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14 Cities in 7 Days...6,100 Miles...More Than 70 Teens Changing Their World... (Popularity:  )
http://www.letsencourage.com
September 12 marks the 3rd annual National Day of Encouragement, a day on which everyone is reminded to be deliberately encouraging to the people in their lives through words, actions and reactions.Conceptualized by teens in 2007, the day counters the discouragement facing teens, and everyone, in society today. "If we will decide to encourage rather than criticize; if we will make kind acts and thoughtfulness a part of our daily ...
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150 Public and Private School Students From All Over Los Angeles are Part of Global Classrooms(R), an Innovative Program of the United Nations Association of the USA, in Partnership With Merrill Lynch (Popularity: )
http://www.unausa.org
Today more than 150 public and private school students will have the unique opportunity to debate and resolve current international issues together at the first of two Global Classrooms: Los Angeles Model UN Conferences to be held this year, sponsored by the United Nations Association of the USA and Merrill Lynch. Held at the Davidson Conference Center on the USC Campus in Los Angeles, the conference mobilizes students to engage ...
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16-Year-Old Sitka High School Student Wins 'Paint the Plane' Contest (Popularity: )
http://www.painttheplane.com
Alaska Airlines announced today that Hannah Hamberg, 16, of Sitka is the winner of the State of Alaska's "Paint the Plane" contest. Her artwork will adorn an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-400 jet in honor of the state's 50th anniversary in 2009.The talented artist, dancer, cheerleader and community volunteer unveiled her winning artwork today at a statehood ceremony held at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage.Accompanied by her parents, Barth and ...
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2010 Twestival Galvanizes Twitter Community to Raise Money and Awareness for Education at Synchronized Offline Events Around the World (Popularity: )
http://twestival.com
On March 25, 2010, in more than 175 cities around the world, thousands of people will demonstrate social media's power for social good through the second annual Twestival. The global event is a worldwide fundraising initiative that uses social media, particularly Twitter, to focus participants' talent and resources to benefit one cause for one day. All proceeds generated from the 2010 Twestival will support education and be donated to Concern ...
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2012 Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival of Greater Philadelphia March 23 - April 21 (Popularity: )
http://www.subarucherryblossom.org
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 29, 2012 -- What's noisy, delicious, dramatic, playful, inspiring, thought provoking, and pink and white all over? It's Philadelphia's own Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival, celebrating its fifteenth year this spring, from March 23 to April 21. The Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia presents events for all ages, many of them free, throughout the region — from Center City to the Main Line, King of Prussia to Fairmount ...
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Alternative Fuel on the Horizon? Denison Eighth Graders Apply Lessons Learned to Demonstrate Their Solar-Powered Mini-Car (Popularity: )
Applying lessons learned in the classroom, eighth grade students from Denison (Iowa) Middle School have developed a mini-car that is powered by solar energy. And the car works, as the 11 Denison students demonstrated Friday night in Des Moines, much to their delight. The students are participating in Smithfield Foods' Learners to Leaders(TM) program and also are enrolled in Iowa State University's (ISU) Science Bound program. As part of the ...
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Andre Agassi Celebrates Longtime Supporters at 13th Grand Slam for Children at Wynn Las Vegas (Popularity: )
http://www.agassifoundation.org
An economic storm. The most devastating week on Wall Street. A pivotal United States presidential election on the horizon. Americans worrying about their retirement funds. Tonight Andre Agassi recognized the real worries his 1,900 guests are facing - and then helped them escape and celebrate. "We put on an amazing party tonight in partnership with our host Wynn Las Vegas and presenting sponsor Genworth Financial," said Andre Agassi. "It was ...
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Anthony Kennedy Shriver to Travel to Middle East to Launch Best Buddies International Program at Shafallah Center in Qatar (Popularity: )
http://www.bestbuddies.org
Anthony Kennedy Shriver, founder and chairman of Best Buddies International and brother of California First Lady Maria Shriver, will be traveling to Doha, Qatar next week to announce the expansion of Best Buddies International's presence in the Middle East with the opening of a new accredited program in collaboration with the innovative Shafallah Center for Children with Special Needs, a nonprofit charitable organization. Shriver will be one of the distinguished ...
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Asia Global Holdings Corporation Subsidiary China Media Power (CMP) and Its China Advertising Agency Enter Deal With GuiZhou TV to Broadcast 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' Giving 517 Million Home TV Viewers in China Access to the Show (Popularity: )
http://www.asiaglobalholdings.com
Asia Global Holdings Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: AAGH) is pleased to announced that its subsidiary, China Media Power (CMP) and its China Advertising Agency ZixunMedia entered into an agreement on August 22 with satellite channel GuiZhou TV (GZTV1) to broadcast the Chinese version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" in China. The GZTV1 broadcasts will give 517 million home TV viewers in China access to "Who Wants To Be ...
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Association for Women in Communications Launches Search for 100 Women of Note (Popularity: )
http://www.womcom.org
In celebration of its 100th Anniversary, the Association for Women in Communications (AWC) launched 100 Women of Note, a program designed to recognize remarkable women communicators who made their mark over the past century. The announcement was made at AWC's annual conference held Oct 15-17, 2009 in Seattle, WA, where the organization began 100 years ago.The 100 Women of Note program celebrates AWC's 100-year history (1909-2009) of championing the advancement ...
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