Volunteering & Community

NS Employee Spotlight | Building a Tradition of Volunteering

Before joining Norfolk Southern in 1999, Stephen Young had never been involved in community volunteer work. Now, Young, manager intermodal equipment, is a fixture with the Norfolk Thoroughbred Volunteers. He has twice earned Volunteer of the Year award for most volunteer hours and has chaired the group for the past year.

Volunteering & Community

CSX Employees Host Day of Service at Jacksonville School

As a part of its series of volunteer events across its network, CSX hosted a day of service at Mt. Herman Exceptional Student Center, part of Duval County Public Schools, in Jacksonville, Fla. on Saturday, November 5. CSX employees gathered with school leaders and teachers, along with the company’s national service partners City Year and Action for Healthy Kids, to complete projects to make the school cleaner and greener, and encourage physical activity among students.

Volunteering & Community

How a Mindfulness Practice Can Help Transcend Negative Politics

In this era of sparring bipartisan political agendas and unapologetic mudslinging among campaigning rivals, it can be challenging not to get sucked into a downward spiral of negativity each time you turn on the news or read your feed.

Volunteering & Community

Focusing on Foster Care Adoption

All children deserve loving, permanent homes. That is the motivation behind the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s celebration of National Adoption Month -- a nationwide campaign that focuses on foster care adoption.

Volunteering & Community

Hasbro and generationOn Celebrate Ten Inspiring Youth as Hasbro Community Action Heroes

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS), a global play and entertainment company, and generationOn, the youth division of Points of Light, today announced that ten outstanding youth were named Hasbro Community Action Heroes. The award recognizes young volunteers whose service achievements have demonstrated the qualities of a hero -- kindness, courage and leadership – to serve their communities.

Volunteering & Community

Boy, LongHorn Steakhouse Turn Lemonade into 9/11 Meals

Oliver Perry is a budding lemonade-stand mogul with the heart of a philanthropist. All this and he’s only 7.

Philanthropy

Ideas that Matter 2016 | The 826 Anthology of Student Writing

Ideas that Matter winner McSweeney’s created an anthology of student work from each of 826 National’s seven chapters. 826 is a network of nonprofit organizations dedicated to inspiring students to cultivate their writing skills—encouraging them to share their voices, explore creativity and imagine a brighter future.

Volunteering & Community

Arrow Electronics Sponsors Cardboard Engineering Challenge for Cherry Creek School District

A full-sized bobsled with blinking LED lights. A 10-foot blue dragon. Skyscrapers, bulldozers, even a version of Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” painting – all made from scrap materials by schoolchildren in Arrow Electronics communities as part of a global STEM education event called the Cardboard Engineering Challenge.

Education & Workforce Development

Did You Know: Subaru Awards the Best Children’s Science Books Every Year

Learning begins at a young age, and it’s important that future generations are ready for school even before they set foot in a classroom. Who would think that–of any organization–Subaru would be one to make that happen?

Events

21st Century Fox and FOX Sports Support Women's Sports Foundation at Annual Gala Celebrating Female Athletes

FOX Sports continued its longstanding support of the Women's Sports Foundation on October 19 when the network served as co-presenting sponsor of the 37th Annual Salute to Women in Sports, an event celebrating the country's top female athletes and their role in encouraging young women around the country to pursue their own athletic dreams. This was the third consecutive year that FOX Sports has sponsored this event. In addition, FOX Sports parent company 21st Century Fox announced a new partnership with the organization in September to celebrate the premiere of FOX's baseball drama Pitch, creating new opportunities for young female athletes to take their athletic achievements to new heights.

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