Social Impact & Volunteering

UPS Mobilizes Worldwide Workforce for 15th Annual Global Volunteer Month

For the 15th straight year, UPS employees are participating in Global Volunteer Month across five continents. UPS estimates employees will donate 335,000 volunteer hours in October to 240 community service events taking place across North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific and Indian subcontinent, Middle East and Africa (ISMEA). The Global Volunteer Month volunteer hours will help UPS reach 2.15 million volunteer hours in 2017. At the end of Global Volunteer Month each year, UPS awards $10,000 grants to 14 non-profit organizations UPS employees volunteer at in each U.S. region, international region and business unit.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Players Trust Provides Funding for Approximately 1.5M lbs of Food, Water & Supplies to Puerto Rico

The Major League Baseball Players Trust today announced it is providing a grant to Pacific Prowler Nonprofit’s Operation Airdrop, with support from the Office of the Governor in Puerto Rico and Unidos Por Puerto Rico, to distribute supplies to those suffering in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

Environment

CITGO Awards Grants for Restoration Programs in Celebration of National Estuaries Week

For the third year in a row, CITGO Petroleum Corporation has awarded eight grants to local government agencies and nonprofits in celebration of National Estuaries Week, which took place Sept. 16-23. Through a partnership between CITGO and Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE), each grant will fund the organization’s restoration programs, environmental clean-ups, tree plantings and educational events.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Digitally Transforming a Rural U.S. School District Pro Bono

“Rural school districts in the U.S. struggle to deliver the same educational experiences provided by their larger suburban and urban peers…Technology…holds great promise for rural communities working to improve outcomes for students and leverage their existing resources toward even greater impact.”

Environment

Domtar Sustainability Monthly Minute: September

Field Trip, Minus Permission Slips

There's nothing like a field trip - the chance to shake up the usual routine and gain a fresh perspective. Recently, Domtar joined with Staples and the Appalachian Woodland Alliance to host a field trip in the forests of North Carolina. Watch what happened when procurement professionals stepped out from behind their desks and into the woods to better understand the impacts of their supply chain decisions.

Events, Media & Communications

Hurricane Maria Coordination Call: September 28 @ 4:00 p.m. ET

In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, the business community is mobilizing their expertise, capabilities, and community resources to assist with the relief and recovery efforts.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Galaxy to Celebrate Pediatric Cancer Awareness Night After Month-Long Support of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

AEG’s LA Galaxy will celebrate Pediatric Cancer Awareness Night Saturday, Sept. 30 at StubHub Center when the team hosts Real Salt Lake (7:30 p.m. PT; Spectrum SportsNet, Spectrum Deportes), honoring the Make-A-Wish® Greater Los Angeles as the official Community Partner of the Match. The match, presented by Dannon, during Pediatric Cancer Awareness Night will culminate a month of support from the LA Galaxy, in conjunction with MLS WORKS, of the 4th annual Kick Childhood Cancer Campaign, which encourages fans to “Go Gold” to raise awareness and funds during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Points of Light Civic Accelerator Launches Fall 2017 Class

The Points of Light Civic Accelerator – the first national accelerator dedicated to investing in civic ventures – announced today the 12 ventures selected to participate in its fall 2017 program. The ventures come from across the United States a

Education

Millennial Uses Technology to Connect Students, Communities Across the Globe

Picture a student in science class, seated at a desk, her computer on. The student isn’t writing a paper about her studies or reading class materials, according to Akash Patel. She is interacting with students halfway around the world in Australia, touring their classroom, hearing about what their science quiz will cover that week. The child, from her desk in America’s heartland, is experiencing a world she may never get to travel to – but because of the World Experiences Foundation, she’s learning from it.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Kings Launch LA Kings Ball Hockey Program in Partnership with Los Angeles Area YMCAs

AEG’s Los Angeles Kings, Delta Air Lines and YMCA of Metro Los Angeles celebrated the official launch of the LA Kings Ball Hockey Program in partnership with Delta Air Lines and Blue Shield of California at a kick-off event at the San Pedro & Peninsula YMCA on Sept. 25.

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