PRE Fights Child Obesity

PRE® Brands Partners with Common Threads to Help Fight Childhood Obesity Better-for-you Food Brand Sets Goal to Send 300 Under-served Chicago Kids to Cooking School PRE® Brands, purveyors of better-for-you food, including a line of 100% grass fed and grass finished premium beef, will donate a portion of proceeds for every package of ground beef sold in the Chicago […]

Prince William Conservation Charity Event

Prince William conservation charity celebrates wildlife photographer David Yarrow at Harbor East in the Hamptons The African wildlife conservation organization, Tusk USA, whose Royal Patron is HRH The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William announced plans for An Evening in the Wild, a photography exhibition and dinner celebrating the work of world-renowned wildlife photographer, David Yarrow. The event will be held on August 12, 2017 at Harbor […]

Funding Shortfalls Threaten Children

Funding shortfalls threaten education for children living in conflict and disaster zones Funding shortfalls are threatening education for millions of children caught up in conflicts or disasters, UNICEF said today ahead of the G20 summit in Hamburg. Of the $932 million needed this year for its education programs in emergency countries, UNICEF has so far received recorded voluntary […]

Tobacco-Free Kids

Oregon Will Be Third State to Raise Tobacco Age to 21 Statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids The Oregon Legislature has taken bold action to protect kids from tobacco addiction and save lives by voting to prohibit the sale of tobacco products to anyone under 21. Lawmakers gave final approval to the […]

FOOTBALL FOR FRIENDSHIP

The 2017 Gazprom International Children’s Forum “Soccer for Friendship” brought together children from 64 countries THE INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF CHILDREN “FOOTBALL FOR FRIENDSHIP” 2017, organized by Gazprom, official partner of FIFA and the 2018 FIFA World Cup ™, was held in St. Petersburg. More than 1,000 guests from 64 countries around the world attended the event. Young […]

Baseball Hits Home

Baseball Stirs Colorful Memories for Wounded Warrior Project Veterans As Mike Jernigan emerged through a portal from one of the darkened hallways onto Tropicana Field, his senses were aroused by a mix of lasting baseball memories and eruption of bright colors. “You never forget the colors of green grass, red clay, and white lines,” the […]

Gutsy Walkers

Gutsy Walkers show big support for Canadians with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis Crohn’s and Colitis Canada’s annual walk raises $3.2 million to support inflammatory bowel disease research Crohn’s and Colitis Canada’s 2017 Gutsy Walk raised $3.2 million to support research, advocacy, awareness, and patient-focused programs to improve the lives of everyone impacted by Crohn’s […]

Prince Harry’s Royal Salute

Prince Harry Brings Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup to Asia Prince Harry takes to the polo field at the 2017 Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup cheered on by crowds in Singapore Under a blistering Singaporean sun and in front of a crowd of over 300 guests, Prince Harry today took to the field for the […]

FACIAL RECOGNITION IN TRAVEL

Delta is Testing Facial Recognition Technology, Plans First Biometric-Based Self-Service Bag Drop in U.S. The test, planned for Minneapolis this summer, is the latest in a string of innovative solutions giving customers choice in their own experience Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is introducing four self-service bag drop machines at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport this summer, a $600,000 investment […]

Red Cross Response

Red Cross Responds to Deadly Severe Weather Across Six States Deadliest Start to Tornado Season in 9 Years; May is Peak Month for Tornadoes The American Red Cross is on the ground across six states, helping people affected by record severe storms, flooding and tornadoes which hit the southern Plains and Mississippi Valley regions. More […]