Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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12-05-07
The Dow Chemical Company Foundation Assists Flood Victims in Mexico
NEW YORK, NY "“ December 4, 2007 - The Mexican Institute of Family and Population Research (IMIFAP), a Mexican nonprofit, will receive the funding necessary to launch a health and disease prevention campaign in ten communities from the states of Tabasco and Chiapas in respon...
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12-05-07
Alcoa Foundation Helps Fund Brad Pitt's "Make It Right" Project to Build Green Affordable Housing in New Orleans
PITTSBURGH - December 4, 2007 - Alcoa (NYSE:AA) and Alcoa Foundation have announced support for Brad Pitt's "Make It Right" (MIR) project to build green affordable housing on a large scale to help victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana. An Alcoa Foundation gr...
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12-04-07
AMERIGROUP Community Care Provides 'Doctor's Office Makeover' in Houston
HOUSTON, TX - December 4, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- AMERIGROUP Community Care in Texas has completed its first-ever "Doctor's Office Makeover" for pediatrician Dr. Muhammad Shaikh at the Bissonet Medical Center in Houston. The project was part of a local "Together We Grow" initi...
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12-04-07
Annunciation Inn Apartments for Low-Income Seniors Breaks Ground In New Orleans' Upper Ninth Ward
NEW ORLEANS, LA - December 4, 2007 - WHO: Providence Community Housing, Christopher Homes, Inc. and Enterprise
WHAT: Groundbreaking for Annunciation Inn Apartments
WHEN: Friday, December 7, 200...
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12-04-07
Freedom(R), a Rose in Honor of Rosa Parks
DETROIT, MI - December 5, 2007 - The Rosa & Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development (www.RosaParks.org) has partnered with Organic Style Ltd. (www.OrganicSty...
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12-04-07
YELLOWPAGES.Travel Partners With CheapTickets.com and Donates 15% of Net Proceeds to Multiple Charities
YELLOWPAGES.travel, a tool that enables users to search the top 12 travel websites with one click, has now partnered with CheapTickets.com and donates 15% of net proceeds to multiple charities. Users of CheapTickets.com can now search the site along with 11 other major tr...
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12-04-07
IBM Plans Investment Increase in Sub-Saharan Africa
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - 04 Dec 2007: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a series of investments in Sub-Saharan Africa that are designed to accelerate development of new markets, enablement of crucial ICT skills and creation of new jobs.
The c...
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12-04-07
YELLOWPAGES.travel Donates to Multiple Jewish Charities
YELLOWPAGES.travel, a tool that enables users to search the top 12 travel websites with one click, has launched a charity program where it will donate 15% of its net profits to multiple charitable organizations including the Israeli Defense Fund (IDF), Simon Weisenthal Ce...
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12-04-07
Charity Gifts Represent True Holiday Spirit
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - December 4, 2007 - /PRNewswire/ - To help celebrate the true spirit of the holiday season, JustGive® offers Charity Gift Certificates. JustGive is a national nonprofit organization that uses technology to increase overall giving by connecting peopl...
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12-03-07
USO Care Package Tour to 70 Cities Across the U.S. Exceeds Expectations -- Waddell & Reed Drives One of the Largest Fundraisers for the USO in 2007
"BIG RIG" Completes 70-City Goodwill Tour, Cause Marketing Effort Exceeds Expectations
Company Exceeds Goals: Visits More Than 70 Cities; Raises 16,000 USO Care Packages; Hosts 25,000 Visitors; and Garners More Than 1,000 Local & Re...
