Ford Motor Co.’s “Operation Goodwill” this year donated more than $100,000 to help local organizations and community drive their health, environmental protection and education initiatives, including Nuestra Escuela, Sapientis, Hispanic College Fund, San Juan Community Library, Centro para Puerto Rico, Susan G. Komen/Race for the Cure, American Cancer Society and “Ready, Safe, Drive.”
Just in time for its 50th anniversary in Puerto Rico in 2012, the Salvation Army is flexing its muscles with the move of its central headquarters to a Santurce building and the construction of a multiple-use community center in Guayama. Both projects represent a hefty $30 million investment in the island’s economy.
The Office Depot Foundation, Office Depot’s independent charitable division, will donate 1,500 new backpacks for Puerto Rico students through its National Backpack Program.