Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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04-05-10
SkyWest Airlines Donates More Than $184,000 to Haiti Earthquake Victims
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - SkyWest Airlines employees across the United States have helped donate nearly $200,000 to benefit earthquake victims in Haiti.
The relief donations total more than $184,000, reflecting a 100 percent SkyWest Airlines mat...
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04-05-10
CVS Caremark Charitable Trust Donates $100,000 to American Red Cross for Flood Relief Efforts in Rhode Island
/PRNewswire/ - The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust announced today that it is donating $100,000 to the American Red Cross to support flood relief efforts across Rhode Island.
"This week's floods made a devastating impact on Rhode Island and we wa...
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03-31-10
Toys For Tots Literacy Program Seeks Nominations For Childhood Literacy Award
Today, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation and The UPS Store® announced they are seeking nominations for the Alferd Williams Literacy Award to commemorate the second anniversary of the
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03-31-10
The Coca-Cola Company Announces $7.5 Million Haiti Hope Project to Boost Incomes of 25,000 Mango Farmers in Haiti
The Coca-Cola Company today announced the creation of the Haiti Hope Project, bringing together a coalition of business, government and civil society partners to create opportunity for 25,000 Haitian mango farmers and their families by supporting the development of a sustain...
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03-29-10
The betacup challenge launches an Open Collaboration Initiative to Reduce Paper Cup Consumption
On April 1 the betacup will launch an online contest to engage creative thinkers in solving the disposable cup waste problem through open collaboration. Starbucks Coffee Company is sponsoring the contest as part of its aim to serve 100 percent of its hand-crafted be...
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03-26-10
CVS/pharmacy Takes Action to Protect Environment in Rhode Island; Will Collect Unused Medications at Store Events in April
/PRNewswire/ - CVS/pharmacy announced today that it will collect expired or unused medications from the public at two collection events in Rhode Island to be held at stores in the town of Coventry and the city of Cranston in April.
As the 40th a...
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03-25-10
Compassion is at the Heart of J. Jill
/PRNewswire/ - The limited-edition J. Jill Compassion Tee arrives in J. Jill stores, catalog and on the web today. The net proceeds from the sale of this year's Compassion Tee, up to $100,000, will be donated to the J. Jill Compassion Fund.
Ove...
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03-24-10
Mr. Juan Sepúlveda, Director for the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, to be keynote speaker at the NHEO Forum Atlanta 2010
The National Hispanic Entrepreneurs' Organization (NHEO) announces that Mr. Juan Sepúlveda, appointed in 2009 by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan as Director for the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, will be the keynote speaker of the...
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03-23-10
Plan Canada and The MasterCard Foundation expand youth microfinance project in West Africa
A new partnership between Plan Canada and The MasterCard Foundation will economically empower 70,000 young people in West Africa by giving them access to savings and loans services as well as financial literacy and life skills training.
The $4....
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03-19-10
The Abbott Fund, Boston University School of Medicine and Leading Health Institutions in Vietnam Inaugurate the Abbott Fund Institute of Nutrition Science at Bach Mai Hospital
The Abbott Fund, the philanthropic arm of the global health care company Abbott, and the Global Health Primary Care Initiative (GHPCI) at the Boston University School of Medicine joined Bach Mai Hospital, the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) and Hanoi Medical University...
