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The Community Chests in the United States and Canada were fund-raising organizations that collected money from local businesses and workers and distributed it to community projects. The first Community Chest, "Community Fund," was founded in 1913 in Cleveland, Ohio by the Federation for Charity and Philanthropy.〔The Center for Community Solutions, 2010. http://www.communitysolutions.com/about_us/evolution_brief.aspx〕 The number of Community Chest organizations increased from 39 to 353 between 1919 and 1929, and surpassed 1,000 by 1948. By 1963, and after several name changes, the term "United Way" was adopted in the United States, whereas the United Way/Centraide name was not adopted in Canada until 1973-74. The Community Chest was promoted on several old-time radio shows, including the H. J. Heinz Company-sponsored ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' show, the S. C. Johnson & Son-sponsored ''Fibber McGee and Molly'' show, and the Chevron-sponsored ''Let George Do It'' show. Some local organizations continue to use the Community Chest name, such as (Concord-Carlisle Community Chest ) in Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.A. It also continues to be used as the name for a gameplay feature in the board game Monopoly. ==See also== *Whiting Williams *United Givers Fund *United Way of America *United Way Worldwide *The Community Chest of Hong Kong 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Community Chest (organization)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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