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Dutch Bros donates $900,000 to local food organizations

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Monday, February 26, 2024
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GRANTS PASS, Ore., Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dutch Bros Coffee donated $900,000 to local food organizations thanks to its annual Dutch Luv giveback.

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  • GRANTS PASS, Ore., Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dutch Bros Coffee donated $900,000 to local food organizations thanks to its annual Dutch Luv giveback.
  • From Feb. 1-18, $1 from every Dutch Luv® Latte, Rebel or Frost sold was donated to help support local organizations' efforts to feed their communities.
  • This wouldn't be possible without the love and dedication of our crews, customers and nonprofit partners," said Tana Davila, chief marketing officer at Dutch Bros. "Sharing the Dutch Luv with our communities and ensuring everyone has the resources they need to live their best lives is key to the Dutch Bros culture.
  • This year's nonprofit partners included Houston Food Bank, Oregon Food Bank, Feeding America, Second Harvest Food Bank and more.

Ameriprise Financial, Along with its Employees and Advisors, Donated More than $16.5 Million in 2023

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Monday, February 12, 2024
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Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) and its employees and advisors donated more than $16.5 million through corporate grants, individual donations and gift matching in 2023.

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  • Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) and its employees and advisors donated more than $16.5 million through corporate grants, individual donations and gift matching in 2023.
  • Throughout the year, Ameriprise employees and advisors logged nearly 63,000 volunteer hours supporting causes and organizations that help build strong communities.
  • In addition, the company continued its longstanding partnership with Feeding America, providing more than 124 million meals to people facing hunger.
  • Ameriprise Bank also provided liquidity to the Twin Cities area residential mortgage market with a $10 million investment in a low and moderate-income mortgage-backed security in 2023.

Dutch Bros launches new drinks for Dutch Luv giveback

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
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From February 1 to February 18, Dutch Bros will donate $1 from any Dutch Luv® featured drink sold to local food organizations.

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  • From February 1 to February 18, Dutch Bros will donate $1 from any Dutch Luv® featured drink sold to local food organizations.
  • The Dutch Luv drink lineup includes the Dutch Luv Latte, Dutch Luv Rebel and Dutch Luv Frost.
  • Experience the full interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/9218052-dutch-bros-dutch-luv-giv...
    The Dutch Luv Latte features white coffee with frosted sugar cookie flavor topped with pink Soft Top.
  • The Dutch Luv Frost features a blended frosted sugar cookie shake topped with pink Soft Top.

Avangrid Employees Volunteer More Than 23,000 Hours in 2023

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Thursday, January 4, 2024
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Avangrid (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, has announced that its employees have volunteered more than 23,000 hours in 2023, well surpassing the company’s original goal to volunteer 14,000 hours last year.

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  • Avangrid (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, has announced that its employees have volunteered more than 23,000 hours in 2023, well surpassing the company’s original goal to volunteer 14,000 hours last year.
  • Led by the Avangrid Foundation, employees volunteered in 26 states across the company’s service and operating areas, supporting more than 350 organizations.
  • Through this initiative, the Avangrid Foundation donates $15 per employee volunteer hour to qualifying organizations, up to 100 hours per employee.
  • Our New York employees led the way this year, volunteering more than 7,200 hours in 2023.

Shari’s Partners With Oregon Food Bank to Raise Awareness for the Fight Against Hunger

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Monday, November 13, 2023
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Oregon Food Bank, which is a member of Feeding America®, seeks to provide access to nutritious food for all while building community power and working across systems and networks to eliminate hunger.

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  • Oregon Food Bank, which is a member of Feeding America®, seeks to provide access to nutritious food for all while building community power and working across systems and networks to eliminate hunger.
  • From Oregon Food Bank’s 21 regional food banks, the organization distributes free food equitably across the Network in Oregon and SW Washington and advocates for policies and programs to address the root causes of hunger.
  • “We are proud to renew our partnership with Oregon Food Bank and to play a part in raising necessary awareness and funds in the critical fight against food insecurity.”
    "We are so grateful to Shari's for joining Oregon Food Bank to spread the true story of hunger," shared Oregon Food Bank President Susannah Morgan.
  • Shari’s first partnered with Oregon Food Bank alongside Sysco food distribution on a similar education campaign during the 2019 holiday season.

LOCAL FOOD PANTRY TO EXPAND AND SERVE MORE IN THE WOODSTOCK NEIGHBORHOOD OF SOUTHEAST PORTLAND

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Friday, September 22, 2023
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PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Woodstock Pantry in Southeast Portland will replace its temporary facility with a new, permanent location and expand its capacity thanks to grant funding from Lowe's, Oregon Food Bank, SE Uplift, the Episcopal Bishop of Oregon Foundation, and other local community organizations. Lowe's is sponsoring a Red Vest Day on September 26, 2023 where their employees will complete a landscaping project to start the transformation of the pantry's space so it is suitable for pantry operations and can serve more people in need. The pantry is also seeking volunteers and $100,000 in charitable donations to improve its new location, set to open in January 2024.

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  • With the onset of the pandemic in 2020, the Woodstock community recognized the need for a food pantry in the Southeast Portland neighborhood.
  • In 2022, All Saints Episcopal Church committed to transforming the Woodstock Pantry into a permanent, sustainable food source for our area.
  • Woodstock Pantry is partnering with local Lowe's associates, construction pros, and impact partner Points of Light to complete this project.
  • WHAT: Volunteers from Lowe's and the Southeast Portland community are giving their time to support the Woodstock Pantry's transformation to a permanent facility.

Natural Grocers® Invites Beaverton, OR Community to Celebrate Grand Re-Opening at New Location on August 8, 2023

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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LAKEWOOD, Colo., July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Natural Grocers®, the largest family-operated organic and natural grocery retailer in the U.S., is pleased to announce the relocation of its Beaverton, OR  store to a newly renovated and larger space, on Thursday, August 8, 2023. Natural Grocers' good4u® Crew will host a ribbon cutting and food bank donation ceremony at its new Beaverton location at 3805 SW 117th Ave. at 8:20 AM. Natural Grocers Crew will then help welcome the community into the new store at 8:27 AM with gift card giveaways, fantastic discounts, prize sweepstakes and more. The current store, located just one block away at 12155 SW Broadway St., will close on August 5, at 5:30 PM to complete the relocation process.

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  • Natural Grocers Crew will then help welcome the community into the new store at 8:27 AM with gift card giveaways, fantastic discounts, prize sweepstakes and more.
  • Join the Natural Grocers good4u Crew on August 8th for giveaways, discounts, free samples and sweepstakes.
  • "Natural Grocers has been proud to serve the community of Beaverton since the original location opened almost ten years ago to the day in 2013.
  • Click here to learn more about Natural Grocers' Commitment to Community and their "Bring Your Own Bag Program," benefiting OFB.

AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival Announces End After 12 Years

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Saturday, May 13, 2023
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SAN DIEGO, May 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank has announced the end of the popular AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival after bringing together dozens of award-winning musical acts, blues lovers, volunteers, and Food Bank supporters to Embarcadero Marina Park North for the past twelve years.

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  • The annual fundraiser event, hosted by the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank, has ended due to inflationary pressures and soaring overhead costs
    SAN DIEGO, May 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank has announced the end of the popular AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival after bringing together dozens of award-winning musical acts, blues lovers, volunteers, and Food Bank supporters to Embarcadero Marina Park North for the past twelve years.
  • "AimLoan.com's support of the Blues Festival was an integral part of the event's success from its inception, and we extend our deepest gratitude to Vince for his significant contributions and generous support of the San Diego Blues Festival and the Food Bank's critical hunger-relief mission."
  • Vince Kasperick founded the AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival in partnership with Event Producer, Michael Kinsman, and the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank in 2011.
  • Over the years, the AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival has attracted thousands of local and out-of-town visitors to the downtown San Diego waterfront to enjoy a day of renowned musical artists playing live on two stages from morning to sunset.

Blue Mountain Community Management Volunteers At Oregon Food Bank

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Monday, April 24, 2023
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BEAVERTON, Ore., April 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Associa Blue Mountain Community Management (BMCM) , a leading provider of community management services throughout the Portland Metro, Salem, and Seattle areas, recently sent two different groups of volunteers to assist at the Oregon Food Bank.

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  • BEAVERTON, Ore., April 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Associa Blue Mountain Community Management (BMCM) , a leading provider of community management services throughout the Portland Metro, Salem, and Seattle areas, recently sent two different groups of volunteers to assist at the Oregon Food Bank.
  • The BMCM volunteers worked in two different shifts to package more than 7,000 pounds of garbanzo beans for distribution to local food pantries.
  • The Oregon Food Bank is committed to building communities that never go hungry.
  • “This was a tremendous effort by our team members to provide assistance to those in our community who often go without the most basic foodstuffs,” said Blue Mountain Community Management Branch President Caren Carrero, CMA®, PCAM®.

Angela M. Dowling to lead Kaiser Permanente in Washington

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Friday, January 27, 2023
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OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente has announced that Angela Dowling is the new regional president for Kaiser Permanente in Washington, effective February 13, 2023. In this role, she will lead the organization's focus on providing integrated, high-quality health care and coverage in partnership with the executive medical director for the Washington Permanente Medical Group. Kaiser Permanente currently provides care and coverage for more than 660,000 members in Washington.

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  • OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente has announced that Angela Dowling is the new regional president for Kaiser Permanente in Washington, effective February 13, 2023.
  • In this role, she will lead the organization's focus on providing integrated, high-quality health care and coverage in partnership with the executive medical director for the Washington Permanente Medical Group.
  • Kaiser Permanente currently provides care and coverage for more than 660,000 members in Washington.
  • Dowling comes to Kaiser Permanente from Cambia Health Solutions where she served as Oregon plan president for Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield, part of Cambia Health Solution's family of companies.