Philanthropy

BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2006--LegalZoom.com, the nation's #1 online legal document service company, announced today that it has selected HOPE (Hospital-based Online Pediatric Environment) as the 2006 Nonprofit of the Year. The award was presented today at a surp...

WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND- The CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust and CVS/pharmacy, in partnership with Governor Jeb Bush and Mayor Manny Diaz, today held a groundbreaking ceremony for one of eight CVS All Kids Can Boundless™ playgrounds to be built across Florida. ...

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NEW ORLEANS- In true Crescent City style, The New Orleans Ronald McDonald House reopened today with a grand celebration less than one year after the House was nearly destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 2006--LivHOME, Inc., the premier provider of at-home services for seniors, announced today the successful launch of its Enrichment Program on Monday, August 14, 2006. This no-cost program for LivHOME clients provides stimulati...

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2006--Tears, hugs and shouts of joy aren't the first things that come to mind when mortgage bankers get together, but a recent Option One-led borrower outreach event in New Orleans brought expressions of relief from a lot of people stil...

BERKELEY, Calif.- The Bayer Foundation tonight awarded Biotech Partners (formerly Berkeley Biotechnology Education, Inc. or BBEI) a $150,000 grant, further demonstrating the Foundation's commitment to education and workforce development and to ensure today's students are wel...

Boston, Mass.-- ACCION International, a pioneer and leader in microfinance, today announced that the number of poor entrepreneurs it reaches annually with small loans and other financial services through its network of global partners has surpassed two million.

ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2006--Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) has signed on as the title sponsor of the 2007 Dell East-West Shrine Game, the premier annual college all-star football game benefiting the Shriners Hospitals for Children, scheduled for Jan. 20, 2007, a...

TEMA, Ghana--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2006--Alcoa Foundation announced today $68,000 funding for Mercy Ships creation of a new youth health and recreation center in Ashaiman, Ghana, a sub district of the Tema municipality in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Mercy Ships, a...