The foundation's site includes
guidelines, an eligibility quiz and the online grant application. Verizon
Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable wireless network,
serving 43.

Aetna Distributes $2.2 Million Through Regional Grants Program; Almost $200 000 Donated in Pennsylvania; 92 Percent of Grants Focus on Racial and Ethnic Dispar

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The program recognizes effective communications efforts that increase
public awareness of foundations and corporate-giving programs.
The foundation also supports Verizon Volunteers, an incentive program that
last year encouraged Verizon employees to volunteer 528,000 hours in their
communities and provided $37.
Verizon has a diverse work force of more than 210,000 in four business units:
Domestic Telecom serves customers based in 29 states with wireline
telecommunications services, including broadband and other services.

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$25,000 was provided to
the Police Athletic League of Philadelphia, $51,000 since 2002.
University of Pennsylvania (Trustees )
YMCA of Philadelphia and Vicinity

About the Aetna Foundation

The Aetna Foundation is the independent charitable and
philanthropic arm of Aetna Inc.9 million dental members, 8.5 million group insurance members to help them
make better informed decisions about their health care and protect
their finances against health-related risks. "Lindau is on the way to becoming Europe's
most important internationally oriented forum for tomorrow's elite
scientists," noted Committee member and spokesperson Thomas Ellerbeck.lindau-nobel.

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The award was presented at
the Council on Foundations' 56th annual conference today.
Since 2001, Aetna has awarded more than $7.
"We are committed to building healthy communities, with particular
emphasis on addressing racial and ethnic disparities in health care ,"
said Marilda L. Past Nobel Laureates in chemistry,
medicine and physics will be gathering again in this Year of Einstein for the
first time in five years.de


Press contact:
Regine Lahme or Christian Rapp
The Committee for the Meetings of Nobel Laureates in Lindau
email: media@lindau-nobel.

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6 million in combined contributions to charitable
and nonprofit organizations .verizon.com/news.com/foundation

About Aetna

As one of the nation's leading providers of health care, dental,
pharmacy, group life, disability and long-term care benefits, Aetna
puts information and helpful resources to work for its approximately
13. (Figures as of December 31,
2004 )

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To receive news releases by e-mail, visit the
News Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news
releases. "The
Regional Grants Program, in its fourth year , funds programs that
improve understanding of racial and cultural diversity and provide
access to quality health care."
Racial and ethnic disparities in health care have become a
critical issue as minorities are projected to make up 41. The patrons' assembly of the Lindau Foundation
for Nobel Prize Winners Meetings at Lake Constance (the Foundation was
established in 2000) counts 132 Nobel prize winners among its membership.

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com/foundation.
(NYSE: VZ) is one of the world's leading providers of communications services. International includes wireline and wireless
operations and investments , primarily in the Americas and Europe.J. The
Foundation's giving is focused on reducing racial and ethnic
disparities in health care.aetna.

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verizon.com/foundation, received top
honors for excellence in communications in the category recognizing large
corporate foundations.
The foundation also encourages nonprofits to utilize the Internet to enhance
their operations and communications capabilities .5 percent of
the American workforce by 2008. For more
information, please visit www. 47 Nobel Laureates and Members of Tomorrow's Academic Elite From 56
Nations Set to Gather for Lindau Forum

LINDAU, Germany, The Committee for Meetings of
Nobel Laureates in Lindau is expecting 47 Nobel Laureates to attend the forum
in late June at Bodensee (Lake Constance).

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The Council on Foundations is a nonprofit membership association
consisting of more than 2,000 organizations that promote strategic
communication as an essential part of successful philanthropy. The company made $2.
In addition, $15,000 was donated to the Albert Einstein Health
Care Network, including $60,000 since 2001.
Past Nobel Laureates have clearly demonstrated how important they feel
this meeting in Germany is.

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Philanthropic Division Receives Highest Honor for Communications Excellence

NEW YORK, The Verizon Foundation's Web site has
won a Gold Award from the Council on Foundations ' 2005 Wilmer Shields Rich
Awards Program. The award
affirms that we're doing the right things to reach nonprofits striving to make
a difference in their communities.
"We are pleased to support local organizations that share Aetna's
commitment to ending disparities in health care," said R."
"This grant provides access to the children in our school-based
dental clinic at the Roberto Clemente Middle School," said Oscar
Arevalo, Director of Outreach Programs, Temple University School of
Dentistry .7 million medical members, 11.com.
Partners of the Lindau meetings include Deutsche Telekom Stiftung (German
Telecom Foundation), Klaus Tschira Stiftung (Klaus Tschira Foundation),
Lufthansa as the event's Official Carrier, BMW, VDI, Hewlett-Packard,
Porsche, the Swiss pharmaceutical concern Novartis , Verein der Bayerischen
Chemischen Industrie (Bavarian Chemical Industry Association), Sudwestmetall
Baden-Wurttemberg (Southwest Metal of Baden-Wurttemberg), the U.
http://www.

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The judges
noted that Verizon's Web site, selected from among nearly 250 applicants,
demonstrates the company's commitment to effective communications and serves
as a model of excellence for other grant-makers.

VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches
and biographies, media contacts, high quality video and images, and other
information are available at Verizon's News Center on the World Wide Web at
http://www.aetna. Three 2004 Nobel Laureates have agreed to attend
and give lectures in Lindau, where they will rub elbows with 650 outstanding
young researchers from 56 nations.

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The Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon Communications,
pioneered the use of the Internet when it became the first corporate "cyber-
foundation" in 1995, requiring that grant applications be submitted online.
"This award is a prestigious honor for the company ," said Patrick Gaston,
president of the Verizon Foundation. "The Internet is a powerful tool that
provides a wealth of information to charitable organizations.verizon. Franzoi,
Aetna Regional Manager. Additional information about the Aetna
Foundation is available at www.4 million
pharmacy members and 13.

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For more
information, visit http://www. The check will be presented to the university at the
Roberto Clemente Middle School in Philadelphia.S.

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Information Services operates directory publishing businesses and provides
electronic commerce services.

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Verizon Foundation Wins Gold Award For Innovative Web Site

This is the second
time Verizon has received this Gold Award.verizon .----Aetna (NYSE: AET)
today announced the final total of its national Regional Grants
Program for 2004.

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Pennsylvania organizations received almost $200,000 in 2004,
$750,000 since 2001

The grants include $25,000 to the Temple University School of
Dentistry.

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In 2004 , the Verizon Foundation awarded more than 26,000 grants totaling
more than $70 million to charitable and nonprofit agencies that focus on
improving literacy, computer and technology skills, and identifying domestic
violence solutions.

Aetna provides easy
access to cost-effective health care through a nationwide network of
more than 655,000 health care professionals, including over 390,000
primary care and specialist doctors and 3,937 hospitals.

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For more information on the foundation, visit
http://www. "Aetna's generosity provides comprehensive dental services
for many underprivileged children in North Philadelphia.de
Phone: +49-(0)8382-26-00-25

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Over the past two years , Aetna has
focused on reducing disparities in health care among racial and ethnic
populations through an integrated business and philanthropic approach.

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The site, http://www."
The Aetna Foundation 2004 regional grant recipients in
Pennsylvania:

Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Alzheimer 's Association
Center for Hearing and Deaf Services, Inc. That's what makes the Meeting of Nobel
Laureates in Lindau an exemplar of efficacious synergy between the realms of
science, business, foundations and government," Ellerbeck added. In
addition to the German federal government, the European Commission , the
Internationale Bodensee Konferenz (IBK, International Bodensee Conference),
and the states of Bavaria and Baden-Wurttemberg, growing numbers of
foundations and corporations are becoming sponsors of the Meetings of Nobel
Laureates in Lindau, which are a preeminent forum for dialogue between the
scientific and business communities.

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The site
also contains a series of best-in class technology success stories and tools
that help nonprofits evaluate their technology needs.

With more than $71 billion in annual revenues, Verizon Communications Inc.2 million in grants nationally
to 109 organizations. Gandara, president of the Aetna Foundation. "We look forward to working with Temple
University and other program recipients to accomplish this goal.
Lincoln University
Maternal and Child Health Consortium of Chester County
Nobel Learning Communities, Inc. Founded in 1972, the Foundation seeks
to help build healthy communities by funding initiatives that improve
the quality of life where our employees and customers work and live. "You can't have progress without research and innovation,
and science needs financial backing.

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The foundation uses its resources in the United States
and abroad to develop partnerships in technology and connect them with
organizations serving the needs of diverse communities, people with
disabilities, victims of domestic violence, and the economically and socially
disadvantaged.
Since 1980, the Aetna Foundation has contributed more than $270
million in grants, scholarships and social investments.

Science and Progress go Hand in Hand

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"
The Verizon Foundation is accessible round-the-clock seven days a week, in
English and Spanish, via the Web site.8 million voice and data customers across the United States.

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HARTFORD, Conn.
Crozer Keystone Health System
The Health Care Improvement Foundation , Inc.
Police Athletic League of Philadelphia
Saint Luke's Hospital
Temple University School of Dentistry
The Health Care Improvement Foundation, Inc.
All of the highly talented young researchers who will be attending the
meeting underwent an exhaustive vetting procedure after being nominated by
universities and international scientific organizations on the basis of
rigorous criteria.

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com. Funds in 2004 were specifically directed toward
enhancing cultural competency and improving the oral health of
children and adults.5 million through the
Regional Grants Program, including $5 million for initiatives that
address racial and ethnic disparities in health care. Department
of Energy, Robert Bosch Stiftung (Robert Bosch Foundation, a newcomer in
2005), Audi, SAP and Siemens.

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