Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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03-13-08
Starbucks Foundation Awards US$2 Million from the Ethos Water Fund to Help Improve the Lives of People in Water-Stressed African Communities
SEATTLE "“ March 13, 2008 "“ Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) today announced the Starbucks Foundation is making two new grant commitments to help support water, sanitation and hygiene education programs in water-stressed African communities. Over a three-year period,...
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03-12-08
The Reader's Digest Foundation To Donate $100,000 To UNCF, Continuing Historic Partnership
New York, NY, March 12, 2008 "“ The Reader's Digest Foundation announced today that it will donate $100,000 to UNCF "“ the United Negro College Fund "“ extending a relationship that began in 1945 with a gift of $2,500. This new, unrestricted grant, which will be made in Marc...
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03-12-08
USA Cares Distributes Over $265,000 in Wal-Mart Cards to Families of Deployed and Wounded US Military Service Personnel
RADCLIFF, KY - March 12, 2008 - USA Cares, a world-wide non-profit 501(c) 3 organization, distributes pre-paid Wal-Mart cards on an emergency basis to assist the families of deployed Military Personnel who are experiencing difficulty as the result of a loved one's service. ...
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03-12-08
Ten Unsung Heroes, Others Honored for Outstanding Service to Children and Youth
NEW YORK, March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/-- The National Child Labor Committee (NCLC) today announced the names of its ten 2008 Lewis Hine Awards Honorees, thetwo Distinguished Service AwardHonorees, and the Ronald H. Brown Award Honoree. The recipients of the awards will r...
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03-12-08
Athletic Event Fundraising Had Double-Digit Growth In 2007
ATLANTA, GA - March 11, 2008 - Dollars raised by people willing to exercise for a good cause grew 12.1% in 2007 and are expected to grow at a similar rate in 2008, according to the Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council, the leading authority on athletic event fundraising.
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03-11-08
Big Brothers Big Sisters Benefits from Rent-A-Center Fund-Raiser
PLANO, TX - March 10, 2008 - Rent-A-Center is raising funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters at its 3,000 stores in the United States and Puerto Rico. Customers and area residents can donate one dollar and sign a colorful paper egg in any Rent-A-Center store until March 22. Mo...
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03-11-08
LOHAS Website - "The Premier Resource" for Information and Networking in Today's Green World
BROOMFIELD, CO "“ March 11, 2008 "“ For more than a decade, the LOHAS Forum has served as the global gathering of the premier businesses, thought leaders, market researchers, media executives and opinion makers seeking...
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03-11-08
US Airways Gives Wings to Theatre for Young Audiences
TEMPE, Ariz., March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- In a "first" for theatre for young people, US Airways is sponsoring a three-city festival, "Imagination Begins with US", which debuts three original plays in the airline's three hub cities of Charlotte, Philadelphia and Phoenix.
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03-11-08
Imperial Oil contributes more than $3 million to United Way "“ Centraide
CALGARY, AB "“ March 11, 2008 "“ Imperial Oil is pleased to announce the company, in partnership with its employees and retirees, contributed more than $3 million to the 2007 United Way-Centraide campaign across Canada.
"Our employees and retire...
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03-10-08
The Montel Williams MS Foundation to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell
ADVISORY, March 10, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --
What:
Montel Williams, Founder of The Montel Williams MS Foundation, will
preside over the closing bell to kick off the foundation's gala and
pro-celebrity poker challenge on Thursda...
