Month: January 2019

Herbal Essences Becomes First Mass Hair Care Brand in Mass Retailers to Meet the Strict Clean Beauty Standards of EWG VERIFIED TM

Stuart Mitchell

As more and more consumers ask for transparency about ingredients used in beauty products, they are also asking for their products to use ingredients they trust. Herbal Essences heard this call and is bringing two new sulfate-free botanical shampoos to the market, formulated to meet the Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) EWG VERIFIED™ stamp of approval. To be authorized to use the EWG VERIFIED™ mark, Herbal Essences meets the rigorous criterion, and provides additional information not typically found on the product label – an effort to drive greater ingredient transparency and…

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RMHC Families Thank Canadians for Their Support through Song

Stuart Mitchell

Families who’ve stayed at Ronald McDonald Houses across Canada are thanking Canadians for their generous support through a unique collaboration with world-renowned Canadian community-based choir, Choir!Choir!Choir!. Many Canadians are unaware that they’ve helped over 25,000 families staying at Ronald McDonald Houses and Family Rooms this year by simply visiting McDonald’s restaurants. Every day, Canadians support RMHC families by purchasing a Happy Meal or an RMHC Cookie, by giving at donation boxes and through the kiosks, and by visiting McDonald’s on McHappy Day. In fact, Canadians’ generous giving has allowed us…

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Jumeirah Group opens its first luxury “Eco-Conscious” Resort on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

Stuart Mitchell

Jumeirah Group has announced the opening of Jumeirah at Saadiyat Island Resort, the group’s first luxury “eco-conscious” Resort, nestled on the pristine shores of Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi. The luxury beachfront Resort overlooks 400 metres of beautiful white sand on the Arabian Gulf and offers breathtakingly beautiful scenery and undisturbed wildlife. Guests may catch a glimpse of Indo-pacific humpback and bottle nose dolphins, green or hawksbill turtles and dugongs, which live in the Saadiyat Mangroves. Inland, gazelles, socotra cormorants, grey herons and greater flamingos are known to visit. “This Resort…

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Joy in Childhood Foundation® Unleashes “Dogs for Joy”

Stuart Mitchell

For children in hospitals, sometimes the best medicine and moments of joy can come with four paws, a wet nose, and a wagging tail. The Joy in Childhood Foundation, the independent charitable foundation powered by Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins, is launching its Dogs for Joy program to bring in-residence dogs to children’s hospitals nationwide. Dogs in this program are bred and trained as service dogs but “work” full-time in children’s hospitals. Through more than $2M in initial grants the program will dramatically increase the number of in-residence dog programs in pediatric…

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Idles fans raise thousands of pounds for Samaritans

Stuart Mitchell

An online auction of artwork, created for the Indie band IDLES’ latest album, has raised thousands of pounds for Samaritans. Fans bid for exclusive works by Idles singer Joe Talbot with other artists including former Maccabees vocalist, Orlando Weeks, along with Tom Ham and Tao Lashley-Burnley. Talbot’s front cover of ‘Joy As An Act of Resistance’ saw the highest bid, selling for a fantastic £2,450. Each piece in the collection was inspired by a track on the album, which includes the song Samaritans, which criticises ideas of masculinity that stop men speaking out and getting help when they are struggling. The artwork drew fans from across the globe when it formed the basis of pop-up…

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