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Ferring Donates US$3 Million to the Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan

SAINT PREX, Switzerland, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Frederik Paulsen, Chairman of Ferring Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company with presence in all major European markets and in the US, announced a US$3 million donation to the Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan. This money will be used to fund ...

DaVita Donates Toys, Shoes and School Supplies for Army National Guard to Distribute in Iraq

DENVER, July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA ), a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), recently donated more than 250 pounds of goods to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard for distribution to the...

Ozen Engineering Inc. donates human body-modeling software to Clemson

CLEMSON A gift from California-based Ozen Engineering Inc. to Clemson University is enabling researchers to create detailed computer models of the human body, which can be used to explore a variety of issues, from improving hip replacements to making more comfortable car seating. Ozen Enginee...

Ruth's Hospitality Group Inc. donates Broad Street building to Tulane

In honor of founder Ruth Fertel, Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc., the parent company of Ruth's Chris Steak House, announced today that it has donated the site of the Broad Street Ruth's Chris Steak House to Tulane University for the creation of the Ruth U. Fertel /Tulane Community Health Center, a ...

Jim Kerwin of Oxford Communications Donates $12,500 to the Bermuda Health Foundation Salute to Service Awards Luncheon

ST. GEORGE'S, Bermuda, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Jim Kerwin of Oxford Communications ( www.oxfordcommunications.bm ), Bermuda's premier advertising agency, donated $12,500 to the Bermuda Health Foundation Salute to Service Awards Luncheon held June 17th at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess. This year ...

Health Care Company Donates $60,000 to Keep Community Pool Open

Keystone Mercy Health Plan to Host Christy Pool's Summer Opening Ceremony Philadelphia, Pa. (Vocus) June 24, 2009 -- Keystone Mercy Health Plan, the largest Medical Assistance managed care organization in Pennsylvania, has donated $60,000 to Christy Recreation Center, a...

SANYO Donates Systems Effective vs. Flu to United Nations Organization Affiliate - World Association of Former United Nations Internes and Fellows (WAFUNIF)

Donation accepted as WHO declares H1N1 first pandemic in 41 years Help Goodwill Ambassadors Provide Clean Air to Those in Need; Plans to Bring Products to North America NEW YORK, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- SANYO Biomedical and Environmental Solutions (SANYO), a division of SANYO North Amer...

Smith's Donates $837,000 to Primary Children's Medical Center in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Smith's Food & Drug Stores donated $837,043.00 to Primary Children's Medical Center as a result of its annual grassroots fundraising efforts over the past several weeks. Smith's associates throughout the 48 Utah and 4 Idaho stores have been hosting ...

The SCOOTER Store Donates Scooter to North Carolina Student With Brain Cancer

CASHIERS, N.C., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Typical ninth graders are worried about fitting in at their new high schools, staying in touch with friends from middle school, or keeping up with the latest popular trends--they should not be concerned about getting from one class to the next or other mobili...

Wyeth Donates $100,000 to ASCO Cancer Foundation(R) to Support Cancer Prevention and Care

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE ), has donated $100,000 to The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Cancer Foundation to help support its efforts to advance cancer research, provide patients with important health i...

Raytheon Donates $100,000 to Fisher House Boston

Defense Leader Provides Major Boost to Organization that Helps Wounded Veterans Undergoing Medical Treatment BOSTON, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Fisher House Boston announced today that technology and innovation leader Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN ) has donated $100,000 to the organization. The g...

DaVita Donates More Than $1 Million in Scholarship Funds for Teammates' Families

Hundreds of children and grandchildren of DaVita teammates receive educational scholarships EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA ), a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), announced today that...

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Donates $136 Million to Charities

First Round of Grants to Aid Medical Research, Human Services, and Emergency Services NEW YORK, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The trustees of The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust today announced approximately $136,000,000 in grants to charitable organizations across the United State...

Nationwide Foundation Donates $1.7 Million to American Red Cross for Disaster Preparedness and Response and Increased Blood Collections

WASHINGTON , April 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Nationwide Foundation is making a $1.7 million grant to the American Red Cross to help people affected by disasters and other life-threatening emergencies. This is the third consecutive year the Foundation has contributed this unique grant to t...

Harris Corporation Donates $10,000 to Wounded Warrior Project during HIMSS'09 Healthcare IT Conference and Exposition

CHICAGO, April 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (HIMSS'09, Harris Booth #3974) -- Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS ), an international communications and information technology company, has donated $10,000 to Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), a non-profit organization whose mission is to honor and empowe...

Pangea3 LLC Donates Contract Management Services to Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Pangea3 becomes first legal outsourcing company to provide high-volume pro bono legal services to a charitable organization NEW YORK, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Pangea3 LLC, the global leader in legal outsourcing to corporate in-house counsel and law firms, announced today that it will donate l...

Joan Gaeta Lung Cancer Foundation Donates $15,000 to Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute (ALCMI) for Lung Cancer Research

SAN FRANCISCO, March 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ALCMI's founding organization, the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer (BJALCF) has been conducting an ongoing "One in a Million" advertising campaign to raise $20 from one million people in the belief that small donations add up. Generously donated b...

Subaru of America Donates New Outback to Aid Ronald McDonald House Families

CHERRY HILL, N.J., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Subaru of America, Inc. has donated a new 2009 Subaru Outback Special Edition to the Ronald McDonald House (RMH) of Southern New Jersey, located in Camden. The All-Wheel Drive Outback, valued at approximately $26,000, will be used to transport RMH famil...

Mother of Sick Child Donates Millions to Children

MADISON, Wis., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- For Shannon Kenitz of Madison, Wisconsin, winning the Grand Prize in the American Way Magazine annual Road Warrior contest has meant hope for a brighter future for many disabled children. Ms. Kenitz is the mother of a special needs child herself, and she's...

Tyler Perry Donates $110K to Covenant House Keeping Atlanta Teens off the Street

Perry's Donation to Fund Renovation of Crisis Shelter ATLANTA, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Covenant House Georgia announced today that writer/director/producer Tyler Perry has donated $110,000 and a brand new 15-passenger van to the Atlanta-based homeless shelter. The funds will contribute t...

PEMCO Insurance Donates $10,000 to Seattle Children's in Name of 'Supercharged Seahawks Fans'

SEATTLE, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- PEMCO Insurance today announced it will donate $10,000 to the Bike Helmet Safety Program at Seattle Children's Hospital. As part of its contribution, PEMCO will host a bike helmet fitting and low-cost helmet sale later in the spring. The donation to Seat...

The SCOOTER Store Donates Two Power Chairs for Senior Worshippers at Large Charlotte Church

Gift's 'Immediate Impact' Benefits Elderly Parishioners Who Struggle with Mobility CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On a recent Sunday, a thundering applause filled the massive worship hall of the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church as 1,500 members rose to their feet to celebrat...

The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation Donates $20,000 to American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund

- Directs Funds to Support Victims of Hurricanes and Other Disasters in Texas - HOUSTON, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation, Inc., today announced that it has contributed $20,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund and has directed the fund...

The Melvin and Elaine Wolf Foundation Donates $10,000 to arc Thrift Stores

DENVER, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- For the past 40 years, arc Thrift Stores has been dedicated to the support of individuals with developmental disabilities. This week, The Melvin and Elaine Wolf Foundation graciously donated $10,000 to arc Thrift Stores' "Working with a Purpose" program. "As one of...

HMS Donates Hospital Art

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare Management Systems, Inc.(R) (HMS) hospital customers completed three paintings during HMS' annual conference in October, and attendees who painted were entered into a drawing to receive the paintings to keep at their own facilities or donate to ...

The SCOOTER Store Donates Power Wheelchair to Texas Teenager With Rare Genetic Disorders

Gift of Mobility Brings 'Whole New Life' to Disabled Teenager and His Family DENTON, Texas, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the first time in his 13 years, Dustin Monk will have reason to smile this Christmas. Thanks to a new power wheelchair from The SCOOTER Store ( www.thescooter...

Bayer HealthCare Donates Hundreds of Food Items to Community Food Bank of New Jersey in Response to Governor's Plea to Help the State's Population in Need

WAYNE, N.J. and MORRISTOWN, N.J., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ Bayer HealthCare has donated hundreds of food items to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey (CFBNJ) in response to an urgent call from Governor Jon Corzine for local pharmaceutical companies to help restock supplies at the state's food banks....

The SCOOTER Store Donates Power Wheelchair to California War Hero, a Purple Heart Recipient

Gift of Mobility Lets Terminally Ill Vietnam Veteran Regain Mobility and Independence VENTURA, Calif., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tough odds have never stopped Anthony Radonski. He has survived the rain forests of Vietnam and now battles the 4th stage of lymphoma. Immobility, tho...

Arabesque Books Donates $15,000 in Support of St. Jude in Conjunction With a New Fall Book Series

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Arabesque, an imprint of Kimani Press of Harlequin Enterprises, Ltd., donated $15,000 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(R) in conjunction with its fall book series, Novels of Love & Hope. The donation was presented recently at a recepti...

The SCOOTER Store Donates Power Wheelchair to Former Manassas Detective Stricken With Arthritis

Gift of Mobility is a 'Dream Come True' to Manassas Man Seeking to Improve His Mobility MANASSAS, Va., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thomas Yeepun, 64, thinks of his 20 years with the Fairfax County Police Department as a "blessing" because he served his community. Now retired and suffer...

MTF, Largest Tissue Bank, Donates Skin to Mexican Burn Victim

COSTA MESA, Calif., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Humanitarian efforts by several Mexican organizations and the world's largest tissue bank resulted in a potentially life-saving procedure for a severely burned man from Juarez last month. Edgar Ivan Cardenas Ordaz, 21, suffered second and third de...

Procter & Gamble's Live, Learn and Thrive Donates $200,000 to Feeding America in an Effort to Fight Child Hunger in America

FEEDING AMERICA Supplies Food to 9 Million Hungry Children Each Year CHICAGO, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Procter & Gamble (P&G) (NYSE: PG ) and Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger relief organization, are pleased to announce that P&G's Live, Learn and Thrive global cause ha...

Autovan Donates Wheelchair-Accessible Van; Brings Greater Mobility to Facility in Rochester, New York

BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Autovan, LLC, a specialty vehicle manufacturer of wheelchair-accessible vehicles for the personal use and commercial use markets today announced a donation to Easter Seals New York of an accessible lowered-floor minivan to an Easter Seals' Foxworth ...

The SCOOTER Store Donates Power Wheelchair, Giving New Parents Chance to Be an Active Family

Gift of Mobility Allows Local Man with Cerebral Palsy to Enjoy Time with Wife and New Son HARTWELL, Ga., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "It's a boy!" were the happy words marking the arrival of little Christopher Sokol. His proud parents, Gene and Tammy Sokol, were thrilled and excited a...

Abbott Donates Diagnostic Instruments As Part of the 'Labs Are Vital(TM)' Initiative

WASHINGTON, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott today announced the recipients of the Labs Are Vital(TM) instrument donation program today at the American Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Annual Meeting. Recipients were Northern Michigan University, Marquette Mich.; University o...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Donates $25,000 to American Red Cross for Flood Disaster Recovery

CHICAGO, June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) today donated $25,000 to the American Red Cross for disaster recovery services in areas affected by the current floods, which include northern Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. "Our hearts go out to the t...

Kimberly-Clark Professional Donates Supplies to Assist Columbus, Ind., in Flood Cleanup Efforts

ROSWELL, Ga., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimberly-Clark Professional is donating thousands of health and hygiene products to help Columbus, Ind., businesses and residents clean up from the extensive damage caused by the recent flooding. "We know that Columbus was hit very hard by these storms a...

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Donates $25,000 to Red Cross for Flood Relief Efforts in Wisconsin

WAUKESHA, Wis., June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation LLC today announced it is donating $25,000 to the American Red Cross for the Wisconsin Flood Relief Effort. Strong storms over the course of the past week in Wisconsin have caused widespread flooding and...

The SCOOTER Store Donates Power Wheelchair to Terminally Ill Great-Grandfather in Missouri

Gift of Mobility Lets Korean War Veteran and Gardening Enthusiast Regain Mobility BONNE TERRE, Mo., June 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On the inside looking out is not where Sherman Pyatt, age 76, wants to be. With limited mobility due to a terminal lung illness, Mr. Pyatt is housebound and ...

OrthoSynetics(TM) Donates Body Armor to New Orleans Police Department

Metairie-Based Company Helps to Fill Law Enforcement Need METAIRIE, La., June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- OrthoSynetics(TM), the largest provider of business services to orthodontic and dental practices worldwide, announced today that its Community Relations Committee has donated body armor and a...