Day: 16 February 2018

Starlight Children’s Foundation Announces Nationwide Design-a-Gown Contest

Stuart Mitchell

Starlight Children’s Foundation, an organization dedicated to creating moments of joy and comfort for hospitalized kids and their families, announced today the launch of its newest initiative, the Starlight Design-a-Gown contest. The first-of-its-kind nationwide contest offers kids of all ages the opportunity to create a new design for Starlight’s line of revolutionary children’s hospital Starlight Gowns. Starlight Gowns replace ugly and uncomfortable traditional children’s hospital gowns with ones that are soft and comfortable, tie down the side instead of open in the back and feature brightly colored fun designs that…

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Thousands To Walk From Dusk Until Dawn To Fight Suicide In Dallas and Philadelphia

Stuart Mitchell

Suicide is the nation’s tenth leading cause of death and the rate is rising. To bring greater awareness to this tragic yet preventable cause of death, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is holding two Out of the Darkness Overnight Walks  – the first in Dallas on June 2-3 and the second in Philadelphia on June 16-17. These annual fundraisers held by AFSP attracts participants from communities across the country who will walk more than 16 miles from sunset until sunrise to raise money and awareness for suicide prevention. The…

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ASCP Joins UICC’s World Cancer Day Initiative to Raise Awareness of Unequal Access to Cancer Detection, Treatment and Care Services

Stuart Mitchell

ASCP Joins UICC’s World Cancer Day Initiative to Raise Awareness of Unequal Access to Cancer Detection, Treatment and Care Services On World Cancer Day, cancer leaders call for equal access to reduce premature cancer deaths by 25% World Cancer Day 2018 highlights the global equity gap in accessing early detection, treatment and care services UICC calls for more equal access to reduce premature cancer and non-communicable disease deaths by 25% by 2025 in line with WHO targets Consolidated country-by-country statistics on cancer incidences and mortalities, national cancer control plans and…

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United Breast Cancer Foundation Featured at Super Bowl LII (52)

Stuart Mitchell

The United Breast Cancer Foundation (UBCF) is proud to have their print Public Service Announcement (PSA) awareness message, “Tackling Breast Cancer”, featured in the Official 2018 NFL Super Bowl LII Game Program and the USA Today Special Edition Super Bowl Preview. Super Bowl LII (52) is only the sixth “Cold Weather” Super Bowl in the history of the event and took place this Sunday, February 4th in the “Twin Cities” – Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the recently constructed U.S. Bank Stadium. This is the 2nd time the NFL franchise the Minnesota…

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Toyota puts Paralympic snowboarder in the spotlight with ‘Start Your Impossible’ campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Toyota has launched its worldwide ‘Start Your Impossible’ Olympics campaign in the Netherlands, with an emotional spot by Amsterdam advertising agency Etcetera.  The spot features Para-athlete Chris Vos, a 19-year-old snowboarding champion. The 1.40 TV commercial tells the real-life success story of how he overcame adversity and physical limitations, in order to take his place on the slopes this year at the Paralympic Games in PyeongChang. The ‘Start Your Impossible’ brand line was introduced at the end of last year, continuing Toyota’s evolution as a mobility brand dedicated to innovation.…

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