51 Central Ohio Nonprofits Receive Monetary, Product Grants
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To raise awareness for the important role community gardens play in neighborhoods, ScottsMiracle-Gro joined other central Ohio partners––including the City of Columbus, Columbus Public Health, Franklin County, The Columbus Foundation, Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens and Hidden Creek Landscaping––in an Earth Day celebration on the ScottsMiracle-Gro Community Garden Campus at Franklin Park
The collaboration project between Costa Cruises and Fondazione Banco Alimentare Onlus to recover and reuse surplus food for social purposes continues in the Ligurian city with Costa Fortuna
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GENOA, Italy, April 12, 2019 /3BL Media/ – The collaboration project between Costa Cruisesand the Fondazione Banco Alimentare Onlus food bank to recover and reuse surplus food produced on board cruise ships for social purposes continues. Costa Fortuna, calling today at Genoa, has officially become part of the Costa ships' food donation programme.
In June 2018, Bridgestone Americas made the largest land donation to The Nature Conservancy in Tennessee’s history. The land is in White County, approximately 80 miles east of Nashville, and is connected to 10,000 acres previously donated by Bridgestone.
"This will be a place for birds, rabbits, quail, and other animals to nest," says Billy Bryant, Bridgestone's Chestnut Mountain Propery manager since 1973. "People can also enjoy it, hike it, horseback ride through it...you can't reproduce it."
Today’s leading corporate volunteer programs have one thing in common—they’re flexible and inclusive. Why? The benefits go deeper than you might think. When people can volunteer in a way that resonates with (and works for!) them, they’re more likely to participate. And that first interaction opens the opportunity to engage them in doing good year-round.
PNC and DonorsChoose.org, an online charity that connects individual donors with classrooms in need, have teamed up to help teachers obtain quality resources and experiences for students in public pre-K, public charter and Head Start classrooms across the country.
Sysco’s new sponsorship with Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley’s non-profit organization, The Store, as part of our Nourishing Neighbors initiative, will provide refrigeration equipment for The Store facility and fresh produce through FreshPoint. We are dedicated to fighting hunger in our communities and to #DeliveringaBetterTomorrow. By 2025, our goal is to donate 200 million meals and $50 million in support of our local communities.
How Charles Schwab turned Volunteer Week into a cultural movement
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Schwab Volunteer Week has become a key part of Charles Schwab’s culture. What started as one day of volunteering in seven cities has quickly spread to 170 communities, engaging nearly 7,000 employees and supporting 300 nonprofits across the country.
How did they create that kind of scale with a small team? And how is it helping them create greater impact all year round? Amanda Lenaghan, Senior Program Manager at Charles Schwab, shares her secrets to success in this blog.
