The Norfolk Southern Foundation has awarded grants amounting to $6.2 million in 2011 which is an 11% increase over 2010. $2.03 million was given to 80 United Way campaigns and other health and human services groups, making this the recipient with the largest amount.
In 2012, Norfolk Southern Foundation increases funding to $7 million to support organizations providing food and shelter to those in need; expanding educational opportunities for children; helping conserve the environment; and promoting the arts and culture.
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Rivaayat is an initiative by Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi to revive various dying art form and solve innumerable problems faced by the artisans. Rivaayat began with reviving a 20,000-year-old art form of pottery that is a means of survival for 600 families residing in Uttam Nagar, Delhi.