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Game That Helps Lazy Environmentalists Save Energy by Raising Animals
Lazy Green is an iPhone game app that helps lazy environmentalists save energy by raising animals threatened by climate change (sea turtle, lion, polar bear, penguin, hummingbird). In order to raise the animals, the player has to perform easy energy-saving tasks recommended in the game. Lazy Green was developed by James Yang, a lazy environmentalist, as a thesis project for the MFA Design program at the School of Visual Arts in New York. It is available now in the iTunes app store. - January 23, 2011 - Lazy Green
Independent Adoption Center Launches Social Support Network for Birthmothers
The Independent Adoption Center announced the release of the first of its kind, exclusive social networking website to support women who choose open adoption. - January 23, 2011 - Independent Adoption Center
Junior League of Long Island Requests Clothing Donations for Fourth Annual First Step Program
Junior League’s First Step Helps Long Island Women Re-enter the Workforce and Gain Independence. - January 22, 2011 - The Junior League of Long Island
Eco-Friendly Grocery Delivery Comes to Vancouver
Green Apple offers personalized service and smog-free delivery. - January 22, 2011 - Green Apple Delivery
Young Artists Add a Splash of Color to Naples Art Fest
This year’s Eden Autism Services Naples Invitational Art Fest, children from five to 18 years of age, are invited join the Art Fest fun by submitting their best coloring efforts for judging. - January 22, 2011 - Eden Autism Services Florida
Bring Home the Title at This Year's Tree-Athlon
Environmental charity Trees for Cities is urging people to take part in the 2011 Tree-Athlon and help regain a world record as registration for the event opens this week. - January 22, 2011 - Trees for Cities
Long Island Nurse Practitioner Association's Nurse Practitioner of the Year
The Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island recently named Donna Hallas, Phd, PNP-BC, CPNP, its 2010 Nurse Practitioner of the Year. Dr. Hallas is a pediatric nurse practitioner whose practice serves at-risk children from birth to 21 years old who receive their primary health care in a... - January 21, 2011 - Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island
15,000 Mile Motorized Bicycle Expedition for Charity
All the Way Around, Motor Bicycling for Charity Beginning May 18, 2011, Will Adams and Matt Riley will begin a 15,000 mile journey on motorized bicycles powered by 49cc engines and getting 150-200 miles per gallon, from Anchorage, Ak to Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost city in the world, to... - January 21, 2011 - All the Way Around
Climate Ride Expands Beneficiaries to Nine Leading Green Organizations; Doubles Ride Events in 2011
350.org, 1% For the Planet, Climate Counts and others to benefit from nation’s largest environmental charity bicycle ride - January 21, 2011 - Climate Ride, Inc.
James Young's Personal Development Program Empowers People: Empowerment Leads to Success
The James Young Empowerment Center, founded in 2009, Introduces The Personal Development Program to The Public - January 20, 2011 - The James Young Empowerment Center
Embedding Sustainability Practices in SMEs is Achievable, Says ACCA
Thinking small first – sustainability and small business - January 20, 2011 - ACCA
Skills on the Agenda as Chamber Directors and Members Meet to Discuss Prospects for the Economy
The directors of Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce and local businesses met on Tuesday 18th January to discuss the local economy's skill needs. Dundee College were in attendance at the meeting, allowing them to hear firsthand what skills local employers expect they will need in their... - January 20, 2011 - Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce
Connecticut Real Estate Investors Assn. (CT REIA) Announces January 2011 Meeting with Cameron Dunlap
On Monday, January 24, 2011 the Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association will be hosting its monthly meeting with Cameron Dunlap. Attendees will learn how to quick-turn foreclosures with proof of funds and transactional funding. - January 20, 2011 - Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association - CTREIA
Arvada Covenant Church Partners with SolarTEK Energy of Denver, Inc. for New Solar PV System
Arvada Covenant Church is going green by upgrading to more energy efficient lighting and selecting SolarTEK Energy of Denver, Inc. to design and install a new solar energy system. - January 19, 2011 - SolarTEK Energy of Denver, Inc.
WWII Hero Colonial Vincent Fonke Joins Internet Radio Host Ann Rowan on “Decision to Serve” January 23, 2011, at 3:00 PM Eastern
WWII Hero retired Colonial Vincent Fonke joins internet radio host Ann Rowan on www.BlogTalkRadio.com/FLWI with Jan.23nd episode “Decision to Serve WWII” Distinguished Flying Cross medal recipient and P.O.W. shares highlights of his heroic military service. - January 19, 2011 - Fountains of Living Waters Int'l
The Chairmen’s RoundTable Elects Dave Cox as New Chairman
Non-profit organization’s leadership is armed with newly minted strategic plan - January 19, 2011 - Chairmen's RoundTable
New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council Commends Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Goal to Expand Minority Business Contracts with New York State Agencies
Governor Andrew Cuomo calls on New York State agencies to double the current minority and women-owned business participation goal - January 19, 2011 - New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council
Naples Invitational Art Fest Brings Area Residents, Children and Artists Together
Naples Invitational Art Fest Brings Area Residents, Children and Artists Together Annual event supports autism programs Some of the nation’s finest artists will descend on Naples’ Fleischmann Park later this month, displaying and selling their wares ranging from oil, acrylic and water... - January 19, 2011 - Eden Autism Services Florida
Fear the Turtle, Find a Cure Autism Speaks U 5K Run/3K Walk Presented by Sigma Phi Epsilon April 16, 2011 at the Comcast Center Parking Lot, College Park, MD
Autism Speaks, North America’s largest autism science and advocacy organization, today announced that the 3rd annual University of Maryland’s Fear the Turtle, Find a Cure Autism Speaks U 5K fundraising and awareness event will take place on April 16, 2011 at The Comcast Center Parking... - January 18, 2011 - Autism Speaks National Capital Area
Religious Leader Brings New Seminary Program to Tampa
Esperanza Interfaith Center will hold an open house for future interfaith ministers on Feb. 6. The event will launch the New Seminary Program for interfaith ministers in Tampa, Florida. - January 18, 2011 - Esperanza Interfaith Center
Green Government Podcast Features American University Professor Discussing Environmental Sustainability and EO 13514
Interview discusses government’s role in green procurement, purchasing and Executive Order 13514. - January 18, 2011 - Center for Environmental Innovation and Leadership (CEIL)
IMC Club’s - Las Vegas Chapter – Awarded “Most Active Chapter” for the Fourth Quarter 2010
IMC Clubs, a club designed to keep instrument pilots safe by building their proficiency, has awarded the Las Vegas Chapter their “Most Active Chapter” Award for the fourth quarter of 2010. Founded by Mike Radomsky, President Emeritus of the Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association (COPA),... - January 18, 2011 - IMCClubs.org
BizParentz' CARE Awards Invite Applications -- Child Actor Recognition Event
Tired of child-actor-gone bad stories? One organization in Hollywood is battling the image of child actors and supporting the gifted kids who are doing it right. - January 17, 2011 - BizParentz Foundation
Grigsby Named as New Chief Executive Chair by Vistage Michigan
Grigsby is the President and chief executive coach at BMG Integral Coaching, LLC in Commerce Township. - January 16, 2011 - Vistage Michigan
Texas Self Storage Association Reaches 10 Years of Supporting the Shriners Children’s Hospital in Galveston
The Texas Self Storage Association (TSSA) raised $20,802 for the Shriners Children’s Hospital in Galveston. To-date, TSSA has raised $249,600 for the hospital. This year marked the tenth year that the Association has raised funds through various events held during their annual convention. - January 15, 2011 - Texas Self Storage Association
National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship Announces Partnership with Taylor Insight Aimed at Expanding and Improving Nation’s Small Businesses
The National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) and Taylor Insight Worldwide announced today a joint-venture aimed at improving and expanding the breadth and depth of information, resources, corporate, civic, and government partnerships available to community college... - January 15, 2011 - National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship
Billings Swords for Kids Community Project Vying for Pepsi’s Top Grant Dollars
Swords for Kids Community Project Hoping to Gain Enough Votes to Win $250,000 in Pepsi's Refresh Everything Grant Campaign. - January 15, 2011 - Swords for Kids
Two Women Bike the Silk Road to Explore Wilderness Conservation Across Borders
Cycling Silk is a year-long, all-woman field research expedition using bikes to explore and promote wilderness conservation across borders along the Silk Road, and beyond. - January 15, 2011 - Cycling Silk
New Bible Study Lesson Looks at How to Get Along with Other People
The Bible has a lot to say about the secrets of having good relationships. A new lesson on “Getting Along With People” has just been added to the www.FreeBibleStudyGuides.org site. - January 14, 2011 - United Church of God
CSIA Announces the First 2011 “Celebrities” for C-Level @ A Mile High
CSIA, Colorado’s Technology Association, announces the first group of “Celebrities” participating in the March 10, 2011 event. - January 14, 2011 - CSIA, Colorado's Technology Association
Degreed Professionals Invited to Attend an Information Session About Becoming a Certified Parent Coach® Through The Parent Coaching Institute
The Parent Coaching Institute is now enrolling teachers, social workers, family support specialists, counselors, community health workers, and others seeking career growth or change for the spring session of its year-long, graduate-level, PCI Parent Coach Certification® training program. Applicants who register by Feb. 15 will receive a tuition discount. - January 14, 2011 - The Parent Coaching Institute
Physicians Rave About IAPAM's Symposium with Botox Training
From its comprehensive hCG training to hands-on botox training, the reviews from physicians for the IAPAM's 2010 suite of training programs have been just been published. - January 13, 2011 - International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine
Newly-Certified Audubon International Gold Signature Member Protects the Cahaba River
Audubon International has added another project to the growing list of those certified through the Audubon International Signature Program—with this project certified at the Gold level. While The Shops of Grand River is only the first phase of a large, mixed-use project, the eco-development principles of the Signature Program are already being applied at this unique outlet mall. - January 13, 2011 - Audubon International
Audubon International Survey Shows Environmental Actions Have Business Value in Golf
A recent survey of members of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses (ACSP) reveals that voluntary environmental actions on golf courses are not only the right thing to do - they make good business sense. The program, now celebrating a 20th Anniversary, is designed to help golf... - January 12, 2011 - Audubon International
Online Therapy Institute Partners with the Institute for Life Coach Training to Provide Therapists and Coaches with Training and Resources About Online Coaching
Coaches and other helping professionals who want to connect with clients using the internet now have resources at the ready. Online Therapy Institute and the Institute for Life Coach Training are partnering to advance online coaching and counseling standards worldwide. - January 10, 2011 - Online Therapy Institute
1st Grab a C.A.N. Fan Challenge of 2011 with PassionWorks Brings 345 pounds of Food to the Food Bank of WNY
OP Music House cross-promotes bands and venues to benefit the WNY Food Bank. In what's called the "Grab a C.A.N. Fan Challenge," 699 pounds of food was collected in 2010. The first collab of 2011 featured PassionWorks and the fans brought in a grand-slamming 345 pounds of food. - January 10, 2011 - Love Shouldnt Hurt.TV
Morton Grove Action Party Hosts “Meet the Candidates” Event
End the first month of the New Year with camaraderie and an “all-you-can eat ‘n drink” pizza and pop party. Join the Morton Grove Action Party at Giordano's in Morton Grove to meet the Trustee candidates for the April 5, 2011 municipal election. Incumbents Shel Marcus, John C. Thill, and Maria S. Toth are running for re-election to the Morton Grove Village Board. - January 10, 2011 - Action Party of Morton Grove
Dr. Pinar Akcora Joins Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Institute of Technology is pleased to announce that Dr. Pinar Akcora, formerly of the University of Missouri-Columbia, has joined the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science faculty as an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering. Dr. Akcora is the recipient of the... - January 09, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
The American Institute of Renewable Energy (AIRE) is offering a Free Renewable Energy Seminar Next Week
January 15th, 2011 - On Saturday, January 15th, the American Institute of Renewable Energy (AIRE) is offering a free renewable energy seminar to those interested in receiving training in the solar and weatherization industries. - January 09, 2011 - American Institute of Renewable Energy (AIRE)
Chicago Entrepreneurs Attract Prosperity
Entrepreneurs in Chicago meet up at the next Chicago Entrepreneur Meetup Group event to attract prosperity in 2011 and discuss why traditional goal and resolution setting strategies do not work. They will discuss how to activate the Law of Attraction and the Secret behind setting achievable goals that work. - January 09, 2011 - The Chicago Entrepreneur Meetup Group
New Safety Measurement System Drives Change for Iowa Motor Carriers
After months of anticipation, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) finally went live in December with its new safety measurement system – CSA, which stands for “Compliance, Safety, Accountability.” With the new system now in place, FMCSA officials say more than... - January 08, 2011 - Iowa Truck Services
The Ovations "Princess Bead & Bracelet," an Exclusive Gift for Ovarian Cancer Patients
Ovations for the Cure of Ovarian Cancer rolls out a new patient program. - January 08, 2011 - Ovations for the Cure of Ovarian Cancer
VAT Rise – It’s Not Just Consumers Who Have to Pay, Says ACCA
SMEs could ask to defer their payments. - January 08, 2011 - ACCA
General James Amos, 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Brings Milestone Package to Afghanistan
Operation Gratitude today revealed that the organization's 600,000th Care Package, containing the keys to a Victory Vegas 8-Ball Motorcycle, was personally delivered on Christmas Day by Marine Corps Commandant, General James Amos, to a Lance Corporal deployed in the Sangin District of Helmand... - January 08, 2011 - Operation Gratitude
13yr Old Mary-Pat Hector Partners Up with Multiplatinum Producer Kevin "Khao" Cates to Make One of the Biggest Youth Movements in History
13 yr old Mary-Pat Hector, national president and founder of "Youth In Action" partners up with one of the music industry's most well known producers, multiplatinum producer Kevin "Khao" Cates and founder of "Bridge Da Gap" with one goal in mind and that's to save the lives of our youth. - January 07, 2011 - Bridge DA Gap
Movie Premiere of "Zeitgeist: Moving Forward" in Chicago, Starting Sat. Jan 15
"Zeitgeist: Moving Forward," by director Peter Joseph, is a feature length documentary work which will present a case for a needed transition out of the current socioeconomic monetary paradigm which governs the entire world society. This subject matter will transcend the issues of cultural relativism and traditional ideology, move to relate the core, empirical “life ground” attributes of human and social survival, and present a new sustainable social paradigm called a “Resource-Based Economy.” - January 07, 2011 - The Zeitgeist Movement
CT REIA Announces Quarterly Meeting of the Apartment Owners Association Of Connecticut on January 12, 2011
On Wednesday, January 12th, the Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association (CT REIA) will be sponsoring a new Apartment Owners Association Of Connecticut (AOACT) meeting. Attendees will receive helpful advice on how to manage investment properties and apartment buildings. - January 07, 2011 - Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association - CTREIA
The Old West Comes to Life—Almost—in L. Ron Hubbard’s “Ghost Town Gun-Ghost” at the Church of Scientology
With Sunday comes a theatre presentation at the Church of Scientology of an old western in a 1930s radio-like atmosphere. - January 07, 2011 - Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre Nashville
Scientology Volunteers Give Gift of Life in 2010 Florida Blood Services Drive
Scientology Volunteers (http://www.scientology-fso.org) donated 239 pints of blood in 2010 to Florida Blood Services collected in four blood drives sponsored by the Church of Scientology and FBS. Each pint of blood can save up to three lives meaning more than 700 lives can potentially be saved. - January 07, 2011 - Church of Scientology
On the Baseline Tennis News Presents the Winners of the 4th Annual Baseline Awards Presented by reBounces
Kim Clijsters takes top honors as the 2010 Player of the Year, while John McEnroe barely edges out Martina Navratilova and Lindsay Davenport for Best USA Television Commentator. - January 07, 2011 - Rebounces.com