Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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08-28-00
National Semiconductor Establishes Charitable Foundation
National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM) has established a charitable foundation to provide grants to benefit K-12 education, university programs and critical needs in communities where the company has a major presence.
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08-28-00
A World of Change: Microsoft, Youth Foundations Offer 4,000 Polish Children First Experience with Computers and the Internet
When children in seven schools in rural Poland return to their classrooms in September, they will experience something many never dreamed possible: access to a computer.
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08-26-00
National Semiconductor Presents Resource Area for Teachers (RAFT) with $150,000 Donation
National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: NSM) reaffirmed its longstanding support for education by presenting a $100,000 cash donation to Resource Area For Teachers (RAFT), a San Jose-based nonprofit organization that collects and distributes surplus items from hundreds of ...
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08-24-00
ExxonMobil and Teach the Children Pump Students Up for Education in Detroit
Exxon Mobil Corporation is helping to prepare more than 2,000 Detroit area students for the start of the new school year through its support of Teach the Children. The Teach the Children program provides elementary school students in communities across the country with book ...
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08-23-00
Delegates Donate More Than 1,000 Books to Sallie Mae's 'Campaign for Literacy' At Democratic National Convention
Sallie Mae (NYSE: SLM) today
announced that delegates participating in its "Campaign for Literacy" during
the Democratic National Convention donated more than 1,000 children's books to
benefit literacy programs in Los Angeles.
The books will be us...
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08-21-00
SBC Foundation Supports Hispanic College Fund
The SBC Foundation, the philanthropic arm of SBC Communications, today announced a $25,000 scholarship contribution to the Hispanic College Fund to help commemorate the first-ever Hispanic College Fund Football Classic, Aug. 26, at Jones SBC Stadium. The targeted donation fr...
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08-21-00
Sears Presents $352,551 to the National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations as Part of Three-Year $1 Million Commitment To Breast Health Awareness
Sears, Roebuck and Co. (NYSE: S) donated $352,551 to the National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO) last night in a special half-time presentation during Game Two of the WNBA Western Conference Finals at the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles. As part of Sears ...
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08-18-00
MichCon Raises $76,000 to Fight the Cold
The fifth annual 'Birdie for Warmth Heat
Bank Open' golf tournament netted $76,000 for MichCon's Heat Bank program.
The money will help senior citizens, disabled, unemployed and low-income
customers keep their homes warm this winter.
The tournamen...
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08-16-00
Albertson's Provides Assistance to Community in Response to Forest Fires
Albertson's Food & Drug stores have come to the aid of the American Red Cross, the U.S. Forest Service and the over 600 firefighters battling forest fires in Bitterroot Valley. With the combined effort of the Albertson's Big Sky Retail Division and the company's Salt Lak...
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08-15-00
Verizon Wireless Raises Funds To Help Victims Of Domestic Violence
Verizon Wireless, known for its corporate leadership in the fight to end domestic violence, today announced a donation program through its 49 Communications Stores that will directly benefit victims and their families. The donation program begins a two-month partnership with...
