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Former Conyers housing officials indicted (Atlanta Business Chronicle)
A husband and wife from Conyers, Ga., were indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury for allegedly embezzling more than $130,000 from the Conyers Public Housing Authority and using the money for gifts, parties and a vacation.

Philanthropy in economic hard times (Arts Journal)
The general assumption about all forms of philanthropy in economic hard times -- individual, foundation, corporate -- is that as money tightens, contributions decline. All such gifts are influenced, after all, by the donor's actual or perceived level of wealth and income.

Colleges fear donor drop-off (Lancaster Online)
Local college officials are waiting to see if the economic crisis will keep corporations from digging into their pockets and donating money.Jerry Eckert, Millersville University's vice president of advancement, said it's too early to say how much corporate donations will drop, but he expects...

Increased filet mignon orders in sagging economy (Meat News)
SHOREWOOD, ILL. ? Although the slumping economy is putting pressure on all segments of the meat, poultry and allied industries, orders for the Entrees to Excellence gourmet foods that make up corporate gifts and customer reward programs are running 19% ahead of last year, according to Larry Wagener, president.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM(R) Reports Revenue Growth of 8.4 Percent to $158 Million for its Fiscal 2008 First Quarter (Centre Daily Times)
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLWS), the world's leading florist and a provider of specialty gifts for all occasions, today reported revenues of $158.0 million for its fiscal 2009 first quarter ended September 28, 2008, representing an increase of 8.4 percent compared with revenues of $145.8 million reported in the prior year period. The Company attributed the revenue growth during the fiscal ...

Medical group bans doctors from accepting vendor gifts (Wausau Daily Herald)
Local clinics prohibit or limit doctors from accepting gifts, and now the states largest group of physicians wants to put the kibosh on gifts altogether.

Gallagher Group Gifts $2 Million To Wintec (Scoop.co.nz)
Hamilton?s Gallagher Group last night gifted $2 million to the Waikato Institute of Technology?s newly established Wintec Foundation.

Weed Beach playground project moves forward (The Darien Times)
Playground by the Sound, the local organization formed to raise funds for a new playground at Weed Beach, will move forward with initial plans to have the playground in place by summer 2009. The organization, which has been raising money for the past six months through brick sales, private gifts and corporate sponsorships, will conclude fund-raising efforts on Nov. 10.

Boyd Tonkin: Agents deal in passion, not per cent (Independent)
It sounds like the guest list for the most eclectic, and glittering, of parties: a congregation of talent overflowing with strong voices and special gifts. Andrew Motion, Jackie Kay, Clive James and Wendy Cope appear; as do Margaret Drabble, Helen Simpson, Ruth Rendell and Joanna Trollope. Emma Thompson and Sandi Toksvig feature; but so do the chefs Samuel and Samantha Clarke; the dancer ...

Casablanca Market Adds Spice to Corporate and Private Event Planning (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
From e-commerce to event planning, Casablanca Market has expanded its services to include corporate events, private parties, and other occasions.