Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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03-16-07
ADC and ADC Foundation to Support Colin Powell Center
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 2007--AD(NASDAQ:ADCT; http://www.adc.com) announced today that the company and its philanthropic foundation have jointly pledged support for development of the technology infrastructure ...
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03-16-07
Dean's Beans Sponsors Innovative Radio Show for Coffee Farmers
March 16, 2007- Coffee farmers around the world suffer from lack of access to current news about global market prices, the latest growing and processing techniques and a host of other vital information about their primary crops. This puts them at an unfair disadvantage when...
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03-16-07
Fluor to Give GBP 30,000 to Good Cumbrian Causes
SELLAFIELD, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 2007--Nuclear decommissioning consultant Fluor Ltd has set up a GBP 30,000 annual grant fund to benefit the communities affected by the plant.
The Fluor Cumbria Fund is administered by C...
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03-16-07
Starbucks Foundation Awards US$2 Million to Help Bring Clean Water to Communities around the World
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2007--To commemorate World Water Day and raise awareness for the more than 1.1 billion people worldwide who lack access to clean drinking water, Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ:SBUX) today announced two US$1 million grants that will each ...
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03-15-07
Great American Insurance Group Announces Donation to the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation
CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2007--Great American Insurance Group and the Carl H. Lindner Family are pleased to announce that they recently made a joint gift of $500,000 to the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation.
"We were honored t...
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03-15-07
Chase Donates $50,000 Grant to Delaware Financial Literacy Institute, Funding Programs for Delaware's Youth
WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2007--Chase Card Services, the credit card division of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), is today awarding a $50,000 grant to the Delaware Financial Literacy Institute at an event including Delaware State Treasurer Jack Markell...
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03-15-07
Hope Becomes Help for Military Family
EL PASO, TX- March 14, 2007 "“ "I was afraid to call, afraid to hope that someone would be able to help with our home," said Catherine Lopez, wife of SGT Hector Lopez, a wounded soldier from Fort Bliss. "I am thrilled with the assistance given by USA Cares, it was the first ...
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03-14-07
Dole Food Company and Feed The Children Mark 10 Years of Fighting Hunger in South Florida
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2007--Dole Food Company today announced that it is teaming up with Feed the Children to support South Florida's largest annual food drive. The company will donate over 42,000 lbs of Dole(R) Fruit Bowls and other nutritious...
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03-14-07
AT&T Announces $1 Million Technology Grant to Benefit The OASIS Institute
ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2007--When Lynn Schanz decided to go back to work at age 55, she realized pretty quickly that she needed computer skills to succeed. Through her local OASIS center in Indianapolis, she signed up for a few computer skills classes such as ...
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03-14-07
Qwest Foundation Awards Roosevelt Elementary School Teacher with More Than $3,000 in Grants for Technology
BISMARCK, N.D.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2007--The Qwest Foundation today announced an award of more than $3,000 to a Roosevelt Elementary School teacher who shows innovation in the classroom. Susan Biesiot, an elementary teacher at Dickinson Public Schools, applied for th...
