Beaverton, Ore. (October 14, 2011) – NIKE, Inc. has announced grants totaling $300,000 to 27 local nonprofits and schools through the Nike Employee Grant Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation for its Summer 2011 program. (NIKE,INC.2011)
Nike employees joined Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown and grant recipients for an award presentation and celebration yesterday at the Nike Factory Store reception on NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. A wide variety of award recipients include an organization that supports blind athletes and a program that provides coordinated help for families seeking emergency food. The Fund, which was established in 2010, supports local nonprofits and schools creating positive, sustainable social or environmental change. (NIKE,INC.2011)
"These 27 organizations and their programs embody the kind of community-building efforts that are vital for creating a strong, healthy Oregon," said Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown. "I am happy to recognize their efforts tonight, and I applaud Nike for championing these important programs. The Nike Employee Grant Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation is remarkable not only for its financial support, but for the direct involvement through volunteering that Nike employees have with so many organizations." (NIKE,INC.2011)
http://nikeinc.com/press-release/news/nike-inc-announces-grants-to-27-local-nonprofits-and-schools
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