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New Christian Parenting Blog Launched
The Church of God, a Worldwide Association, provides practical, biblically based tips and inspiration for Christian parents. - August 03, 2011 - Church of God, a Worldwide Association
Xclaiming an Extraordinary Life in an Ordinary World
As part of their on-going outreach, Xclaimed Ministries provides another concert in the park for the community. Providing toys and bicycles to the children and free food for everyone. - August 03, 2011 - Xclaimed Ministries, Inc
Fresh Start Community Services/ Mens Warehouse National Suit Drive 2011
From now until August 31, Fresh Start Community Services, Inc is partnering with Men’s Wearhouse to help disadvantaged job seekers get a boost of self-confidence during the fourth annual National Suit Drive. - August 03, 2011 - Fresh Start Community Services
Voluntourism & Restorative Retreats in San Miguel de Allende
Destination:PEACE creates volunteer experiences for Guests at Sagrada Wellness Mexico - August 03, 2011 - Destination:PEACE
Students Engineer a Sustainable Future with The Smallpeice Trust
49 students from across the UK attended a residential course at Newcastle University to learn more low carbon energy sources. - August 03, 2011 - The Smallpeice Trust
Fort Worth-Based Sandlot, LLC Names Kimberly Alise Chief Executive Officer
Nationally recognized healthcare technology leader Kkimberly Alise joined Sandlot, LLC on Wednesday June 15, 2011 as the company’s new chief executive officer. - August 03, 2011 - North Texas Specialty Physicians
Hillside International Chapel and Truth Center, Inc. Celebrates 40th Anniversary With Hillside Community Fun Fest 2011 - August 6 & 7
Hillside International Chapel and Truth Center, under the leadership of Bishop Dr. Barbara L. King, is celebrating 40 years of providing spiritual teachings and services to the Metro Atlanta Community with the Hillside Community Fun Fest 2011. This event will be held at the indoor and outdoor facilities of the campus at 2450 Cascade Road, SW, Atlanta, GA 30311. The festivities begin on Saturday, August 6th starting at 11am and Sunday, August 7th starting at 1pm. Admission is free. - July 31, 2011 - Hillside International Chapel & Truth Center, Inc.
Engineering Course a Resounding Success with The Smallpeice Trust
Young people from across the UK have been learning how Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects can open the door to a wide variety of career options on a four-day residential course organised by The Smallpeice Trust, in partnership with Lancaster University. - July 31, 2011 - The Smallpeice Trust
10th Anniversary of 9/11/01 Patriots Unite Across the Globe
It has been 10 years since that fateful day – the 9/11 attacks on the United States - and, for the 9th year in a row, the Patriots Run (PatriotsRun.US) will have runners participating from both the US and Abroad. Soldiers in Afghanistan will be swapping their boots for running shoes showing a... - July 30, 2011 - Patriots Run
Nuclear Engineering Course a Resounding Success with the Smallpeice Trust
From 11th to 14th July, fifty-four teenagers from across the UK have been learning how to solve some of the challenges facing the nuclear industry. The four-day residential course, held at Lancaster University, was organised by educational charity The Smallpeice Trust, in collaboration with the... - July 30, 2011 - The Smallpeice Trust
Region’s BioScience Leaders Step Up to the Plate to Fight Hunger
“We are grateful to Bill DeWitt and the St. Louis Cardinals for the opportunity to showcase our region’s expertise in bioscience and to educate people of all ages about our efforts to find solutions to critical issues such as world hunger and energy independence,” said William H. Danforth, chair Danforth Plant Science Center. “I hope fans will attend the game on August 28 and also participate in the World Food Day commemoration on October 14 & 15.” - July 29, 2011 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Blanket America Presents New TAG 2 WIN Facebook Contest Giving Away Blankets and More
Charitable manufacturer Blanket America is holding regular TAG 2 WIN giveaways on Facebook offering an assortment of prizes including cotton sheet set kits, window treatments, blankets and throws. - July 29, 2011 - Blanket America BUY 1, GIVE 1 Blankets
Artist Takes a Stand with Foundation for a Drug-Free World
Artist A.D. Maddox is making a difference in society with the Foundation for a Drug-Free World. - July 29, 2011 - Drug Free South
It’s Just Benign Achieves 5 Star Rating on GreatNonprofits
It’s Just Benign, Inc. announced this week that they achieved a 5 Star Ranking on the GreatNonprofits web site. It’s Just Benign, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission to provide information, support, and a means of communication for those diagnosed with benign brain tumors. - July 28, 2011 - It's Just Benign, Inc.
Fundraising Consultants at The Fundraising Resource Group Launch New Website, www.thefundraisingresource.com
The fundraising consultants at The Fundraising Resource Group are pleased to announce the launch of their new website at www.thefundraisingresource.com that provides information on the fundraising services and marketing for capital campaigns, major gifts programs, fundraising training and other... - July 28, 2011 - The Fundraising Resource Group
Youngsters Set Sail for a Career in Nuclear Marine Engineering with the Smallpeice Trust
Leading engineering support services company, Babcock, the Defence Academy and the Royal Navy recently teamed up with educational charity, The Smallpeice Trust to offer thirty-eight students from across the UK the chance to gain an insight into nuclear marine engineering. The four-day residential... - July 28, 2011 - The Smallpeice Trust
Community Rallies to Break Eden Autism 5k and Fun Run Fundraising Record
Eden Autism Services’ 8th annual Eden Autism 5k Race and 1-Mile Fun Run, sponsored by Munich Re, took place on July 17th and broke last year’s fundraising record with $125,000 in net proceeds. Held at the Princeton Forrestal Village, the morning was filled with plenty of fun and... - July 27, 2011 - Eden Autism Services
Aspiring Students Get "Smallpeice" of the Action
Students aged 16 and 17 were given a rare insight into the exciting and dynamic field of nanotechnology during a four-day residential course organised by The Smallpeice Trust in partnership with the University of Leeds. - July 27, 2011 - The Smallpeice Trust
YG, Kerli, Audio Push, Ty$, Savvy & Mandy, Pink Army and Austin Anderson to Perform at the SoCal Youth TakeOver Festival on August 13 in Los Angeles
A general admission ticket to the SoCal Youth TakeOver Festival provides free cotton candy and popcorn, a Fun Zone full of games and prizes, gourmet food trucks, info booths and a dance contest, poetry slam and concert with celebrity appearances. - July 27, 2011 - Loose Ends Events & Marketing
Suicide Prevention Organization Releases Music CD Tribute to Help Spread Awareness
Pick With Austin, Inc., has released a music CD "My Gift of Music" to help promote their mission to spread more awareness about the epidemic of youth and teen depression and suicide. The CD contains songs licensed for use in the project from composers, singers, and bands from around the world. - July 26, 2011 - Pick With Austin, Inc.
Aspiring Students Dig Out Mining Careers with the Smallpeice Trust
Aspiring young engineers from across the UK spent four days at the University of Exeter's Camborne School of Mines (CSM), learning about mining and minerals through a jam-packed timetable of educational and fun activities. - July 24, 2011 - The Smallpeice Trust
Budding Young Engineers Take Part in Engineering Experience with the Smallpeice Trust
From 12th to 15th July 2011, budding young engineers from across the UK benefited from a unique engineering experience designed engage students and provide them with the opportunity to learn about engineering through a series of presentations and practical workshops. - July 23, 2011 - The Smallpeice Trust
Volunteers Needed to Help with 15th Anniversary Boston Arthritis Walk
The Arthritis Foundation is looking for volunteers to help plan and coordinate the 15th Anniversary Boston Arthritis Walk to be held at the DCR’s Artesani Park in Brighton, on Sunday, September, 18, 2011. Help is needed with all planning activities including publicity, recruiting walkers and... - July 23, 2011 - Arthritis Foundation
Local Colorado Firefighters to Unveil the 2012 Colorado Firefighter Calendar on August 18th
15 New Hometown Heroes Will Fire Up the Crowd in Support of The Children’s Hospital Burn Center - July 23, 2011 - Fired Up For Kids
Building Resilient Communities
The InfraGard National Members Alliance (INMA) held the latest in its series of critical sector forums by examining building resilient communities with FEMA Administrator W. Craig Fugate. INMA Chairman, Dr. Kathleen Kiernan, and KeyPoint Government Solutions President and CEO, Jeff Schlanger,... - July 22, 2011 - InfraGard National Members Alliance
Indra Public Relations Plays a Hand in Managing Another Successful Clay Walker Charity Classic at Pebble Beach
Corporate leaders, philanthropists and the sports and entertainment industries came together for the 4th Annual Clay Walker Charity Classic to raise funds to support research for Multiple Sclerosis. The event was organized by BAMS, Clay Walker’s nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to... - July 22, 2011 - Indra Public Relations
Battalion Buddy Program a Big Hit with Military Children
Operation Gratitude's new effort to comfort and encourage children of deploying U.S. service members reaches a milestone. - July 22, 2011 - Operation Gratitude
Free Training at TSBDC/KOSBE Introduction to Exporting & International Trade
The Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) at ETSU and the Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) will host a free Introduction to Exporting & International Trade event on Wednesday, August 17 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., at the... - July 22, 2011 - Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship - KOSBE
Come One Come All for the 1st Annual Breakfast of Champions. A KOSBE Award Winners Reunion Event.
The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) will host its First Annual KOSBE Award Winners Reunion event, Breakfast of Champions on Friday, August 12 from 7:30 – 9 a.m., at Golden Corral, 1910 N. Eastman Road, Kingsport. Attendees will hear from 2011 Ned. - July 22, 2011 - Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship - KOSBE
HopeLink of Southern Nevada Enlists Community’s Help in Back 2 School Drive
Items collected to be distributed to 1,000 students during event on August 20. - July 22, 2011 - HopeLink of Southern Nevada
Hip Hop Grows Up Inc. Along with Dollyhood Records Partners with Florida A&M University to Host the C.E.O. Experience – a Music and Entertainment Industry Conference
During a press conference, Florida A&M University (FAMU) announced it will host the Creativity Education Opportunity (C.E.O.) Experience, a music and entertainment industry conference scheduled for November 3 and November 4, 2011 on FAMU’s campus. The conference will offer new artists,... - July 22, 2011 - Hip Hop Grows Up Inc
Federal Government Cuts Half Million Dollars in Funding for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area (BBBSBA) has lost a half-million dollars for its critically important Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program (MCOP), which serves hundreds of the Bay Area’s most at-risk and vulnerable children. The $500,000 federal grant from the United States... - July 21, 2011 - Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area
Budding Engineers Build a Supercomputer with the Smallpeice Trust
Twenty budding engineers from across the UK recently took on the challenge of building their own supercomputer from raw components at the University of Southampton. Organised by The Smallpeice Trust and delivered in partnership with the University’s Engineering Sciences and Microsoft, the... - July 21, 2011 - The Smallpeice Trust
Students Set Sail Towards a Career in Engineering with the Smallpeice Trust
Ninety-nine students from schools across the UK, recently attended a Marine Technology course from the 12th to 15th July at the University of Southampton. The course provided the 13 and 14 year old students with a fun-filled timetable of educational and fun activities to give them a unique insight... - July 21, 2011 - The Smallpeice Trust
Students Are Aided in Their Understanding of Biomedical Engineering by the Smallpeice Trust
From 12th to 15th July, twenty-two students from across the UK, attended a Biomedical Engineering course at the University of Southampton and gained an understanding about the captivating world of biomedical engineering. - July 21, 2011 - The Smallpeice Trust
Blanket America Offers Free Woven and Fleece Blankets with New Youtube Contest
Blanket America is launching a new Youtube promotion where visitors can win woven and fleece blankets by subscribing to Youtube.com/BlanketAmerica and commenting on the company's latest video. - July 21, 2011 - Blanket America BUY 1, GIVE 1 Blankets
New Luxury Charity Wedding Auction is Largest of Its Kind
Wish Upon a Wedding Announces its Newest Fund Raiser, Bid Your Wish For Wedded Bliss, a Luxury Online Wedding Auction to Raise Funds for the Nonprofit Organization to Enhance its Programming Services. - July 21, 2011 - Wish Upon a Wedding
The Hunger Site Supports Mercy Corps’ Expanded Efforts in Horn of Africa
Visitors to The Hunger Site can support Mercy Corps’ expanded efforts in the Horn of Africa through the website’s Gifts That Give More (tm). The Hunger Site is part of the GreaterGood Network, a family of websites that provide simple, effective, online ways to directly help people,... - July 21, 2011 - GreaterGood
Golf Tournament in a Box™ Launches Their New Web Site Designed to Offer Golf Tournament Organizers Revolutionary Products and Services
Today Golf Tournament in a Box (GTiaB) announced the launch of golftournamentinabox.com, a website that showcases their innovative custom line of golf tournament products and services. The site provides golf tournament organizers across the country with a new and convenient way to purchase and... - July 20, 2011 - Golf Tournament in a Box
The Andrew Goodman Foundation Announces Recipients of 2011 Hidden Heroes Awards
The Andrew Goodman Foundation (www.andrewgoodman.org) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2011 Hidden Heroes Awards. The winners are: Deborah Bial, President and Founder, Posse Foundation Yusuf Burgess, Family Intervention Specialist, Green Tech High Charter School Susan Retik, President... - July 20, 2011 - The Andrew Goodman Foundation
Students Get Mobile with the Smallpeice Trust
Forty teenagers from across the UK have had the unique opportunity earlier this month to explore the engineering behind modern mobile communications. Organised by educational charity, The Smallpeice Trust and working in collaboration with the School of Engineering at Cardiff University, students... - July 17, 2011 - The Smallpeice Trust
Danforth Center Licenses Technology from Dow AgroSciences to Improve Important Staple Crop
Project Aims to Enhance Food Security for Millions Living in the Developing World - July 17, 2011 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
NAFA Elevates Fleet Safety to the Forefront of the Industry
NAFA Fleet Management Association announces the creation of a Safety Advisory Council to make safety issues prominent in the Association's publications, educational programs, and product line. - July 16, 2011 - NAFA Fleet Management Association
GRAPA Introduces New YouTube Video Series
Beginners Guide Clarifies the Fundamental Questions of the Revenue Assurance Role - July 16, 2011 - Global Revenue Assurance Professional Association
BJA’s Denise O’Donnell to Speak at Public Safety/Homeland Security Event
New Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to speak at IJIS Institute’s Industry Briefing. - July 16, 2011 - IJIS Institute
Turning 105: A Celebration of Independent Living with Lifelong St. Louisan Margaret Kohlhauff
Tower Grove Manor retirement community resident Margaret Kohlhauff has lived in St. Louis all of her 104-year life, seeing the city through historical moments, like the 1918 Spanish Flu, the creation of the Gateway Arch, and several other developments. She carries a unique perspective about life in the city and debunks myths about aging as an active, alert, thriving woman. On July 14, she turns 105. - July 16, 2011 - St. Andrews Resources for Seniors
Tony and Milena Astorga to Chair Annual Crozier Gala
Recently retired Blue Cross Blue Shield Senior Vice President, CFO & Chief Business Development Officer, Tony Astorga, and his wife Milena have agreed to chair the Catholic Community Foundation’s annual fundraiser, the Crozier Gala. Now in its 24th year and in conjunction with... - July 15, 2011 - Catholic Community Foundation
Succession Planning in Critical Infrastructure
The InfraGard National Members Alliance (INMA) held the latest in its series of critical sector forums by examining the importance of succession planning in critical infrastructure protection with Michael Kane (Chief Human Capital Officer at the Department of Energy) and Jeff Neal (Chief Human... - July 15, 2011 - InfraGard National Members Alliance
Tortoise and Finch Productions Launches Kickstarter Campaign for the Domestic Violence Documentary, "You Look a Lot Like Me"
After four years in production, Tortoise and Finch Productions has launched its Finishing Funds Campaign on Kickstarter.com for the documentary film, "You Look a Lot Like Me." The film features interviews with domestic abuse survivors, abusers and educators. For more information, visit http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tortoiseandfinch/you-look-a-lot-like-me. - July 15, 2011 - Tortoise and Finch Productions, LLC
Friends of Karen Launches 2011 Back-to-School Program, Children's Charity Wants to Fill 600 Backpacks This Year
It may be beach weather, but Friends of Karen is hard at work to fill 600 back-to-school backpacks for children with cancer and their siblings. - July 15, 2011 - Friends of Karen