Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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08-02-07
Mid East: One Million Palestinians and Israelis Call for Immediate, Uninterrupted Negotiations for Two-State Solution
Dennis Ross, Saeb Erekat, Muhammad Ali, Dov Lautman, Klaus Schwab
Among Global Leaders Supporting Grassroots OneVoice Movement
Landmark Public Summits in Jericho + Tel Aviv 10.18.07
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08-01-07
MGM MIRAGE Employees Raise $6.2 Million for the Communities Where They Live and Work
LAS VEGAS - August 1, 2007- MGM MIRAGE employees announced that a record-breaking $6.2 million has been raised to benefit the communities where they live and work. The money will be used to fund 87 grants to more than 70 nonprofit organizations and deserving community-based...
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08-01-07
ORBIS Receives $5 Million from AIG for Blindness Prevention
NEW YORK, NEW YORK- July 31, 2007 - ORBIS International has received a $5,000,000 grant from American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to ensure the growth of its long-term blindness prevention programs in the developing world. The funding will be used to expand the organizat...
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08-01-07
$95,000 in Baseball Bats Donated to USA Care's - "Operation Slugger II"
TROY, PA - July 31, 2007 - In 2005, USA Cares, a world-wide military charitable organization serving military service members and their families sent 13.5 tons of new and used sporting equipment collected from around the nation to our men and women in uniform overseas. In 20...
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07-31-07
Safeway Raises Funds for Research and Treatment to Help People with Disabilities
PLEASANTON, CA. - July 31, 2007 - Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) today elevated its commitment to charities that help people with disabilities by launching a month-long fundraising campaign in support of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).
Store...
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07-27-07
Office Depot Foundation Joins with NFL Star Jason Taylor to Support Educational Opportunities for South Florida Youth
DELRAY BEACH, FL.- July 27, 2007- The Office Depot Foundation, the independent foundation serving as the primary charitable giving arm of Office Depot (NYSE:ODP), today announced a new partnership with the Jason Taylor Foundation. Through this relationship, The Office Depot ...
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07-26-07
Surveys Say: CEO's Feel the Pain of Not Measuring Up; Consumers are Dissatisfied with Corporate Performance; High Schools are Delivering the Unacceptable
July 26, 2007- StrengthBank Inc. takes on the unsatisfactory numbers from business performance, consumer response, and high school graduate unpreparedness - a complicated trilateral dysfunction that is leaving CEO's, consumers, and high school educators perplexed, and search...
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07-25-07
Hundreds of North American High School Students to Compete at this Year's Annual Canon Envirothon
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.- July 25, 2007 - More than 260 teenagers from 43 U.S. states and nine Canadian provinces will descend upon Hobart & William Smith College in Geneva, N.Y., July 29th - August 4th, to participate as finalists in one of North America's largest high school...
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07-20-07
Abbott and Abbott Fund Expand Commitment to Fight Pediatric HIV/AIDS in Africa With $12 Million in New Support
ABBOTT PARK, IL- July 20, 2007 - Abbott and Abbott Fund announced several efforts to expand access to treatment and care for children living with HIV/AIDS, including an additional investment of $12 million in grants and product donations this year. These programs will work...
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07-19-07
Cowley Crossing Developers Pledge $300,000 Largest Local Support For USA Cares
RADCLIFF, KY - July 18, 2007 - As the final touches wrap up on the Cowley Crossing Development Model home, and preparations are made for the noon ribbon cutting ceremony by the Radcliff Chamber of Commerce, USA Cares, a local charity for military service members has a reason...
