Editing Colgate-Palmolive (section)

===Educational and community involvement===
In 1890, Madison University in New York State was renamed [[Colgate University]] in honor of the Colgate family following decades of financial support and involvement.<ref name="americana">{{cite encyclopedia |title=Colgate University |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia Americana |publisher=The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation|year=1918|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r2cMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA250}}</ref>

The Colgate-Palmolive Company has sponsored a non-profit track meet open to women of all ages called the [[Colgate Women's Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colgategames.com|title=Colgate Women's Games|access-date=September 26, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216213512/http://www.colgategames.com/|archive-date=December 16, 2014}}</ref> The Colgate Women's Games is the nation's largest amateur track series open to all girls from elementary school through college. Held at [[Brooklyn]]'s [[Pratt Institute]], competitors participate in preliminary meets and semi-finals over five weekends throughout January. Finalists compete for trophies and educational grants-in-aid from Colgate-Palmolive Company at New York City's [[Madison Square Garden]] in February. For more than 20 years, the company supports the [[Starlight Children Foundation]] which is a non profit organization dedicated to help seriously ill children and their families. The mission is to help children to cope with pain, fear and isolation through entertainment, family activities and education.

The Colgate website has resources for children including educational tooth brushing songs and animated videos featuring their former animated mascot Dr. Rabbit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.colgate.com/en-us/oral-health-education/educational-resources|title = Educational Resources}}</ref>