opportunities. The company announced plans to launch a new online footwear business‚ Piperlime‚ by late 2006. A passionate advocate of corporate social responsibility‚ Pressler has further focused the company’s efforts on encouraging employee volunteerism‚ supporting organizations that help underserved youth and women‚ and working to improve labor conditions in garment factories. In 2003‚ Gap Inc. began publishing a Social Responsibility Report‚ which Business Ethics magazine recognized with its
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Sustainability is key to a company that harvests timber for products from paper to OSB. Weyerhaeuser is the epitome of the business with a social consciousness. Its sustainability programs are not its only foray into society; it also encourages employee volunteerism‚ has a company giving fund and is very concerned about any environmental footprint it may have. Its outreach to indigenous people is also noteworthy‚ as they provide employment for and receive input from those who they share the forests with.
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Through my work experiences and volunteerism‚ I have developed exceptional compassion‚ empathy‚ intelligence‚ integrity‚ and personal commitment which I believe will make me a perfect candidate for this program. With these qualities‚ I am confident that I positively contribute towards the
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preface my essay‚ I sincerely enjoy helping the community. I have already signed up for Habitat for Humanity in Boston for next semester as well as am looking into a community action project in local Boston schools on the weekends. However‚ Greek volunteerism so far seems‚ as stated in class‚ very non-existent. Hence‚ it almost makes sense why this walk was incompetently organized. Nonetheless‚ here is my own opinion of the community action project from last weekend: Nothing could compare to how little
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I admit‚ I’ve always been a bit of an introvert. In high school‚ if there was an opportunity to lead‚ I hurried in the opposite direction. I avoided circumstances where I might fail or face discomfiture‚ and I particularly shunned events where I would have to interact with people I had never met before. Therefore‚ if you were to tell me back then that I would describe myself as ambitious‚ intellectually curious‚ and socially responsible‚ I would look at you dumbfounded. However‚ since leaving high
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Humans are not just specks in the universe. Our lives have purpose‚ and we have to make a decision every day to pursue that purpose. All too often people diminish the impact a single person can make by rationalizing that our lives represent less than a blink of an eye in the greater scheme of eternity. However‚ our actions‚ words‚ and accomplishments do not die with us. We leave a legacy that impacts others. And this inspired me to create a senior project that would last even after I graduated. I
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Under Armour was founded in 1996 by Kevin Plank‚ a then 23-year old former special teams captain of the University of Maryland football team. Plank initially began the business from his grandmother’s basement in Washington‚ D.C As a fullback at the University of Maryland‚ Hall got tired of having to change out of the sweat-soaked T-shirts worn under his jersey; however‚ he noticed that his compression shorts worn during practice stayed dry. This inspired him to make a T-shirt using moisture-wicking
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MPU-2312 CIVIC CONSCIOUSNESS AND VOLUNTEERISM COURSEWORK PROPOSAL OF VOLUNTEER OR CHARITY PROJECT ‘SELLING TO SPREAD SMILE’ PROGRAMME: DBU 6 TUTOR: MR MUGUUNTHAN Type of volunteer and charity project The type of volunteer and charity project to be carried out by our tutorial group is a selling campaign. The theme of our selling campaign is ‘Selling to Spread Smile’. Objectives of the project One of the objectives of this project are to develop consciousness toward our own potential
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How to Start a Children’s Feeding Program 17 ways to recreate the miracle of loaves and fishes 1. Identify your source of funds. Talk to people‚ family members‚ friends‚ colleagues and others who you think can help. Get pledges and accept donations. 2. Estimate feeding cost. Usually P500-P700 will feed 100 children at one time. Remember you are providing a supplement to‚ and not a replacement for their regular meals. 3. Identify the school where you want to conduct the program. For better
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