Newman's Own Continues Partnership With America East Into 2012

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Newman's Own and America East Continue Partnership At 2012 Basketball Championship

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Newman's Own

Newman's Own, the largest title sponsor in the history of America East Basketball, returns again for the 2012 America East Basketball Championship.

Newman's Own Foundation will once again recognize non-profit student groups in the Campus Community Challenge, awarding over $100,000 at the 2012 Basketball Championship.

The following are the 2011 top four grant recipients, as decided on by the Newman’s Own Foundation Campus Community Service Challenge’s Selection Panel. The top-prize grant of $25,000 was awarded to Albany's Third World Impact on Sunday, March 6 during the 2011 Ameirca East Basketball Championship presented by Newman's Own.

The University at Albany / The Giving Circle Third World Impact, partnering with The Giving Circle, to build a school for 500 students in Uganda, as well as sending Albany students to Uganda to teach.
Binghamton University / Boys & Girls Clubs Boys & Girls Club Mentors, partnering with Boys & Girls Clubs of Binghamton, to improve the lives of underprivileged youth through programming that targets personal development, academics, and service to others.
Boston University / Community Servings Student Food Rescue, partnering with Community Servings, Inc., to regularly provide meals to homebound and sick children and families, and advocate for hunger relief.
University of New Hampshire / Girl Scouts Eta Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi, partnering with Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains, to educate girls about healthy relationships, domestic-violence prevention, and self defense.

The following videos cover the remaining five finalists who also received grants from Newman's Own Foundation.

University of Hartford / Habitat for Humanity

University of Maine / Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism

UMBC / League of Dreams

Stony Brook University / Make-A-Wish Foundation of Suffolk County

University of Vermont / Alternative Spring Break

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