Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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06-07-07
Qwest and SANYO Offer Pink Wireless Phones to Benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2007--Starting today, wireless phone users can help raise funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer by purchasing pink wireless phones from Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) and SANYO. Ten percent of a...
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06-07-07
Qwest Partners with Salt Lake Bees to Benefit Guadalupe Schools
SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2007--Qwest Communications today announced a partnership to support the Salt Lake Bees and the Salt Lake community. Every time a Bees player hits a home run this season, Qwest will donate $50 to Guadalupe Schools.
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06-06-07
Qwest Donates $10,000 to Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2007--The Qwest
Foundation has announced a $10,000 grant to the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce (AHCC) Barelas Job Opportunity Center (BJOC) to further its bilingual Web Wizards Project, the company announced today.
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06-06-07
Alcan Announces Ongoing Four-Year Commitment of Over $6 Million to the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal
MONTREAL- June 5, 2007- CNW Telbec- Alcan Inc. today announced that the Company has committed more than $6 million over four years to the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, confirming Alcan's role as co-presenter of the Festival through the year 2010.
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06-06-07
Launch of Powerful Information Platform Provides Users with News, Information, Research and Commentary on Maintaining Viable Communities and Local Economies and Advancing Social & Economic Justice
Introducing: The www.communityinvestmentnetwork.org (sm)
Washington, DC- June 6, 2007 "“ The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) today announced the formal ...
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06-06-07
NEF CyberLearning Invites Corporations to Join Lockheed and Others to Sponsor Award Winning "Million Disadvantaged Students Program" in Math and IT
Alexandria, VA - June 5, 2007 - NEF is on an urgent mission, since our students are falling further behind their counterparts in India, China, Europe, etc. See the National Academies report chaired by former Lockheed Chairman Norman Augustine to comprehe...
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06-05-07
ExxonMobil Gives $340,000 to Provide 139 Texas Nonprofits with Summer Interns
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2007--ExxonMobil announced today the kick-off of this year's ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program (CSJP) in Texas. Now in its 36th year nationwide, the Texas programs pair 139 undergraduate college students with Dallas and Houston-area no...
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06-05-07
Goldman Sachs to Donate $2 Million to Morehouse College to Endow Chair in Civil and Human Rights
ATLANTA & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2007--The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) and Morehouse College today announced that Goldman Sachs has donated $2 million to endow The Goldman Sachs Leadership Chair in Civil and Human Rights at the College. The first aca...
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06-05-07
Cohasset Beach Lives Again In Six Corners Thanks To Habitat and ReStore
SPRINGFIELD, MA - June 5, 2007- "There's nothing ‘greener’ than re-harvested lumber," noted Steve Gelling, Executive Director of Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity (GSHFH), "and, thanks to ReStore, we hope to use as much of it as we can when we build our newest Habita...
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06-05-07
Bayer to Sponsor Award Ceremony at World Environment Day in Barrow, Alaska
PITTSBURGH- June 5, 2007 "“ Furthering its commitment to both science education and environmental awareness in the United States, Bayer Corporation is sponsoring one of the events taking place today in Barrow, Alaska, as part of the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UN...
