Philanthropy

NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 2005--Saturday, October 1 will mark the 10th anniversary of Global Volunteer Day, Prudential Financial's premier event for giving back to the community. Since 1995, nearly a quarter of a million employees, clients, customers, a...

ATLANTA - The Home Depot(R), the world's largest home improvement retailer, today launched Rebuilding Hope & Homes, the second phase of its philanthropic response to communities affected by Hurricane Katrina. Through customer contributions and a match of up to $1 ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2005--Best Buy is accepting applications for its third annual te@ch ("teach") program until September 30. Te@ch awards more than $3.5 million to schools where teachers make learning fun by using interactive technology in their c...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2005--In an attempt to bring some comfort to the survivors of Hurricane Katrina, Denver Mattress Company will be donating and transporting mattress sets to evacuees. The first large shipment of 1,000 twin sets will leave Denver today...

Boulder, Colo. - Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: OATS), a leading national natural and organic foods retailer, this week announced its support of the 20th anniversary of FARM AID in Chicago, Ill. on Sept. 18, 2005.

As a proud sup...

Delray Beach, Fla. - Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE: ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, today announced that the Company is helping to support "Kids of Katrina" -- a special relief effort created by National PTA to assist those schools impacted...

( BW)NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 2005--"The Academy", a groundbreaking Nigerian docu-reality television series, will draw the attention of world leaders at the launch of Clinton Global Initiative, scheduled to take place September 15-17.

The seri...

( BW)AZHILKKAL, KANYAKUMARI, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 2005--Kemin Industries has donated fiber catamarans, engines and nets to tsunami victims in Azhilkkal, Kanyakumari District, India. Kemin employees worldwide contributed to this cause in an effort to help ...

Washington, D.C. - Grameen Foundation USA today announced a new global program that will make as much as $50 million available in credit guarantees to poverty-focused microfinance institutions that provide tiny loans to help poor people to start, sustain or grow very ...

BEAVERTON, Oregon - Today, coinciding with the Millennium Development Goals UN World Summit, the Nike Foundation announced 11 global and in-country projects with key partners.

The Nike Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organizati...