Philanthropy

NEW YORK,NY - The Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF), a private charitable organization, is donating $10,000 to the Children's Specialized Hospital, the largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital in the country.

"The Charles Laf...

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) is honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by sponsoring activities in Minneapolis, Chicago, Atlanta and New York from January 15, Dr. King's birthday, through January 20 to celebrate his life and observe his legacy.

WASHINGTON, D.C./LONG BEACH, CA - The Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are establishing a volunteer program to help improve the livelihoods of coffee farmers. This program – known as the Coffee Corps™ ...

New Orleans, LA - Entergy Corporation today praised the federal government's recent decision to distribute the funds budgeted last year for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, but warned that more funding is necessary to meet the needs of the poor. ...

CHICAGO, IL - It is no coincidence that manna means "something of value received unexpectedly." For those who thought angel investing was a myth in the Midwest, local investors and a host of organizations that support entrepreneurs are launching MANA in an effort to...

OAK BROOK, IL – Beginning this month, a special, limited edition “Concert for World Children’s Day” DVD, featuring Celine Dion and some of the world’s leading music artists, is available with all net proceeds benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities (RHMC). It can b...

OAK BROOK, IL - Worth magazine named Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), one of “America’s 100 Best Charities of 2002.” This marks the second consecutive year RHMC has received this honor. The article appears in Worth’s December/January 2003 issue.

CLEVELAND, OH, - The numbers are in and the employees from Alcan's (NYSE: AL) Sebree Plant and members of the Henderson, Kentucky community came out on top of Alcan's America Recycles Day (ARD) contest by collecting and recycling 62,040 aluminum beverage cans. The p...

LIVONIA TOWNSHIP, MN - Waste Management of Minnesota (NYSE: WMI) today announced that the Waste Management Charitable Foundation has donated $35,000 to the Sugarbush Preserve in Livonia Township. The Sugarbush Preserve is an old-growth forest that features the last r...

SPRINGFIELD, IL, - The Horace Mann Scholarship Program offers funds to help public and private school educators attend college. The 2003 program will offer 36 scholarships totaling $30,000. The 36 awards include: one $5,000 scholarship; fifteen $1,000 scholarships; a...