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Larry and Gloria Macdonald, long-time supporters of United Way in Calgary and across the world, have provided a three year grant of USD$150,000 to support the work of United Way Ghana and United Way Uganda. Read More »
Posted by Mariana Florit | 04/18/12 4:42 PM EST | Related: Canada | Ghana | Uganda
The Community Chest Rainbow Fund is an emergency relief fund initiated by The Community Chest of Hong Kong in early 2004. Read More »
Posted by Dereck Parada | 01/13/12 11:03 AM EST | Related: Hong Kong
The assistance grant Akaihane “The Disaster Relief Volunteer & NPO Support Fund (Bora Sapo),” organized by the Central Community Chest of Japan, exceeded a total of 1 billion yen on November 10, 2011. Read More »
Posted by Dereck Parada | 01/13/12 10:23 AM EST | Related: Japan
On December 18, 2011, Fundación Caminando Juntos celebrated its first implementation of the Born Learning program in Argentina. Read More »
Posted by Dereck Parada | 01/12/12 2:04 PM EST | Related: Argentina
On October 7, 2011, Fondo Unido de Guatemala in partnership with Camas Olympia and Efiforest, took part in bettering the lives of families in the community of Rancho in El Progreso, Guatemala. Read More »
Posted by Dereck Parada | 01/12/12 12:20 PM EST | Related: Guatemala
Together with Fundación Caminando Juntos, nine partner companies donated more than 240 Christmas boxes to the families of the Conin Pequeños Pasos de José L. Suárez Center, and other organizations. Read More »
Posted by Dereck Parada | 01/12/12 12:07 PM EST | Related: Argentina
On August 22, The Community Chest of Korea in partnership with Deloitte of Changwon ran a workplace giving campaign. The 27 Deloitte employees made pledges via payroll deductions and pledged about USD$2,500 a month to the Community Chest. Read More »
Posted by Dereck Parada | 01/12/12 10:30 AM EST | Related: Korea
United Way Taiwan partnered with 7-Eleven Taiwan to raise funds for flood relief to help their partner in Thailand. They collected over TW$13, 960,000 (USD$463,252) for the flood relief. Read More »
Posted by Dereck Parada | 01/12/12 10:01 AM EST | Related: Taiwan
To celebrate the International Volunteers Day and to emphasize the LIVE UNITED campaign, United Way Chile organized a whole week dedicated to various daily activities to celebrate volunteerism. Read More »
Posted by Dereck Parada | 01/12/12 9:54 AM EST | Related: Chile
United Way Ghana and Cummins Ghana Ltd. volunteered together at Mamprobi Polyclinic for a Day of Caring. In a span of ten hours the volunteers painted walls, cleaned the interior and exterior of the compound, interacted with the children and served the children and mothers lunch. Read More »
Posted by Dereck Parada | 01/12/12 9:22 AM EST | Related: Ghana