Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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10-16-01
GE Goes Around The Globe and Around The Corner; Local GE Employees Participate in GE's Day of Caring
More than 550 employees from General Electric (GE) businesses in Kansas City will participate in GE's Day of Caring on Thursday, October 18. A company-wide initiative, GE's Day of Caring involves GE businesses around the world joining together to serve their respective commu...
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10-10-01
Safeway Conducts Company-Wide Fundraising and Educational Campaign
To coincide with October as "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month", Safeway stores across the U.S. and in Canada will begin a company-wide fundraising and educational campaign to raise critical funds for research, education, screening and treatment of breast cancer. Partic...
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10-09-01
Avon Products Foundation Announces Record-Setting Funding for the Fight Against Breast Cancer
Avon fundraising gala to raise $1.6 million and honor leaders in the fight against breast cancer. Andrea Jung, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP), will announce tonight that the Avon Products Foundation will award a record-setting $50 mi...
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10-08-01
Concord Camera Corp. Promises $1 Million to Relief Fund for Families of Firefighters and Policemen and Pledges to Raise More for Victims of the Attack On America
Concord Camera Corp. ("Concord") (NASDAQ National Market: LENS) today promised $1 million to relief efforts for the families of the firefighters and policemen who gave their lives in the pursuit of saving the lives of others during the Attack on America. In addition, Concord...
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10-05-01
Heineken and its U.S. Employees to Donate $500,000 to Disaster Relief Organizations
Heineken NV, the world's second-largest brewer, and its American subsidiary, Heineken USA, announced they are committing $500,000 to disaster relief efforts in the wake of the tragic terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, DC.
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10-03-01
HON Industries Donates Money and Product to Recovery Efforts on East Coast
HON Industries Inc. (NYSE:HNI) announced today a joint contribution from its members and its charitable foundation of $182,000 to the American Red Cross to assist the victims and recovery efforts from the tragedy on September 11, 2001. Since the attacks, HON Industries also ...
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09-27-01
NASD Companies Donate $1 Million to Aid Victims of September 11 Attack
The NASD announced today that its family of companies, including The American Stock Exchange, is making a $1 million donation to The New York Times 9/11 Neediest Fund as part of its effort to aid victims of the September 11 attacks and their families.
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09-27-01
Non-Profit-Corporate Partnership Launches Program to Develop Affordable Housing in Houston
Avenue Community Development Corp., PMI Mortgage Insurance Co., and Southwest Bank of Texas dedicated the first home in their collaboration to develop affordable housing in the Near Northside area.
The program combines Avenue CDC's Move Home with PMI's Gateway Ci...
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09-27-01
Verizon Gives $1 Million to American Red Cross on Behalf Of Company's Retirees
Verizon Foundation has given $1 million to the American Red Cross Liberty Disaster Relief Fund to help families of those who were lost at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11.
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09-21-01
Volkswagen of America, Inc. Donates 25 Vans to New York Fire Department
Volkswagen of America, Inc. is handing over 25 new EuroVans to the New York City Fire Department, to help the families of the firefighters who lost their lives responding to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, as well as to assist the department as it carries out...
