Philanthropy

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...

MONTREAL, January 19, 2007 - Alcan will support the centennial celebrations of the CHU Sainte-Justine hospital through an official year-long partnership. The official launch of the celebration took place today at Montreal’s City Hall in the presence of Mayor Gérald Tremblay....

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 2007--ExxonMobil Foundation announced today that it will make an additional $5 million in grants available to organizations dedicated to improving education and opportunities for women and girls in developing countries.

January 18, 2007-- Measles deaths have fallen by 60 per-cent worldwide since 1999 "“ a major public health success, exceeding the United Nations goal to halve measles deaths between 1999 and 2005. The progress was announced today by partners in the Measles Initiative, a publ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2007--Qwest, its employees and retirees have shown their Spirit of Service to the community by pledging $1.3 million to Mile High United Way in 2007. Qwest's commitment is the largest corporate gift to Mile High United Way for the current 20...

WOONSOCKET, RI, January 18, 2006 -"“ CVS/pharmacy, the nation’s largest retail pharmacy, and the CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust today announced the formation of the CVS All Kids Canâ„¢ Advisory Council, a body of national educators and disability experts to help guide CVS’s s...

PITTSBURGH--Jan. 17, 2007--Greg Babe, President and CEO of Bayer MaterialScience LLC, was honored today with the sixth annual Tony Coelho Award in recognition of his commitment to employing people with disabilities.

The award, which was founded...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2007--At a companywide meeting last week, each of the roughly 70 employees of InsureMe, an online lead service, took turns shaving the CEO's head.

After the last employee took a pass with the electric shears, on...

CLEVELAND OH., January 17, 2007 "“ What would Ben Franklin say?

According to the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis, Americans are spending more than they are saving for the first time since the Great Depression.