Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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06-05-07
Alcoa Foundation and World Scouting Join Forces in Creating Sustainability Awareness for Future Generations
GENEVA- June 5, 2007- Today, on World Environment Day, Alcoa Foundation and the World Organization for the Scout Movement announced a joint program promoting sustainability awareness through a worldwide environmental educational Scout program. The program will be initially r...
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06-04-07
Safeway Commemorates Hunger Awareness Day With Local Food Drives
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2007--Safeway Inc.(NYSE:SWY) will participate in National Hunger Awareness Day on June 5, 2007 as a way to focus attention on the issue and announce the launch of several seasonal food drives and hunger awareness programs. This su...
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06-04-07
Safeway Customers and Employees to Raise $6.5 Million in June to Help Find a Cure for Prostate Cancer
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2007--With Father's Day just a few weeks away, Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) is launching a month-long education and fundraising campaign to help increase awareness of prostate cancer, the importance of receiving regular screenings, and...
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06-04-07
New Research Shows Corporate Philanthropy Continues to Rise Despite Drop in Disaster-Relief Funding in 2006
NEW YORK- June 4, 2007 "“ Contrary to expectations, new research finds that corporate philanthropy remained strong in 2006, increasing on average 4.7% for top companies. After a spike in corporate giving in 2005, due in part to beyond-budget disaster-relief funding in...
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06-01-07
ExxonMobil Green Team Begins 26th Year Revitalizing Dallas Neighborhoods
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2007--ExxonMobil and the City of Dallas kicked off the 2007 ExxonMobil Green Team today by breaking ground on the first of four new homes to be built in the historic Joppa neighborhood in conjunction with Dallas-Area Habitat for Humanity.
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05-30-07
Reading is Fundamental and Colgate-Palmolive Granted Halo Award for Literacy Campaign
NEW YORK, NY- May 30, 2007- Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) and Colgate-Palmolive Company were honored with a GOLD Halo Award for the Healthy Bedtime Habits campaign to encourage reading and brushing in young children.
Colgate-Palmolive and RIF, th...
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05-30-07
Goldman Sachs Announces $2 Million Gift to Morehouse College
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2007--The long relationship between Morehouse College and Goldman Sachs deepens further as the firm gives a donation to endow a chair at the College. The director for the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection will occupy the ne...
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05-30-07
Tee Up for the Troops at Los Angeles Golf Tournament
LOS ANGELES, CA "“ May 29, 2007 - USA Cares, (www.usacares.us) a world wide charitable organization serving military service members and their families will be the beneficiary of a golf scramble to be held November ...
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05-30-07
StrengthBank Inc. Joins National Center for Youth Initiatives to Showcase Best-In-Class Corporate Volunteer Program
FORT WORTH, TX - May 29, 2007 - StrengthBank Inc. announces its participation in the 5th Annual Southwest "Healthy Choices for Youth" Conference sponsored by National Center for Youth Initiatives (NCYI). The event is to be held in Dallas, Texas, June 18-20 at the Dallas/Add...
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05-29-07
Nike Raises Awareness of the Importance of Physical Education In Memphis Schools Through NikeGO PE
MEMPHIS, TN- May 29, 2007 "“ As part of a five-city community education and awareness tour in honor of May’s National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, Nike will host a special NikeGO PE event at 9am on Friday, May 25, at the University of Memphis Memorial Field near the El...
