Month: August 2019

Snow Patrol Frontman Launches Lightbody Foundation

Stuart Mitchell

Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody, has announced the launch of The Lightbody Foundation, in partnership with the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland (CFNI).Gary put a message on the website which I copy below: I’ve started a foundation to give to charities in Northern Ireland. I called it the Lightbody Foundation because it is a family organisation. The foundation is made up of my sister Sarah, one of my best friends Davy Matchett (who I’ve known since I was 13 years old), Candice Cathers who has worked tirelessly with Davy and…

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Scotland’s Festival of Volunteering returns for a third year

Stuart Mitchell

Scotland’s Festival of Volunteering is set to return for a third year. Bigger than ever, the previously week-long festival developed by Volunteer Scotland will now run for the whole of September and over two locations: Stirling and South Ayrshire. Margaret Starkie, Strategic Engagement Manager for Volunteer Scotland said: “This year the festival will take place in two local authority areas for the first time! We’re delighted to announce that South Ayrshire will be joining Stirling in celebrating the local people, groups and organisations that strive to make a difference in…

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Sheldrick Wildlife Trust launches t-shirt educating kids about why elephants are facing extinction

Stuart Mitchell

The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has launched a unique fundraising and awareness project – the Ele-tee. It’s an adorable elephant-shaped t-shirt that unlocks an original animated short film that sheds light on the causes of the African elephant’s slide towards extinction. The Ele-tee and Garzi story were designed and developed by agency whiteGREY (Part of the Grey Group network) and the animation produced by Academy Award-winning production company Passion Pictures. The storybook brings to life the tale of ‘Garzi the Orphan’, an elephant rescued by the Trust at 18-months-old after his…

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Global Myopia Awareness Coalition Appoints Golin As New Lead Agency

Stuart Mitchell

Interpublic Group agency Golin announced today a new client, the Global Myopia Awareness Coalition (GMAC), following a recent competitive pitch. Led out of Golin’s Chicago office, with support from Washington D.C. and GolINTEL, Golin’s in-house research and analytics unit, the agency will establish GMAC’s communications strategy for raising awareness of childhood myopia. Myopia (also called near-sightedness or short-sidedness) is the inability to see clearly, unless relatively close to the subject. Through research, education and promotion, Golin and GMAC will share information through various consumer, government, NGO and healthcare professional channels.…

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Renewables power Britain to new carbon emissions record

Stuart Mitchell

On Sunday June 30 carbon emissions from electricity fell to just 97g per kWh, breaking the previous record of 104g per kWh set last summer, and for the first time ever meeting the UK Committee on Climate Change’s 2030 target of 100 g per kWh for a whole day. June 30 was also the first ever day when more than half of Britain’s electricity was powered by renewables – 39% from wind, 9% from solar, 8% from biomass and 1% from hydro. The changes seen on the power grid reflect…

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