Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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12-28-07
AT&T and the USO Launch New Text Message Donation Program Supporting Military Families on New Year's Day
DALLAS, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has announced a new text messaging program that will support the USO -- and U.S. military families -- with free prepaid phone cards. The program launches at the AT&T Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Beginning Jan. 1...
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12-26-07
Sallie Mae Muncie and The Sallie Mae Fund Donate Nearly $80,000 to Local Charities in 2007
MUNCIE, Ind., Dec. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In their first full year in the Muncie community, Sallie Mae Muncie employees along with The Sallie Mae Fund -- a charitable organization sponsored by Sallie Mae -- have pledged nearly $80,000 to local charitable organizations ...
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12-26-07
Delta Dental of Illinois Grants Over $60,000 to Seven Community Service Organizations
LISLE, IL "“ December 26, 2007 "“ Seven community service organizations throughout Illinois will begin the New Year on a positive note as recipients of grants from Delta Dental of Illinois.
The seven grants, for a total of $62,400, are intended ...
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12-21-07
General Revenue Corporation and The Sallie Mae Fund Donate Nearly $70,000 to Local Charities in 2007
CINCINNATI, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Cincinnati-based receivables management company and Sallie Mae subsidiary General Revenue Corporation today celebrated another banner year of charitable giving in the communities where the company's employees live and work. GRC employees, ...
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12-21-07
Pioneer Credit Recovery and The Sallie Mae Fund Celebrate Charitable Giving Milestone
ARCADE, N.Y., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The holiday season is a time of giving but for Western New York-based receivables management company Pioneer Credit Recovery, giving back has become a year-round tradition. The Sallie Mae subsidiary today celebrated five years of philant...
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12-21-07
Jordan Brand Honors Nation's Unsung Educational Heroes with $1 Million in Grants
BEAVERTON, OR - December 21, 2007 "“ Jordan Brand, a division of Nike, Inc., today announced that through its Jordan Fundamentals program it will recognize 300 educators nationwide for their outstanding achievements and contributions in the classroom. This year, the J...
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12-20-07
Salvation Army Receives $200,000 Wal-Mart Gift Card Donation Just in Time for Christmas
ALEXANDRIA, VA - December 20, 2007 - The Salvation Army announced today that Wal-Mart will donate $200,000 in gift cards to the organization for distribution in eight U.S. communities demonstrating a particular need for donations this season. The gift cards will enable thous...
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12-20-07
Christmas Day Campaign Uses Facebook.com to Activate Young People Into Action Against Extreme Poverty
CHICAGO,IL - December 20, 2007 - /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - Launching on Christmas Day, the "Injustice Undone" campaign is a 10 day Facebook.com rally cry to help people who are living on less than one dollar a day. Bright Hope International is asking Facebook.com members ...
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12-19-07
Ulanguzi Holiday Promotion Keeps on Giving
RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Every year, Ulanguzi
Creative Strategies, an award-winning integrated marketing and design firm, creates a holiday promotion true to its story-telling tradition and focuses on one of the year's important causes. For 20...
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12-19-07
Delta Dental of Illinois Announces Major Gift to University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry
LISLE, IL - December 19, 2007 - Delta Dental of Illinois has made a $250,000, five-year grant to the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry to modernize the existing pre-doctoral dentistry clinic. When the renovations are complete, the clinic will be named t...
