Day: 5 September 2018

20 Years of Harry Potter: Pottermore Publishing Offering Unlimited Access to Ebook in Public Libraries

Stuart Mitchell

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Pottermore Publishing is offering fans unlimited access to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ebook for two weeks from public libraries. From August 27 to September 10, fans across North America can read the ebook on Libby, the award-winning one-tap reading app from the library, with no cost, waitlists or holds. “Pottermore Publishing is delighted to offer fans the chance to celebrate 20 years since the publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone via their local…

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The Jason Foundation Announces its Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Calendar

Stuart Mitchell

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.  National Suicide Prevention Week is September 9 – 15, 2018, with World Suicide Prevention Day on the 10th.  During this month and week, organizations and individuals across the country will be conducting activities to draw attention to the terrible tragedy of youth suicide.  Currently, suicide ranks as the second leading cause of death for ages 10 – 24.  We lose an average of more than 118 young people each week to suicide in this age group.  The number of suicide deaths for ages…

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FareShare food provision for children over school holidays grows by 150 percent

Stuart Mitchell

FareShare, the UK’s largest food redistribution charity, has revealed it is helping to feed at least 50,000 children across the UK each week this school summer holiday – an increase of 150 percent from 2017. The stark rise follows the charity’s launch of ActiveAte, a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of holiday hunger and increase its provision of meals for children at risk of food poverty this summer. Last year saw FareShare redistribute surplus food to 200 charities and groups providing provision to children over the school holidays – but…

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YMCA’s #IAMWHOLE to launch Music 4 Mental Health

Stuart Mitchell

YMCA’s award-winning mental health campaign #IAMWHOLE has launched Music 4 Mental Health, a ground-breaking new initiative bringing together incredible individuals, influential communities and the most prolific names in British music, for an unforgettable fundraising concert at London’s renowned Roundhouse on 18th November 2018. Music 4 Mental Health aims to use the power of music to help break down the stigma and normalise the conversations surrounding mental health, in addition to raising vital funds for mental health projects targeting young people across the UK and Ireland. Set to appear at the…

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The BHF joins forces with Microsoft and the NHS to save thousands more lives from cardiac arrests

Stuart Mitchell

Thousands more lives could be saved from cardiac arrests, thanks to a ground-breaking partnership between the NHS, the British Heart Foundation (BHF), and Microsoft. The new partnership aims to map all of the UK’s defibrillators, with a shared ambition for the life-saving devices to be made readily available for every out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The initiative is in response to shocking figures that show public access defibrillators are used in less than 3 per cent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, significantly reducing the survival chances of tens of thousands of people every…

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