Month: February 2020

PRCA Partners with Digital City Festival 2020

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has announced an exciting media partnership agreement with the Digital City Festival 2020, as the heart of Manchester prepares to turn into a digital paradise. Between 9th and 13th March, 2020, Digital City Festival week will see events hosted all around Manchester for the digital community – creating opportunities for network growth, innovation, lead generation and personal development. Festival Director of Digital City Festival, Martyn Collins, said “It’s great that PRCA are supporting Digital City Festival and getting involved in Digital City Expo.…

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Asda steps up the fight against plastic pollution in the ocean

Stuart Mitchell

Asda has announced it will be stepping up the fight against plastic pollution as the retailer launches its ‘Fishing for Plastic’ initiative. In a bid to tackle the amount of plastic that finds its way into the sea, Asda is equipping all its supplier’s fleets with hardwearing and durable bags so that crews on over 500 vessels can now collect harmful plastic waste whilst bringing in the catch. Bottles, plastic carrier bags and marine waste are amongst some of the most commonly found plastics that pollute the waters, but now…

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Plastic Oceans International Relaunches Rethink.Refill. Education Program Empowering Youth to Prevent Plastic Pollution and Access Clean Water

Stuart Mitchell

Plastic Oceans International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to solving plastic pollution, today announced it has relaunched Rethink.Refill., an education program that empowers youth, prevents plastic pollution and delivers clean drinking water to underserved schools worldwide. Rethink.Refill. provides water refilling stations and reusable bottles to teach students about plastic waste. They participate in a solution that eliminates single-use plastic bottles from the waste stream. The program operates at five schools in the US and Mexico. Rethink.Refill. was recently implemented at three Mesa Public Schools, including Crismon Elementary, Ida Redbird Elementary and…

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Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation awards Arts Insight ‘Empower’ grant

Stuart Mitchell

Arts Insight has received an ‘Empower’ grant in a new round of funding announced today by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation. This award will provide financial support so the UK based charity can offer more musical workshops to primary and SEN (Special Educational Needs) schools nationwide. This is the second time the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation has awarded Arts Insight a grant. Laura Berridge founder and artistic director said:  “We have just learnt the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation is going to support us once again this year. We feel so honoured to…

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Actress Jenna Ortega (Netflix’s “You”) Kicks Off DoSomething.org and Aéropostale’s 2020 “Teens for Jeans” Campaign, Which Has Donated 5 Million Pairs of Jeans to Young People in Homeless Shelters Since 2008

Stuart Mitchell

Almost 40% of people experiencing homelessness in the United States are under 18. One item they commonly request in homeless shelters is a pair of jeans. Why? Jeans are comfortable in any season and can be worn multiple times between washes. Plus, for a teenager without many belongings, wearing a pair of jeans can provide a sense of security. That’s why DoSomething.org, the largest organization for young people and social change, and Aéropostale, the specialty retailer of casual fashion apparel and accessories, have teamed up for the ninth time on…

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