Diageo, the world’s leading spirits, beer and wine company, has awarded eight students with a total of $60,000 in scholarships as part of its second annual «Celebrate the Future» Scholarship Fund program. The scholarships were announced during a recent awards dinner held at the National Museum of Mexican Fine Art in Chicago.
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Procter & Gamble is turning online reading into a socially worthy deed. Expanding its “Give Health Clean Water Blogivation” campaign, which started in August and is focused on providing clean water, vaccines and education to children in need, the global producer encourages website owners from around the world the world to embed a special widget designed to ‘convert’ users’ clicks into drinking water for deprived communities in developing countries.
The documentary “Latinos Living the American Dream” produced and directed by Eva Longoria Parker in partnership with the Pepsi YO SUMO initiative premiered yesterday, October 21, at the Grauman’s Chinese Theater in LA. The documentary highlights the accomplishments and impact that Hispanics have in shaping the landscape of the United States. The feature is a culmination of Pepsi’s YO SUMO (I Add Up/I Count) movement which encourages Latinos to go beyond being counted and show how they add value to this country, in the year of the Census.
Sony Electronics announced that a fall line-up of its VAIO® computers (excluding laptops with Intel Atom based processors notebooks) now come equipped with IBM‘s World Community Grid software, helping provide scientists around the globe with the computing power to help solve humankind’s biggest challenges.
Coca-Cola Great Britain (CCGB) yesterday announced a new three year partnership with StreetGames, a national charity set up to help young people in disadvantaged communities get active and participate in sports. It was launched by the Minister for Sport and Olympics, Hugh Robertson MP, with help from StreetGames’ Ambassador and former Olympic athlete Diane Modahl. The start was celebrated with a keenly contested futsal match in which the Minister played alongside local StreetGames participants.
The Avon Foundation and Avon Foundation Honorary Chairperson Reese Witherspoon are using this October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, to kick off the Kiss Breast Cancer Goodbye grassroots campaign to motivate people to use lips to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research and access to care.