Tenth Annual Food From The Bar Los Angeles Campaign Provides More Than 2 Million Meals For Hungry Children

The Los Angeles legal community raised more than $500,000 for the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank this year during the 10th Annual Food From The Bar Campaign. The Food Bank will use these funds to provide more than 2 million meals for children in Los Angeles County this summer. The campaign has raised more than $4 million since it began in Los Angeles in 2009.  This year’s campaign ran from May 1 through June 2. “We are extremely grateful all the firms and organizations that participated this year in the…

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Retailers Partner with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to Help Kids and Teens Prepare for Back2School

Boys & Girls Clubs of America launched its 2018 Back2School cause campaign this week in partnership with more than a dozen retailers around the US. As millions of kids and teens return to school later this month and in August, the youth advocacy organization is working to ensure that all kids have the same opportunities to succeed in life. After-school programs at Boys & Girls Clubs support the learning kids do during the school day. They ensure kids and teens have the resources they need to achieve a great future…

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The Dove Self-Esteem Project Releases New Short Film & Self-Esteem Song As Part Of An “Out Of This World” Partnership With The Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe

As part of a two-year deal with the Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe, the Dove Self-Esteem Project has released a new short film, titled “Competing and Comparing Looks,” offering a confidence-boosting message. In the film, Smoky Quartz and Sardonyx chat about their totally different, but equally amazing, bodies – reminding us that we’re all beautiful and unique! The short film is the second film in a series of six co-created with the Cartoon Network to address some of the biggest barriers to self-esteem and body-confidence among kids. Additionally, the Crystal Gems,…

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Lidl launches ‘Too Good to Waste’ fruit and veg discount box to cut back on food waste

Lidl UK has announced that it will become the first supermarket to introduce ‘Too Good to Waste’ fruit and vegetable boxes, containing items that are no longer considered at their perfect best, but are still perfectly good to eat. The trial is taking place in 122 Lidl stores and has been designed to tackle fruit and veg waste in store, which is one of the biggest contributors to supermarket food waste and could, if rolled out nationwide, help save 10,000 tonnes of surplus produce a year. It is hoped that…

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Penguin Random House announces two-year partnership with National Literacy Trust to tackle urgent social mobility issues

Penguin Random House UK has announced a two-year partnership with the National Literacy Trust, an independent charity dedicated to transforming lives through literacy. This partnership underscores Penguin Random House’s commitment to improving social mobility in the UK, in support of our wider mission to help close the creativity gap. Literacy continues to be one of the major and most urgent barriers facing social mobility in the UK. Research from the National Literacy Trust currently shows that: One in six adults in England and Northern Ireland currently lack the literacy skills…

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