Philanthropy

PETALUMA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2006--Pondering the purpose of life? Curious about yoga? Yearning to understand world religions or dig more deeply into health issues? The more than one billion Internet users worldwide can now learn the answers to these questi...

OAK BROOK, Ill. - Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York, was named global ambassador for World Children's Day at McDonald's for a second straight year today. The annual fundraising program, which raises money internationally for Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC®) a...

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2006--In support of National Diabetes Awareness Month, Build-A-Bear Workshop is raising funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Throughout the month of November, all proceeds from sales of purple satin hearts will ...

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2006--VSM Sewing Inc., 31000 Viking Parkway, Westlake, Ohio, is donating over 4,000 new sewing machines to a missionary organization that services, educates and works with the indigent people of the West Indies.

PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2006--The JCPenney Afterschool Fund, a charitable organization committed to providing access to safe and enriching afterschool programs for America's underserved youth, announces the appointments of Jan Hart Black, a leader in the Dall...

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2006--BAE Systems today announced that its U.S.-based employees have selected the Alzheimer's Association as the recipient for the 2007-2008 Charity Challenge campaign.

Charity Challenge is an 18-mon...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2006--October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the LaCroix brand of sparkling and spring waters by National Beverage Corp. (AMEX:FIZ) is proud to be the official water sponsor of the Susan G. Komen Foundation Breast Cancer...

CLEVELAND - More than 130 residents of theYMCA of Greater Cleveland's award-winning transitional housing program, Y-Haven, now have the opportunity for job training and placement through a new vocational project, "Green Team," made possible by a $150,000 Key Foundatio...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 2006--The (Product) RED campaign launched by Bono to raise money to benefit the Global Fund to Fight AIDS was catapulted into public awareness in the US last week with Bono's October 13 appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. One of the ...

(SAN FRANCISCO) - "Make A Difference Day" is Saturday, October 28, an opportunity for millions of Americans to volunteer. This year, many are expected to get involved, and many are expected to visit VolunteerMatch to find a personally fulfilling way to do so. VolunteerMatch ...