Day: 27 February 2018

The BHF smashes Guinness World Records title in show of solidarity for heart patients

Stuart Mitchell

To mark Valentine’s Day this year the British Heart Foundation (BHF) achieved the Guinness World Records™ title for the longest chain of paper hearts with help from almost 18,000 of our supporters. Through our network of over 720 charity shops and thousands of supporters, we asked people to write messages of love and support for their loved ones, people battling heart disease or in memory of those they’ve lost. With the help of volunteers, the charity created a chain of 17,939 hearts, surpassing the previous Guinness World Record of 11,288…

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Unilever announce they will not invest in online platforms that create division

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever CMO, Keith Weed, has called on the industry to collectively build trust back into our systems and society; and announced a new commitment to cut investment in platforms which breed division. In his keynote speech at the IAB Annual Leadership Meeting in Palm Desert, Keith Weed demanded the industry work together to improve transparency and rebuild consumer trust in an era of fake news and toxic online content. Extracts of the Speech “For consumers 2017 was the year of mobile video and voice. However for the industry, if it…

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Bristol art exhibition looks at the people behind ‘homeless’ label

Stuart Mitchell

An art exhibition in Bristol of work produced by local men who have experienced homelessness opened at City Hall on Monday 26 February. ‘Homeless People’ sets out to go behind the ‘homeless’ label by exploring the diversity and individuality of the artists whose work is on display. Each of the men whose work is on show is receiving or has received support from one of the organisations – including The Salvation Army – who are part of Bristol City Council’s ‘Bristol Pathway 1’ homelessness strategy, an initiative that aims to…

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American Cancer Society and Fight Colorectal Cancer Campaign to Raise Awareness About Colorectal Cancer Screening

Stuart Mitchell

The American Cancer Society, Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC) and the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable will kick off Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month on March 8 at Smashbox Studios. The event will feature survivors, partners, experts, and celebrity guests, including actor Luke Perry, country singer Craig Campbell, and reporter and host of Accesso Total on Telemundo-52 Stephanie Himonidis also known as Chiquibaby. Guests will share their personal connections to the disease. This event is part of a coast to coast effort to increase the use of life saving screening tests and…

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NRAS Launches ‘Love Your Heart’ Interactive Video Programme

Stuart Mitchell

This Valentine’s Day, the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) announced the launch of their online, interactive video educational programme ‘Love your Heart’ that will help those with the debilitating condition Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) understand why they are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the impact RA can have on a critically important organ – the heart.   Love Your Heart is a new, interactive online video programme that has been developed in partnership with Consultant Rheumatologist, Dr. Holly John. This follows extremely promising results that it achieved in…

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