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Dominick\'s and ABC 7 Chicago Join Forces for Annual Holiday Food Drive in Support of Greater Chicago Food Depository
CHICAGO — Dominick's Finer Foods and ABC 7 Chicago will help stock pantry shelves this holiday season through the annual Dominick's & ABC 7 Chicago Holiday Food Drive. The eight-week event runs from Nov. 5, 2009, through Jan. 3, 2010. Last year, th...
Simmons Law Firm Presents Second 'Miles for Meso' Walk/Run Fundraiser for Mesothelioma Research
EAST ALTON, Ill. — The Simmons firm, a leading national law firm in the fight against mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases, will present the second Miles for Meso 5K run/walk on Sunday, October 11, in University City, at 9 a.m. The Simm...
Boeing Continues Support to Chicago High Schools
CHICAGO — New Leaders for New Schools, a nationally recognized program devoted to urban education reform through cutting-edge principal training and support, and The Boeing Company today announced that The Boeing Company Charitable Trust has awarde...
Subaru of America Donates $4.6 Million to Five Charities
CHICAGO— Subaru of America, Inc. presented checks to the five charities involved in its "Share the Love" marketing campaign. Addressing media at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show, Tim Mahoney, senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Subaru, ...
Kraft Foods Feeds Gulf Coast Families Affected by Hurricane Ike
NORTHFIELD, Ill. — Kraft Foods Inc. announced it will donate $250,000 in humanitarian aid to support the victims of Hurricane Ike. The donation consists of $100,000 in cash and $50,000 in products to the American Red Cross, and $100,000 in products...
BCI Aircraft Leasing Signs on as Silver Sponsor of 2008 Komen Chicago Race
CHICAGO — BCI Aircraft Leasing (BCI) will serve as a Silver Sponsor in the 2008 Komen Chicago Race, scheduled to take place at the city’s lakefront on Sept. 27. Susan G. Komen for the Cure saves lives, empowers people, ensures quality care for al...
Ronald McDonald House Charities Announces North American Sponsorship with La-Z-Boy
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Ronald McDonald House Charities announced a multi-year sponsorship with La-Z-Boy Incorporated that includes annual furniture donations to all Ronald McDonald Houses (RMHC) and Ronald McDonald Family Room in Canada and the United S...
Lincoln County Egg Farm Donates 216,000 Fresh Eggs to St. Louis Area Foodbank
ST. LOUIS — Egg farmers, including Lincoln County Egg Farm, donated more than 12 million eggs in March to help feed the hungry across the nation. In coordination with America's Second Harvest — The Nation's Food Bank Network, egg farmers from acr...
ArcelorMittal and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Announce Great Lakes Restoration Program
CHICAGO — ArcelorMittal and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced the ArcelorMittal Great Lakes Restoration Program yesterday. The new grant program is funded by a $2.1 million donation from the ArcelorMittal USA Foundation that will ...
Nordstrom Celebrates Black History Month With Exclusive Compilation CD to Benefit Music Education Groups
SEATTLE — In celebration of Black History Month, Nordstrom will sell an exclusive CD entitled "Immortal Soul-Essential Recordings from the Golden Age" beginning in February. "Immortal Soul" is a handpicked compilation of soul and R&B tracks that ca...
The Allstate Foundation Launches ClicktoEmpower.com to Raise Funds for Domestic Violence Survivors
NORTHBROOK, Ill. — The Allstate Foundation and the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) Fund launched an e-mail campaign to bring people to ClicktoEmpower.com, a special Web site created to educate readers about the devastating impact ...
Motorola Foundation to Provide $4 Million in Innovation Generation Grants
In an effort to cultivate the skilled scientists and engineers needed to create tomorrow's breakthrough ideas, in 2008 the Motorola Foundation will provide $4 million in Innovation Generation Grants to organizations that engage U.S. K-12 students and...
Follett Book Stores Partner to Support National Reading Campaign
WOODBRIDGE, Ill.— Follett Higher Education Group bookstores along with the Pearson Foundation, joined hundreds of thousands of children and adults across the country to break the world record for the number of people reading the same book on a si...
Delta Dental Awards $49k for Chicago Oral Health Projects
LISLE, Ill. — Delta Dental of Illinois announced it has awarded $49,000 to six agencies in the greater Chicago area in an effort to help promote oral health education and access for Illinois residents. The grants are part of Delta Dental of Illinoi...
Goizueta Foundation Awards $2.6 Million To YMCA
CHICAGO — The Goizueta Foundation has awarded a grant of $2,612,055 to pilot early childhood outreach for Hispanic communities at five YMCA program sites in Georgia. The grant will also provide funds to conduct national research and program develop...
Sears Announces 'Help Heroes at Home' Initiative
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. ' Sears Holdings Corporation announced the launch of Heroes at Home, a charitable partnership with the nation's leading volunteer home rehabilitation organization, Rebuilding Together. Through Heroes at Home, Sears Holdings seek...
Motorola Sponsors Young Entrepeneurs
CHICAGO - Sponsored by the Motorola Foundation and with the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) as a partner, about 75 young, passionate and successful entrepreneurs and Motorola staff members for the second annual Future Founder...
