Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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01-25-10
Kohl’s Department Stores Donates $3 million to Junior Achievement (JA) of Wisconsin for Kohl’s Education Center and JA Programs
Kohl's Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) is partnering with Junior Achievement of Wisconsin, Inc. and donating $3 million over the next three years to create a new interactive learning facility, the Kohl's Education C...
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01-25-10
DCH Auto Group Responds to Call for Help for the People of Haiti
The survivors of the devastating earthquake in Haiti are in desperate need of help. DCH Auto Group has responded to this urgent call for aid through a donation to Doctors Without Borders. Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international medical hu...
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01-23-10
Haitian Orphanage Announces Expansion Plans in Wake of Recent Earthquakes
Maison Fortune Orphanage, located near the city of Hinche in the central plateau region of Haiti, announced today plans for an expansion effort to better accommodate growing need after the recent devastating earthquakes. This planned expansion will increase capacity to suppo...
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01-23-10
Global 'Hope for Haiti Now' Telethon Broadcast Reaches Haitians Via Local Radio
Earthquake survivors in Haiti heard firsthand a worldwide chorus of support through Friday's telethon.
Internews, a nonprofit media development organization, worked around the clock to esta...
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01-23-10
Top-Ranked Children's Charity Quietly Works Behind the Scenes in Haiti
Despite virtually having no presence in national news or mainstream media lists, and unknown from a standpoint of general awareness, Children's Hunger Fund's (CHF) reputation and established work in Haiti has virally spread from Chicago to Canada, Los Angeles to London, even...
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01-23-10
Thwapr Offers Video Communications Assistance for Haiti Recovery Efforts
Thwapr, the mobile-to-mobile video sharing platform, is offering operational assistance and its free communications service to relief organizations, government agencies, and families to send and receive videos and photos directly between Haiti and the US and Canada.
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01-22-10
JA Apparel Corp. and Nordstrom Partner in Support of Haiti and Other Crises Through Charitable Program to Benefit Doctors Without Borders
JA Apparel Corp. announced today that it will initiate a week-long, nation-wide promotion to benefit Haiti and other victims of humanitarian crises through Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres, the medical humanitarian organizati...
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01-22-10
Hospira Supports Disaster Relief Efforts in Haiti With Products and Cash Grants
Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP), a leading global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company, and its philanthropic arm, the Hospira Foundation, have made initial donations of approximately $1.75 million in medical products and cash grants to support humanitarian rel...
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01-22-10
'Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief' Supported by Greatest Digital Distribution and Support of Any Televised Fundraising Event in History
When "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief" airs tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT and 7:00 p.m. CT, the telethon will be supported by the greatest digital distribution, promotion, and support of any televised fundraising event in history. iTunes, YouTube, Hu...
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01-22-10
Foot Solutions Stores Worldwide Collect 100,000 Gently Used Shoes, and Counting, for the Victims of the Earthquake in Haiti
Foot Solutions, on behalf of Soles4Souls, the international charity dedicated to providing free footwear to people in desperate need, has now reached an estimated 100,000 pairs of donated shoes. Shortly after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Foot Solutions stores aske...
