Philanthropy

It's a volunteer effort that would make Metro Detroit native and actor Tim Allen proud, but unlike his hit TV show, this ''Home Improvement'' program featured a cast of thousands.

For the 9th consecutive year, more than 30 Verizon Wirele...

Boston Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra and a national literacy team of major businesses are partnering to support literacy in the Boston area.

The All-Star shortstop today became the Boston area's Literacy Champion and will promote l...

Exxon Mobil Corporation is helping to prepare more than 15,500 students for the start of the new school year through its support of Teach the Children. The Teach the Children program works with schools in urban communities across the country to provide school supplies to nee...

In a metropolitan region fast becoming known for its groundbreaking technologies, Scientific-Atlanta executives and employees joined with Georgia and Gwinnett County officials today to break ground for Gwinnett Technical College's new multi-million-dollar George Busbee Inter...

Family Service League (FSL) is teaming up with Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA), and KaBOOM!, a national non-profit organization that joins communities and corporations by building needed playgrounds across the country. The organizations are building the Kiddie K...

The SBC Foundation has announced a three-year, $100,000 commitment to support the Morton Bahr Distance Learning Scholars Endowment for study through Empire State College’s Center for Distance Learning. The grant will expand educational access among the country’s workers and...

Aetna U.S. Healthcare and the Aetna Foundation today announced an important step in the national campaign against medical error - $840,000 in grants to researchers at five leading academic institutions to study such issues as reducing medication errors, controlling infection...

In its fourth year, the R. Craig Allison Memorial Classic, sponsored by Tollgrade Communications (NASDAQ: TLGD), has raised $70,000 for several local charities this year. Since the tournament began in 1997, Tollgrade has donated more than
$160,000 to charitable org...

Surpassing a previous world record set in August 1999, ShopKo suppliers, friends and employees today raised $2,508,498 in the 2000 ShopKo Charity Golf Classic. Supporting Special Olympics programs in 19 states, today's total exceeds last years' $2,041,776 by nearly a half mi...

Sallie Mae (NYSE: SLM) today announced
that delegates participating in its "Campaign for Literacy" during the
Republican National Convention donated more than 1,500 children's books to
benefit family literacy programs.
The Center for Literacy, Pen...