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Scientology.org Video Channel Launches with 82 Scientology Videos
The Scientology.org video channel answers the question "What is Scientology?" while offering 82 informative and engaging Scientology videos and clips addressing Scientology beliefs and humanitarian programs. - March 20, 2008 - Church of Scientology UK
Internationally Known Journalist and Educator to Speak at Banquet and Fund-Raiser to Support New Middleborough-Based School
Joel Belz, the founder and a regular contributor of WORLD, a weekly news magazine from a Christian viewpoint, will provide a special message on the purpose and benefits of Christian education at the upcoming fundraiser for the new Samuel Fuller School which is set to open in Middleborough this coming fall. - March 19, 2008 - Samuel Fuller School
Innovative Program Guides Young Women Toward Leadership
What: The Next Big Thing, a four day residential leadership program for young women graduating high school. When: Monday, June 16 – Thursday, June 19, 2008. Where: Nine Mountain Retreat Center in the Berkshires, Massachusetts Web: www.seniorgirlsrule.com - March 18, 2008 - The Next Big Thing
Yahoo! for the Global Learning Foundation
The Global Learning Foundation secures funding from the Yahoo! Employee Foundation. - March 17, 2008 - Global Learning Foundation
Speaking of Women’s Health Sets Date for 2008 Conference
Erika Mangrum, co-chair of Speaking of Women’s Health and president of Iatria Spa (www.iatria.com), has announced the date of the 2008 Speaking of Woman’s Health conference. The 2008 conference will be held Saturday, Sept. 27 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Raleigh Convention Center, located... - March 16, 2008 - Speaking of Women's Health
Young Enterprise Celebrates 35 Years
As part of their ongoing 35th Anniversary celebrations this year, Young Enterprise in Aylesbury Vale held a fundraising dinner on Thursday 13 March at the Hardings Restaurant at Aylesbury College. Many of the Charity’s supporters were there, and an amazing selection of auction prizes helped to make the evening a huge success. - March 16, 2008 - Young Enterprise Aylesbury Vale
Ozzie’s Anniversary Fete Underway
Phoenix — Ozzie's Furnishings, 3931 E. Indian School Road, is kicking off three weeks of celebratory sales to mark its 1st Anniversary. - March 15, 2008 - Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Phoenix
Portable Storage Puts New Twist on March Madness
The National Portable Storage Association helps universities take the "madness" out of March with extra space to securely store much-needed items. - March 15, 2008 - National Portable Storage Association
East Bay Chamber Announces New Community Event, "Rhode Island’s Got Talent"
The East Bay Chamber of Commerce presents "Rhode Island’s Got Talent." The competition will be held on Saturday, August 16, 2008. A total of $1,750 in cash prizes will be awarded to the winners; First Place $1,000, Second Place $500 and Third Place $250. - March 14, 2008 - East Bay Chamber of Commerce
Truth or Myth: Carpet Aggravates Allergies
When the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) recently surveyed 1,155 U.S. homeowners about their sentiments toward home health and flooring, it found that 75 percent believed carpet to be the least effective floor covering when it comes to reducing conditions... - March 13, 2008 - Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification
Humanity First Continues to Provide Aid to Peru Earthquake Victims
Following the disastrous 8.0 earthquake which greatly disrupted the livelihood of southern Peru, Humanity First deployed a first responder team to many villages, eventually bringing much needed food and medicinal care to victims. More than half a year later, the region is still struck with poverty,... - March 13, 2008 - Humanity First
VirtualAssistantNetworking.com Hosts Teleseminar on March 20 to Help Small Business Owners Identify Their Success Stumbling Blocks
Author and motivational business speaker Barbara "Don't Make Me Slap You" Grassey to discuss the five common mistakes made by small business owners. - March 13, 2008 - Virtual Assistant Chamber of Commerce
Malaysian Economic Agenda Set to Propel Growth
Anwar Ibrahim says that with a resounding victory in the March 8th elections, KeADILan (Justice Party) is set to begin implementation of its economic agenda which will stimulate economic growth, attract foreign investment and ensure that marginalised and poor communities receive adequate attention and support from the government. - March 12, 2008 - Office of Anwar Ibrahim
Gas Price Driven Inflation Tackled at International Conference
Years of Rising Gas Prices caused by Peak Oil; Beginning of Rapid Long-Term Inflation and Recession; Energy and Climate Uncertainty Grow. - March 12, 2008 - Local Future
RWHRMA Presents "Creating We… The DNA of Leadership"
After RWHRMA's March 18th lunch seminar, Human Resource executives will realize why it’s so important to become partners with the leaders in their organizations in setting the stage for the emergence of a new culture, which focuses on relationships and building partnerships within the organization and also with customers. The new mantra for 21st century leadership truly is “Creating We.” - March 12, 2008 - Raleigh Wake Human Resource Management Association (RWHRMA)
Local Business Expands to Meet Demand
After only two months of operation in Bethlehem, group looks to grow businesses in both Allentown and Forks Township. - March 12, 2008 - ReferralWeb
Health & Wellness Program
"Good health is ... not just an absence of disease; it is a state of positive well-being-ness. We are not just humans who are destined to fall sick and get cured. We have been created to feel bliss continuously inside us and ecstatic lightness at the Being level. This is good health." -Paramahamsa Nithyananda. The Health & Wellness is a 2-day meditation program designed by Paramahamsa to help us reconnect with the innate intelligence of our bodies, and to allow flowering of perfect health. - March 11, 2008 - Life Bliss New York
Misty Richards is Selected as the 2008 National Student President-Elect of the American Medical Women's Association
Ms. Richards is a Third Year Medical Student at Albany Medical College in Albany, New York. - March 11, 2008 - Engeye
The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences Signs b3bio, Inc.
The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (www.thehamner.org) has announced that b3bio, Inc. has joined The Hamner Accelerator for Translational Bioscience. The accelerator program provides an opportunity for leaders of emerging companies and academic institutions to access resources at The Hamner... - March 11, 2008 - The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences
UN, Kids for Kids, Government of North Darfur Unite to Deliver Medical Equipment to Remote Hospital in Darfur
Kids for Kids’ Trustees Patricia Parker MBE and Alastair King-Smith arrived today in Khartoum after a week in North Darfur where they were able to deliver medical equipment to a remote rural hospital. Mellit is home to over 151,000 people, plus an emergency displaced camp of thousands, but... - March 11, 2008 - US Friends of Kids for Kids
APICS Toledo Seminar on the Purchasing Knowledge Revolution
Supply Chain and Operations professions are in the midst of a revolution, a knowledge revolution powered by the Internet. Professionals, who embrace it, gain a clear competitive advantage. - March 10, 2008 - Toledo APICS
KOLA 99.9 FM Named a Presenting Sponsor of Riverside Humane Society Pet Adoption Center’s 16th Annual Walk with the Animals, March 22 in Riverside, CA
Brian Casey, Patti Banner and Intern Ian of "Brian Casey and the Wake-Up Bunch" morning show on classic hits station KOLA 99.9 FM and the KOLA Prize Caravan will be at the Riverside Humane Society Pet Adoption Center’s 16th Annual Walk With The Animals fundraiser, March 22 at Fairmount Park, Riverside, CA. - March 09, 2008 - Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center
Sikhcess™ Volunteers Distribute More Than 42,000 Meals in a Single Night in Worldwide Campaign to 'Feed the Homeless'
Global effort surpasses expectations with more than 120,000 meals distributed to-date; preparations for additional campaigns already actively underway. - March 09, 2008 - Sikhcess
FL-3 Airboat Search and Rescue Welcomes Aboard Dr. Richard Deichmann, Physician and Author
Florida-3 Airboat Search and Rescue welcomes its newest member Dr. Richard Deichmann, author of Code Blue: A Katrina Physician's Memoir. - March 09, 2008 - Florida-3 Airboat Search and Rescue
The Ryan Andrew Kaiser Memorial Foundation Announces 5th Annual Ryan’s Run 5K
On Saturday June 21, 2008 the Ryan Andrew Kaiser Memorial Foundation- (www.RAKMF.org) along with the Jersey Shore Running Club, will hold its fifth annual 5k run/walk at the Mountain Hill School in Middletown, New Jersey. The event will be a 3.1-mile run/walk meandering through Middletown’s... - March 08, 2008 - Ryan Andrew Kaiser Memorial Foundation
Mini-Conference to Offer Valuable Resources to Virtual Assistants, Outsourcing Providers and Remote Professionals
RemoteProfessionals.com, Inc., will present a mini-conference on April 17, 2008 for those small business owners, freelancers, outsourcing professionals and virtual assistants who work independently. The mini-conference will be a full day event, will include hands-on workshops and will offer tracks for both seasoned independent service providers and those new to the remote services field. A complete program is available at www.RemoteProfessionals.com. Space is limited. - March 08, 2008 - RemoteProfessionals.com
A Human Holocaust Exhibit Finds Homes in a City of Institutions
It is called “ONE SOUL: When Humanity Fails” and it is currently touring New York: booked next into Grand Central Station for a week in April (14-18) as well as the Bronx Library Center (April). Utilizing museum-quality, audio/visual technology, ONE SOUL recounts a startlingly, moving... - March 08, 2008 - Afikim Foundation
NPSA Mixes Portable Storage with Fine Wine
Members of the portable storage are gathering in Winston-Salem, N.C. this spring to combine work and play as they build new relationships. - March 08, 2008 - National Portable Storage Association
The WomensNet Network Announces New Amber Grant Competition and Launches WomensnetOnline - A Social & Business Network for Women Entrepreneurs
The WomensNet Network has expanded it’s family of entrepreneurial focused sites with it’s latest offering - WomensnetOnline.com, a social & business networking site for women in business. According to Melody Wigdahl, the 53 year old founder, “WomensnetOnline is a Facebook or... - March 07, 2008 - WomensNet.Net
NAMWOLF Congratulates Steve Jemison on His Appointment as Chief Legal Officer at Proctor & Gamble
Jemison to Assume Role of Chief Legal Officer on June 1, 2008. - March 07, 2008 - National Association of Minority and Women-Owned Law Firms
Boot Camp for New Dads Receives Grant from Pacific Life Foundation
The Pacific Life Foundation of the Pacific Life Insurance Company has recently bestowed a grant upon Boot Camp for New Dads, a non-profit orientation program for fathers-to-be, operating in more than 260 hospitals, clinics, schools and churches around the country. The grant will be used to develop... - March 07, 2008 - Boot Camps for Dads
Renowned Artist Makoto Fujimura to Speak at the John Jay Institute and the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
World-renowned artist Makoto Fujimura will lecture at the John Jay Institute as part of their series “Cities of God: a neo-traditional vision for building good cities and towns.” Mr. Fujimura is a member of the prestigious National Council for the Arts and is founder of the... - March 07, 2008 - The John Jay Institute
Industry Leaders to Provide Solutions at the 2nd Annual Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators Symposium in Dallas
With soaring health care costs, understaffed hospitals, and an increasingly diverse immigrant population facing the Texas healthcare industry, the Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators has invited leading organizations and individuals from across the nation to explore ways to... - March 07, 2008 - Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators
NAMWOLF Issues Challenge to FDIC
FDIC Fails to Establish Minority/Women Business Enterprise Goals in Latest Solicitation for Asset Servicing & Management. - March 06, 2008 - National Association of Minority and Women-Owned Law Firms
Better Business Bureau Warns of Tax Fraud Schemes
Know the “red flags” and how to avoid them. - March 06, 2008 - Better Business Bureau CT
Top Press Secretary Joins Steve Francis Campaign for Mayor of San Diego
One of the most reputable Press Secretaries in California and two-time political employee of Governer Schwarzenegger has joined the Steve Francis’ mayoral campaign in San Diego. - March 05, 2008 - Steve Francis for Mayor
Virtual Meets Reality
VAnetworking.com receives mention in Entrepreneur Magazine - March 04, 2008 - Virtual Assistant Networking Association
Professional Networks, Headquartered in Greenville, SC Hires Three to Their Management Team
Professional Network Connections hires four to their Network Management Team. Jon Grandrath as Sales Manager for Charleston through Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Ted Hackett as Tennessee State Director, Dawoud Charles as the Georgia State Director, and Myndi Ziemann as Sales Manager for the Jacksonville, Florida area. - March 04, 2008 - Professional Network Connections
Professional Network Connections Launches in Delaware
Professional Network Connections, the newest business networking organization, is launching in Delaware, Florida, and Tennessee during the month of March. Professional Network Connections was founded by Debbie Griffith-Brown in Greenville, South Carolina over three years ago. It was built on four... - March 04, 2008 - Professional Network Connections
Senator Obama’s Open Letter to LGBT Community Echoes Out4Immigration’s Call for Equal Immigration Rights for Same-Sex Binational Couples
Presidential contender says he has “worked to improve” the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA). - March 02, 2008 - Out4Immigration
New Hope, PA's Gay Pride Weekend Features Comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer
New Hope Celebrates (NHC) hosts its 5th anniversary pride weekend May 16-18, 2008. This celebration of New Hope, Pennsylvania’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and allied (GLBTA) visitors, friends and neighbors is one of only a handful of pride festivals in the country with the... - March 02, 2008 - New Hope Celebrates
Three Non-Profit Organizations Unite to Accomplish the Unthinkable
Restoring Hope for a Ugandan Child with Shattered Dreams - March 01, 2008 - Engeye
TESSA News
National conference to pay tribute to weather pioneer. - March 01, 2008 - Texas Severe Storms Association
Nomadic Museum Taps Portable Storage Construction
The National Portable Storage Association offers the latest example of how containers offer sustainable solutions to many industries. - March 01, 2008 - National Portable Storage Association
Humanity First USA Provides Relief in Peru After Earthquake Devastation
A massive 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Southern coast of Peru, taking the lives over 500 citizens with it. Over 1000 injuries have been accounted for, leaving tens of thousands of homes destroyed. Humanity First immediately deployed a First Response Team to alleviate the suffering victims with... - February 29, 2008 - Humanity First
The Daphne Foundation Leads Investment in World’s First Non-Profit Election Consulting Firm
Grassroots Initiative, a non-partisan, non-profit organization based in New York, announced today that the Daphne Foundation will become the lead investor in the world's first non-profit election consulting firm. - February 29, 2008 - Grassroots Initiative
Bondurant-Area Businesses Come Together to Help Wounded War on Terror Veterans
Auction to raise money for area troops injured in recent overseas conflicts. - February 29, 2008 - Coalition to Salute America's Heroes
Mayoral Candidate for San Diego Urges Mayor Sanders to "Level with San Diegans About Fiscal Recovery"
Steve Francis, candidate for Mayor of San Diego, discusses the facts surrounding San Diego’s failure to enter the public bond market and asks Mayor Sanders to be direct about the chances for future public bonding. - February 29, 2008 - Steve Francis for Mayor
The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences Receives Funding to Study Inhalation Toxicity of Jet Fuel
The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (www.thehamner.org), has announced that Dr. Darol E. Dodd, a senior research toxicologist at CIIT and director of toxicology and preclinical studies at The Hamner, has received a $655,367 contract from the Navy Health Research Center – Environmental... - February 28, 2008 - The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences
Kim Parrish Named President of Miss America's Outstanding Teen, Inc.
Miss America’s Outstanding Teen, Inc., a little sister to the Miss America Organization that promotes scholastic achievement, creative accomplishment, healthy living and community involvement for America's teens, has named TV fashion commentator and entrepreneur Kim Parrish as president. A... - February 28, 2008 - Miss America's Outstanding Teen, Inc.