Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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11-13-00
Secretary of State Betsey Bayless Joins the Arizona Housing Counseling Collaborative and Fannie Mae to Announce Housing Heroes Award Winners
Leaders striving to preserve the American dream of homeownership were recognized as "Housing Heroes" today by Arizona Secretary of State Betsey Bayless, Fannie Mae (FNM/NYSE), the nation’s largest source of financing for home mortgages, and the Arizona Housing Counseling Col...
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11-10-00
Allstate Donates 30 Vehicles to Charities Countrywide
/PRNewswire/ - On November 22, Allstate Insurance and Sterling Autobody hope to brighten the holidays for families and charities across the country with the donation of 30 newly refurbished automobiles. The vehicles, which will either be used by the receiving organization or...
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11-08-00
Cold Feet, Warm Shoes Program Gives Shoes and Personal Service To Boston Veterans and Others
As another New England winter approaches,
lack of properly fitting, warm shoes will be one of the biggest concerns
facing Boston's needy. Foot problems caused by ill fitting or badly worn
shoes are the number one ailment of the homeless population, accordi...
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11-07-00
Verizon Wireless and Luarens Country SAFE Home Continue To Fight Domestic Violence
Verizon Wireless, formerly Bell Atlantic Mobile, has donated 10 additional wireless phones to Laurens County SAFE Home, a shelter for domestic violence victims. Earlier this year, the shelter received five phones from the company.
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11-07-00
Prince George's County and Freddie Mac Foundation Join to Strengthen County's Children and Families
The Freddie Mac Foundation and Prince George's County today announced the expansion of Healthy Families Prince George's, a highly successful child abuse prevention program to reach more of the county's families. This expansion is part of the county's extensive efforts to ens...
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11-07-00
Gap Inc. Names Chief Foundation Officer
Gap Inc. has named Bobbi Silten as Chief Foundation Officer to lead Gap Foundation and oversee Gap Inc.'s philanthropic endeavors.
"Bobbi's lifelong passion for community giving and her commitment to engaging employees make her a great fit for Ga...
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11-05-00
US Companies Help Drive Non-Financial Reporting to New Heights
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Risk & Opportunity: Best Practice in Non-Financial Reporting, a new publication from SustainAbility, the United Nations Environment Programme and Standard & Poor's, finds a significant improvement in corporate efforts to build trust with s...
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11-02-00
Webcast of the Launch of the New Report, ''Risk and Opportunity: Best Practice in Non-Financial Reporting''
Media Advisory
WHO: SustainAbility
WHAT: Webcast of the launch of the new report, Risk and Opportunity: Best Practice in Non-Financial Reporting.
POSTED
11-01-00
Kellogg's(R) Cereals and the Tom Joyner Foundation Contribute $10,000 To Alabama State University
Kellogg's® Cereals and the Tom Joyner Foundation are contributing $10,000 today to help deserving students continue their education at Alabama State University, a historically Black institution in Montgomery, Alabama.
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10-30-00
Fannie Mae Announces Pilot to Purchase $2 Billion of "MyCommunityMortgage" Loans; Pilot Lenders to Customize Affordable Products For Low- and Moderate-Income Borrowers
To expand the secondary market for affordable community-based mortgages nationwide, Fannie Mae (FNM/NYSE), the nation’s largest source of financing for home mortgages, today announced a commitment to purchase $2 billion of "MyCommunityMortgage" loans through a suite of flexi...
