Greater good

GREATER GOOD CHARITIES TEAMS UP WITH BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM AND HILL’S PET NUTRITION FOR THE 2023 SHELTER BOWL TO SUPPORT PETS IN NEED

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Monday, January 30, 2023

Boehringer Ingelheim and Hill’s Pet Nutrition will match every donation made to the Shelter Bowl between February 6 through February 12, 2023, dollar for dollar, up to $50,000.

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  • Boehringer Ingelheim and Hill’s Pet Nutrition will match every donation made to the Shelter Bowl between February 6 through February 12, 2023, dollar for dollar, up to $50,000.
  • “Currently, animal shelters are facing economic hardships, staffing and veterinarian shortages, causing restrictions in their ability to care for pets,” said Liz Baker, CEO of Greater Good Charities.
  • The product donations that will go to animal welfare organizations include nutritious, science-led pet food from Hill’s Pet Nutrition and doses of NexGard® (afoxolaner) and HEARTGARD® Plus (ivermectin/pyrantel) from Boehringer Ingelheim.
  • "As many shelters continue to be under-resourced and are experiencing rising intake rates, we are proud to lend our support to Greater Good Charities and this year’s Shelter Bowl”, said Nicki Baty, President of Hill's Pet Nutrition US.

The Healthcare Innovation Company Announces First Wave of Speakers for Its Flagship Event, June 20-22, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023

BURLINGTON, Mass., Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Healthcare Innovation Company announced the first wave of speakers for its second annual Healthcare Innovation Congress, thINc360, today.

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  • The Healthcare Innovation Company announced the first wave of speakers for its second annual Healthcare Innovation Congress, thINc360, today.
  • The Healthcare Innovation Congress convenes decision makers from across the healthcare ecosystem and takes place June 20-22, 2023, at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C.
  • BURLINGTON, Mass., Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Healthcare Innovation Company announced the first wave of speakers for its second annual Healthcare Innovation Congress, thINc360, today.
  • thINc360 takes place June 20-22, 2023, at the Grand Hyatt, Washington, D.C.
    Sean Edwards, The Healthcare Innovation Company (thINc), 781-939-2618, [email protected]

GREATER GOOD CHARITIES JOINS FORCES WITH WAG! AND DONATESTOCK TO HELP DELIVER MILLIONS OF MEALS TO ANIMAL SHELTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND UKRAINE

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Monday, November 28, 2022

The annual Greater Good Charities GivingTuesday Pet Food Drive will deliver millions of meals for pets in animal shelters across the U.S. and for pets (shelter and owned) in Ukraine.

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  • The annual Greater Good Charities GivingTuesday Pet Food Drive will deliver millions of meals for pets in animal shelters across the U.S. and for pets (shelter and owned) in Ukraine.
  • to allocate proceeds from their Community Shares Program and generously matching donations on GivingTuesday, dollar-for-dollar, up to one million meals.
  • Pet food is the number one expense for animal shelters, said Liz Baker, CEO of Greater Good Charities.
  • To learn more about how Greater Good Charities is amplifying the good in the world, please visit greatergood.org.

Chewy Launches “Letters to Chewy Claus” to Grant Wishes and Bring Joy to Thousands of Pets Across the Country

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Chewy, Inc. (Chewy) (NYSE: CHWY), a leading destination for pet parents and partners, is creating holiday magic for pets across the country this year by launching their Letters to Chewy Claus program.

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  • Chewy, Inc. (Chewy) (NYSE: CHWY), a leading destination for pet parents and partners, is creating holiday magic for pets across the country this year by launching their Letters to Chewy Claus program.
  • And even if pets could get their paws on pens and paper, they had nowhere to send their holiday lists.
  • Letters to Chewy Claus was created to grant big and small holiday wishes for pets.
  • Through Chewy Claus, we are hoping to spread joy while recognizing the most important gift that keeps on givingthe love and companionship of our pets.

Adopt a Shelter Dog Month: Greater Good Charities and Mars Petcare Teamed Up for $250,000 Donation to Support Shelter Pets

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Seattle, Wash., Nov. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In honor of Octobers Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, Greater Good Charities and Mars Petcare joined together to donate $250,000 to support pets in shelters across the country.

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  • Seattle, Wash., Nov. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In honor of Octobers Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, Greater Good Charities and Mars Petcare joined together to donate $250,000 to support pets in shelters across the country.
  • Greater Good Charities is a global nonprofit organization thatworks to help people, pets, and the planet and has providedmore than $475 million in cash grants, in-kind supplies, and programmatic support worldwide.
  • Since 2011, Greater Good Charities has provided over 539 million meals to help pets in need.
  • Everything Mars Petcare does is in service of a world where pets are healthy, happy, and welcome.

Eleven Lions Airlifted from Ukraine in Biggest Ever Warzone Rescue

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Saturday, October 8, 2022

KEENESBURG, Colo., Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nine lions rescued from the war-torn country of Ukraine arrived safely in Colorado at The Wild Animal Sanctuary Thursday, September 29th, 2022, as part of the largest warzone rescue of lions ever carried out.

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  • KEENESBURG, Colo., Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nine lions rescued from the war-torn country of Ukraine arrived safely in Colorado at The Wild Animal Sanctuary Thursday, September 29th, 2022, as part of the largest warzone rescue of lions ever carried out.
  • The pride of lions had been living at the Bio Park Zoo in Odessa, a southern port in Ukraine impacted by the Russian-Ukraine war and invading Russian military forces.
  • The Targu Mures Zoo provided a temporary home for the animals for several months so that an emergency travel permit could be approved for the eleven lions to board an international rescue flight.
  • It has recently expanded its mission to accommodate the surrender or seizure of all big cats, including lions, leopards, mountain lions, cheetahs, and jaguars, in addition to tigers.

SVB Hosts 12th Annual "Tech Gives Back" Week of Community Service

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Monday, October 3, 2022

SANTA CLARA, Calif. , Oct. 3, 2022  /PRNewswire/ --SVB, the financial partner of the innovation economy and parent of Silicon Valley Bank, today announced the start of the 12th annual Tech Gives Back event taking place October 1-7, 2022. Tech Gives Back is an international service event that brings together SVB employees, clients and partners in the technology, life science, healthcare, venture capital and private equity sectors to positively contribute to their communities.

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  • Tech Gives Back is an international service event that brings together SVB employees, clients and partners in the technology, life science, healthcare, venture capital and private equity sectors to positively contribute to their communities.
  • SVB plans to donate $500,000 to participating causes and has more than 1,000 volunteers registered to participate.
  • "We are proud to host our 12th annual Tech Gives Back event to support organizations working for a better world."
  • SVB, SVB FINANCIAL GROUP, SILICON VALLEY BANK, SVB SECURITIES, SVB PRIVATE, SVB CAPITAL and the chevron device are trademarks of SVB Financial Group, used under license.

BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM DONATES NEARLY 100,000 PET VACCINE DOSES TO HELP ELIMINATE RABIES AROUND THE WORLD WITH RELAUNCH OF SHOTS FOR GOOD(SM) INITIATIVE

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

DULUTH, Ga., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim, a global leader in veterinary rabies vaccines, has expanded its commitment to help prevent rabies in dogs by donating nearly 100,000 doses of rabies vaccine. The donation is part of the relaunched SHOTS FOR GOOD℠ program and will be used on tribal lands and in underserved communities across the United States.

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  • Rabies is present on all continents, except Antarctica, with over 95% of human deaths occurring in the Asia and Africa regionsiii.
  • Dogs are the main source of human rabies deaths, contributing up to 99% of all rabies transmissions to humansiv.
  • "The generous vaccine donations from Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health and the Shots for Good initiative helps to protect pets while making this important effort possible."
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health is working on first-in-class innovation for the prediction, prevention, and treatment of diseases in animals.

Hill's Pet Nutrition Announces Record Adoption Year for NBCUniversal Local's Clear The Shelters Campaign; More Than 161,500 Pets, and Counting, Found Their Forever Homes This August

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022

"We are proud and inspired to have played a part in a record outcome for the 2022 Clear The Shelters campaign," said Nicki Baty, President of Hill's Pet Nutrition US.

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  • "We are proud and inspired to have played a part in a record outcome for the 2022 Clear The Shelters campaign," said Nicki Baty, President of Hill's Pet Nutrition US.
  • "We are grateful to the adopters, partners and shelters who came together with purpose and love.
  • Additionally, hundreds of Hill's and Colgate-Palmolive employees supported Clear The Shelters this year, including many who volunteered at shelters holding adoption events across the country.
  • When pet parents purchase Hill's products, they help to provide premium nutrition to thousands of shelter pets across the country.

Greater Good Charities Celebrates 15-Year Anniversary and More Than $475 Million in Impact to Help People, Pets, and the Planet

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Throughout September, to commemorate this milestone, Greater Good Charities will showcase how the global nonprofit mobilizes in response to need and amplifies the good in the world, with on the ground activities.

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  • Throughout September, to commemorate this milestone, Greater Good Charities will showcase how the global nonprofit mobilizes in response to need and amplifies the good in the world, with on the ground activities.
  • For the past 15 years, Greater Good Charities has stayed true to its mission to help people, pets, and the planet by mobilizing in response to need and amplifying the good.
  • In 2007, Greater Good Charities was formed as a granting organization that raised funds online for partner nonprofit projects around the world.
  • To learn more about how Greater Good Charities amplifies thegood across the globe, please visit greatergood.org or follow Facebook , Instagram , Twitter , YouTube and TikTok .