americas president, <a href="https://www.mastercard.us/en-us.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Mastercard</a>, on harnessing the potential of — and building trust in — digital assets and blockchain.

"Probably the number one question I get is, ‘What in the world can you do with $2,500 in the United States of America? You can start a business. We have 240,000 stories of people who've been able to have financial, not just stability, but mobility."

— Andrea Jung, president and chief executive officer of <a href="https://www.grameenamerica.org/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Grameen America</a>, challenging the belief that financial returns and social impact are mutually exclusive.

“It's teaching them how to manage cyber risk like they would any other risk to their business … They can have an educated conversation with their accountant on their finances, but as soon as you start to talk to them about their use of technology, or you say the dreaded cyber word, then sometimes they can kind of glaze over. So we really hold their hand and walk them through it and help them work on a plan so that they're resilient when something bad does happen."

— Lisa Plaggemier, executive director of the <a href="https://www.staysafeonline.org/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">National Cybersecurity Alliance</a>, on helping small businesses protect themselves from the growing risk of cyberattacks. A new Mastercard study shows that 46% of small businesses surveyed <a href="https://www.mastercard.com/news/perspectives/2025/cybersecurity-for-small-business/" target="_blank">have experienced a cyberattack</a> on their current business, and nearly one in five that suffered an attack then filed for bankruptcy or closed their business.

The summit included the Mastercard Strive marketplace, which showcases micro and small businesses developing innovative digital and data-first solutions to help catalyze inclusive growth.
<figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="c39b9442-ddf0-41e5-aa57-c959012e84f6" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Inclusion-Influence-Trust-in-the-Digital-Economy3_Mastercard_043025.jpg" width="960" height="640" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach, right, talks with Alissa "Dr. Jay" Abdullah, left, Mastercard's deputy chief security officer, and Valdecy Urquiza, secretary general of INTERPOL, not pictured, about closing the cybersecurity divide.</figcaption></figure><figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="dba085dd-ab93-4dd7-b648-fad525a8712c" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Inclusion-Influence-Trust-in-the-Digital-Economy4_Mastercard_043025.jpg" width="960" height="640" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Content creator Pat Smith, right, CEO of Pat Smith Enterprises, discusses the potential of the creator economy with summit co-host Ade Adepitan, left, and Christen Nino De Guzman, not pictured, CEO and founder of Clara for Creators.</figcaption></figure><figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="4c95504a-72c1-400a-a2bf-086fe0051b15" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Inclusion-Influence-Trust-in-the-Digital-Economy5_Mastercard_043025.png" width="960" height="640" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>"We're putting ideas into action," said Jon Huntsman, Mastercard's vice chair and president, Strategic Growth. He interviewed Dina Powell McCormick, the vice chairman of BDT &amp;amp; MSD Partners and former U.S. deputy national security advisor, on the power of mentorship as well as James Mwangi, Group MD and CEO of Equity Group Holdings, on the digital finance revolution in Africa.</figcaption></figure><figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="126f50dc-8810-4e97-bb82-586f0ea083ca" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Inclusion-Influence-Trust-in-the-Digital-Economy6_Mastercard_043025.jpg" width="960" height="640" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>A conversation on rebuilding trust and designing a digital future rooted in agency, connection and shared purpose featured Kat Duffy, left, senior fellow for digital and cyberspace policy for CFR, Frank McCourt, center, executive chairman, McCourt Global, and founder, Project Liberty, and Eli Pariser, co-director of New_Public.</figcaption></figure><figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="7378b003-079a-4b40-b645-cfd5c6ac1c56" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Inclusion-Influence-Trust-in-the-Digital-Economy7_Mastercard_043025.jpg" width="960" height="640" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Summit co-host Andréa Vieira, left, founder and CEO of nailsaloon, spoke with Jenny Just, right, co-founder and managing partner of PEAK6 Investments, on how Just’s poker expertise lends itself to lessons in managing risk, making bold bets and playing the long game.</figcaption></figure><figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="89200209-03a6-403a-a266-71c145541f69" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Inclusion-Influence-Trust-in-the-Digital-Economy8_Mastercard_043025.jpg" width="960" height="640" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>The summit included the Mastercard Strive marketplace, which showcases micro and small businesses developing innovative digital and data-first solutions to help catalyze inclusive growth.</figcaption></figure>“We see so much of the internet's data. We're able to run it through our own machine learning systems, where our own AI tools are now identifying cybersecurity threats that no human had identified before, and that means that we're going to be able to stop the bad guys more effectively … At the end of the day, whoever has the most data wins in the age of AI, and the good guys have more data than the bad guys.”

— Matthew Prince, co-founder and chief executive officer, <a href="https://www.cloudflare.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Cloudflare</a>, on why he’s optimistic about AI’s power as a shield in cybersecurity.

"Guardrails and governance are seen as dirty words, but I truly believe that it is absolutely essential to make all the use cases you're talking about real. And so at the core of responsibility is trust. So when you think about all these amazing applications, whether it's in agriculture or whether it's in productivity, at the end of the day, we need to get to a place where not only humans can trust artificial intelligence, but with agentic AI, you can actually make sure that the AI agents are trusting other AI agents."

— Navrina Singh, CEO and founder of <a href="https://www.credo.ai/" target="_blank">Credo AI</a>, on building AI systems that are transparent, equitable and aligned with human values.

“One of the biggest problems with the circular economy is people assume it's about waste and trash, but actually it's about upstream design, and how do we build [that] into the design of our products and our systems and the ways we think and our mindsets? And this is where AI is actually really useful right now, to retrain our workforce. How do we think about the second and third and fourth life of a product when we're building it?”

— Danielle Holly, executive lead, North America, <a href="https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Ellen MacArthur Foundation</a>, on building long-term business value through regenerative practices. For more on the circular economy, read the <a href="https://www.mastercardservices.com/en/advisors/economic-consulting/insights/did-you-know-circular-fashion-sustainably-trend" target="_blank">Mastercard Economic Institute’s</a> new report on <a href="https://www.mastercardservices.com/en/advisors/economic-consulting/insights/did-you-know-circular-fashion-sustainably-trend" target="_blank">how secondhand clothing is gaining market share</a>.

“When you're looking at social media, it can be so intimidating, because now people are doing highly produced videos, and y'all, there's a filter for everything, right? And so I don't want people to be intimidated by that … I'd say, use what you got. I guarantee you there's something that you have that somebody else needs.”

— Pat Smith, CEO, <a href="https://globalinclusivegrowthsummit.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Pat Smith Enterprises</a>, on the rise of the creator economy and how it is democratizing influence. 

“Good CEOs promote skepticism. They appreciate the people who challenge them, who ask hard questions, who you know don't necessarily agree with an idea and explain why they don't. Cynicism is corrosive. Cynicism is not that I disagree with what you're doing, but I don't trust your motives … Part of the way you build resilience is you earn trust, and you do it with authenticity.”

— Rich Lesser, global chair, <a href="https://www.bcg.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Boston Consulting Group</a>, on the evolution of leadership in a fast-changing world.

<a href="https://www.mastercard.com/news/perspectives/2025/9-lessons-on-inclusion-influence-and-trust-in-the-digital-economy/" target="_blank">Originally published by Mastercard</a>

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9 Lessons on Inclusion, Influence and Trust in the Digital Economy from the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

<img alt="Launch of the latest Finance Lab with Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester. " data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="f2db9d23-4f82-4528-a434-df1c393c93b1" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Dorchester%20Finance%20Lab_Webster%20Bank_4.17.25A.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="1080" loading="lazy" />In recognition of Financial Literacy Month, Webster Bank, together with Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Dorchester, Massachusetts, (BGCD) celebrated the opening of the Webster Bank Finance Lab, a program created to provide local students the skills needed for financial empowerment and future financial well-being. This program, funded by a $100,000 grant from Webster, is the second collaboration in Massachusetts. To date, Webster has invested over $1.7 million in nine Finance Labs throughout its footprint.

The Webster/Dorchester Finance Lab is part of a signature initiative designed to help Webster’s partners in low- to moderate-income (LMI) communities expand financial empowerment and improve financial literacy for youth. Through financial education tools, learning experiences, interactive workshops and engaging programs for children, teens, families, and staff, BGCD aims to provide the community with the knowledge and skills needed for financial confidence.

“We are proud to partner with Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Dorchester to open the second Finance Lab in Massachusetts,” said Marissa Weidner, Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer at Webster Bank. “Webster continues to invest in programs that broaden financial empowerment opportunities, while supporting our commitment to creating economic vitality in the neighborhoods where we live and work.”

Program participants also will engage in hands-on learning opportunities including internships and financial literacy workshops with volunteers from Webster Bank.

“We are incredibly grateful to Webster Bank for their generous support in funding our new Financial Literacy Lab. This investment will empower our youth with essential financial knowledge and skills to help them build a strong foundation for their future. Thanks to Webster Bank, we can continue to provide transformative opportunities that prepare our members for lifelong success,” said Bob Scannell, President &amp; CEO of Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Dorchester.

In October 2024, Webster celebrated the opening of a Finance Lab with partners in Taunton, Massachusetts. Other Finance Lab partners are in Hartford, Bridgeport and Waterbury, Connecticut; Providence, Rhode Island; Metro New York, Long Island and Yonkers, New York.

About Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Dorchester

Established in 1974, Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Dorchester (BGCD) is dedicated to making a positive impact on the youth and families of the Dorchester community and beyond. Inside BGCD’s three clubhouses is a place for Dorchester’s young people to learn, explore talents, play, and make friends. A beacon of hope, BGCD is known for welcoming and connecting young people and families to opportunities that embrace diversity, nurture growth, and inspire success. Today, as always, members between ages five and 18 have access to 200+ activities for just $5 a year.

About Webster

Webster Bank (“Webster”) is a leading commercial bank in the Northeast that provides a wide range of digital and traditional financial solutions across three differentiated lines of business: Commercial Banking, Consumer Banking and Healthcare Financial Services, one of the country’s largest providers of employee benefits and administration of medical insurance claim settlements solutions. Webster is a values-driven organization headquartered in Stamford, CT, with $77 billion in assets. Its core footprint spans the northeastern U.S. from New York to Massachusetts, with certain businesses operating in extended geographies. Webster Bank is a member of the FDIC and an equal housing lender. For more information about Webster, including past press releases and the latest annual report, visit the Webster website at <a href="https://www.websterbank.com/" target="_blank">www.websterbank.com</a>.

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<img alt="collage from awards" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="365c0241-e2df-462d-aef7-854fe64660bc" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Halo-Award-Winner_Whirlpool_042925.png" width="640" class="align-center" height="750" loading="lazy" />Whirlpool Foundation and The Washing Machine Project’s winning employee engagement program exposed Whirlpool Corp. employees to the global washing divide and created an opportunity to help address it. Sixty percent of the world's population relies on washing clothes by hand, largely due to lack of access to reliable electricity and water. This unpaid labor disproportionately impacts women and girls. In 2024, Whirlpool Corp. employees participated in “Washout” events, hand washing clothes and helping them understand how the majority of the global population does laundry. Employees also volunteered to assemble manual washing machines for The Washing Machine Project.

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“We are so humbled and grateful to receive this Halo Award. I’d like to thank Whirlpool Foundation for supporting this work and our employees who generously volunteered their time and talents on this initiative. Together, we hope to reclaim time and improve the lives of women and girls worldwide and open up new opportunities for them.”
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“We are so humbled and grateful to receive this Halo Award,” said Rosa Skinner, senior manager of global CSR and community relations for Whirlpool Corporation. “I’d like to thank Whirlpool Foundation for supporting this work and our employees who generously volunteered their time and talents on this initiative,” said Skinner. “Together, we hope to reclaim time and improve the lives of women and girls worldwide and open up new opportunities for them.”
<img alt="Halo Awards event" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="030cc7d8-5bdf-404f-9439-b0519ce7a9c5" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Halo-Award-Winner2_Whirlpool_042925.png" width="640" class="align-center" height="900" loading="lazy" /><a href="https://www.whirlpoolcorp.com/latest-news/half-the-global-population-washes-clothes-by-hand-whirlpool-foundation-the-washing-machine-project-helping-address-with-thousands-of-manual-washing-machines.html" target="_blank">Whirlpool Foundation formally announced</a> its support of The Washing Machine Project in April 2024. In the past year, hundreds of employees engaged in “Washout” experiences in global offices, and more than 300 employees assembled 375 manual washing machines, which were distributed to underserved communities in India, Mexico, Republic of Congo and Ghana.

“This unique engagement program helps Whirlpool employees better understand the daily challenges of those who hand wash clothes,” said Navjot Sawhney, founder of The Washing Machine Project. “We exist to alleviate the burden of hand washing clothes, which can be life-changing. With the support of Whirlpool Foundation and Whirlpool volunteers, we were able to build more manual washing machines to impact more lives.”
<img alt="Halo Awards event" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="fbd59ca3-7051-4761-bebc-37add1b83414" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Halo-Award-Winner3_Whirlpool_042925.png" width="640" class="align-center" height="900" loading="lazy" />The Halo Awards are considered the highest honor of recognition for outstanding corporate and nonprofit partnerships in categories including employee engagement, mental health, education, DEI, and service. Engage for Good is a leading organization that empowers corporate and nonprofit professionals to create mutually beneficial partnerships. Additional nominees at this year’s 23rd annual awards included Mercedes-Benz USA, Edward Jones and Rare Beauty. You can find more information about the Halo Awards at <a href="https://engageforgood.com/halo-awards/" target="_blank">https://engageforgood.com/halo-awards/</a>.
<img alt="Halo Awards event" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="a79c31a6-6469-497c-9180-fa06ae507ebb" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Halo-Award-Winner4_Whirlpool_042925.png" width="640" class="align-center" height="900" loading="lazy" />About Whirlpool Corporation

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading home appliance company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home. As the last-remaining major U.S.-based manufacturer of kitchen and laundry appliances, the company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid, JennAir, Maytag, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, and InSinkErator. In 2024, the company reported approximately $17 billion in annual sales - close to 90% of which were in the Americas - 44,000 employees, and 40 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at <a href="http://whirlpoolcorp.com/" target="_blank">WhirlpoolCorp.com</a>.

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The American chaffseed (Schwalbea americana), once found abundantly throughout the eastern United States, has seen dramatic population declines due to habitat loss and changes in land management. However, thanks to a collaborative effort led with local conservation partners at Raritan Valley Community College, the American chaffseed is getting a second chance to thrive in the Garden State.

Why is the American chaffseed so rare?

The American chaffseed is a hemiparasitic plant, meaning it relies on other plants (particularly grasses and low shrubs) for nutrients while still performing photosynthesis. It thrives in open, sandy and nutrient-poor soils, often in fire-maintained ecosystems where natural wildfires play a crucial role in maintaining its health and biodiversity.

Much of the American chaffseed’s historic habitat has been lost due to development, fire suppression and changes in land use. Without periodic disturbances like fire or mowing, competing vegetation overtakes the chaffseed, preventing it from getting the sunlight and nutrients it needs to grow.

As a result, the plant has disappeared from much of its former range and is now federally listed as endangered. In New Jersey, it is found only in a handful of locations, making its preservation a top priority for conservationists.

The perfect habitat: Transmission line rights-of-way

The American chaffseed thrives in open, sunlit areas, making our transmission line rights-of-way an ideal habitat for the plant to flourish. These utility corridors, maintained through selective vegetation management, mimic the natural disturbances that historically allowed chaffseed populations to thrive.

As part of our partnership, Dr. Jay Kelly, professor of biology and environmental science for Raritan Valley Community College, has planted American chaffseed beneath our transmission lines. Following planting, we’ve conducted targeted vegetation management at the planting locations with the specific goal of creating the perfect conditions for this plant to establish and spread, all without inferring with our ability to maintain a reliable transmission system.

Our biodiversity efforts

Our work with the American chaffseed is just one of many of our ongoing environmental stewardship efforts. We have been actively involved in additional habitat restoration projects across New Jersey, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLorCWM9QQbuLnjmbGGE_FZxocKwNJi6hd" target="_blank">including pollinator-friendly plantings, wetland restoration and the protection of endangered species.</a>

Our Rights-of-Way as Habitat initiative aims to utility corridors into safe havens for native plants and wildlife, helping to maintain biodiversity while ensuring reliable energy service.

A brighter future for the American chaffseed

Through collaboration efforts with our partners, the American chaffseed has a renewed chance to regain its foothold in New Jersey. By using transmission line rights-of-way as a refuge for this rare plant, conservationists hope to establish stable populations that will persist for generations to come.

This effort underscores the importance of collaboration and innovative conservation strategies that work in harmony with modern infrastructure. Thanks to our biodiversity efforts, New Jersey is taking a significant step toward preserving its natural heritage – one plant at a time.

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The American chaffseed (Schwalbea americana), once found abundantly throughout the eastern United States, has seen dramatic population declines due to habitat loss and changes in land management.

Restoring the American Chaffseed: Reviving One of New Jersey’s Rarest Plants With Support From PSEG

<figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="Catharine Grimes, President of the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="5f306881-f6c9-46ef-8132-31d2bef80aec" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Access%20to%20Care_Bristol%20Myers%20Squibb_5.1.25A.jpeg" width="640" height="689" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Catharine Grimes, President of the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation. Photos Courtesy of Texas Children’s Hospital.</figcaption></figure>By <a href="https://www.bms.com/about-us/responsibility/bristol-myers-squibb-foundation/bristol-myers-squibb-foundation-staff/featured-bio-catharine-grimes.html" target="_blank">Catharine Grimes</a>, President of the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation

We are in an era of unprecedented medical innovation. Scientists are making remarkable progress to diagnose and treat diseases, bringing new hope to patients across the world. Unfortunately, these breakthroughs fail to reach everyone due to barriers to care.

The Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation (BMS Foundation), an independent charitable organization, is committed to changing that. Building on our legacy of expanding access to healthcare, we’ve launched a new strategic framework to strengthen sustainable health service delivery for regions of the world that are medically underserved and heavily burdened. We have zeroed in on four areas to meet critical needs: Adult Cancers; Pediatric Cancers and Blood Disorders; Excellence in Clinical Trials; and Neuropsychiatry.

As we strive to improve health outcomes, building local healthcare capacity is the foundation of our strategy. We do that by forging partnerships with community-based groups, public institutions, and other local stakeholders. Here is a snapshot of how the BMS Foundation is translating our strategy into lasting impact in each of our focus areas:

<ol><li>Accelerating Early Detection of Lung Cancer</li>
</ol>Lung cancer is the<a href="https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/common.html" target="_blank"> leading cause</a> of cancer death, but early detection can dramatically<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29785657/" target="_blank"> improve survival rates</a>. The BMS Foundation’s Multinational Lung Cancer Control Program (MLCCP) builds on over a decade of work in the U.S. to strengthen local healthcare system capacity and scale community-based screening.

The<a href="https://www.bms.com/life-and-science/news-and-perspectives/lung-cancer-screening-initiatives-bms-foundation.html" target="_blank"> Quality Implementation of Lung Cancer Screening (QUILS) program</a> through the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and the University of Colorado Cancer Center is a testament to the power of this approach. QUILS empowers Kentucky healthcare providers to better evaluate high-risk patients and educates communities about the importance of early detection. In just ten years, QUILS has transformed Kentucky’s lung cancer screening rate from among the lowest nationwide to the second highest, driving a remarkable<a href="https://www.kycancerc.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/05/Lung-Network-Infographic-05122022.pdf" target="_blank"> 10% decline</a> in late-stage diagnoses.

Guided by our success in Kentucky, we recently expanded the program into Mississippi and Nevada. By improving access to lung cancer screenings in these heavily burdened regions, we have an opportunity to transform health outcomes and save lives.

<ol start="2"><li>Boosting Local Capacity to Combat Pediatric Diseases</li>
</ol>The second pillar of the BMS Foundation’s strategy – addressing pediatric cancers and blood disorders – has roots in our decadeslong efforts to support children in sub-Saharan Africa. Alongside partners, we mobilized at the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic to train tens of thousands of healthcare workers and improve health outcomes.

In 2016, these joint efforts evolved into a new program, <a href="https://www.texaschildrens.org/texas-childrens-global-health/programs/global-hope" target="_blank">Global HOPE</a>, to address staggering mortality rates for pediatric cancer and blood disorders in the region. Since then, Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine Global Health, with our support, have trained more than 7,000 healthcare workers – including 35 of the first hematology-oncology specialists on the continent – and provided care to more than 26,000 children.
<figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="Catharine Grimes shown at Baylor College of Medicine." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="387fa154-5128-4494-87fc-d01290404a6d" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Access%20to%20Care_Bristol%20Myers%20Squibb_5.1.25B.png" width="640" height="720" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Pictured L/R: Dr. Joseph Lubega (Texas Children’s Hospital), Catharine Grimes (Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation), Dr. Dithan Kiragga (Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation – Uganda), Michael Mizwa (Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital) and Dr. Nmazuo Ozuah (Texas Children’s Hospital) outside Children’s Clinical Centre of Excellence in Uganda. Photos Courtesy of Texas Children’s Hospital.</figcaption></figure>The next phase of our pediatric work in sub-Saharan Africa will combat another threat: sickle cell disease (SCD), which is responsible for over 500 daily child deaths in the region. Simple life-saving interventions can treat SCD, but access to care is virtually nonexistent in non-urban areas. Leveraging the local infrastructure we have helped build for over 25 years, our new initiative is equipping local health systems and integrating SCD interventions into local primary care systems.

<ol start="3"><li>Transforming the Clinical Trial Landscape to Improve Health Outcomes</li>
</ol>Clinical trials are crucial in enabling new treatment options for patients. To ensure everyone can benefit from therapeutic breakthroughs and to avoid misdiagnosis and mistreatment, it is essential that patients enrolled in these trials be representative of the epidemiology of the disease being studied. However, that is too often<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1551714422000660?via%3Dihub" target="_blank"> not the case</a>.

The BMS Foundation-established Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials Award Program (Winn Awards) is working to address that discrepancy, training the next generation of clinical trialists in high quality clinical trials and community engagement. Through these efforts, the Winn Awards program is working to improve participation in clinical trials to drive better health outcomes for all communities.

<ol start="4"><li>Opening New Pathways for Critical Mental Health Services</li>
</ol>The rate of Serious Mental Illness (SMI) in the U.S. is significantly higher in jail and prison than in the general population, with<a href="https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/imhprpji1112.pdf" target="_blank"> 44% of people in jail and 37% of incarcerated individuals</a> living with mental illness.<a href="https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2023/02/over-1-in-9-people-with-co-occurring-mental-illness-and-substance-use-disorders-arrested-annually" target="_blank"> Almost half</a> of Americans with SMI and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders have had contact with the criminal justice system.

Mental health diversion programs are a promising alternative to direct patients away from the criminal justice system and toward community-based mental health services. There is tremendous opportunity to expand the capacity of diversion programs across the country – and that’s exactly what the BMS Foundation’s newly launched program area will help facilitate. We will be supporting innovative community-based programs that can open new pathways to care and deliver better health outcomes for people with SMI.

Expanding Access to Care to Improve Global Health

At the BMS Foundation, we believe a healthier world is attainable and achievable. But access to care remains unequal. We must create more sustainable systems of health service delivery to eliminate barriers to care.

As we embark on our next chapter, our evolved strategy is designed to transform how care is delivered for areas that are medically underserved and heavily burdened by disease. Driven by a commitment to create lasting impact in the communities we serve and bolstered by robust partnerships, we are determined to bridge gaps in care and drive positive health outcomes for people in need of support – today and for years to come.

To learn more, visit the <a href="https://www.bms.com/about-us/responsibility/bristol-myers-squibb-foundation.html" target="_blank">Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation</a> online.

We are in an era of unprecedented medical innovation. Scientists are making remarkable progress to diagnose and treat diseases, bringing new hope to patients across the world. Unfortunately, these breakthroughs fail to reach everyone due to barriers to care.

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