Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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04-12-01
Questia Awards $3.5 Million in Scholarships to Final Four Schools
Questia Media, Inc., today announces its $3.5 million Champion Award Program. In recognition of the academic and athletic excellence of the four schools that made it to the NCAA Final Four men's basketball championship, all students and faculty at Duke University, Michigan ...
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04-09-01
The Inside Scoop on Baskin-Robbins' "Free Scoop Night"
Baskin-Robbins today announced plans to scoop up summer fun during "Free Scoop Night," on Wednesday, May 2nd from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. More than 200 scoops per second will be given out, as an expected three million consumers stop by participating Baskin-Robbins ice cream store...
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03-27-01
Ashland Inc. Foundation Donates $5,000 to Junior Achievement for Economic Education
Representatives of Ashland Inc (NYSE:ASH) and The Ashland Inc. Foundation announced a contribution of $5,000 today to Junior Achievement of Greater Cincinnati (J. A.), earmarking the contribution to support economic education courses at Sixth District Elementary School in Co...
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03-15-01
Texaco Foundation Honored By MENC: The National Association for Music Education at Annual "FAME" Awards Dinner
The National Association for Music Education today honored Texaco Foundation with the "Partnership of Professionals" award at its annual Fund for the Advancement of Music Education (FAME) dinner in the Sam Rayburn House Office Building.
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03-15-01
Countrywide CEO Mozilo Announces $100 Billion, Five-Year Commitment to Low Income and Minority Home Buyers
Angelo Mozilo, chairman and chief executive officer of Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., a national leader in residential finance, announced the company's One Hundred Billion Dollar Challenge, a new $100 billion commitment to increasing homeownership among low income and minorit...
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03-15-01
Bank of America Commits $10 Million to Success By 6
The Bank of America Foundation today announced $10 million in grants to United Way of America in support of Success By 6® initiatives across the country. The grants, which are the third phase of a $50 million commitment, are the largest the Foundation has made and one of the...
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03-08-01
Mayor Richard Newman, Valley National Bank, and Fannie Mae Announce New Initiative to Increase Homeownership Opportunities for Low- and Moderate-Income Families in Dover, New Jersey
Dover Mayor Richard Newman today joined representatives from Valley National Bank (VLY/NYSE) and Fannie Mae (FNM/NYSE), the nation’s largest source of financing for home mortgages, to unveil a new housing initiative that will increase homeownership opportunities for low- and...
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03-07-01
Self-Help Expands Nationally, Reaches $1 Billion in Financing of Homes, Jobs, Community Services
Non-profit lender Self-Help, a leading U.S. community development financial institution, today announced that it has reached the milestone of generating $1 billion in financing for individuals and organizations that are underserved by traditional lenders. More than 16,000 l...
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03-07-01
Microsoft and Sun Microsystems Take to the Ice: Children with Cancer are Winners in Microsoft Hockey Challenge
The competition between Microsoft and Sun Microsystems could be described as "passionate" -- and that’s just the companies' ice hockey teams. The two teams will face off Sunday in Seattle’s Key Arena in one of the featured games of the Microsoft Hockey Challenge tournament. ...
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03-06-01
Target Corporation Donates $15,000 to Help Seattle-Area Earthquake Victims
Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) today announced it has donated $15,000 to the American Red Cross to help Seattle-area earthquake victims. In addition, volunteers from Target Stores and Mervyn's are helping with area clean-up efforts.
