Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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09-20-06
Golf Classic Raises More Than $38K for SemperComm; High Spirits, Generous Donations Help Foundation Advance Its Mission
SPRINGFIELD, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 2006--With a mild day and a slight breeze, nearly 100 golfers made the rounds of the SemperComm Golf Classic tournament at the Fort Belvoir Golf Club in Alexandria, VA, Sept. 15. Players and their associated sponsors helped ra...
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09-20-06
Valero Texas Open at La Cantera Raises Largest Charitable Contribution of Any Tournament in PGA TOUR History
SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 2006--Valero Energy Corp.
(NYSE:VLO) made history when the company announced that the Valero Texas Open at La Cantera has raised $7 million for charity -- the largest contribution of any tournament in the PGA TOUR's history. With...
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09-20-06
My Family Farm Adds New Ingredient to 'Bake the World A Better Place' By Offering "Healthy Products for Healthy Families'
Fort Thomas, KY - My Family Farm, an award-winning, family-owned manufacturer of all natural and organic cookies and crackers, announced today that net profits generated from the sale of its products will benefit its new charitable partner - Prevent Child Abuse America. By e...
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09-20-06
More Than 34,000 Employees in 15 Countries Give Back as Part of 11 Years of Prudential's Global Volunteer Day; More Than $25 Million in Volunteer Service Donated in Program's History
NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 2006--Saturday, October 7 will mark the 11th anniversary of Global Volunteer Day, Prudential Financial's premier event for giving back to communities. Since 1995, more than 250,000 volunteers have devoted more than 1.4 million hours t...
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09-20-06
cMarket, WCVB-TV Channel 5 Forge Partnership to Offer Local Non-Profits Online Fundraising Tools, Greater Visibility; Co-Sponsoring Free Seminars to Introduce Non-Profits to Best Practices in Online Auctions
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 2006--Non-profit organizations throughout New England have a new, high-profile outlet for reaching donors and raising funds, as a result of a recent partnership of Cambridge, Mass.-based cMarket, the leading provider of on-demand ...
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09-20-06
Intel Chairman Unveils the World's Most Remote Digital City; Amazon Effort Marks Global Movement to Bring Technology to the Next Billion People
PARINTINS, Brazil--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 2006--In one of the most remote inhabited places on Earth, the Amazon, Intel Corporation has created a wireless, high-speed Internet network for residents to access vast resources of medical, educational and commercial knowledge ...
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09-19-06
From CSR Aware to CSR Active: Learn How IBM, Vodafone, SFR, Levi Strauss Europe Philips Engage with their Employees Worldwide
Brussels-- Ethical Corporation will hold a 2-day conference on September 26-27, 2006, in Brussels focussing on corporate communication of values to employees.
The most successful ethical companies are those whose images is not an image at all: i...
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09-19-06
WET Presents Anna Deavere Smith's 'Letters To A Young Artist' One Night Benefit Performance and After-Party - September 25 at The Daryl Roth Theatre
Read by: Anna Deavere Smith, Michael Cerveris, Olympia Dukakis, Eve Ensler, Bill T. Jones, Lisa Kron, Josh Hamilton and more. Hosted by ,Daryl Roth. Honorary Hosts Martin Sheen, Lily Tomlin, and Kerry Washington. Directed by Josh Hecht.
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09-19-06
TIAA-CREF Creates $100 Million Global Microfinance Investment Program
NEW YORK -- TIAA-CREF, the leading provider of retirement savings products and services in the academic, medical and cultural fields, today announced the creation of a $100 million Global Microfinance Investment Program (GMIP) to invest in selected Microfinance Institutions ...
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09-19-06
Dell Foundation Awards 2006 'Connected Community' Grants to 25 Non-Profit Organizations in Four States
ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2006--The Dell Foundation (NASDAQ:DELL) has awarded "Connected Community" grants to 25 organizations in four states -- Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma and North Carolina -- where significant numbers of Dell employees live and work.
