Philanthropy

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2005--With more than 145,000 American Red Cross volunteers from all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Washington, D.C., and the Virgin Islands already working to assist Hurricane Katrina victims, nationwide chapters of the American Red Cross h...

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2005--With more than 145,000 American Red Cross volunteers from all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Washington, D.C., and the Virgin Islands already working to assist Hurricane Katrina victims, nationwide chapters of the American Red Cross ...

SAN FRANCISCO & WASHINGTON & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 2005--On Tuesday, September 27th Restaurants for Relief -- One Meal, One Night, One Nation, a program of OpenTable, Share Our Strength and Windows of Hope will bring together restaurants across ...

HAMILTON, Bermuda & WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 2005--Special Olympics and VistaPrint, a leading online supplier of high-quality graphic design services and customized printed products to small businesses and consumers, today announced the availab...

PORTLAND, OR - As thousands of hurricane-affected children start heading back to school, Mercy Corps is partnering with Bright Horizons Family Solutions, the world's leading provider of work-site child care and early education solutions, Kaplan Early Learning Company,...

STRATHAM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 2005--Meeting community needs is the order of the day for The Timberland Company, embarking on its 8th annual global "Serv-a-palooza," a worldwide community service initiative on Thursday, September 22nd. From Zhuhai, China t...

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...