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Community Strong As part of our ongoing efforts to stimulate economic strength in communities, we recognize nonprofit organizations and
individuals through our signature philanthropic program, the Neighborhood Excellence Initiative® (NEI), which operates in 44 U.S. communi-
ties and London. Since 2004, Bank of America has invested $130 million in communities through the Neighborhood Excellence Initiative,
recognizing nearly 600 nonprofit organizations and nearly 3,000 community leaders and high school students. Just some of the examples of
how NEI helps set opportunity in motion in local communities include the service and leadership of a Los Angeles local hero who advocates
for academic and cultural enrichment opportunities for at-risk children, a New York nonprofit that provides access to fresh food while sup-
porting local produce providers, and a Boston high school senior who leads homework assistance efforts for underserved youth. Tony Brown,
Just Food, and Sandy Liang, represented above, were all selected as 2010 awardees based on their outstanding community contributions.
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