Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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07-16-07
K-12 Schools Nationwide Invited to Apply for 2008 Best Buy Teach Awards
RICHFIELD, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 2007--Best Buy Co., Inc. has announced that applications are now being accepted for its 2008 Best Buy Teach Awards, which reward innovative use of technology in K-12 classrooms.
Applications will b...
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07-16-07
Safeway Unveils Seattle-based Mobile Mammography Van
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 2007--Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) today unveiled a company-sponsored mobile mammography van equipped with first-of-its-kind digital screening technology at one of the company's Seattle stor...
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07-16-07
Safeway Customers and Employees Join Together to Raise Record $10.7 Million to Help Find a Cure for Prostate Cancer
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 2007--Safeway shoppers and employees joined together in the month of June to raise a record $10.7 million to fund critical research programs aimed at finding a cure for prostate cancer. By making donations when shopping at local ...
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07-13-07
National Children’s Charity Gains Powerful Friends in Effort to Protect America’s Children
NEW YORK, NY - July 13, 2007 - On the 125th birthday of one of the country's leading children's charities, three powerful new champions have decided to give a gift to America's kids by helping the national nonprofit free them from the effects of abuse, neglect and the kinds ...
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07-13-07
Henry Schein's 'Healthy Children, Healthy Lifestyles' Expands to Four New Cities in Its Second Year
MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2007--Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq:HSIC), the largest distributor of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners in the combined North American and European markets, announced today that "Healthy Children, Healthy Li...
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07-12-07
Americans Scrutinize Business Practices in Deciding What to Buy
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than two-thirds of Americans say they consider a company’s business practices when deciding what to buy, according to the 2007 Cone Cause Evolution Survey. At the same time, there is a substantial increase in the number of American workers who w...
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07-12-07
Western Union and JAG Partner to Offer Financial Literacy Education to at-Risk Youth
(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2007--The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a global leader in money-transfer services, and Jobs for America's Graduates, Inc. (JAG) today launched an innovative financial literacy curriculum aimed to train and empower students.
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07-12-07
Green Mountain Power's Low-Income Pilot Program Begins
COLCHESTER, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2007--Green Mountain Power's new program to assist low-income customers begins today. Under a three-year pilot program developed in cooperation with AARP Vermont and approved by the Vermont Public Service Board, Green Mountain Power...
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07-12-07
Qwest Foundation Hits High Note with Donation to Utah Symphony & Opera
SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2007--Local public school students will have the opportunity to attend free concerts with Utah Symphony & Opera (US&O), thanks to a $15,000 donation announced today by the Qwest Foundation.
Q...
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07-11-07
Qwest Donates $10,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 2007--The Qwest Foundation today announced a $10,000 grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central New Mexico (BBBS-CNM) to sponsor a media technology program.
The grant will fund the "Crossroads" ...
