Month: August 2018

Baskin-Robbins Invites Guests to Help Bring Joy to Kids by Supporting the Joy in Childhood Foundation at Baskin-Robbins Locations across US

Stuart Mitchell

Baskin-Robbins is inviting guests nationwide to help bring joy to kids by making a $1.00 donation to the Joy in Childhood Foundation, the charitable foundation supported by Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, when they visit a Baskin-Robbins location now through August 31. Funds raised will help provide joyful environments and experiences to ensure that kids battling hunger or illness can experience the simple joys of childhood when they need it most. In celebration of the in-store fundraising program, Baskin-Robbins is bringing joy to pediatric patients with special deliveries of Polar Pizza®…

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Glastonbury ‘One Love’ reggae festival will support Amnesty’s human rights work

Stuart Mitchell

Amnesty International is supporting this year’s One Love reggae festival near Glastonbury at the end of August. The festival, which has grown into a major three-day reggae event, will see well-known Jamaican acts – including Cutty Ranks, Johnny Clarke, Johnny Osbourne, Mighty Diamonds and Mad Professor – playing alongside significant performers from the UK ska, reggae and dub scenes, including Jerry Dammers, Don Letts, Zion Train and Saxon Sound System.  The event, at a site on Gilcombe Farm adjacent to the picturesque Somerset town of Bruton near Glastonbury, takes place…

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CIPR reveals 2018 PRide Awards shortlist

Stuart Mitchell

More than 300 public relations teams, consultancies and individuals have been shortlisted for the 2018 CIPR PRide Awards, the UK’s leading regional PR awards. Now in their fifteenth year, the Awards recognise outstanding practice in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as across six English regions. This year’s PRide Awards received more than 1,000 entries.  Winners will be revealed at prestigious ceremonies, held nationwide between October and December.  Sarah Hall Chart.PR, FCIPR, CIPR President said: Congratulations to all of our shortlisted entrants. The number of entries we received this year is testament…

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Young Living Foundation raises $1 Million for Hope for Justice

Stuart Mitchell

The D. Gary Young, Young Living Foundation raised more than $1 million to help end modern slavery in Africa during the Young Living Foundation’s Ride for a Reason, Foundation 5k, and other activities at the Young Living Essential Oils 2018 International Grand Convention. All funds raised will go to support Hope for Justice, a nonprofit that exists to bring about the end of modern slavery by preventing exploitation, rescuing victims, restoring lives, and reforming society. “D. Gary Young dedicated his life to improving the lives of all people; and through…

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Greenpeace France Wants You to Eat Less Meat this BBQ Season

Stuart Mitchell

Nearly 80% of livestock bred for consumption in France is raised through industrial production, generating serious sanitary and environmental problems for the planet. It accounts for 14% of gas emissions worldwide, causes water pollution, and contributes to massive deforestation in certain regions across the globe. The average person eats 86 kg of meat per year in France, twice the world average, and the outlook is gloomy, with the global average set to double by 2050, according to Greenpeace France. In addition to the harmful impact on our environment, livestock raised…

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