Philanthropy

It all started in September 1999 with 168 teens -- 59 girls and 109 boys aged 12 to 18 -- who aimed for a better life.

All were from at-risk communities in the San José metropolitan area of Costa Rica. Several had dropped out of school. ...

Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) announced today its commitment to three criminal justice programs aimed at assisting law enforcement professionals in finding, tracking and prosecuting criminals in Minnesota.

Target will commit $260,000 to...

When it comes to children, time is money for Kellogg employees from Madrid to Memphis who are donating their last hour's earnings of 2000 to support children's projects. This worldwide initiative, called "Children's Hour," encourages working people to focus on the needs of ...

Mattresses from Marriott's Tysons Corner hotel and home furnishings from ExecuStay by Marriott apartments will be donated today to shelters and missions in the Washington, D.C., area. As part of its “Spirit To Serve Our Communities” program, Marriott will deliver a truckload...

Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) announced today plans to donate approximately 100,000 “gently used” mattresses to nonprofit organizations and needy families throughout the U.S. over the next three years. As part of the company's "Spirit To Serve Our Communities" init...

For the eighth year, Ford Motor Company and St. Jude's Ranch for Children are teaming up to collect used greeting cards for recycling - and they're counting on visitors from the 2001 North American International Auto Show in Detroit to help.

The children's chari...

This holiday season, as many people are digging deeper into their pockets for charitable contributions, Blackbaud remains committed to the nonprofit community. On top of its year-long focus on philanthropy, Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), the leading global provider of softw...

With the help of customers across the country, The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) and Hormel Foods today announced they are donating gift certificates for more than 10,000 Hormel CURE 81 hams to non-profit organizations to help feed needy families this holiday season.

Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) today announced that its nationally recognized welfare-to-work program, Pathways to Independence…A Training for Jobs Program has reached a 10-year milestone.

Pathways to Independence started as a pi...

The Rev. William Bryce Wasson received a $100,000 global child advocacy award today for his lifelong dedication to getting orphans and abandoned children off the streets in Mexico, Haiti and Latin America. Wasson, who will celebrate his 77th birthday later this month, found...