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Toys"R"Us, Inc. and Disney Announce Exclusive Launch of Specially Designed Halloween Costumes (Popularity:  )
http://www.toysrus.com
Today, Toys"R"Us, Inc. and Disney Consumer Products announced the introduction of a line of 10 specially created Halloween costumes for boys, girls and babies based on popular Disney characters. These costumes will be available exclusively at Toys"R"Us and Babies"R"Us stores nationwide and at http://www.Toysrus.com/ExclusiveCostumes during the 2008 Halloween season. This unique product offering will serve to spotlight the continued support by Toys"R"Us and Disney for the Children Affected by AIDS ...
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New Website Offers Information on Government Transparency (Popularity: )
http://www.samadamsalliance.org
Today, the Sam Adams Alliance launched a new website, SunshineReview.org, to over 600 conservative participants and bloggers at the Americans for Prosperity state summit in Austin, Texas. Sunshine Review analyzes government secrecy by evaluating whether if government websites effectively disclose information to the public and media. "Sunshine Review is a goldmine as it removes the information iron curtain between government and the public," said John Tsarpalas, president of the Sam ...
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Toys"R"Us, Inc. Announces Partnership With Safe Kids Worldwide to Help Keep Children Safe (Popularity: )
http://www.toysrus.com
Toys"R"Us, Inc. announced today that it will partner with Safe Kids Worldwide, the world's leading childhood injury prevention organization, to provide parents and caregivers with valuable information about keeping children safe during key times of the year when they are at most risk of accidental injuries. Through this partnership, Toys"R"Us, Inc. and Safe Kids Worldwide will create comprehensive childhood safety campaigns to educate parents about injury prevention. Initial efforts will ...
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Boeing, Shanghai Airlines and the Washington-Sichuan Friendship Association Unite to Help China Heal After Earthquake Disaster (Popularity: )
http://www.boeing.com
The Boeing Company's (NYSE: BA) third Flight of Hope filled Shanghai Airlines' newly delivered 737-800's cargo hold with 300 cases of new cone masks donated by the Washington-Sichuan Friendship Association on June 13 at Boeing Field in Seattle. The masks will be used by relief workers in China as they begin to rebuild some of the hardest hit areas damaged by the earthquake. Flights of Hope is a collaborative relief ...
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Building Governing Skills Pays Big Dividends for Nonprofits in Turbulent Times, Expert Says in Newest Book (Popularity: )
http://www.dougeadie.com
In his latest book, nonprofit expert Doug Eadie argues that many of the nation's estimated 10 million nonprofit board members fall short of their leadership potential because they are consigned to a passive, review-and-approve role, participating only at a surface level in decision making about the high-stakes issues facing their organizations. A volunteer Governing Board sits at the top of each of the country's estimated 1.5 million nonprofit organizations (NPOs). ...
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Global Sources Doubles Donations for Sichuan Earthquake Victims to RMB 2,000,000 (Popularity: )
http://www.globalsources.com
Global Sources (Nasdaq: GSOL) and its team members have donated RMB 2,000,000 to various charities involved in helping victims of the Sichuan earthquake -- double the amount previously planned. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030303/LNM011LOGO-b ) Global Sources' Chairman and CEO, Merle A. Hinrichs, said: "I would like to thank Global Sources team members for opening their hearts to the people of Sichuan province. "Their donations of RMB 1,000,000 far exceeded the goal we ...
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Alternative Extends Partnership With Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (Popularity: )
http://www.alternativeapparel.com
Alternative (http://www.alternativeapparel.com), premium fashion statements inspired by and created for free-thinking individuals everywhere, today announced its support of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation for the second year in a row, beginning with the organization's trademark events: "A Time for Heroes" presented by Disney in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 8th, and "Kids For Kids" family carnival in New York on Saturday, September 20th. Alternative has signed on to be ...
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Air Products Donates $100,000 for Children Impacted By Earthquake In China (Popularity: )
http://www.airproducts.com
Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced that it has made a $100,000 donation to "Save the Children's Earthquake Relief Effort for Children in China." The May 12 earthquake in the Sichuan Province of western China destroyed schools, orphanages, hospitals and other institutions providing for large numbers of children. To help children recover from this crisis, Save the Children is beginning to set up child-friendly centers and temporary classrooms for primary ...
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World Vision Response in Myanmar Bolstered by Additional Staff and Supplies (Popularity: )
http://www.worldvision.org
World Vision has been able to increase its humanitarian response on the ground in Myanmar by sending additional aid workers and supplies into the country, but the organization cautions that increased access is still required to reach cyclone survivors in need of relief. Five foreign staff with expertise in distribution, logistics, water and sanitation and human resources arrived in Myanmar on Tuesday morning -- joining nearly 600 staffers who have ...
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Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine to Offer Full Tuition Scholarships for All Students (Popularity: )
http://www.clevelandclinic.org
Cleveland Clinic announced today that the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University is providing all its students with full tuition scholarships, beginning with this July's incoming class. Approaching its fifth year in existence, the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine is dedicated to the training of physician scientists who are capable of furthering medical research and bringing the most advanced medical treatment to the patient ...
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