Philanthropy

LEAVENWORTH, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 2007--Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat, situated outside the Bavarian-themed town of Leavenworth, will host three days of classic film noir during the ninth annual Winter Mystery Weekend this February 9th, 10th and 11th. This year's...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 2007--Community Reinvestment Fund, USA (CRF), a nonprofit organization that connects community development lenders with the capital resources of Wall Street, today announced MetLife provided the organization with a $5 million social inve...

The typical smell of copal at the entrance of the greenhouse at Xel-Ha meant that an encounter full of mysticism, symbology and reunion with the Mayan roots of this land, was about to happen. A line of bougainvilleas on the fine sand of a winding lane showed the way to a fai...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 2, 2007--Groundbreaking for the Pueblo of Pojoaque's spectacular Buffalo Thunder Resort is scheduled for January 2007, announced Tribal Governor George Rivera and Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT).

RYE, NEW YORK -- Nonprofits and businesses proud of their 2006 cause marketing campaigns are encouraged to enter the 5th annual Cause Marketing Halo Awards.

February 2, 2006 is the entry deadline. Honors in eight categories will be pres...

Singen, Germany - Alcan is providing innovative solar cookers and pans to 1,000 rural Indonesian families in the country’s Banda Aceh region as part of a €450,000 contribution with Klimaschutz e.V. to a "Clean Development Mechanism" (CDM) project aimed at preserving the en...

Portland, OR - December 26, 2006 - The third annual Doernbecher Freestyle project reunites Nike and Portland, Oregon-based Doernbecher Children's Hospital in a fund-raising campaign that allows creative young patients the opportunity to design Nike footwear. The patients, wh...

Espoo, Finland - Two years on from the Asian Tsunami that devastated many communities, Nokia has announced the launch of several new projects to help young people in India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia with training and new skills. The initiative is designed to help young people ...

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PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 23, 2006--100,000 disadvantaged children will smile a little bigger--and brighter--this holiday season when they discover Crest(R)SPINBRUSH(TM) brand toothbrush...

ABBOTT PARK, IL., Dec. 22, 2006 "“ As evidence of the company's commitment to give back to local communities, Abbott employees and the Abbott Fund have pledged more than $5.6 million to support health and human service organizations this year, including a contribution of mor...