LINE-X kicks off its second-annual partnership with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, renewing the company’s commitment to “protecting what matters most” during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (CCAM). Through the month of September, LINE-X’s vast network of North American franchise locations, as well as its corporate headquarters in Huntsville, will make a $10.00 donation for every bedliner sold during the campaign with a minimum donation of $100,000 going straight to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. From August 27, 2018 through September 30, 2018, LINE-X and its participating franchisees will collectively donate…
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Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: New Investigation Exposes How Tobacco Companies Market Cigarettes on Social Media in the U.S. and Around the World
Tobacco companies are secretly advertising cigarettes on social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter by paying social media influencers – popular young people with large online followings – to post images of cigarettes and smoking as part of a marketing strategy documented in more than 40 countries. Following a two-year investigation by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Netnografica LLC, a U.S.-based consumer research and consulting firm specializing in online research, the findings were published today online and detailed in a petition sent to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission…
Read MoreChrysler Brand Joins Forces With No Kid Hungry to Help End Childhood Hunger
Chrysler brand is teaming up with No Kid Hungry, a national campaign that is focused on ending child hunger in America today. Chrysler’s support will help No Kid Hungry continue its work to improve the lives of families across the country by ensuring children have the food they need to succeed. According to No Kid Hungry, one in six kids in America lives with hunger. When kids don’t have the food they need, they are more likely to struggle in school, miss class and not feel well. No Kid Hungry is…
Read Moreadidas and Billie Jean King collaborate to drive change for girls in sport
On Women’s Equality Day, adidas – a global leader in sport performance – announced its commitment to changing the future for NYC’s young female athletes. Unveiling research that shows that less than 1 in 3 girls2 continue to play sport after school, adidas kicks off Here to Create Change, which commits to breaking down the barriers that see nearly 1.7 million3 potential female athletes quit playing in NYC alone. Currently, girls of NYC are dropping out of sport at 2.4x the rate of boys4. The drop off is significant. During…
Read MoreCPSC’s Pool Safely And The Michael Phelps Foundation Honor A Decade Of Water Safety
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) Pool Safely campaign and the Michael Phelps Foundation have honored the 10th anniversary of the Michael Phelps Foundation and the 10 years since the passage of the Virginia Graeme Baker (VGB) Pool & Spa Safety Act with an event promoting water safety. At today’s event, CPSC’s Acting Chairman Ann Marie Buerkle and Michael Phelps delivered remarks about each organization’s decade milestone and the continued importance of water safety. “As a result of the landmark VGB legislation, there have been zero drain entrapment-related deaths…
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