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• Hoover's
• Beer Brewers and Distributors

HOOVER'S

Check Hoover's home page from time to time for new features. Here are some good ones:

* Ask the Editor
Each week Hoover's editors answer questions submitted by you – although it's not clear on the Web site how to do this. I called Hoover's and was told to submit questions using this e-mail address: update@hoovers.com.

The questions and answers are informative. One response is about a company the Internet Prospector featured last month, "Why is Mars, Inc. so secretive?" In the sidebar, find the Best Known Companies, Newly Updated Companies and fascinating tidbits under the heading, Did You Know?

* Hoover's Most Viewed Companies
These are companies headquartered in 25 top metro areas. Click on a company name to access Hoover's thumbnail profile, which includes a link to the company's Web site. Companies can be searched nationwide by industry.

http://www.hoovers.com/free/

BEER BREWERS AND DISTRIBUTORS

March, the month when green beer flows freely, may be a good time to consider the charitable giving interests of some of the largest beer brewers in the U.S. Here are links to information about charitable activities and application guidelines for a few of them.

Anheuser-Busch Foundation
Areas of interest include education, health care and human services, minority development, youth, cultural enrichment and environmental protection in areas where the company and its subsidiaries operate major facilities.

http://contactus.anheuser-busch.com/contactus/pdfs/Guidelines4CharitableGiving.pdf

For publications about other community outreach initiatives:
http://contactus.anheuser-busch.com/contactus/publications.asp

Miller Brewing Company
Miller is the corporate founding sponsor of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund (TMSF) and is the Fund's largest donor. TMSF provides four-year merit scholarships to students attending the 44 historically black public colleges and universities. Also, Miller provides scholarships for Hispanic-American students through Alelante, an organization that assists students in completing college.

Miller is the largest corporate sponsor of United Cerebral Palsy (UCP). In addition, the Miller Urban Entrepreneurs Series offers key advice on how to start and maintain a successful business.

http://www.millerbrewing.com/inthecommunity/tmsf/default.asp

Coors Brewing Company
Coors is a founding member of the Two Percent Club, a group of companies that pledge to give at least two percent of pretax profits back to the community. Primary areas of focus are diverse communities, higher education, job training, anti-hunger efforts, empowerment of individuals, prevention of alcohol misuse and environmental enhancement.

http://www.coors.com/generalNav/faq.asp?q=6

http://www.coors.com/community/philanthropy.asp

The Boston Beer Company/ Samuel Adams
The company's philanthropic activities are not mentioned on its two Web sites: http://www.samadams.com/company/news/ and http://www.samadams.com/.

Diageo plc
Charitable giving activities or guidelines for Diageo plc, the London owners of Guinness Stout and Harp Lager, can be found at http://www.diageo.co.uk/pageengine.asp?
status_id=3000&page_id=105&site _id=4& section_id=21 for community involvement.

For information on the Diageo Foundation turn to http://www.diageo.co.uk/pageengine.asp?
menu_id=0&site_id=4§ion_id=21&page_id=966.

Murphy's Stout
Charitable giving activities or guidelines for Murphy's Stout are not
readily apparent on the Web site:
http://www.murphys.com/.

Beverly Goodwin

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