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Avon Puckers Up

By Irish America Staff
December / January 2002

December 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

Rosie O'Donnell welcomes Brian Connolly of AVON to "The Rosie O'Donnell Show". The show has teamed up with the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade for Breast Cancer Awareness month during October 2001.

In October Avon announced that it would donate the largest single corporate foundation gift ever made to the breast cancer cause – an unprecedented $50 million. Announced at the first-ever Avon Kiss Goodbye to Breast Cancer Awards gala, which raised another $1.6 million, the generous gift will be divided into four beneficiaries. $20 million will be given to the National Cancer … [Read more...] about Avon Puckers Up

The Rules of the Game

By Jim Colgan, Contributor
February / March 2001

February 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

"The building trade is the worst trade in the World -- you can quote me on that," jokes Fran Rooney as he speaks of the new house he is trying to construct in County Dublin. And when the CEO and President of Baltimore Technologies is discussing world trade, it would be wise to listen. "I'm hoping to be moved in sometime over the next couple of years," he continues. "They … [Read more...] about The Rules of the Game

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