Philanthropy

Colorado Springs, CO, December 6, 2006. - Young people are feeling strong pressure to succeed in school, no matter the cost, a new survey has found. More than two out of five teens (44 percent) say they feel either a lot or overwhelming pressure to succeed in school, ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - December 5, 2006 - RSF is pleased to announce its support for the Bay Area's newest "green" bank. The New Resource Bank is a community bank that started when a group of visionary individuals and organizations, including RSF, recognized a need for a...

MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2006--Displaying their trademark competitive spirit as well as their holiday spirit, executives from six prominent Silicon Valley companies, including SanDisk(R) CEO Eli Harari, raced through the aisles of a local Target stor...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2006--MetLife Foundation today announced the grant winners of its Partnership for Intergenerational Learning program. Fifteen science museums from around the United States were awarded grants totaling $1,000,000, directly benefiting over 3....

AGOURA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2006--Employers Direct Insurance Company, California's only specialty direct writer of workers' compensation insurance, believes that being a good corporate citizen should be a year-long commitment, not simply during the hol...

LA FARGE, WI. Dec. 4, 2006 -- Organic Valley, the nation's oldest and largest organic farmers' cooperative, congratulates farmer-members Ron and Maria Vakulskas Rosmann and their sons, David, Daniel and Mark, on receiving the prestigious 2006 Spencer Award for Sustai...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2006--Office Depot (NYSE:ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, today announced its sponsorship of a new Habitat for Humanity house to be built in Delray Beach. The home, scheduled to be complete by April...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2006--On World AIDS Day, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced a grant of $1 million to CARE for its work supporting orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS in Zambia.

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DALLAS, TX - December 1, 2006 - Today, on World AIDS Day Exxon Mobil Corporation honors efforts to combat the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. According to the latest figures from UNAIDS and the World Health Organization, an estimated 39.5 million people are living with HIV...

ABBOTT PARK, IL - Nov. 28, 2006 - One in four children with HIV in Malawi (Africa) will die before their fifth birthday. In other parts of Africa and throughout the developing world, the situation is the same, or even worse -- with millions of children dying or watch...