Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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07-03-01
Americans are Looking for Good Corporate Citizens, But Aren't Finding Them, According to Hill and Knowlton 2001 Corporate Citizen Watch
A survey conducted by Hill and Knowlton through Harris Interactive found that a majority of Americans consider corporate citizenship - the impact a company has on society - when making investment and purchasing decisions. The bad news is that relatively few give companies hi...
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07-02-01
$2 Million in Grants Empower Children and Families Locally and Nationally
The Freddie Mac Foundation awarded grants totaling nearly $2 million, supporting innovative programs that strengthen communities by strengthening families. During the second quarter, Freddie Mac Foundation continued to target most of its efforts in the Washington D.C. metrop...
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07-02-01
$2 Million in Grants Empower Children and Families Locally and Nationally
The Freddie Mac Foundation awarded grants totaling nearly $2 million, supporting innovative programs that strengthen communities by strengthening families. During the second quarter, Freddie Mac Foundation continued to target most of its efforts in the Washington D.C. metrop...
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06-27-01
Cooper Industries Announces Grants for Vocational Education
Cooper Industries has chosen 21 schools throughout the United States and Mexico to receive grants of $10,000 each. Through the Company's innovative Project Pace Education Awards, these schools were nominated by Cooper's local management teams to begin grant-driven partnershi...
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06-26-01
Wainwright Bank Lends $2.5 Million to Somerville Housing Group Trust
Wainwright Bank has provided $2.5 million in financing to the Somerville Housing Group Trust to develop the first phase of Union Place, a two acre mixed use development within walking distance of Union Square, Somerville. Groundbreaking for the first phase at 411-429 Norfolk...
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06-22-01
Verizon International Foundation Establishes Scholarship Program at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
To help support the development of technical professionals in Puerto Rico, Verizon International Foundation has established a scholarship program for computer engineering students at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM).
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06-18-01
Anti-Predatory Lending Campaign to Help Oakland Families Safely Buy and Keep Homes
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
Volunteers From San Francisco-Based PMI to Build Habitat for Humanity Home On the Rosebud Reservation
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 Donation Assists Victims of Houston Flood
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
U.S. Representatives Ken Bentsen and Sheila Jackson Lee Commend Fannie Mae for Mortgage Relief for Flood Victims in Houston and Surrounding Areas
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.
