A Silicon Valley company gives to the arts:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Handspring Foundation Awards First Round of Grants to Five Nonprofit Organizations<P>Foundation plans to launch new product donation program and Handspring Volunteerism Campaign to encourage employee involvement in local communities</B><P>MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 2001-- Handspring, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAND - news), an industry-leading innovator in handheld computing, today announced that the Handspring Foundation, a fund established in March of this year to support organizations and programs dedicated to creating positive change in their communities, has awarded its first round of grants. The Handspring Foundation selected five nonprofit organizations to receive the grants, including: the Emergency Housing Consortium in San Jose, Calif., Via Rehabilitation Services in Santa Clara, Calif., Laura's House in San Clemente, Calif., the Dance Institute of Washington in Washington, D.C., and the Greater Muchinjike Orphan Home Trust in Zimbabwe. Additionally, the Handspring Foundation announced the launch of its Product Donation Program to provide nonprofit organizations with Handspring Visors and the Handspring Volunteerism Campaign.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010625/2252.html" TARGET=_blank><B>More</B></A>