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CITGO Steps up After Severe Winter Storms Hit Texas, Louisiana
March 12, 2021 GMT
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HOUSTON, March 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ In the wake of severe, back-to-back mid-February winter storms that seriously impacted Texas and Louisiana, CITGO stepped up to provide ongoing support to affected communities. The intense, damaging storms prompted a major disaster declaration from the Federal Government, and both Texas and Louisiana declared emergencies in impacted counties.
“With CITGO refineries in Corpus Christi, Texas and Lake Charles, Louisiana, and our corporate headquarters in Houston, the lion’s share of our employees experienced these devastating storms first-hand,” said CITGO President and CEO Carlos Jordá. “These are the communities where we live, so we immediately moved to lend a hand.”
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Gap Inc. Donates 6 Million Units of Clothing to Vulnerable Refugee and Displaced Families
March 10, 2021 GMT
Though she has lost a lot in the last year after fleeing her home in Burkina Faso, 10-year-old Oumou is smiling because she recently received a new dress. In partnership with USA for UNHCR, Gap Inc. has donated 6 million pieces of clothing to vulnerable refugee and displaced families. Photo credit: UNHCR/Sylvie Tougouma
Though she has lost a lot in the last year after fleeing her home in Burkina Faso, 10-year-old Oumou is smiling because she recently received a new dress. In partnership with USA for UNHCR, Gap Inc. has donated 6 million pieces of clothing to vulnerable refugee and displaced families. Photo credit: UNHCR/Sylvie Tougouma
Federal Conference Virtual Event Production Services Enables Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington to Exceed Revenue Goals for 2020
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Federal Conference provided virtual event production support to Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington’s annual marquee event, “Youth in (Virtual) Real Estate Event” The event brought Washington, DC area real estate Leaders together to raise awareness as well as money to support DC area youth.
Federal Conference is an innovative meeting and conference planning company offering a variety of services for more than 3,000 events annually worldwide.
Terri Johnson, Director of Special Events, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington stated, The result was a high-quality program that exceeded our expectations. Federal Conference’s Production Services team made the format transition easy and less stressful.
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Alorica Shares Corporate Social Responsibility Momentum, Including $6.5 Million Employee-Driven Donation Milestone
March 1, 2021 GMT
IRVINE, Calif. (BUSINESS WIRE) Mar 1, 2021
Alorica Inc., a global customer experience (CX) provider, today recapped key results from its 2020 corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives including the formation of its newest global social impact program TIDE (Together for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity). Concurrently, the company’s non-profit partner, Making Lives Better with Alorica (MLBA), published its 2020 Impact Report noting over $6.5 million in employee-led donations to date, which marks a significant milestone only five years after its inception.
The Apache® Software Foundation Sustains its Mission of Providing Software for the Public Good through Corporate Sponsorships and Charitable Giving World’s largest Open Source Foundation provides more than $22B worth of community-led software at 100% no charge to users worldwide. The Apache Software Foundation
Wilmington, DE, Feb. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The Apache
® Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 Open Source projects and initiatives, announced today that Corporate Sponsorship and Charitable Giving has enabled the Foundation to sustain its mission of providing software for the public good.
The ASF is the world s largest Open Source foundation. Apache software projects are integral to nearly every end-user computing device, benefit billions of users worldwide, with Web requests received from every Internet-connected country on the planet. Valued conservatively at more than $22B, Apach