Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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10-04-07
Imperial Oil Donates $1 Million to NAIT to Help Fuel our Nation's Growth
CALGARY, AB - October 4, 2007 - A lab in NAIT's new Centre for Instrumentation now bears Imperial Oil's name. The high-tech equipment in the lab will enhance the top-notch training students in NAIT's Instrumentation Technology Program and Instrumentation Apprenticeship Progr...
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10-04-07
Macy's Back-to-School Promotion Raises Record $2.5 Million for Reading Is Fundamental
WASHINGTON - October 4, 2007 - Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF), the nation's oldest and largest children’s and family literacy organization, announced today that a six-week promotion held at all Macy's stores has raised a record $2.5 million, which will be used to fund ne...
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10-03-07
Dow & WHI to Provide Water Systems for 11 Million People in India
October 2, 2007 - The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), in conjunction with WaterHealth International (WHI), revealed last week its commitment to provide $30 million of loan guarantees to support the financing of up to 2,000 WHI community water systems, serving 11 million pe...
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10-02-07
Alcoa Foundation Supports Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh with $400,000 Grant to Improve Children's Areas
PITTSBURGH - October 2, 2007 - Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and the Alcoa Foundation jointly announce a $400,000 Alcoa Foundation grant to the Carnegie Libraryin support of its Libraries for LIFE Capital Campaign. The gift will fund children's areas in several neighborhood...
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10-02-07
Starbucks Celebrates Fair Trade Month, Reinforcing Its Commitment to Supporting Coffee Farming Communities
SEATTLE - October 2, 2007 - Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX) is proud to join in the celebration of the fourth annual Fair Trade Month sponsored by TransFair USA. Starbucks is one of the largest purchasers of Fair Trade Certifiedâ„¢ coffee in the world, and we are eage...
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10-02-07
L'Oréal Paris Celebrates Exceptional Women Committed to Community Achievement and Volunteerism with the Second Annual Women of Worth Program
NEW YORK - October 2, 2007 - L'Oréal Paris is proud to announce that the voting period for The Women of Worth National Honoree will begin on October 1st and continue through October 15th at www.womenofworth.com
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10-01-07
Safeway Celebrates Family Day With Launch of Year-Round "Connect Together" Campaign
PLEASANTON, CA - October 1, 2007 - Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) and The Safeway Foundation today celebrated Family Day by launching Connect Together, a year-round company-sponsored print, broadcast, in-store and online campaign urging parents to connect with their children over m...
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09-28-07
USO Helps Pearson Set New Record In Global Reading Campaign
ARLINGTON, VA - September 28, 2007 - The USO partnered with Pearson to help families of service members serving in Iraq and Afghanistan take part in Jumpstart's Read for the Record 2007 Campaign, which set a new world record for the number of people reading the same book on ...
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09-27-07
Ashoka Names Hernando de Soto, President and Founder of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy, to its Global Academy
September 27, 2007 - Ashoka, a global organization supporting the field of social entrepreneurship, announced today that Hernando de Soto has been named to Ashoka's Global Academy. De Soto, Founder and President of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy (ILD), an internati...
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09-27-07
Brighton Collectables Donates $69,000 from Peace Bracelet to USA Cares
PASADENA, CA "“ September 27, 2007 - Applause sounded as Patrick Shipstead, a member of the Executive Board of Directors of USA Cares, received a check for $69,000 dollars Monday evening at an event sponsored by Brighton C...
