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Workplace Week To Raise Money for Children in Need

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:06:10 +0000

Workplace Week is run by leading workplace consultants Advanced Workplace Associates (AWA). During the week, companies will open their doors and host visits to their offices during working hours; visits will earn money for charity.

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Local Firms Build Youth Facility In Anaheim

Anne Vazquez — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:50:47 +0000

The 25,000 square foot "Dreamscape" will serve area children through the GOALS (Growth Opportunities through Athletics, Learning and Service) program.

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Association’s 2009 Charitable Giving

Anne Vazquez — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:25:46 +0000

Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) chapters donated cash, time, food, and toys to charitable organizations last year.

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SimplexGrinnell Gives Grant

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:48:19 +0000

United Way of Central Maryland (UWCM) was announced as the recipient of a $30,000 grant to assist in implementing United Way Youth Venture.

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Season Of Giving

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:49:28 +0000

As 2009 came to a close, employees at Indiana Furniture marked the new year with the collection of nearly 1,000 pieces of items for a local food bank.

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Holiday Construction

Anne Vazquez — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:43:58 +0000

The Chicago Theatre was recreated by a team from VOA Associates Inc. for the annual “Gingerbuild” competition held at the Allsteel/Gunlocke Chicago Resource Center.

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Food Bank Furnished

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:49:55 +0000

Allsteel contributed to a recent expansion of the Greater Boston Food Bank.

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Pushback On Packaging

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:26:19 +0000

In 2001,Tom Szaky, then a freshman at Princeton University, founded TerraCycle in hopes of building an eco-capitalist company built on waste.

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Award Launched To Recognize FM Green Actions

Anne Vazquez — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:29:08 +0000

Zeftron nylon is sponsoring its first annual Zeftron nylon Sustainable Practices Awards.

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Convention Center Service Reaps Reward For Children’s Agency

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:37:10 +0000

This past December, an international association of insurance and financial services professionals presented a donation to The Children’s Bureau of New Orleans on behalf of the staff of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

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Building Products And Roofing Contractors Work Together To Benefit Local Communities

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:26:55 +0000

Firestone worked together with its customers to help put new roofs on for many in need.

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Habitat For Humanity Surpasses 300,000 Homes

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:49:09 +0000

Since 2001, ASSA ABLOY has helped to support the organization's mission to build houses for families in need and help eradicate homelessness from the world.

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DuPont Contributes To A Bright Environment

Anne Vazquez — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:46:08 +0000

The company donated sheets of its Corian® material to help create a high-tech gathering place for hospitalized children and teens.

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Grant Program Focused On Graffiti Prevention

Anne Vazquez — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:34:48 +0000

Keep America Beautiful, Inc., along with The Sherwin-Williams Company, has announced the recipients of three $2,000 grants under the 2008 Graffiti Hurts Grant Program

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Herman Miller Employees Donate Time

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:14:00 +0000

More than 100 of the company’s employees traveled to Alexandria, VA to help six non-profit organizations in the city. As part of a Herman Miller conference, Alexandria benefitted from a staff volunteer day. Rebuilding Together Alexandria (RTA) orchestrated various volunteer projects at non-profits, from playing games with seniors and painting to landscaping and interacting with children.

“To be a part of the community means you roll up your sleeves and work with neighboring organizations to help make the lives of those they serve better,” said Katharine Medina, executive director of RTA. “Through these efforts, [the] Herman Miller volunteers were

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Kimball Office Donates To Chicago Lighthouse

Anne Vazquez — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:11:00 +0000

The $10,000 gift from the office furniture manufacturer will help support 24 programs for visually impaired children and adults. Chicago Lighthouse is a social service agency dedicated to assisting people with visual challenges. Programs offered include the nation’s oldest low vision clinic, a nationally acclaimed school for children with multi-disabilities, and a legal clinic helping blind people fight discrimination.

The gift from Kimball Office was part of its “See People at Work” activities during the recent NeoCon trade show in Chicago. The company notes that the amount of the gift was made possible, in part, by the record number

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