Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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05-18-00
Georgia Gov. Barnes and BellSouth Announce Major Initiative to Bridge Georgia's Digital Divide
Georgia Governor Roy Barnes and BellSouth Corp. today announced a major initiative to build a broadband infrastructure throughout the state and deliver high-speed Internet access to rural Georgia residents and all of Georgia's approximately 1,800 K-12 schools. The project is...
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05-17-00
20th Anniversary of the Mount St. Helens eruption; New Exhibit at Forest Learning Center
Twenty years after the eruption of Mount St. Helens that destroyed 68,000 acres of its forest land, Weyerhaeuser Company is opening a new exhibit at the Mount St. Helens Forest Learning center to commemorate the rebirth of the forest surrounding the blast zone.
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05-16-00
$300,000 Foundation Grant to Help Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect and Promote Strong Families
The Freddie Mac Foundation has made a three-year, $300,000 grant to the National Association of Counties Research Foundation (NACoRF) to help promote and replicate Healthy Families America (HFA) programs, a family support program of Prevent Child Abuse America (PCAA) proven ...
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05-15-00
Aetna Financial Services to Endow Chair, Fund Center at the University of Connecticut
Aetna Financial Services and The University of Connecticut announced today that Aetna will contribute over $2.7 million to the University of Connecticut's School of Business Administration. Combined with over $1.3 million in state matching funds, the total value of Aetna's c...
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05-15-00
Patients From the AFLAC Cancer Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Head Out to the Ballgame
Children being treated for cancer will enjoy a night at the ballpark Tuesday with the Atlanta Braves as part of AFLAC Cancer Center Night at Turner Field.
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05-15-00
Patients From the AFLAC Cancer Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Head Out to the Ballgame
Children being treated for cancer will enjoy a night at the ballpark Tuesday with the Atlanta Braves as part of AFLAC Cancer Center Night at Turner Field.
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05-12-00
Target Stores and Mervyn's California Donate $15,000 to Help Victims of Los Alamos Fire
Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) today announced that Target Stores and Mervyn's California together have donated $15,000 to the American Red Cross to help victims of this week's fire in Los Alamos, N.M.
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05-12-00
Sears Donates More Than $200,000 for New Mexico Wildfire Relief Activities
Sears, Roebuck and Co. (NYSE: S) pledged $225,000 in cash and merchandise donations to the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army for relief activities during the devastating wildfires raging through Los Alamos since last Thursday.
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05-12-00
Freddie Mac and National Hispanic Housing Council Launch $40 Million Affordable Housing Effort in Five States
Freddie Mac and the National Hispanic Housing Council today announced a $40 million initiative to expand new home construction, quality rehabilitation, and affordable homeownership opportunities for Latino families in California, Florida, Illinois, Texas and Massachusetts.
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05-11-00
Bristol-Myers Squibb Joins Effort To Accelerate Access To HIV/AIDS Treatment In Developing Countries
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) announced today that it is participating in a public/private effort with United Nations organizations and four other pharmaceutical companies to explore ways to accelerate and improve the provision of HIV/AIDS-related care and treatme...
