Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (January 6, 2011 – January 12, 2011)

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of December 22, 2010 – January 5, 2011.

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Newland CEO, Bob McLeod, Recognized for Humanitarian Leadership by Housing Industry (January 12, 2011 10:00 AM) Source: Newland Real Estate Group, LLC

300 High School Seniors Named Intel Science Talent Search 2011 Semifinalists (January 12, 2011 10:00 AM) Source: Intel

ARVADA, Colo. -- The Noerr Programs Collects $117,238 for Save the Children to Support U.S. Children in Poverty (January 11, 2011 09:00 AM) Source: The Noerr Programs

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Antea Group Global Corporate Consultancy Appoints New Associate, Consultants (January 11, 2011 02:07 PM) Source: Antea Group

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Hanesbrands Celebrates First Graduating Class of Honduras Employees in Company’s Continuing Education Program (January 11, 2011 08:52 AM) Source: Hanesbrands Inc.

Helping Haiti Heal, One Year Later (January 11, 2011 07:59 AM) Source: Vidacare Corporation

DALLAS-- The Next Big Give Finalists Announced (January 10, 2011 11:00 AM) Source: Dallas Market Center

DENVER -- Earth Force Launches Staples Urban Environment Challenge with $175,000 Grant from Staples Foundation for Learning (January 10, 2011 08:00 AM) Source: Staples

MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation Donating a Total of $1 Million to Four Environmental Charities Through Online Campaign (January 7, 2011 01:55 PM) Source: Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

MINNETONKA, Minn. -- UnitedHealth Group Supports Tornado Victims in Arkansas, Missouri and Mississippi (January 7, 2011 12:40 PM) Source: UnitedHealthcare

ROANOKE, Va. -- Advance Auto Parts Raises over $4.8 Million in 2010 Campaign in Support of Diabetes Research, Bringing Company Total to over $25 Million (January 7, 2011 09:11 AM) Source: Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

PITTSBURGH -- Successful “Let’s Tackle Recycling” Campaign Continues at Steelers Playoff Game on January 15 (January 6, 2011 02:36 PM) Source: Pennsylvania Resources Council

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- ISS Corporate Services and NAEM Launch Strategic Alliance (January 6, 2011 02:13 PM) Source: ISS Corporate Services, Inc.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Business Strategist Brian Young Joins Antea Group Global Corporate Consultancy (January 6, 2011 11:58 AM) Source: Antea Group

Tim Mohin, of AMD, is an articulate, accomplished Corporate Social Responsibility professional with more than 20 years' experience. His roles have spanned multiple companies in the semiconductor and computing industry, as well as roles with the U.S. Senate and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Tim also serves on the board of directors of Net Impact, an international nonprofit organization with a mission to inspire, educate, and equip individuals to use the power of business to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world.

PR Contact: Catherine Greenlaw
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Lois Vitt Sale is Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer for Wight & Company, a full-service design and construction firm in the Chicago area. She is an internationally recognized leader in sustainable design and environmentally sound building practices. Her portfolio consists of more than 60 LEED projects, including prominent projects such as the LEED Platinum Hidden Oaks Nature Center and the Bachelor Enlisted Quarters at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center - one of the first LEED certified buildings in the country. Her career has spanned over 20 years, through which she has remained at the forefront of the evolution of the green movement facilitating the integration of sustainability into the built environment. Vitt Sale also has contributed to the development of policy that has resulted in more sustainable building solutions. She is a national leader in the application of private and commercial green technologies and sustainable planning to the public and private sectors.

Lois has participated in the development of policies to reduce the negative impacts of the built environment on the health of people and our natural resources. Her special area of expertise is the intersection between applied technology and the development of policy provisions for City, State, and Federal entities. In addition, Lois applies these technologies and practices to leading-edge sustainable designs and consulting to design teams and clients to maximize the environmental potential for projects. Lois is also an adjunct faculty at Northwestern University, where she teaches sustainable construction, and LEED Faculty with the U.S. Green Building Council. She was also an integral part of the CDB Green Design & Construction Seminar, participated in a Green Building Trade Mission to China, was a member of the Illinois Climate Change Advisory Group, and Policy Committee for Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. Additionally, she was a guest speaker for the American Embassy in Berlin where she spent a week touring cities across Germany lecturing on Integrating Environment into Urban Infrastructure in the U.S.A.

PR Contact: Peter Duckler
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