Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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08-23-07
Sofa Mart® and Furniture Row Outlet® Team With World Vision to Help the Children of Mexico
DENVER, CO - August 23, 2007 - National furniture retailer Sofa Mart® and Furniture Row Outlet®, retail brands of Furniture Row® Companies, will once again work together to aid the estimated two million street children in Mexico City.
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08-23-07
The Chrysler Foundation and Chrysler Financial Donate $100,000 to Forgotten Harvest to Help Feed the Hungry
AUBURN HILLS/FARMINGTON HILLS, MI - August 23, 2007 - The Chrysler Foundation and Chrysler Financial have presented Forgotten Harvest with a $100,000 donation at the annual Woodward Dream Cruise. The donation will go toward Forgotten Harvest's $3.6 million capital campaign ...
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08-22-07
Frontier Natural Products Co-op(TM) Donates to Everdale "Farmer for a Day" Program
NORWAY, Norway, IA - August 21, 2007 - On a fifty-acre "classroom" in Ontario, kids are getting a hands-on education in sustainable technologies that could help meet the environmental challenges of the future. Frontier Natural Products Co-op, a leading U.S. manufacturer and ...
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08-22-07
USA Cares Tops Six Million Dollars to Aid Military Families
RADCLIFF, KY - August 21, 2007 - USA Cares, (CFC#12359) a not-for-profit charitable organization supporting military service members and their families, has reached the 6 million dollar mark in donations and pledges. This news is well received by the charity as it begins its...
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08-21-07
Glenn Toby Joins Team to Launch Global Platform for Change
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08-20-07
In Search of Scientific Excellence: L'oreal Usa Announces Call for Applications for 2008 Fellowships for Women in Science Program
NEW YORK, NY - August 20, 2007 - L'Oreal USA announced today the start of the application period for its esteemed L'Oreal USA Fellowships For Women in Science program. Now in its fifth year, this national program aims to annually recognize, reward and support five wom...
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08-17-07
ING Americas Contributes $250,000 to Peru Earthquake Relief Efforts
August 17, 2007 - ING Americas today announced a $250,000 contribution to UNICEF and the International Red Cross to be used for relief efforts in the aftermath of the August 16th earthquake in Peru.
"The devastation in the affected areas is over...
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08-16-07
Innocentive and the Rockefeller Foundation Partner with GlobalGiving
ANDOVER, MA - August 16, 2007 - InnoCentive, the global leader in open innovation sourcing announced today that the Rockefeller Foundation has taken action to provide a grant to GlobalGiving, an online marketplace for global philanthropy, to sponsor its use of the InnoCentiv...
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08-16-07
20 Global Youth Leaders Honored
BALTIMORE, MD - August 16, 2007 - A 21-year-old Canadian working to combat the global sex trade in children and a 28-year-old in the Philippines who provides loans to underprivileged youth to start small enterprises are among the 20 young social entrepreneurs selected as 200...
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08-15-07
Office Depot Foundation Donates 300,000 Backpacks to Deserving Children Just in Time for New School Year
DELRAY BEACH, FL - August 15, 2007 - With a new school year about to begin for millions of children, the Office Depot Foundation, the independent foundation serving as the primary charitable giving arm of Office Depot (NYSE:ODP), is providing deserving children with backpack...
