Federated gives $2 million to AIDS causes nationwide.CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 1996-- Department Store Divisions Are United in Grants & Volunteer Efforts In commemoration of World AIDS Day World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. AIDS has killed more than 25 million people, with an estimated 38. on Dec. 1, Federated Connected and treated as one. See federated database and federated directories. Department Stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. , Inc. announced today that corporate and division contributions made nationally to projects and organizations dedicated to HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome prevention, research and support throughout the country will total more than $2 million at year end. "The toll taken by AIDS on the creative talents of America's fashion sector over the last 10 years has been devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. ," Allen Questrom, Federated's chairman and chief executive officer, said of the company's involvement. "As retailers, we are reminded daily of the vast need that exists in the effort to find a cure for this disease, as well as to support those individuals who are living with HIV/AIDS. We were one of the first companies to step to the fore Verb 1. step to the fore - make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers" come forward, come to the fore, step forward, step up, come out a decade ago in becoming actively involved in AIDS-funding initiatives nationally, and on the occasion of World AIDS Day it seems appropriate that we renew our commitment in this way." Questrom noted that the $2 million contributed to HIV/AIDS projects this year included direct gifts by the company and its operating divisions, primarily through the Federated Department Stores Foundation, as well as dollar-for-dollar Foundation matches of employee contributions to eligible AIDS-related organizations in communities where Federated stores and divisions operate. Among Federated's major AIDS contributions are the following: -- In Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , the Macy's West PASSPORT '96 fashion extravaganza raised $1.4 million for HIV/AIDS research, education and care this year. Beneficiaries were: American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR), Center for HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. and Digestive Diseases, Magic Johnson Foundation, Inc., Project Angel Food, Project Open Hand, UCSF/Macy's Center for Creative Therapies and several other California AIDS research organizations. Since becoming an HIV/AIDS fundraiser in 1988, the annual event has raised more than $4.1 million. -- In New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , in a first time cooperative effort launched this fall, Federated and its Bloomingdale's, Macy's East and Stern's divisions joined in making a $100,000 grant to the Pediatric AIDS pediatric AIDS AIDS acquired HIV perinatally or by 'vertical'–maternal-infant transmission; children with PAIDS may become symptomatic–lymphoid interstitial pneumonia, encephalopathy, recurrent bacterial infection, Candida Foundation's "Kids 4 Kids" event to be held April 13, 1997. This family carnival and street fair funds the Elizabeth Glaser Scientist Awards, given to noted researchers in the name of the celebrated Pediatric AIDS Foundation co-founder. --In Atlanta, Rich's/Lazarus/Goldsmith's is donating $25,000 to sponsor 7,000 meals for Project Open Hand which serves meals to HIV positive clients. In addition, Rich's employee volunteers cook and package meals for the organization each month. -- In Los Angeles, a $100,000 donation by Macy's West will sponsor "Divine Design" in December. This designer showcase and HIV/AIDS fundraiser benefits Project Angel Food and their mission to prepare and deliver hot meals to people with AIDS The People With AIDS (PWA) Self-Empowerment Movement was a movement of those diagnosed with AIDS and grew out of San Francisco. The PWA Self-Empowerment Movement believes that those diagnosed as having AIDS should "take charge of their own life, illness, and care, and to minimize . -- In Columbus, OH, Rich's/Lazarus/Goldsmith's sponsored the AIDS Task Force "Art For Life" auction which raised $300,000 to support a program of respite care Respite Care Short-term or temporary care of a few hours or weeks of the sick or disabled to provide relief, or respite, to the regular caregiver, usually a family member. Notes: , nutritional advice, outreach and a hotline. From coast to coast, more than three dozen AIDS programs and organizations have benefited from contributions by Federated and its divisions in 1996. Among the recipients are: ActionAIDS in Philadelphia, AIDS Housing of Washington, AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati and Lexington, Boston Living Center, Cornell University/NYU Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Jerusalem House in Atlanta, Hope House of the Palm Beaches, Latino Commission on AIDS, Minnesota AIDS project and the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force. In addition to dollar grants, Federated's divisions are involved in their communities through the innovative Partners In Time employee volunteerism program. Partners In Time was initiated in 1989 as a means of channeling extensive individual volunteerism into a powerful force for change. Associates from all store divisions -- Bloomingdale's, The Bon Marche, Burdines, Goldsmith's, Lazarus, Macy's, Rich's and Stern's -- as well as Federated's support divisions have volunteered nearly 5,000 hours of their time thus far in 1996. Already this year, employees developed more than 40 AIDS-related projects which benefit both children and adults. Volunteer efforts throughout the country have included: hosting a holiday party for kids with HIV/AIDS, leading food drives, delivering Easter baskets to children with HIV, sponsoring educational speakers such as AIDS expert Mary Fisher, donating decorated Christmas trees to numerous residences and health centers for people living with AIDS and participating in the Florida AIDS Ride - biking 250 miles from Orlando to Miami. Partners In Time volunteers also strengthen communities through traditional fundraisers such as AIDS Walks and "Races for the Cure" -- sponsoring and walking in New York's "Race to Deliver" which feeds homebound home·bound adj. Restricted or confined to home, as of an invalid. people with AIDS and participating in AIDS Walks from coast to coast: Alabama, Atlanta, Boston, Cincinnati, Dayton, Evansville, Indianapolis, Lexington, Los Angeles, Louisville, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Sacramento, San Francisco and Washington. Federated-sponsored teams distinguished themselves both in numbers of walkers and dollars raised -- an estimated $120,000. Federated, with corporate offices in Cincinnati and New York, is one of the nation's leading department store retailers, with annual sales of more than $15 billion. Federated currently operates more than 400 department stores, under the names of Bloomingdale's, The Bon Marche, Burdines, Goldsmith's, Lazarus, Macy's, Rich's and Stern's, and 150 specialty stores in 36 states. Federated support divisions include: Federated Corporate Services and the Financial and Credit Services Group, Cincinnati, Ohio; Federated Logistics, Secaucus, New Jersey
Secaucus is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, USA. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town population was 15,931. ; Federated Merchandising/Product Development, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. ; and Federated Systems Group, Atlanta, Georgia. -0- (Note: Information on Federated and its operating divisions is available on the Internet, at http://www.federated-fds.com Copies of past press releases and corporate background data, also is available by calling Fax-On-Demand at 1-800-853-9150). CONTACT: Federated Department Stores, Inc., Cincinnati Jean Reisinger Coggan, 513/579-7315 |
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