Month: December 2017

800 abandoned buckets placed alongside River Thames in powerful campaign

Stuart Mitchell

A memorial with 800 buckets appeared alongside the River Thames today, as a stark reminder of the 800 children’s lives needlessly lost each day due to dirty water and poor sanitation. The installation was created by WaterAid as part of its Untapped appeal, raising awareness of the plight of one in nine children who don’t have clean water and one in three without a decent toilet. The colourful tribute covered Potters Fields Park in Southwark and was a startling sight, stopping commuters in their tracks. Each empty bucket could hold…

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Paralyzed Veterans of America Partner with Elevation Burger on New Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) this week announced its partnership with Elevation Burger, launching an in-store campaign that will provide funding for programs and services that support catastrophically injured veterans. Participating United States Elevation Burger franchises will designate 15 percent of the proceeds from their Paralyzed Veterans of America-inspired “Stars and Stripes” milkshake to the veterans organization through the rest of the year. “We are excited about this unique opportunity to partner with Elevation Burger,” said National President David Zurfluh. “The holiday season is a time to share and…

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YouTube stars join forces to support sparkly campaign from Alzheimer’s Research UK

Stuart Mitchell

Some of the biggest stars on YouTube have joined forces to fight dementia by supporting a glittery new campaign from Alzheimer’s Research UK. Mark Ferris, Emma Blackery, Jayde Pierce, Niki and Sammy Albon, Terroll Lewis and many more have helped launch the charity’s Glitterbrows campaign and are calling on their millions of followers to get behind them to help defeat a condition that recently overtook heart disease as the UK’s leading cause of death. Starting today, December will become Glitterbrows Month. And over the next 31 days, people are being…

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10-year old cancer survivor shows how far she’s come on Natural History Museum ice rink

Stuart Mitchell

On Wednesday 29 November, 10-year-old cancer survivor and aspiring figure skater, Georgia Hillman from Dundee, Scotland, showed just how talented she is by performing on the Natural History Museum Ice Rink, London, with former Dancing on Ice Star, Frankie Seaman. Georgia, from Dundee, glided beautifully on the ice, spun to festive songs and showed Frankie how far she has come since being diagnosed with cancer just before her first birthday. As a Star Award winner herself, the experience was organised to mark the launch of this year’s Cancer Research UK Kids…

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Shell Unveils New Music Video As Part of its #makethefuture Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Shell and a band of international stars are unveiling a unique new music video which spotlights a diverse range of clean energy initiatives across the world. ‘On Top of the World’ features five global music artists – including Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson and British songstress Pixie Lott – and uses cutting-edge custom animation to help each star demonstrate the impact of clean energy projects supported by Shell around the world, including Brazil, China, the US, Kenya, India, Germany and the UK. The video showcases both ‘bright energy ideas’ created by entrepreneurs…

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