Philanthropy

Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. today announced it is launching a series of public service announcements (PSAs) and print materials next week to promote computer literacy in the nation's communities of color.

The PSA campaign is the f...

Merrill Lynch (NYSE : MER) and the National Urban League today celebrated the expected high school graduation of 223 students across the country who have participated in the highly acclaimed ScholarshipBuilder program since its inception in 1988.
The program's mission...

The life and achievements of human rights giant and long-time Philadelphia clergyman Rev. Leon Sullivan will be featured this month in a one-hour public television documentary.

Bell Atlantic contributed $50,000 to help underwrite the doc...

For 25 sophomores at Hartford Public High School, homework is about to get a bit easier. They will be able to do it on their own Pentium personal computers, complete with Windows 95, Star Office software and Internet capability.

At a ceremony thi...

Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today awarded four-year Amgen Foundation Scholarships to children of two Amgen scientists. The $16,000 scholarships are provided in cooperation with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). The scholarship recipients are:
Jennifer H. Lin,...

The ADC Foundation, the charitable giving arm of ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT; www.adc.com), announced its intention to give $100,000 to Urban Ventures of Minneapolis in support of its project to build the Colin Powell Youth Leadership Center. In addition, the ADC Foundation will provid...

Longs Drug Stores today received the 1999 National Walk to Cure Diabetes Leadership Award from the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (JDF), an honor bestowed annually on their top 10 corporate supporters. Longs received the award for their fundraising efforts in support of JDF, h...

Federal-Mogul (NYSE: FMO)
announces that MacArthur Elementary School in Southfield, Michigan, has been
chosen to receive the first public tennis court as part of the company's new
Tennis Moguls program unveiled at a press conference on June 7.
"We...

Albertson's Food & Drug stores have come to the aid of the Denver area communities of Drake and Bailey, in response to emergency needs as threatening forest fires approach.

With the combined effort of the Albertson's Rocky Mountain D...

Albertson's, Inc. is pleased to announce the recipients of funds from this year's Buy.com Boise Open tournament, to be held September 11-17, 2000. A total of ten non-profit organizations located in Southwest Idaho were selected based on their ability to positively improve th...