The Seniors Center, launched a bold new initiative called #KeepOurTrust. This initiative will obtain pledges from Members of Congress to fix Social Security financing for current and future beneficiaries. The Social Security Pledge marks an original grassroots undertaking for the organization. For the first time, constituents will ask their representatives in Congress to publicly pledge, and to go on record, to support legislation that will fix Social Security financing. “Over the years, we’ve collected hundreds of thousands of petitions from our supporters calling for the same thing again and again:…
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Wishes Come True for Animal Welfare Organizations Nationwide as the Petco Foundation Announces $755,000 in Holiday Wishes Grants
The Petco Foundation, in partnership with Petco, announced the 51 stories that earned their animal welfare organizations a grant award during the Petco Foundation’s sixth annual Holiday Wishes campaign. Since 2013, the Petco Foundation has awarded more than $3.4 million to animal welfare organizations across the nation during the annual Holiday Wishes campaign. Grants include a $100,000 grand prize and 50 finalist awards ranging from $5,000 – $50,000. Thousands of pet adopters from every corner of the U.S. submitted stories about how their pet changed their life for the better.…
Read MoreAARP Launches New Advocacy Campaign to Protect Seniors from High Drug Costs
AARP have announced the launch of a major new advocacy campaign urging Congress to stand up to the pharmaceutical industry and protect seniors from any attempts to raise patient drug costs by reversing the Medicare Part D doughnut hole deal. AARP will release two national television ads, as well as radio, digital and print ads and video of real patients struggling with high drug costs. The ads will run in Washington, D.C., and a number of battleground states around the country. “AARP strongly supports the deal reached around Medicare Part…
Read MoreLUNGevity Launches New PSA Spreading Awareness of Importance of Biomarker Testing
LUNGevity Foundation, the nation’s leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit organization, has launched a new PSA campaign encouraging people diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to speak with their doctor about biomarker testing at the time of diagnosis or recurrence. Inhale for Life: Biomarker Testing is a follow-up to the successful 2017 Inhale for Life campaign focused on general lung cancer awareness. It features the stories of six lung cancer survivors who have benefitted from testing and are taking treatments that allow them to lead their lives as normally as possible.…
Read MoreSubaru of America Launch 11th annual Subaru Share the Love® Event
Subaru of America, Inc. today has released a new creative campaign to mark the start of its 11th annual Subaru Share the Love® Event. The new campaign, which airs nationally, includes a series of ad spots that bring to life the stories of those whose lives have been touched by the program, as well as the automaker’s impact on the national charity partners: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA®), Make-A-Wish® America, Meals on Wheels America and National Park Foundation. “For more than a decade, the…
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