Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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03-08-08
PepsiCo Donates $1 Million to UNCF
NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/08/08 -- PepsiCo has committed $1 million to UNCF -- the United Negro College Fund -- to help provide financial support to UNCF's 39 member institutions and scholarships to students at over 900 colleges and universities around the country...
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03-07-08
The Pearson Foundation and the Jane Goodall Institute Form Digital Arts Partnership
NEW YORK, NY "“ March 7, 2008 "“ The Pearson Foundation today announced commitments to support digital arts and environmental and humanitarian education for youth around the world. Pearson Foundation President Mark Nieker made the announcement at the WNET/Thirteen and WLIW21...
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03-07-08
Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties Receives $5 Million MacArthur Foundation Grant
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - March 7, 2008 "“ The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties will receive a new $5 million grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to help address the pressing need for the creation of affordable housing in our comm...
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03-06-08
Whole Planet Foundation(TM) (a Whole Foods Market Foundation) and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dr. Muhammad Yunus Partner With Natural Foods Vendors, Pledging Over $1 Million to Help Combat Poverty
AUSTIN, Texas, March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Whole Planet Foundation, a Whole Foods Market nonprofit dedicated to combating poverty in developing countries through microcredit, today announced the creation of a unique coalition of natural foods companies -- Whole Planet Foundation...
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03-05-08
Mercy Corps, USAID and Wal-Mart Forge Alliance for Guatemalan Farmers
GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA - March 5, 2008 - The global relief and development organization Mercy Corps, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and the Guatemalan nonprofit Fundación ÁGIL (Fundación Apoyo a la Generación de Ingres...
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03-04-08
Getting More Than a Tan Out of Spring Break
ST. LOUIS, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- College students on spring break are more apt to spend quality time with their parents or siblings than on a trip to the beach. That's according to a new survey, conducted by The Nielsen Company on behalf of Anheuser-Busch, The BACCHUS Net...
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03-03-08
Toys for Tots Launches New Year -Round Literacy Initiative
QUANTICO, VA - March 3, 2008 - After 60 years of delivering holiday joy to millions of disadvantaged children, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation today announced its first year-round initiative, the Toys for Tots Literacy Program.
This new in...
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03-03-08
Caregivers are Honored as CVS/pharmacy Announces Winners of the 'For All the Ways You Care' Contest
$25,000 awarded to Grand Prize winner Judy McAtee of Plato Center, IL for her dedication to foster and adopted children; nine finalists from across the country receive $10,000 for their acts of caring; CVS/pharmacy employee winner honored for kidney donation; one finalist...
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03-03-08
CVS Caremark All Kids Can Program Announces the Opening of a Boundless(TM) Playground in Dallas to Serve Children of all Abilities
WOONSOCKET, R.I., March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark announces today the grand reopening of Fantasy Landing playground at Kiest Park, bringing Texas its second Boundless(TM) playground that provides access for children of all abilities to play together. Construction of the...
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02-29-08
"Fly with us. Read with Kids." Campaign Takes to the Skies
TEMPE, AZ - February 29, 2008 - US Airways (LCC) has joined with Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) to launch a new early childhood literacy campaign, "Fly with US. Read with Kids," which features a free children's book for passengers traveling domestically during March, the onlin...
