Day: 15 May 2019

Date announced for ICAP Charity Day 2019

Stuart Mitchell

ICAP, part of TP ICAP group, the world’s largest interdealer broker, is delighted to announce that this year’s ICAP Charity Day will take place on 10 December 2019. With £4.5 million raised in 2018, the company hopes that this year’s event will increase the total raised since the first Charity Day in 1993 to more than £150 million. Each year, ICAP Charity Day raises money for charities across the globe, with 100% of the revenues and commissions generated on one day each year donated to a variety of different causes.…

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BBC announces major pan-BBC Mental Health season

Stuart Mitchell

The BBC has announced a major new pan-BBC Mental Health season with content across network and regional television, national and local radio and digital platforms. Coinciding with Mental Health Awareness Week, this season demonstrates the BBC’s ongoing commitment to shining a light on mental health issues and how they affect individuals and society today. Millions of people are affected by mental illness; it is estimated that one in six people in the past week have experienced a common mental health problem. Many more of us will know someone who has been…

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Brooke Shields Partners With Nonprofit Life Happens to Reinforce the Value of Life Insurance

Stuart Mitchell

Life Happens, a national nonprofit dedicated to educating consumers about the importance of life insurance and other related products for sound financial planning, announces today its partnership with actress, model, designer, and mother Brooke Shields to drive home the importance of life insurance as a financial priority to U.S. consumers. Serving as an executor of a friend’s will, Brooke saw firsthand the unique challenges that arise when someone passes without life insurance. These experiences – coupled with a deep commitment to protecting her family financially – reinforced for Brooke the…

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“Diversity Pledges” Are Not Enough: Women Startup Challenge at Google to Showcase 10 Finalists Who Are Spearheading Innovation

Stuart Mitchell

To combat the severe lack of funding for women-led startups, Women Who Tech, one of the largest organizations that funds and showcases women-led ventures, announced the ten finalists selected for the Women Startup Challenge at Google. These early-stage, technology startups who are addressing serious gaps in innovation pertaining to Biotech, Education, Agriculture, Humanitarian issues, and more, were selected from 800+ applications. The Women Startup Challenge aims to close the gender gap in the tech sector, providing founders a platform to showcase their ventures which are propagating meaningful change. On May…

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Fidelis Care Launches Being Healthy is BeYOUtiful Campaign in support of Women’s Health Month in May

Stuart Mitchell

In recognition of Women’s Health Month in May, Fidelis Care announced today its Being Healthy is BeYOUtiful initiative, focused on the importance of empowering women to make their health a priority. The program will feature a Facebook Live series, community events across New York State, and special information and resources focused on key health topics for women.  “Making their health a priority is one of the most important things women can do for themselves and their loved ones,” said Fidelis Care Medical Director and Cardiologist Dr. Camille Pearte. “Being Healthy…

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