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Jessi Copeland's Blog – June 2012 Archive (3)

CITGO Launches Fifth Year Of Social And Environmental Support For The South Bronx Community Through Its Simón Bolívar Foundation

The Simón Bolívar Foundation, a 501(c) (3) private foundation created by CITGO Petroleum Corporation, today announced a list of thirty-six South Bronx non-profit organizations that will receive financial support to develop local social and environmental programs. The selection was made through a community-advised process where South Bronx residents, educators, community organizers, and other leaders reviewed grant applications and…

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Added by Jessi Copeland on June 25, 2012 at 7:16am — No Comments

Humanitarian Flight to Sahel, the Sequel

Godfather II. Spiderman II. Toy Story II. Sometimes sequels surpass expectations by being as good or even better than the original. My colleagues at UPS met the sequel challenge with flying colors. UPS’s second flight of humanitarian aid was delivered successfully to the Sahel region, where millions of people face dire hunger and living conditions due to severe drought and civil unrest.

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Added by Jessi Copeland on June 20, 2012 at 6:57pm — No Comments

Fair Trade USA And Partners Deliver Record Impact To Farmers In 2011

Fair Trade USA, a non-profit organization and the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States, recently released its 2011 Almanac, an annual publication which provides detailed information on the supply and impact of Fair Trade Certified products. According to the Almanac, in 2011 farmers and farm workers earned almost $22 million in community…

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Added by Jessi Copeland on June 6, 2012 at 7:08pm — No Comments


        

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