$1.9 Million Given to ''Employees' Favorite Charities''; Local ExxonMobil Employees Set Campaign Record.FAIRFAX Fairfax, city (1990 pop. 19,622), historic seat of Fairfax co., NE Va., a residential suburb of Washington, D.C.; inc. 1892, as a city 1961 (at which time it became independent and no longer included in a county). There is some light manufacturing. , Va. -- Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions ReVisions is a 2004 anthology of alternate history short-stories. It is edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Isaac Szpindel. Contents Title Author The Resonance of Light James Alan Gardner Out of China Julie E. . E[acute accent acute accent n. A mark (´) indicating: a. that a vowel is close or tense, as é in French été. b. that a vowel or syllable has a high or rising pitch, as in Chinese or Ancient Greek. c. ]The corrected release reads: E[acute accent]$1.9 MILLION GIVEN TO ''EMPLOYEES' FAVORITE CHARITIES'' E[acute accent]Local ExxonMobil Exxon Mobil Corporation or ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), a multi-national American corporation and a direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil company[2] Employees Set Campaign Record E[acute accent]ExxonMobil today announced that its employees and companies in the Metropolitan D.C. area have raised a record $1.9 million for non-profits during its recently concluded "Employees' Favorite Charities Campaign." E[acute accent]"Our employees did an exceptional job this year in showing support for the community where we live and work," said Mark Merrill Mer·rill , James 1926-1995. American poet whose works include Divine Comedies (1976), which won a Pulitzer Prize. , 2005 ExxonMobil Employees' Favorite Charities Campaign Chair, and Vice President of Planning, ExxonMobil Fuels Marketing Company. "This has been a particularly challenging fundraising
best - (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for efforts, with over 96% of our employees contributing this year, will go a long way toward meeting the needs of many local charities." E[acute accent]Employees and ExxonMobil this year increased their financial support for local non-profit organizations A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. by almost 10% versus last year. The ExxonMobil Employees' Favorite Charities Campaign provides employees with the opportunity to give to any local charity, with 100% of the employee contribution going to a designated charity. In addition, Exxon Mobil Corporation Exxon Mobil Corporation U.S.-based oil and gas company formed in 1999 through the merger of Exxon Corp. and Mobil Corp. It has investments and operations in petroleum and natural gas, coal, nuclear fuels, chemicals, and ores. provides a corporate contribution that is distributed to 185 local health and human services Noun 1. Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Department of Health and Human Services, HHS non-profit organizations based on aggregate donations from employees. (Alphabetical listing of these organizations follows.) E[acute accent]The ExxonMobil family has a long history of supporting community groups and educational organizations in the greater Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. area, not only with contributions and grants, but also with thousands of employees and retirees who volunteer their time and talent to local non-profits. Organizations receiving checks ranging from $250 to $22,051 AAA Women for Choice Action in Community Through Service of Prince William, Inc. African American Women's Resource Center Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf ALIVE!, Inc. ALS Association Alternative House (Abused and Homeless Children Refuge) Alzheimers Disease & Related Disorders Association American Cancer Society, Northern Virginia Region American Diabetes Association, Washington, DC Area American Heart Association, Northern Virginia American Lung Association of Maryland, Inc. (ALA) American Red Cross of the National Capital Area American Red Cross of the National Capital Area in Montgomery County American Red Cross, Alexandria Chapter American Red Cross, Arlington County Chapter Anderson Orthopedic Research Institute Angel Flight Annandale, VA Stake-Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Arc of Northern Virginia Arcola Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Dept Arlington-Alexandria Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. Arthritis Foundation, Metropolitan Washington Chapter Ashburn Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department Asian Pacific American Legal Resources Center Assist Crisis Pregnancy Center Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area Black Student Fund Bon Air Volunteer Fire Department Boy Scouts of America, National Capital Area Council, The Breast Cancer Foundation, The Susan G. Komen Cancer Research Foundation of America Capital Area Food Bank Capital Hospice Carenet Pregnancy Resource Center Caring For Others Carpenter's Shelter Catholic Charities of Arlington Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington Central Union Mission Cerebral Palsy Ability Center (CPAC) CHANGE Inc. Child Safe Net Inc. Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation Children's Food and Care Fund Children's Hospital Foundation of Washington, DC Committee to Help Others Community Ministry of Montgomery County Concerned Black Men, Inc., Washington, DC Chapter Covenant House Crafts for Economic Empowerment, Inc. Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Daughters of Charity DC Central Kitchen Diabetes National Institute, Inc. Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation, The Disabled American Veterans Charitable Services Trust Door of Hope Doorways for Women ECHO, Inc. (Ecumenical Community Helping Others) Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region Episcopal Center for Children Fairfax Area Christian Emergency and Transitional Services, Inc. (FACETS) Fairfax CASA (formerly CASA of Fairfax) Fairfax FISH, Inc. Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department Falls Church Community Services Council, Inc. Falls Church McLean Children's Center Family and Child Services of Washington, D.C., Inc. (F&CS) Fauquier Family Shelter Services Flicker of Hope Foundation Food & Friends Food for Others, Inc. Georgetown University Jimmy L. Hewlett Lung Cancer Research Fund Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services, Inc. Good Shepherd Preschool Gospel Rescue Ministries of Washington, DC Growing Hope Habitat for Humanity Hebrew Home of Greater Washington Herndon-Reston FISH, Inc. Holiday Project of the National Capital Area Holy Family Emergency Assistance Program Home for the Aged the Little Sisters of the Poor HOMESTRETCH Hospice Foundation of America House of Ruth INOVA Health System Foundation Inova VNA Home Health Care Islamic-American Zakat Foundation Jesus House, Soup Kitchen & Clothing Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, Inc., The Jewish Social Service Agency Jill's House Inc. (Access Center) Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International-Capitol Chapter Kidney Foundation of the National Capital Area, National Knights of Virginia Assisting the Retarded (KOVAR) c/o George Fontaigne La Clinica del Pueblo Leesburg Volunteer Fire Department Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, The Legal Services of Northern Virginia, Inc. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, The Lift Me Up Loaves & Fishes, St. Stephens and the Incarnation Lorton Community Action Center (LCAC) Loudoun Abused Women's Shelter (LAWS) Loudoun Interfaith Relief, Inc. Loudoun Therapeutic Riding Foundation, Inc. Lupus Foundation of Greater Washington Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area, Inc. (LSS/NCA) Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc. Manna, Inc. Marcelino Pan y Vino March of Dimes National Capital Area Martha's Table/McKenna's Wagon Matthew's Center for Visual Learning Meals on Wheels Metropolitan/Delta Adult Literacy Council, Inc. Miriam's Kitchen Muscular Dystrophy Association-Greater Washington Chapter My Sister's Place N Street Village National Childhood Cancer Foundation National Multiple Sclerosis Society National Capital Chapter (MS) National Prostate Cancer Coalition Fund, Inc. Next Level 4 Teens No. VA Fellowship of Christian Athletes Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry Northern Virginia Family Service Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding Program Oakwood Services International Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department Orphan Foundation of America (OFA) Parkinson's Action Network Foundation Pathway Homes, Inc. Pilgrimage Outreach Center Planned Parenthood Association of Metropolitan Washington, DC Planned Parenthood Foundation Polaris Project Preemies Today Rainbow Christian Services Reston Interfaith, Inc. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Washington, D.C., Inc. Saint Mark's Christian Formation Center Salvation Army - Alexandria, The Salvation Army - District of Columbia, The Salvation Army - Fairfax, The Salvation Army - Loudoun County, The Sanctity of Life Ministries SERVE, Inc. Shelter for Abused Women Shelter House, Inc. Sickle Cell Disease Association of Greater Washington, Inc. SIDS Alliance of the Mid-Atlantic So Others Might Eat, Inc. (SOME) Spastic Paraplegia Foundation Special Hockey Washington, Inc. Special Olympics International Special Olympics Maryland, Montgomery County Special Olympics Virginia, Inc. Spiritual Care Support Ministries, Inc. St. Ann's Infant and Maternity Home St. Martins - After School for Kids Program Stepping Stones Shelter, Inc. Sterling Park Volunteer Fire Dept. Suited for Change Tahirih Justice Center The Brady Urological Institute Development Office Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine The House The Lamb Center Time to Fly Foundation Toys for Tots Foundation Transitional Housing BARN, Inc. United Community Ministries (UCM) United Methodist Family Services United Way of the National Capital Area Vienna Stars Pathfinders Washington Free Clinic, The Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) Western Fairfax Christian Ministries Whitman-Walker Clinic YMCA of Metropolitan Washington |
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