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Fifth Annual CoreGiving Day Mobilizes 3,500+ Volunteers to Combat Hunger
CHICAGO, September 09, 2025--CoreGiving, a nonprofit organization founded to fight childhood hunger, will host its fifth annual CoreGiving Day on Thursday, October 9, 2025. This year’s event is expected to bring together more than 3,500 volunteers from Blackstone and 26 of its portfolio companies to support hunger-relief organizations in more than 90 cities across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
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