Health insurance reform passed Congress, but health insurance doesn't equal health care. One in five children in the U.S. live in poverty and millions of children don't have access to regular check-ups and timely health care visits when sick. Through a new social media-driven campaign, the Children’s Health Fund (CHF) and Clorox are working to change this and connect kids to ongoing health care with the click of a mouse.
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CVS/pharmacy has kicked-off its ninth annual in-store fund raising campaign to support the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Since 2002, CVS/pharmacy has partnered with the ALS Therapy Alliance (ATA) to help advance ALS research. To date, CVS/pharmacy has raised more than $19 million in its stores—a single $1 donation at a time—to support the funding of new clinical research with the aim of discovering a treatment or cure for this devastating disease. This year's campaign began on June 6 and runs through June 26.
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The Pepsi Refresh Project is giving America the power to decide how to fund good ideas, big and small, that help refresh our world. Only four months in, the Pepsi Refresh Project has funded over 100 projects and injected more than $5 million back into local communities. With 32 new grants and $1.3 million awarded each month, the impact of the Project is growing exponentially, reaching cities and towns in more than 30 states so far.
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The Pepsi Refresh Project is giving America the power to decide how to fund good ideas, big and small, that help refresh our world. Only four months in, the Pepsi Refresh Project has funded over 100 projects and injected more than $5 million back into local communities. With 32 new grants and $1.3 million awarded each month, the impact of the Project is growing exponentially, reaching cities and towns in more than 30 states so far.
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In a show of responsible corporate leadership, executives from CPX Interactive fund inaugurate Children International’s newest community center, which will help impoverished children in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
CPX Interactive executives, feeling compelled to make a difference to poor children, encouraged their colleagues to join them in funding the construction of the B.U.D.S. Community Center, where over 5,000 children will receive medical and dental care, educational support and nutrition education.
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Choco Milk, a children’s premium ingredient nutritional milk supplement, has partnered with three Major League Soccer (MLS) teams to co-present and fund free community and school-based soccer clinics. The Los Angeles-based Chivas USA, Houston Dynamo and Chicago Fire are among the professional soccer clubs that Choco Milk will collaborate with and donate funds to during “The 2010 Choco Milk Cup Tour.”
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Kimberly-Clark’s Huggies® Brand today announced it has awarded its first-ever MomInspired™ grants to 12 entrepreneurial moms to help fund and resource their innovative, real-world product ideas.
Launched earlier this year, the Huggies® MomInspired™ Grant Program was created to provide the resources and seed capital for moms to either turn their great ideas inspired by personal motherhood experiences into successful businesses or help take their existing businesses to the next level.
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The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) today announced the launch of a new national campaign designed to educate consumers about the benefits and purpose of the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF), the federal fund which insures member deposits in federally insured credit unions. The
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans announced that in 2011 it will fund the construction of 164 Habitat for Humanity homes in 33 states with a $10.4 million contribution. Thrivent Financial’s total six-year commitment to Habitat for Humanity to help families achieve the dream of homeownership will surpass $150 million in 2011. This commitment is through a unique partnership called Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity.
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Thousands of poor youth in developing countries now have opportunities to escape poverty through education and vocational training with the HOPE--Helping Overcome Poverty through Education-- Fund provided by Children International, a U.S.-based humanitarian organization.
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Fidelity Investments®, one of the world's largest providers of financial services and the No. 1 provider of mutual fund advisory programsi, today introduced a new unified managed account (UMA), Fidelity® Personalized Portfolios, which provides a daily tax–sensitive investment management solution and other key features. This service offers affluent investors, who are navigating an increasingly complex investing environment, a single diversified portfolio that can be personalized to meet their individual needs while at the same time optimizing risk management and after-tax returns.
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On World Cancer Day, new independent evidence confirms that the increasing global trend of unhealthy and sedentary lifestyles is responsible for putting millions at an unnecessarily high risk of cancer.
New estimates released today by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) global network suggest that across a range of countries, making lifestyle changes including maintaining a healthy weight, eating a healthy diet and taking regular physical activity can reduce the risk of common cancers by up to a third.
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