Philanthropy

IRVING, Texas - Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) has contributed $2 million to schools in 45 states and the District of Columbia through ExxonMobil's Educational Alliance program. Four thousand grants in the amount of $500 each were awarded to a school nominated by...

NICARAGUA on Friday, November 22, the 25 small- and medium-scale coffee growers who comprise the Pueblo Nuevo Coffee Cooperative -- together with the 300 farm workers they employ -- will celebrate the completion of their new centralized wet mill. The inauguration cere...

BEAVERTON, OR Nike employees from Beaverton, Ore., will travel to Tahlequah, Okla., to join Cherokee tribal leaders, school administrators and community members tomorrow (Friday) to help dedicate the new running track facilities at Sequoyah High School. Tahlequah is...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Saturday, November 23, is “National Family Volunteer Day,” the national event that encourages families to participate in community service activities. For those families interested in volunteering together, VolunteerMatch makes searching and signin...

The programme, here to HELP, led by British Gas, pulls together previously fragmented efforts to combat household poverty. It will target half a million of Britain’s poorest households and provide benefits of up to £2000 per home ¹.

OAK BROOK, Ill.- On Wednesday, November 20, 2002, Olympic athletes and coaches across several decades and sports will join McDonald's to raise funds for children in need around the world. More than 200 Olympians plan to visit their local participating McDonald's resta...

Three new initiatives to combat malaria in Africa will share a grant of US$1.5 million as the beneficiaries of the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) African Malaria Partnership (AMP).

The GSK grants have been awarded following a review of proposals s...

BEIJING, China – The Board of Directors of UPS (NYSE:UPS) opened its regular quarterly meeting today in China, marking the first time the group has formally met at a site in the increasingly important Asia Pacific Region. During this week’s visit, the 12-member Board of Dir...

LONDON, England - Unicorn, the UK's award-winning theatre company for children, has recruited a team of volunteers from Barclays, one of the world's leading financial services groups, to take part in a new community project called 'Visual Stories' in London.

OAK BROOK, Illinois - On November 20, 2002, a visit to McDonald's will bring extra value to the lives of millions of children in need around the world. That's the day participating McDonald's restaurants in more than 100 countries will unite together for a history-making fun...