Month: September 2018

Crocs Partners With Susan G. Komen to Fight Breast Cancer During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Stuart Mitchell

Crocs, Inc., has announced that it has partnered with Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, to support its fight to save lives through a new, limited edition collection launching in time for National Breast Cancer Awareness month. On Oct. 1, 2018, Crocs will launch a new, limited edition collection throughout the United States, including its territories, featuring Susan G. Komen’s iconic pink Running Ribbon. The special Komen edition Classic Clog (US MSRP of $49.99) and Jibbitz charm (US MSRP of $2.99) will be available on crocs.com and…

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“Touchdown Dance 2 Walk” Launches Campaign To Turn Tragedy Into A Touchdown

Stuart Mitchell

September is not only for football season, but it’s also SPINAL CORD INJURY AWARENESS MONTH. When Mik Shevchek’s daughter Lauren was diagnosed with a C5/6 Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and a 1% chance of ever walking again, he wanted to bring a public spotlight on paralysis victims and how to recover from impossible odds. Mik is an award-winning broadcast media producer and has worked on TV, film and documentary projects worldwide.  Lauren Shevchek is currently living life as a quadriplegic. At age 19, just home from her freshman year at Penn State, Lauren broke her neck diving into…

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American Cancer Society Announces Real Men Wear Pink Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Men from Louisville and southern Indiana will unite to fight breast cancer with the American Cancer Society through participation in the Real Men Wear Pink campaign. In addition to wearing pink and raising awareness about breast cancer, these men will be raising funds to help the American Cancer Society attack cancer from every angle and save more lives from breast cancer. The campaign kicked off recently with a reception announcing the 2018 participants and lasts through October. “These Real Men are real leaders,” said Lyn Palmer, senior manager for community…

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SA school children call on parents to pledge to be safer drivers

Stuart Mitchell

South Australia’s 300,000 children  have been put in the ‘driver’s seat’ to steer their parents towards safer driving, as part of a brand new road safety initiative starting today. South Australia suffers more road accidents per capita than any other state, with 100 fatalities recorded last year, a 16 per cent rise on the previous year. School-children are being encouraged to call on their parents to change their driving behaviour in key areas including: Speed Aggressive driving Mobile phone use To reinforce this change, a safe-driving pledge is now available…

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Facebook Pledge to Lower Emissions and Utilise 100% Renewable Energy

Stuart Mitchell

Facebook have stated their plans for their new sustainability plans in a post on their website: Today, we are committing to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by 75% and powering our global operations with 100% renewable energy by the end of 2020. In a record-breaking year of corporate renewable energy purchases, Facebook is on track to be one of the largest corporate purchasers of renewable energy. Since our first purchase of wind power in 2013, Facebook has signed contracts for over 3 gigawatts of new solar and wind energy, that…

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