12th Annual Prudential Community Champions Program Awards $616,500 in Grants Worldwide.News Editors/Business Editors NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2003 The 12th Annual Prudential Community Champions Awards Program, administered by Prudential's Local Initiatives Division, recognizes 756 Prudential associates and retirees nationally and 41 associates across Canada Across Canada was an afternoon program that formerly aired on The Weather Network. The segment ran from early 1999 until mid 2002. The show ran from 3:00PM ET until 7:00 PM ET. , Italy, Japan and Korea who excelled in volunteer commitment, leadership and service in their communities during 2002. Grants range from $250 to $5,000 for each award winner's charitable organization This article is about charitable organizations. For other uses of the word charity, see Charity. A charitable organization (also known as a charity) is an organization with charitable purposes only. . Grants issued by The Prudential Foundation this year totaled $616,500 and more than $6 million since the program began in 1991. "Since Prudential's founding in 1875, we have been committed to making a difference in the communities where we live and work, through both volunteer work and corporate donations," said Gabriella Morris, president of The Prudential Foundation and vice president of Community Resources for Prudential. "We are proud to support our employees and retirees in their unwavering spirit of volunteerism and heartfelt heart·felt adj. Deeply or sincerely felt; earnest. heartfelt Adjective sincerely and strongly felt: heartfelt thanks Adj. 1. commitment to helping others."
COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS AWARDS PROGRAM 2003 FAST FACTS
-- 35 Golden Star Awards of $5,000 each
-- Seven All-Star Team Awards of $5,000 each
-- 279 Shining Star Awards of $1,000 each
-- Eight Rising Star Team Awards of $500 or $250 each
-- 427 Rising Star Awards of $250 each
-- 41 awards to employees in Canada, Italy, Japan and Korea
totaling $17,500
"Prudential Financial's Community Champions Awards Program is to be applauded and praised for a solid history of philanthropic leadership and support to its employees and their communities," said Charles H. Moore For other persons named Charles Moore, see Charles Moore (disambiguation). Charles H. Moore (also known as Chuck Moore) (born 1938) is the inventor of the Forth programming language. , executive director of the Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy philanthropy, the spirit of active goodwill toward others as demonstrated in efforts to promote their welfare. The term is often used interchangeably with charity. (CECP CECP Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice CECP Country Extended Code Page (IBM) CECP Conseil de l'Enseignement des Communes et des Provinces (Belgium) CECP China Energy Conservation Program ). "Prudential's long-standing campaign is an excellent example of our core principles to create an environment favorable fa·vor·a·ble adj. 1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds. 2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis. 3. to increasing the quantity and quality of philanthropic programs and influence a diverse range of companies to embrace and participate in similar initiatives and create and sustain momentum." The Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) is the only national forum of business CEOs with an agenda exclusively focused on corporate giving. Founded in 1977, The Prudential Foundation is the non-profit grant making organization of The Prudential Insurance Company of America. It is part of Prudential's Community Resources Division, a strategic combination of three units: The Foundation, which strives to build children and families' self-sufficiency; Local Initiatives, which coordinates employee volunteerism and fosters community partnerships; and the Social Investment Program, which originates and manages socially beneficial investments. Prudential Financial companies, with approximately $422 billion in total assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing. as of June 30, 2003, serve individual and institutional customers worldwide and include The Prudential Insurance Company of America, one of the largest life insurance companies in the U.S. These companies offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, property and casualty insurance, mutual funds, annuities, pension and retirement related services and administration, asset management, banking and trust services, real estate brokerage franchises and relocation services Relocation services or "employee relocation" includes a range of internal business processes that are engaged to transfer employees (and often their families) or entire departments of a business to a new work location. . For more information, visit http://www.prudential.com. Editor's Notes Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : The Prudential Cares logo is immediately available upon request by contacting Laura Richeson at Bennett & Company, 407-478-4040 or lricheson@bennettandco.com. Prudential Financial executives are available for interviews to discuss this release and additional community outreach efforts. For information on all of this year's Prudential Community Champion award winners visit the online media room at www.prudential.com/champions. |
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