- PFC formed a partnership with celebrity, Hilary Duff, and young Disney stars to raise funds for victims of the Tsunami. The funding provided educational and humanitarian aid. Numerous concerts were held and funds were raised to complete the building of the new “Free School” in front of St. Thomas Basilica, Chennai, India.
- PFC provided new clothing for 100 female students at the Bon Secours Convent, a primary school, in Chennai, India who were victims of the December 2004 Tsunami. This was the first time the girls had received clothing individually tailored for them rather than second hand clothes.
- Partnerships For Change gave scholarships to the teachers of the Bon Secours Convent in Chennai, India to advance their training.
- Partnerships For Change established a long-term relationship with the Bon Secours Convent – Franciscan Nuns to promote and build a Women’s Empowerment Center in the village of Sendivakkam, India. PFC took several trips to identify the location for building the new Women’s Empowerment Center. Monies received from fundraising procured a water well, new sewing and embroidery machines, as well as the facilities to provide classes and services.
- World Environment Day, San Francisco – Partnerships For Change in conjunction with Bay Area Council sponsored a reception for worldwide mayors, business leaders, Consular Generals and the UN Global Compact Symposium on Corporate Social Responsibility. PFC secured the Japanese Chairman of Mitsubishi, Tachi Kiuchi, as well as the former Secretary General for the United Nations Earth Summit, Maurice Strong, as keynote speakers for the symposium. PFC Board of Directors members, Linda and Heidi Alber were in attendance. PFC also brought the Haas Business School at Berkeley into the Symposium.
- Chennai, India, PFC delivered financial support of over $100,000 to complete construction of a new school for December 2004 Tsunami survivors. PFC hosted twenty people from the United States, including several Disney stars who learned philanthropy by visiting and providing clothing, book bags, new desks and other supplies to the schools, orphanages, and senior centers in the Chennai area.
- Partnerships For Change opened a new office in Varanasi, India dedicated to sustainable development programs, humanitarian aid, and direct action.
- PFC’s founders, Jacqueline Miller, Andrew Michael, Linda Alber and Heidi Alber attended a special reception at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for the Ambassador to Russia and the Russian delegation to the United Nations.