Month: August 2018

Applebee’s® Neighborhood Grill + Bar Aims to Raise $1 Million for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation to Help Fight Childhood Cancer

Stuart Mitchell

Applebee’s® Neighborhood Grill + Bar restaurants nationwide have teamed up with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation to take a stand against childhood cancer in a month-long fundraising campaign. Now through Sunday, August 12, more than 1,050 participating Applebee’s restaurants aim to raise $1 million to help fund cutting-edge medical research. Restaurants will raise money in a variety of ways including donating a portion of lemonade sales, selling paper lemons and hosting a series of fundraising events in their neighborhoods. Guests can visit Applebees.com/AlexsLemonade to learn more, find participating locations or donate online to help…

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Disney Empowers Aspiring Young Filmmakers To Create Global #DreamBigPrincess Video Series Celebrating Female Trailblazers

Stuart Mitchell

Disney today announced a new global project giving 21 talented young women from different corners of the globe the chance to make digital shorts telling the stories of inspiring female role models. The #DreamBigPrincess series will be shared across Disney’s global media platforms as part of a campaign to unlock up to a $1 million donation to Girl Up, an initiative of the UN Foundation. Each aspiring filmmaker will be paired with an inspirational interview subject spanning a diverse range of professions. The young women will capture the stories of…

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Katten Pro Bono Efforts Help Save Lives, Rebuild Communities in War Zones

Stuart Mitchell

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that a team of six lawyers was honored for volunteering their legal help to an international humanitarian nonprofit organization that works to dismantle landmines and other deadly explosives left on battlefields in war-torn countries. Those attorneys, presented recently with Katten’s Pro Bono Service Awards, have provided legal aid to Mines Advisory Group (MAG) America, which raises awareness and funding for lifesaving work in far-flung countries such as Sri Lanka, Iraq and Nigeria. The organization shares the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize with International Campaign to…

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Man & Woman of the Year Campaign Breaks Fundraising Records for Cancer Cures

Stuart Mitchell

In a spirited philanthropic competition to raise the most money for cancer cures in a 10-week timeframe, dedicated community leaders and their teams of supporters in cities across the country volunteered their time, skills, energy and passion to compete for the prestigious national title of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Man & Woman of the Year. Records have been broken across all categories, lives have been changed and advancements in cancer treatments are being made. For the 2018 Man & Woman of the Year campaign, these passionate competitors together…

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Former WNBA President Donna Orender Partners with Celebrity Contributors to Inspire Girls and Women in New Book

Stuart Mitchell

Seven out of ten girls feel they don’t measure up academically, physically, or socially. 74% of girls feel they are under pressure to please everyone. These statistics confirm what we already know: the leaders of tomorrow need our support today. In an effort to change the game for girls and women, former WNBA president and founder of Generation W and Generation WOW Donna Orender and her team have collaborated with leaders from every field to create WOWsdom! The Girl’s Guide to the Positive and the Possible (Mascot Books, July 10,…

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