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06-16-09
KOOL-AID Supports KaBOOM! Launch of National Play Days Initiative
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., June 16 -- Today KOOL-AID and KaBOOM! are getting serious about fun. The iconic beverage choice for all generations and the organization that has pledged to return play to kids' lives, announces the launch of KaBOOM! Play Days.
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06-16-09
LeapFrog Raises $44 Million for World’s First Microinsurance Fund
Luxembourg - June 17, 2009 -- In a breakthrough for microfinance and alternative investment, the LeapFrog Financial Inclusion Fund announced today that it has raised US$44 million. It is the world's first investment fund focused on microinsurance. The fund aims to invest in ...
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06-16-09
Canadian Hydro Named Among Canada's Top 50 Most Socially Responsible Corporations
CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 06/16/09 -- Canada's largest and most diversified renewable energy company, Canadian Hydro Developers, Inc. (TSX: KHD), was named one of Canada's top 50 most socially responsible corporations by Jantzi Research Inc., an independent inves...
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06-16-09
Nation's Volunteer Leaders Gather in San Francisco to Launch New Era of Service
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - June 16, 2009 - As the economic downturn drives up social needs and spurs an outpouring of volunteering, organizers of the 2009 National Conference on Volunteering and Service say this year's gathering will be a watershed event in the growing movement to...
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06-16-09
The Aspen Institute and American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research to Hold Conversation on the Financial Crisis
Aspen, CO - June 16, 2009 -- The Aspen Institute and the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) are jointly sponsoring a conversation, The Financial Crisis: Failure of Capitalism or Failure of Government Policy? The event will take place on Thursday, June 18 from 8:30 am - 10:0...
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06-16-09
Procter & Gamble and World Vision Team-Up To Respond To Pakistan Humanitarian Crisis With Clean Drinking Water
CINCINNATI, June 16, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the Pakistan conflict that has displaced more than 2.5 million people, about half of whom are children, Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) and World Vision will provide more than 11 million liters of clean drinking water....
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06-16-09
The Aspen Institute Initiative on Financial Security Releases "Child Accounts: The Appropriate Role for the Private Sector"
Washington, DC - June 17, 2009 - The Aspen Institute Initiative on Financial Security (Aspen IFS) will release a report entitled "Child Accounts: The Appropriate Role for the Private Sector" at a discussion sponsored by Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) on Capitol Hill today. T...
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06-16-09
CA and PGA Tour Golf Professional Retief Goosen to Help Long Island Children and Families
ISLANDIA, N.Y., June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Two-time U.S. Open Golf Champion Retief Goosen joined CA, Inc. at the company's headquarters in Islandia, N.Y. to present a $2,500 contribution to the Education and Assistance Corporation (EAC).
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06-16-09
GreenPrint Launches Version 2.0
CSRwire - PORTLAND, OR. - June 16, 2009 - GreenPrint Technologies today announced the launch of GreenPrint Version 2.0. After more than two years in development, the software boasts major feature and performance im...
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06-16-09
Worldwide Carbon Registry to Register ERA Carbon Offset Credits
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 06/16/09 -- ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd. ("ERA" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: ESR) is pleased to announce that they have been accepted by TZ1 Limited ("TZ1") to register the Company's EcoNeutral(R) carbon credits product on the T...
