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10-01-09
Actress Felicity Huffman Joins philosophy and EIF’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund to ‘shower for the cure’
Actress Felicity Huffman has joined philosophy and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) to raise awareness and funds for the fight against women’s cancers. Huffman will star in a public service announcement that encourages people, beginning today, to visit
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10-01-09
Little Kids Rock "Right to Rick" Benefit to Honor Clarence Clemons of the E Street Band With "Big Man of the Year Award"
Little Kids Rock, a national nonprofit music organization that provides free instruments and instruction to underfunded public schools, today announced details for its "Right to Rock" benefit event, to be held on Th...
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10-01-09
First B Corporation Annual Report Released
B Lab, the nonprofit that certifies B Corporations ("B" is for benefit), will publish the first B Corporation Annual Report in collaboration with Sustainable Industries, the business source for leaders of the New Economy. The report will include a summary of B Lab's progress...
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10-01-09
AEP Recognized as a Top Company for Hispanics by Hispanic Business Magazine
American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) has been selected as one of this year’s top 60 companies for Hispanics by Hispanic Business magazine. The 2009 DIVERSITY ELITE 60is an annual list that takes into account more than 32 variables measuring a company’s commi...
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10-01-09
Rainforest Preservation Project Underway in Indonesia
Palm Oil, Timber and Carbon Offsets (POTICO), a project of the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the NewPage Corporation, is making progress toward conserv...
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10-01-09
CARS(TM) Rates 50th CDFI, Adds Five New Subscribers, and Launches New Web Site in Third Quarter
Four community development financial institutions (CDFIs) from across the United States were rated by the CDFI Assessment and Ratings System (CARS(TM)) in the third quarter of 2009. This brings the total number of rated CDFIs to 50. Of those, almost one-third have been re-ra...
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10-01-09
MetLife Foundation Awards $200,000 Grant to Provide Geriatric Training to Medical Students
The American Federation for Aging Research announces that it has been awarded a $200,000 grant from MetLife Foundation for its Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) program. The funding will provide 50 medical students with the opportunity to participate in an e...
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10-01-09
CVS Caremark Launches Distribution of $3 million in Free Seasonal Flu Shot Vouchers to the Unemployed
With the unemployment rate currently at the highest in over two decades, CVS Caremark today announced it has begun to provide 100,000 free seasonal flu shots to the unemployed as part of its efforts to help keep Americans healthy this flu season. The initiative kicks off tod...
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10-01-09
Over 160,000 to Benefit from World Cocoa Foundation Youth Education Program in West Africa
The World Cocoa Foundation today announced a public-private partnership for rural education with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Africa Education Initiative and its members Kraft Foods; The Hershey Company; Mars, Incorporated; Starbucks Coffee Company; ...
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10-01-09
Dow AgroSciences wins Michigan Green Chemistry Governor's Award for Spinetoram
Dow AgroSciences, a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, received a 2009 Michigan Green Chemistry Governor's Award at the inaugural event held at the Detroit Institute of Arts on September 24.
The award was launched by Michigan's Department ...
