Philanthropy

PITTSBURGH - September 6, 2007 - The Bayer Foundation announced today it has bestowed a $380,000 grant to West Virginia University’s (WVU) College of Engineering and Mineral Resources to create the Bayer Scholars for Extrusion-Compounding program in the Department of ...

La Farge, WI - September 6, 2007 - Organic Valley farmers from across the United States will be in New York City to support Farm Aid 2007: A HOMEGROWN Festival on September 9. Among this group will be Organic Valley's Gen-O Farmers, a new and young generation of organic far...

BURLINGAME, CA "“ September 4, 2007 - The countdown to Sustainable Brands ’07 continues, as more big brands and new green brands alike make plans to gather in New Orleans September 26-28. They are coming to support the rebuilding of New Orleans, honor the reality of corporat...

WASHINGTON - September 4, 2007 - Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) received the prestigious "World Savers" award from Condé Nast Traveler magazine for its outstanding Community Engagement and Social Responsibility program. Marriott was selected as the leading "chain hotel ...

MISSOULA, MT - September 4, 2007 - The Qwest Foundation today announced its award of $8,000 to the Montana Conservation Science Institute's annual Camp Eureka! - a summer natural history camp for blind children. This year's camp took place Aug. 13-17 at Flathead Lake in Pols...

SALT LAKE CITY - September 4, 2007 - The Qwest Foundation today illustrated its commitment to public discourse, education and community service with a $10,000 donation to non-commercial KUED public television.

The donation will bolster KUED'...

MADISON, WI - August 29, 2007 - Attention moms and dads ... kids want to lend a helping hand a lot more than you might think. The recent Kids Giving Back survey(1) by Just Kid Inc. found that kids have an altruistic spirit; however, often times they don't have an outlet to ...

August 29, 2007 - KaBOOM!, a nonprofit organization that envisions a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America, brings together 19 separate donors to host a Design Day for children in Long Beach, Miss. (Aug. 28, 4:30 p.m.) and New Orleans (Aug. 29...

Seattle, WA - August 29, 2007 -Seattle's Central Area Neighborhood gets an economic boost from a commercial and residential project developed by the local non-profit Central Area Development Association (CADA). This was accomplished by a strategic investment of Enterprise Co...

SEATTLE - August 29, 2007 - Suzanne Richard, a UPS supervisor, grew up in an atmosphere of family violence and poverty. She had to learn to defend herself at a young age and left home at 17 in search of a better life. She later married, had a son and then a daughter who di...