Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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03-06-07
Baxter and its Foundation Contribute More Than $35 Million in 2006 to Address Local and Global Critical Needs
DEERFIELD, IL.- March 6, 2007 "“ Baxter International Inc. and The Baxter International Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Baxter, today announced their combined 2006 charitable giving, which focused on increasing access to healthcare, helping developing nations and countr...
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03-06-07
Pizza Hut(R) BOOK IT! Beginners(R) Celebrates Ten Years of Encouraging Young Children to Read
DALLAS - (BUSINESS WIRE) - March 5, 2007 - Celebrating its tenth year of fostering literacy in early childhood, BOOK IT! Beginners(R) announced today that it is featuring "Guess How Much I Love You" in its 2007 read-aloud program. Created and sponsored by Pizza Hut(R), the p...
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03-05-07
Nau Open for Business Unusual
PORTLAND, Ore. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - March 5, 2007 - Nau Inc., a new technical and lifestyle outdoor apparel company working towards full sustainability in all of their product and business practices, today announced that for the first time ever, customers can purchase Nau app...
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03-05-07
ShoreBank's Grzywinski & Houghton Named to Ashoka's Global Academy
CHICAGO, IL - March 5, 2007 - Ashoka, a global organization supporting the field of social entrepreneurship, announced today that Ron Grzywinski and Mary Houghton have been named to Ashoka’s Global Academy. The Global Academy for Social Entrepreneurship consists of global le...
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03-05-07
The Mitsubishi Corporation Fund for Europe and Africa approves grants worth over £150,000 to environmental and developmental charities in 2007
LONDON (5 March 2007) "“ At its annual meeting of Trustees on the 13th of February, the Mitsubishi Corporation Fund for Europe and Africa (MCFEA) approved grants worth over £150,000 to environmental and development charities for 2007.
The 2007...
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03-05-07
Nike, Special Olympics Oregon Partner to Create New Youth Games
BEAVERTON, OR- March 2, 2007 "“ Nike, Inc. and Special Olympics Oregon announced today a first-of-its-kind event designed to introduce youth, age eight to 19, and their families to the Special Olympics Experience. Spurred by a $175,000 Nike grant of cash and products, the Ni...
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03-02-07
$33 Million Donation from Lorry Lokey Will Go Toward Stem Cell Institute Building at Stanford
STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lorry I. Lokey, the founder of Business Wire and a passionate supporter of education and science, will give a minimum of $33 million to help build a home for Stanford's Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine.
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03-02-07
Celebrated Author and "True American Hero" Will Share story of Building Schools, Providing Opportunity for Afghan and Pakistani Youth at Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat
LEAVENWORTH, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2007- Sleeping Lady Foundation is pleased to sponsor a benefit lecture by Greg Mortenson, co-author of the New York Times best-seller, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission To Promote Peace ... One School At A Time. Sleeping Lady ...
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03-02-07
Bernard Harris, ExxonMobil Announce 20 New Summer Camps
IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2007--Former astronaut Bernard Harris and the ExxonMobil Foundation have announced the 19 university campus locations that will host the 2007 ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camps this June through August. The two-week reside...
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03-02-07
The Port of Los Angeles Will Fund $850,000 toward Foss Maritime Company's Development of the World's First "Hybrid" Tug Boat
SAN PEDRO, Calif. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - March 1, 2007 - A new hybrid tug boat proposed by Seattle-based Foss Maritime Company, and funded in part by the Port of Los Angeles, will be substantially less polluting, more fuel efficient and even quieter than today's modern tug boat...
