Jiffy Lube® Teams with MDA for Annual MUSCLE UP! Campaign to Transform the Lives of Kids and Adults with Muscular Dystrophy

Jiffy Lube and the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) are teaming up for the seventh annual MUSCLE UP!℠ campaign, aimed to help transform the lives of families affected by muscular dystrophy, ALS and related muscle-debilitating diseases. Throughout the month of August, Jiffy Lube customers are invited to make a donation, at participating locations, of $3 or more to MDA, helping to fund programs for families in their community.  In return, customers receive a MUSCLE UP! savings books containing offers totaling more than $100 from Jiffy Lube and other national retailers, including…

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Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill Leads Santander’s First Tour De Force

Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill has today helped Santander and Transport for London (TfL) launch the UK’s first sightseeing cycle tour of landmarks linked with pioneering and inspirational women from the past and present. Launched to celebrate this year’s centenary of the first women winning the right to vote in the UK, the free Tour de Force experience sees participants take Santander Cycles on a guided ride across London, where they will hear the stories of women from all walks of life whose amazing achievements have helped to shape the city, the…

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An Anthem For A New Generation: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” Gets A Makeover In Time For Women’s Equality Day With The Launch Of “She-I-O”

History was rewritten as “herstory” today as a classic children’s song got a makeover for the modern age. Vocal powerhouse and soul songstress Maggie Rose and Grammy Award-winning Warner/Chappell songwriter Liz Rose collaborated to reimagine the song “Old MacDonald Had a Farm,” introducing “She-I-O,” a rousing anthem for a new generation that celebrates inclusion and champions women, just in time for Women’s Equality Day, August 26. “She-I-O” is the cornerstone of the new All Together Better initiative from Land O’Lakes, the farmer-owned cooperative that’s owned and run by 1,791 farmers,…

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New apprenticeship scheme to be available to agencies

The IPA and Arch Apprentices are delighted to announce that the Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA) has agreed a new ‘Advertising and Media Executive’ Standard, developed by a trailblazing group of industry employers. It is the first apprenticeship scheme of its kind to be specifically designed by the industry for the industry that can be funded by agencies through their Apprenticeship Levy and incorporated into their training programmes. The 12-18-month Level 3 Apprenticeship is designed to fit around the new recruits’ day jobs and incorporates the IPA’s award-winning Foundation Certificate, and…

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Call for nominations for the UNESCO/Emir Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah Prize for Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

The call for nominations for the 2018/2019 edition of the UNESCO/Emir Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah Prize for Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities is now open. The aim of the Prize is to reward the outstanding contributions of individuals and organizations that promote inclusion and the enhancement of the lives of persons with disabilities in society through the effective, innovative and inclusive application of digital solutions. Candidates (individuals and institutions) must have distinguished themselves through outstanding activities that have contributed to the digital empowerment, as the processes whereby people are…

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