American Red Cross

The American Red Cross was a principal player in the response to the 1918 deadly flu epidemic. Then, as today, the organization responded to the nationwide crisis in record time, supplying needed nursing and other healthcare professionals, emergency supplies, and organizational expertise to serve those affected by the health crisis. The American Red Cross [...]

Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign

The Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign started with a single kettle in 1891. Today, more than 25,000 Salvation Army volunteers across the United States ring bells to solicit spare change donations. These public contributions enable The Salvation Army to provide holiday meals for homeless and needy families and to provide a broad array of social [...]

Sandy and Joan Weil – Partners in Leadership

They cheer each other on. They are interested in each other

Lady Bird Johnson

Ford Foundation

The Ford Foundation, chartered in 1936, was created with gifts and bequests from Henry Ford and his son Edsel. The Foundation is an independent organization, with its own board, and is entirely separate from the Ford Motor Company. The Foundation

Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs – Championship Performance

One of the seminal events in the

Roger Moore – as Simon Templar,

Before James Bond, there was Simon Templar. The world came to know the dashing and debonair Roger Moore during the six seasons he starred as

T. Boone Pickens – Giving Back

GIVING BACK
The legacy of T. Boone Pickens began in Oklahoma as the Holdenville cowboy. He would get a degree in geology and start a career in the oil and gas industry that has served him and his causes well. T. Boone Pickens has always given back. He is one of the biggest supporters of [...]

Jackie Joyner-Kersee: All-American Performance

The American public came to know Jackie Joyner-Kersee for her achievements on the UCLA basketball court and the Olympic track and field. Today, the American public knows Jackie Joyner-Kersee for her mission to help people, especially those in her neighborhood. In 1988, she established the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Community Foundation, which joined with the East St. [...]

Ebby Halliday – The Ebby Rose of Texas

Celebrating her ninety-fifth birthday, Ebby Halliday, the founder and chairman of Ebby Halliday, REALTORS, has become a business icon for women throughout the nation. Her company is one of the world

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