- December 2, 2008Dan Darby, former retirement plan consultant, Morgan Stanley, named nonprofit market specialist, MassMutual; Aston Blake, former defined contribution employee, CIGNA, named nonprofit sales consultant.
- December 2, 2008Fred Waugh, former VP of marketing, Convio, named VP of alliances.
- December 2, 2008Sara Spivey, former VP of marketing and business development, rPath Inc., named chief marketing officer, Convio.
- December 2, 2008Dreams for Kids to hold Holiday of Hope celebration, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dec. 20, IBEW Local #134 Hall, Chicago; call 312.729.5404 for information.
- December 2, 2008Rock Bottom Restaurants gave clothes and Thanksgiving meals to 2,800 in need at annual Thanksgiving Day Gathering at locations across U.S.
- December 2, 2008Nicholas Joseph Sallas, graduate student, Mississippi State University, received Thaxton Graduate Assistantship for study of Animal Welfare from KFC and Yum! Brands Foundation.
- December 2, 2008Solidifi Inc., Toronto, launched Solidifi Charitable Foundation to help organizations benefitting children with disabilities and their families.
- December 2, 2008MVP Network launched Golden Fairway Golf Fundraiser, offering free software for holding charity golf tournaments virtually online.
- December 2, 2008Grayson Fowler, former director of federal relations, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, named VP of federal legislative affairs, National Patient Advocate Foundation.
- December 2, 2008Samsung partnered with International Youth Foundation to reduce youth unemployment in Africa through financial and technology support.
- December 2, 2008David Lotz, higher education director, Convio, named to industry advisory council, Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
- December 2, 2008Main Street America collected and delivered over one ton of food during Thanksgiving food drive for food banks in Auburn, Mass., Jacksonville, Fla., Keene, N.H., Richmond, Va., Syracuse, N.Y.
- December 2, 2008Denver Mattress Company launched Operation Rest Assured to raise an expected $180,000 for Salvation Army through mattress sales.
- December 2, 2008Wall Street Warfighters Foundation to launch on Dec. 5 to help veterans find jobs in the financial industry.
- December 2, 20081-800-Charity Farms delivered thousands of pounds of organically grown vegetables to Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida.
