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05-07-07
CHICAGO, IL- May 7, 2007 "“ The CVS/Caremark Charitable Trust presented $350,000 in grants to ten Easter Seals affiliates during an awards dinner for Easter Seals Training Conference currently being held in Chicago. The grants are part of CVS/Caremark's Corporate signature p...
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05-05-07
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 2007--Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) has been recognized as a leader in responsible energy use by Flex Your Power, California's statewide energy efficiency campaign. The company will be honored at an award ceremony in San Francisco on May...
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04-30-07
WOONSOCKET, RI - April 30, 2007 - The CVS/Caremark Charitable Trust, the private foundation created by CVS/Caremark Corporation, announced today that it plans to award a five-year $2.5 million grant to the Rhode Island Quality Institute to fund its ongoing work to improve t...
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04-30-07
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - April 30, 2007 - As part of its long-standing commitment to community involvement, the Levi's® brand will recognize May 1 as "501® Day," a day to encourage people everywhere to get involved in their communities by volunteering. In New York, Los Angeles an...
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04-24-07
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2007--Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) was honored today for its record of supporting the employment of people with disabilities at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. hosted by the Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation...
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04-19-07
STRATHAM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2007--As concerns about the environment continue to rise due to the effects of global warming, The Timberland Company will focus its annual Earth Day efforts on reducing its environmental footprint by hosting more than 9,000 volunte...
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04-18-07
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DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2007--In celebration of Eart...
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04-12-07
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2007--Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) today announced the publication of its Giving Report, a 45-page, magazine-style report that recaps Safeway and The Safeway Foundation's charitable giving and community involvement activities across ...
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04-11-07
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2007--At a ceremony today in Jackson, Mississippi, Office Depot (NYSE:ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, officially opened its new crossdock serving the Company's retail stores throughout a six-stat...
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04-03-07
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2007--Lenovo today was recognized by Greenpeace for its environmental progress around the world. In the April 2007 report, "Guide to Greener Electronics," Greenpeace ranked Lenovo as the top company out of a group of 14...