Philanthropy

Bloomington, IL - Recording star Clay Aiken and State Farm Insurance® are making beautiful music by working in concert to help children of all levels of ability be more included in the educational system. State Farm has granted $1.5 million dollars to Clay's foundatio...

SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2005--Clear Channel
(NYSE:CCU)

-- Company's National Call to Support the American Red Cross
Contributes Substantially to the $196.9 Million Raised in
Fir...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2005--The UPS Store (NYSE:
UPS) and Mail Boxes Etc. franchisees today launched a nationwide campaign to raise $1 million for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. More than 4,300 locations will be selling $1 donation cards, now...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2005--Friends of Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT) have announced a charity auction on eBay for lunch with Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and CEO of News Corporation.

Bidding on the luncheon, which...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2005--November is National Family Caregivers Month. Because of the significant role that family caregivers play in helping loved ones make decisions about health care matters, The National Family Caregivers Association's (NFCA) ne...

Redmond, Wash./Boston - Unitus and ACCION International, two leading microfinance organizations, are featured in an upcoming PBS documentary on microfinance scheduled to begin airing on PBS affiliates on Thursday, October 27. Microfinance, a proven solution to poverty...

ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 2005--Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) computer systems are proving to be a critical link between the New York City Family Justice Center and victims of domestic violence who turn to this innovative social service center for aid and prot...

NEW YORK - BT today announced that it has raised $100,000 for Project Renewal, a charity that helps the homeless men and women of New York City. At a gala event at Capitale in Manhattan, BT raised the funds primarily through live and silent auctions, with the live au...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2005--Best Buy is again accepting donations to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, in support of victims of the latest natural disasters, including Hurricane Wilma. The public can make register donations at any of more t...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2005--Eleven American Indian students from across the United States will continue their education with the help of scholarship funding from Accenture's American Indian Scholarship Fund.

More than 100 students applied f...