Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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07-05-06
Interactive Business Systems Announces ''IBS Rwanda'' Initiative to Provide a Better Future for AIDS Orphans
Oak Brook, IL.-- Interactive Business Systems, Inc. (IBS), a global technology services company, today announced its sponsorship of a three-year effort to provide essential services, build self-sufficiency and offer much-needed hope for AIDS orphans, other orphans, their fam...
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07-05-06
World Vision Awarded $7.2 Million from Hilton Foundation to Provide Safe Water and Improved Sanitation in Ethiopia
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07-05-06
Atlantic Golf Swings into Action by Joining the Chevron 5,000,000 Mile Rideshare Challenge
RESTON, VA- NuRide, Inc. (www.nuride.com), the nation's first incentive-based ridesharing network, announced today that Atlantic Golf, Maryland's leading group of public golf courses, will sponsor thousands of commuters who share rides resulting in 100,000 fewer miles driven...
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07-05-06
Premier Inc. to Present at National Events In July; Discussions Include Recent Release of Evidence That Improving Patient Care Can Reduce Costs, Save Lives
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 5, 2006--Leaders from the Premier Inc. healthcare alliance will speak at conferences around the nation in July, with several presentations focusing on Premier's recent release of evidence that improving patient care can reduce costs and...
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07-05-06
CEOs Embrace Corporate Social Responsibility With New Urgency, But Do They Risk Angering Shareholders? Not If They Can Prove Bottom-line Benefit, Says New Survey
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 5, 2006--Ask any Fortune 500 CEO to talk about how philanthropic and socially responsible his or her company is these days and you will likely open a floodgate of conversation ranging from carbon-offsetting and fair labor standards to employ...
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07-05-06
Premier Honors Healthcare System, Contracted Supplier for Efforts to Promote Diversity in Supply Chain Process
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 5, 2006--The Premier Inc.
healthcare alliance has named SSM Health Care and Phoenix Textile Corp., both of St. Louis, Mo., as winners of the 2006 Premier Diversity Recognition Award for efforts to promote the use of minority, wome...
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07-05-06
Join Abbott and Harvard University's Jane Nelson for an Online Discussion About Abbott's Global Citizenship Efforts and Impact on the Global Community
WHAT: Abbott will host a webcast discussion about its approach to global citizenship in key areas such as access to medicines, environmental health and safety, diversity, ethics and compliance, and research and development. Learn, ask, and assess Abbott's efforts ba...
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06-30-06
AT&T Helps Connect Military Families for Independence Day, Supports Military Families with Free Phone Calls and Entertainment; Donates Second 10,000 of 30,000 Prepaid Phone Cards to U.S. Military
SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 2006--AT&T Inc.(NYSE: T) announced today that, in honor of Independence Day, it will work with the United Service Organizations (USO) to distribute an additional 10,000 free prepaid phone cards to U.S. military members overseas in...
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06-29-06
CVS/pharmacy Stores Raise More Than $2M to Support ALS Research Through Customer Donation Campaign; $8M Raised Since 2002
Woonsocket, RI - CVS/pharmacy stores nationwide raised more than $2 million to support ALS research (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) through a customer donation campaign held in stores from June 3 to June 24, 2006. Since the campaign's inception in 2002, CVS/pharmacy has rais...
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06-28-06
Dell to Launch Free Recycling of Dell-Branded Products for Consumers Globally
ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2006--Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) today announced plans to provide free recycling of any Dell-branded product for consumers around the world as part of its new global recycling policy.
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