BellSouth-Florida Receives Honorable Mention in Newman's Own/George Award as ``Most Generous Company in America''.MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 1999-- BellSouth-Florida has won an honorable mention award from Newman's Own/George Magazine's "as one of the most generous companies in America." BellSouth-Florida was one of 10 finalists selected from a group of more than 400 nominated American companies. "These 10 corporate heroes have definitely proved that the best companies succeed by not only doing well, but by doing good," said Paul Newman Noun 1. Paul Newman - United States film actor (born in 1925) Newman, Paul Leonard Newman , Newman's Own food company president. Other nominees included; The Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box , MTV/VH1/Nickelodeon Networks, Kenneth Cole Kenneth Cole is the name of:
"Just to be nominated for such a prestigious award is an honor in itself," said BellSouth-Florida President Joseph Lacher. "Giving is part of BellSouth's corporate culture. The philosophy of the company and its employees has always been to give back to the communities we call home. Becoming an honorable mention award winner is a true reflection of the giving nature of our employees." BellSouth-Florida is being honored for donating $1.5 million to the United Way and $3 million to other local charities and for contributing more than 700,000 volunteer hours to various causes through the BellSouth Telephone Pioneers. This year's award winner is Idyll idyll or idyl In literature, a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment. Ltd., of Philadelphia. "Americans gave more than $150 billion to charities and other worthy causes last year, but most of that came from individual donations. This award is our way of encouraging and recognizing the contributions of corporations in philanthropic enterprises," said George President and Editor-In-Chief John Kennedy. State Representative John Cosgrove John Cosgrove (September 12, 1839 - August 15, 1925) was a Democrat Representative representing Missouri's 6th congressional district from March 4, 1883-March 3, 1885. Cosgrove was born near Alexandria Bay, New York in Jefferson County, New York. nominated BellSouth-Florida for the award. In his nomination letter he said: "What stands out most about BellSouth is not the impressive financial contributions, it is the company's steadfast commitment to the community's civic, educational, and cultural endeavors. A spirit best exemplified by the involvement of BellSouth employees and the uncounted hours of service to charitable organizations 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. to the 25,000 active and retired employees who make up the BellSouth Pioneers, BellSouth and its employees are known for giving of their time, their resources and their expertise." BellSouth is a $21 billion communications services company. It provides telecommunications, wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. , directory advertising and publishing, video, Internet and information services See Information Systems. to nearly 30 million customers in 19 countries worldwide. |
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