Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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05-13-08
American Express and The National Trust for Historic Preservation Announce Historic New Orleans Sites Chosen to Receive Restoration Grants
NEW ORLEANS, LA, May 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation today announced five historic New Orleans sites chosen to receive preservation grants for restoration projects. As part of the Partners in Preservation progr...
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05-12-08
The UPS Foundation Donates $200,000 to Myanmar Relief Effort
ATLANTA, GA, May 9, 2008 -- The UPS Foundation has pledged $200,000 to CARE, the international humanitarian organization, to support its efforts to deliver aid to Myanmar in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Nargis. The funds will support CARE’s work with the United Nations...
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05-12-08
Mercy Corps' Top European Official Heads to Myanmar
Portland, OR - May 12, 2008 - The global relief and development agency Mercy Corps is sending its top European official to Myanmar, and hopes to have several other members of an emergency-response team in country in the coming week. Mervyn Lee, executive director of Mercy Co...
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05-12-08
Small Business Aids in Relief of Myanmar Cyclone Victims
OTTAWA, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- You won't hear about the millions of dollars these organizations give and you probably haven't heard of the organizations either, but they will nonetheless donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Myanmar disaster. These organizations ma...
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05-12-08
Alumni Myanmar Institutes of Medicine Association (AMIMA) Races Time to Help Cyclone Victims
PHILADELPHIA, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- As the global community observes the destructive aftermath of the world's second most deadly cyclone of all time and the associated mounting frustration over getting humanitarian aid for cyclone victims, the Alumni Myanmar Institutes of M...
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05-11-08
AmeriCares Relief Worker Arrives in Myanmar
STAMFORD, Conn., May 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An AmeriCares emergency relief expert arrived in Myanmar earlier today to assess the crisis situation and continue with efforts to obtain clearance for the organization's airlift of 15 tons of essential medicines and medical...
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05-10-08
Gates Foundation Awards $1 million to World Vision for Emergency Relief Efforts in Myanmar
SEATTLE, May 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Humanitarian agency World Vision today announced a $1 million grant from the Bill ...
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05-10-08
Circle Biodiesel & Ethanol Corporation (www.circlebio.com) Donates Ten Percent of All Sales From Their Biofuel Processor Line to the Ongoing Myanmar Relief Effort
SAN MARCOS, CA - May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Myanmar, specifically the area of the Irrawaddy delta, the cities of Yangon and Pegu, and the states of Karen and Mon, are in a state of emergency after the cyclone Nargis hit a week ago. Casualties are estimated in the tens of thousan...
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05-09-08
AT&T Helps Connect Military Families for Mother's Day, Supports the USO and Military Moms With Free Phone Calls
SAN ANTONIO, May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T will donate more than 30,000 prepaid phone cards in 2008, with a retail value of more than $200,000, to be distributed to military personnel stationed overseas with the help of the USO. This donation builds on more than 8...
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05-08-08
The Rainforest Foundation Fund Founder Rings The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell
ADVISORY, May 8, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --
What:
Trudie Styler, Founder of The Rainforest Foundation Fund presided
over the opening bell.
Where:
NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broad...
