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UPS to Ship 100+ Metric Tons of Food and Supplies to Aid Famine Relief in The...

Today, 11-to-13 million people are starving and are fleeing southern Somalia for camps in Kenya.  Experts are calling it the worst drought in 60 years. More than 2 million children (under the age of...

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UPS at 104: Celebrating the Legacy and Philanthropy of Jim Casey

With the 104th anniversary of UPS just around the corner (Aug. 28), I’ve been thinking about our founder, Jim Casey.  Jim taught us a lot.  His speeches and writings in the 1930s, 40s and 50s would...

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Cultivating Diversity Video: The UPS Foundation

UPS recently announced the donation of $6.9 million in funding to 44 non-profit organizations worldwide that focus on cultivating diversity.  This year’s financial contributions will support a wide...

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ToolBank USA: Transforming Humanitarian Response

I was working at a homeless shelter in 2000 when I went to the Atlanta Community ToolBank to pick up tools for a volunteer project. Once described as “Home Depot on steroids”, I was awestruck by the...

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The UPS Foundation and NYLC: Using Community Service to Improve Education

What if school districts believed that students could use what they’re learning in the classroom to solve real-world problems? And they made space for students and teachers to do that? That’s the...

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Sending Our Love to the Global Community: Happy Valentine’s Day

I grew up in the small farming town of Vestaburg in central Michigan – the kind of place where everyone knows everyone, there are relatives in every corner of the county, and people take care of each...

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Helmets for Kids: Getting Children to School Safely

When I rode my bicycle to school in the seventh grade, I pretended I was my hero at the time – the great Arthur Fonzarelli. As evidenced by my low-end Huffy (and lack of a leather jacket and...

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Capacity for Help

As Humanitarian Engineering & Logistics Manager, I am involved with The UPS Foundation and its support of CARE, Red Cross, Good360 and MedShare. UPS’s logistics expertise assists the non-government...

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The Nature Conservancy on Forest Conservation Around the World

As the director of the forest health program at The Nature Conservancy, I have the privilege of leading work I love and work that makes a difference in the world. As an ecologist I have an...

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Earth Day Network: Going Green Year Round

For over 45 years, each Spring the world comes together on April 22nd to mark and commemorate Earth Day. Earth Day is the one day out of the year where we all pause to appreciate the beauty and wonder...

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