Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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09-04-08
United Way and the Ad Council Join Forces to Mobilize Communities Through Unique Online Promotion of United Way's LIVE UNITED(TM) Campaign
ALEXANDRIA, VA. -- (MARKET WIRE) -- September 4, 2008 -- The Ad Council and United Way have partnered to promote United Way's new LIVE UNITED(TM) campaign through Microsoft Advertising. The campaign is designed to inspire individuals across the country to help advance the ...
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09-04-08
YOBI.tv Opens a New World of Online Entertainment
DETROIT, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- "Combine two of the most popular things out there today - YouTube with reality TV - and you have a new Web site, www.YOBI.tv. This site offers cash prizes for posting videos showcasing the crea...
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09-04-08
MassMutual to Provide Springfield Students Free Access to SAT Prep Course
SPRINGFIELD,MA. - September 4, 2008 - Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) and The College Board introduced today a free community-based educational program designed to boost SAT scores and open up scholarship opportunities for Springfield high sc...
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09-03-08
Nestle Waters North America Contributes to Hurricane Gustav Disaster Relief Effort
GREENWICH, CT. - September 3, 2008 - Nestle Waters North America has donated 302,568 half-liter bottles of Ozarka(R) and Ice Mountain(R) Brand Natural Spring Water to citizens and disaster relief worke...
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09-03-08
Kraft Foods Sends Aid to Feed Louisiana and Alabama Families in Need
NORTHFIELD, Ill., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) announced today it will donate three truckloads of Kraft products, valued at more than $150,000, to the American Red Cross to help provide relief to victims of Hurricane Gustav.
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09-03-08
Community Forum Open to the Public Explores "Meeting The Public's Information Needs In Silicon Valley"
- September 3, 2008 -
WHAT:
Are Silicon Valley citizens getting the information they need in order to solve community problems, coordinate civic activity, maintain public accountability, and foster the human connectedness that is t...
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09-03-08
AT&T Marks 10th Anniversary of Telecoms Sans Frontieres at Belgium Grand Prix
SPA, Belgium, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) today announced that it would mark the 10th anniversary of the global charity Telecoms Sans Frontieres (TSF), the first humanitarian organization specialised in providing emergency telecommunications, th...
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09-03-08
American Academy of Family Physicians and MetLife Foundation Collaborate to Introduce New Approach to Problem of Childhood Obesity
LEAWOOD, Kan., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the AAFP Foundation have announced a new partnership with MetLife Foundation, which is providing a $215,000 grant to fund a program to counter the national epidemic of chil...
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08-29-08
Abbott Fund to Build First Pediatric HIV/AIDS Clinic in Tanzania
WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 29, 2008 - The Abbott Fund joined representatives from the U.S. government, Baylor College of Medicine, the government of Tanzania and other partners today at a U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) news conference to annou...
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08-29-08
U.S. Chamber Helps Businesses Prepare for Gustav
WASHINGTON, DC. - August 29,2008 - The U.S. Chamber's Business Civic Leadership Center has activated its National Disaster Help Desk for Business (1-888-MY-BIZ-HELP) in preparation for what is expected to be Hurricane Gustav's direct hit in the Gulf Coast region.
