Philanthropy

Alexandria, VA --January 25, 2007-- Global Impact announced today that it will present its highest honor, the Global Citizen award, to Microsoft Corporation for its generous support of philanthropy worldwide. Renée S. Acosta, President & CEO of Global Impact, will presen...

PITTSBURGH-- January 25, 2007 -- Calling all local ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th graders who want to help save the environment and make a film about it! Bayer Corporation, Carnegie Science Center’s SciTech Spectacular and Pittsburgh Filmmakers encourage them to grab a camera, ...

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 2007--Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) has awarded its annual Xerox Technical Minority Scholarships to 122 graduate and undergraduate students from across the country to recognize their high academic achievement in the fields of scienc...

KEARNEYSVILLE, WV- January 24, 2007 "“ Schonstedt Instrument Company of Kearneysville, West Virginia, in partnership with the United Nations Mine Action Team, has launched the Schonstedt Humanitarian Demining Initiative, which will place hundreds of sophisticated magnetic lo...

CHICAGO IL.- January 24, 2007 "“ Honoring their outstanding leadership, unwavering spirit of excellence and remarkable achievements in the community they serve, Memorial Healthcare System (MHS) of Hollywood, Fla., is the recipient of the prestigious 2006 Foster G. McGaw Awar...

New Delhi, India - Mobile communication is revolutionizing economic and social life in rural India, spawning a wave of local entrepreneurs and creating greater access to social services according to a new study by The Center for Knowledge Societies (CKS) commissioned by Noki...

OAK BROOK, IL. -- The Board of Trustees for Ronald McDonald House Charities recently elected Martin J. Coyne, Jr. as the new President and CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities. Coyne was named to the position following the retirement of Ken Barun in December.

January 22, 2007-- Hailed by THE WASHINGTON POST as "a songstress who has triumphed in everything from Broadway-flavored tunes to opera arias and the sultry innuendoes of the cabaret chanteuse," soprano ANNA BERGMAN will be the subject of a public television special featuri...

January 19, 2007 - Just like the reality TV shows featuring extreme home makeovers in only a few days, the White Center community is getting a new park, thanks to the generosity of the Starbucks Neighborhood Parks Program.

A $550,000 gift from S...