Day: 14 August 2019

The cat(erpillar) that got the cream: hugely popular M&S cream cake range joins Colin the Caterpillar to celebrate 10 years of Macmillan partnership

Stuart Mitchell

Macmillan Cancer Support is celebrating 10 years in partnership with Marks & Spencer as headline partner of the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, the charity’s flagship fundraising event. To celebrate the anniversary, M&S is introducing more products into its Macmillan Coffee Morning range than ever before, including its hugely popular fresh cream cakes, which it anticipates it will sell over two million packs of in September alone. Available from September 1st, the range will include customer favourites such as Chocolate Eclairs (£1.70), Strawberry Tarts (£3.75), and Jam & Cream Horns (£1.70),…

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NASA, NOAA Announce Opportunity for Media to Preview Airborne Air Quality Study

Stuart Mitchell

Media are invited to a behind-the-scenes look at the second phase of a major field campaign to study the impacts of U.S. wildfires and agricultural fires on air quality and climate. The media event will take place Tuesday, Aug. 20, in Salina, Kansas. Smoke from wildfires in the western U.S. and agricultural fires in the southern U.S. has become an increasingly significant air quality issue affecting the public. The Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality (FIREX-AQ) airborne campaign, jointly led by NASA and the National Oceanic…

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Hyundai Hope On Wheels Presents Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital With $100,000 Hyundai Impact Award Grant To Support Pediatric Cancer Research

Stuart Mitchell

Hyundai Hope On Wheels® (HHOW), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization supported by Hyundai and its U.S. dealers, announces $100,000 Hyundai Impact Award Grant to Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital to continue its long-standing fight against pediatric cancer. The institution is one of 77 recipients receiving a combined $16 million in new grants this year to develop innovative approaches to finding a cure for the disease. The Hyundai Impact Award was officially presented to Dr. Luke Maese at Primary Children’s Hospital on Wednesday, August 7 at 10:00 am. HHOW remains one of the largest…

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Fourdesire Launches “Plastic-free July…And More!” Campaign to Reduce Plastic Pollution and Foster Eco-friendly Lifestyle Behaviors

Stuart Mitchell

Fourdesire, a creative Taiwanese app design studio that offers innovative gamification mobile apps, is introducing their “Plastic-free July…And More!” campaign from July 29 to August 16, leveraging their popular Plant Nanny² app to reduce plastic pollution and promote environmental sustainability. Through Fourdesire’s groundbreaking Plant Nanny, Walkr and Fortune City apps, users complete essential everyday tasks like managing their water intake, exercising and keeping on top of their finances in a fun, interactive and stress-free way. Plant Nanny², the new-and-improved version of Fourdesire’s original Plant Nanny app, which received 10 million installations worldwide,…

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SafeAirbags.com and Morgan Freeman Urge You to Check Your Airbags

Stuart Mitchell

SafeAirbags.com, an organization notifying consumers of the need to repair the millions of recalled Takata airbags that remain on the road in the U.S., today launched a national broadcast consumer awareness campaign, featuring Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman. The broadcast campaign is part of the ongoing efforts to reach over 41 million vehicle owners in America who have been affected by the Takata airbag recall, and spread the word that a part inside the recalled airbags can explode, causing serious injury, or even death. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…

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