Posts belonging to Category 'charity'
March 8, 2010 | Posted by admin
Elevate America’s Veterans Initiative to provide technology skills, other resources to veterans and their spouses.
WASHINGTON, March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Building on its Elevate America program to provide technology training to help prepare people for 21st-century jobs, Microsoft Corp. today announced an initiative to bring together a coalition of public, private and nonprofit organizations to give [...]
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Tags: Bill Gates, education, Microsoft, military, Veterans | 
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December 31, 2009 | Posted by admin
NEWTOWN, Pa., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today pledged to donate $400,000 to the Washington Crossing Historical Park in Washington Crossing, Pa. The park, which has experienced recent state budget cuts, is visited by more than one hundred thousand tourists each year.
Lockheed Martin’s donation will fund the addition of a dedicated education [...]
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November 12, 2009 | Posted by admin
NEW YORK, November 12, 2009 /PRNewswire/ — Last night, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the nation’s first and largest nonpartisan, non-profit organization for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, hosted its Third Annual Heroes Gala at Gotham Hall in New York City. This inspiring event, timed to coincide with Veterans Day, [...]
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October 5, 2009 | Posted by admin
Note: Hi to Gunny and Jim
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ — Contractors are laying paving material this week that will transform the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial as part of the first phase of the restoration and preservation project for the Penn’s Landing landmark at Front and Spruce Streets.
The material, which will resemble granite pavers, is [...]
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September 30, 2009 | Posted by admin
CHICAGO, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Operation Homefront, an organization that helps troops in-need, will no doubt be rooting for Kurt Busch and his #2 Miller Lite Dodge to perform well during the remainder of the 2009 NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup. That’s because Miller Lite today announced the brand is donating $200,000 to Operation [...]
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