Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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06-18-01
U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA), Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown, Freddie Mac, and several local organizations today announced that they are bringing the award-winning “Don’t Borrow Trouble” anti-predatory lending campaign to Oakland to help more families learn about and pr...
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06-15-01
A Lakota Sioux family living in what they describe as "low rent housing" will be the recipient -- and owners -- of a brand new house to be built in one week, as part of a volunteer effort sponsored by a local Habitat for Humanity affiliate and The PMI Group, Inc.
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06-14-01
Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) announced today it is donating $250,000 to the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast. The donation will go to non-profit agencies primarily engaged in assisting flood recovery efforts. Torrential rains in Continental’s hometown of Houston last w...
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06-14-01
Fannie Mae (FNM/NYSE), the nation’s largest source of financing for home mortgages, has mortgage relief provisions in place for Houston area borrowers facing hardships as a result of widespread damage caused by the recent flood.
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06-14-01
American Airlines and Earth Share have partnered to provide American’s more than 115,000 employees with the opportunity to pledge a small amount of each paycheck to help groups focused on environmental preservation. Through these donations, Earth Share provides funding to me...
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06-07-01
Communities across America were richer by 11,770 units of affordable housing at the end of 2000, thanks to community development lending by Bank of America.
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06-05-01
Sprint (NYSE: FON, PCS) today announced the donation of its broadband fixed wireless service, Sprint Broadband DirectSM, to Eastside College Preparatory School in East Palo Alto, Calif.
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06-04-01
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) de Mexico today announced a planned partnership with Mexican educational institutions to introduce a Toyota-sponsored technical education program in Mexico. This "industry/education partnership" will provide training opportunities in automotive techn...
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05-24-01
Weyerhaeuser Company today announced that it has won the Helping People in Need Award presented by the Association of Washington Business (AWB). The company received the community service honor for its personal, monetary and in-kind assistance to employees’ families affected...
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05-15-01
Fannie Mae (FNM/NYSE), the nation’s largest source of financing for home mortgages and multifamily housing, today announced a new and expanded "HouseChicago" seven-year, $55 billion investment plan to finance affordable housing for 500,000 Chicago and area families. Mayor Ri...