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Foundation raises $130K in a day for tornado recovery efforts

MBJ Staff — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:15:07 +0000

HATTIESBURG — In just 24 hours, the University of Southern Mississippi Foundation successfully raised $130,234.46 to support the restoration of the front lawn of the University’s Hattiesburg campus that was heavily damaged by the tornado on February 10. During the Southern Miss Campus Beautification Day of Giving on May 8, the USM Foundation utilized the [...]

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Automaker makes half-million-dollar donation to schools

Associated Press — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:18:10 +0000

CANTON — Canton school officials say a gift from Nissan North America will be used to help at-risk students. Superintendent Dwight Luckett tells The Clarion-Ledger the district will hire specialists to work one-on-one or in small groups with students to help them catch up to grade level in reading, language arts and math. The $500,000 [...]

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Refinery makes $1M donation to Audubon Society programs

Associated Press — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:48:09 +0000

PASCAGOULA — The Chevron Pascagoula Refinery is donating $1 million to the Pascagoula River Audubon Center and another National Audubon Society program, the Mississippi Flyway. The Sun Herald reports the majority of the money will go to support operations and educational programs for a new $2 million center, soon to be built on 10 acres [...]

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Pine Belt dealerships pitch in to assist Sandy’s victims

MBJ Staff — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:30:54 +0000

SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI — Ford dealerships in the Pine Belt area are sending relief supplies to help Staten Island communities damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Eighty pallets full of canned goods, diapers, personal care items, blankets, batteries and bottled water, enough to fill a semi-truck trailer, is bound for Dana Ford Lincoln in Staten Island, N.Y. These [...]

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Math and science school looking for private donors

Associated Press — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:05:20 +0000

COLUMBUS — As Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science celebrates its 25th year, it’s also facing a common problem among schools — escalating costs, a decrease in state appropriations and an ever-increasing need for public support. In recent years, they’ve come to rely more heavily upon the financial backing of the MSMS Foundation and private [...]

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Study: ‘Religious’ states give more to charity

MBJ Staff — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:16:23 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — A new study on the generosity of Americans suggests that states with the least religious residents are also the stingiest about giving money to charity. The study released by the Chronicle of Philanthropy found that residents in states where religious participation is higher than the rest of the nation, particularly in the [...]

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MSU Foundation sets new annual fundraising record

MBJ Staff — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:56:14 +0000

STARKVILLE — The Mississippi State University Foundation is marking the largest private giving year in the land-grant institution’s history. Campus officials announced more than $86 million was raised during the just-ended 2012 fiscal year, an increase of more than $6 million from the previously held record of FY 11′s over $80.3 million total. A major [...]

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USM Foundation sets new fundraising record

MBJ Staff — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 11:36:47 +0000

HATTIESBURG — The University of Southern Mississippi Foundation reports it has set a new record for gifts and pledges received during a single fiscal year at $20,336,110. The record eclipses the previous mark of $13.9 million from fiscal 2006 by 43 percent and also represents an increase of 300 percent over the amount raised last [...]

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HORNE celebrates 50th anniversary with community service

MBJ Staff — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:51:05 +0000

RIDGELAND — HORNE LLP will close the firm’s 12 office locations Oct. 1 and celebrate the firm’s 50th anniversary with a firm-wide day of service. More than 400 team members across the Southeast will serve in their communities to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the firm on Oct. 1. The announcement comes [...]

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SoS: Be careful with charitable donations

MBJ Staff — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:00:04 +0000

JACKSON — Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann is reminding Mississippians to be smart with their donated dollars this Christmas by checking their charity with the Secretary of State’s Office. “The holidays bring out the best in most people,” says Hosemann. “Unfortunately, it can bring out the worst in some, as well.” Each year, the Secretary [...]

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