Day: 15 October 2019

ESSENCE Announces the Expansion of Its Empowering Mentoring Initiative on the International Day of the Girl: “Girls United by ESSENCE”

Stuart Mitchell

ESSENCE, the leading media, technology and commerce company dedicated to Black women, celebrates the International Day of the Girl with the expansion of its empowering mentoring initiative, Girls United by ESSENCE. This exciting platform will represent the voice of the Gen Z population and inspire them to demolish glass ceilings through a new social first+digital campaign: “Black Girl Shaking Things Up.” Through community and mentorship, Girls United by ESSENCE will provide the tools, resources and opportunities necessary to help young women (ages 16-25) during transitional phases of their lives. Girls…

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Barbie Dream Gap Project Launches GoFundMe Initiative Timed to One Year Anniversary of the Program

Stuart Mitchell

Mattel, Inc. has announced that Barbie® is partnering with the world’s largest and most trusted social fundraising platform GoFundMe to empower people and partners to help close the Dream Gap, the time* when girls start to doubt they can be anything. Timed to the one-year anniversary of the launch of the Barbie Dream Gap Project, the company also unveiled the first non-profit recipients of the program’s fund. Beginning today, donors can take action on closing the Dream Gap by visiting Barbie Dream Gap Project GoFundMe page. The GoFundMe page outlines the…

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PepsiCo Kicks Off Month-long Global Volunteering Event to Distribute More Than 1.1 Million Nutritious Meals for Those in Need & Support Local Communities

Stuart Mitchell

PepsiCo, Inc. has announced the kickoff of its annual, month-long global volunteering event, PepsiCo Gives Back, which unites its global employees in volunteer service and community support. This year, tens of thousands of PepsiCo employees will participate in volunteer events around the world including nutritious meal packing events which will provide more than 1.1 million nutritious meals to communities in need. The meals being distributed will include enriched rice, soy protein, dried vegetables and 23 essential vitamins and nutrients to provide a comprehensive array of micronutrients. The meals will be…

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The Frightening Reality Of Food Waste Is Revealed As Brits Bin 8 Million Pumpkins At Halloween

Stuart Mitchell

Forget ghosts, ghouls and zombies – research shows that the scariest part of Halloween is the amount of wasted pumpkin innards that end up in UK bins. A whopping 8 million pumpkins were binned in 2017, equating to enough portions of pumpkin pie to feed the entire nation this Halloween. The new study of 1,000 UK adults, commissioned by stock brand, Knorr, has revealed that last Halloween, nearly two thirds (58%) of the nation bought pumpkins for carving or decorative purposes, but only a mere third (35%) of these people…

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UNICEF launches Cryptocurrency Fund

Stuart Mitchell

UNICEF will now be able to receive, hold and disburse donations of cryptocurrencies ether and bitcoin, through its newly-established UNICEF Cryptocurrency Fund. In a first for United Nations organizations, UNICEF will use cryptocurrencies to fund open source technology benefiting children and young people around the world.  Under the structure of the UNICEF Cryptocurrency Fund, contributions will be held in their cryptocurrency of contribution, and granted out in the same cryptocurrency.      “This is a new and exciting venture for UNICEF,” said Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director. “If digital economies and currencies…

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