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NEW YORK – For the seventh consecutive year, schools, libraries and nonprofits across the country will receive thousands of books donated by Verizon employees as part of the Verizon Foundation’s annual Season’s Readings campaign. This year, employees at more than 300 locations will participate in the annual giving campaign with the goal of collecting 200,000 books. […]

                      DUKE ENERGY, UNC ATHLETICS TEAM UP TO READ LIKE A CHAMPION January 20, 2016 By: UNC Athletic Communications RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 20, 2016) – Duke Energy actively supports early childhood literacy – making it a philanthropic priority. UNC student-athletes are giving a boost to those efforts. Duke Energy’s

In this episode of College GameDay Flashback, Christine Williamson and the GameDay crew trace the history of road shows, from South Bend, IN to Fargo, ND and everywhere in between. 0:00 The first regular-season road show 1:58 Blue bloods who stand out 3:49 Letting the small schools shine 4:37 Fargo: GameDay Edition 5:43 A powerful

By: Danette Glassy, MD, FAAP & Pooja Tandon, MD, FAAP No matter what the weather brings, playing outside is good for kids. There is scientific evidence that playing outside improves health, and children of all ages love it. And we know that the more time a child spends in nature, the more likely they are

Listen Key facts On this page Organised sport has many psychological and social benefits for children – even more than the physical activity during play. Researchers think this is because children benefit from the social side of being in a team, and from the involvement of other children and adults. What life skills are associated

by  January 16, 2018 Summary.   On January 6, 2017, JANA Partners, a New York–based activist hedge fund, and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) sent a letter to Apple’s board of directors that may change the future of activist investing, pushing it to put in place…more On January 6, 2017, JANA Partners, a New York–based activist hedge fund, and the California State Teachers’

Chapel Hill nonprofit donates books to UNC’s annual Festival of Hope, a fundraiser benefiting UNC Children’s Hospital and the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Patrick Thompson pictured below at the fundraiser (Patrick Thompson – UNC Lineberger) UNC Children’s is a special place, where expertise and empathy come together to provide all children with the

UNC Football supports children and teachers throughout North Carolina. As Head Coach Mack Brown says, “Coming to Carolina is a 40-year decision, not a 4-year decision.” UNC Football prepares men to venture out into the world as better citizens, committed to helping others and their communities. “Don’t let playing football be the best thing that

Lessons For Life Through Sports, a North Carolina based nonprofit, is proud to support UNC Soccer by donating copies of Lessons For Tar Heels to UNC Soccer summer campers. GO TAR HEELS! Men’s Soccer – University of North Carolina Athletics (goheels.com)