Day: 13 April 2020

Resources from Discovery Education and Its Partners Available to Help Families and Students Improve Financial Literacy

Stuart Mitchell

Dynamic no-cost digital content from Discovery Education and its partners is available to help families and students across the United States improve financial literacy throughout April, the Financial Literacy Month.  “We share the belief of the school communities we serve that building a strong financial foundation is critical for students as they progress through school,” said Lori McFarling, President of Corporate Education Partnerships at Discovery Education. “In recognition of Financial Literacy Month and the increasing need for young people to understand the basics of becoming financially literate, we’re proud to work with our corporate and community partners to provide access to no-cost virtual learning resources that amplify and empower students with…

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Ricoh Europe and Alzheimer’s Research UK help friends and family stay in touch with relaunch of personalised postcard tool

Stuart Mitchell

Ricoh Europe is relaunching its popular Printed Memories website, in partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK. The new, mobile-enabled service makes it quicker and easier to send a personalised postcard to family and friends across the continent. Over one million older people say they go for more than a month without speaking to a friend, neighbour or family member. With isolation shown to increase the risk of physical and mental health problems and many more people facing the prospect in the months ahead, Printed Memories offers another way to reach out…

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Asda increases its support for vulnerable customers with the launch of a ‘volunteers shopping card’

Stuart Mitchell

In a continued effort to help provide food for local communities and those most in need, Asda has launched a ‘volunteer shopping card’ giving those self-isolating a contact-free way to allow others to collect and pay for their weekly shop. In response to the fact many people are relying on friends, neighbours and community volunteers to get their groceries for them, Asda has launched a dedicated ‘volunteer shopping card’ online, which allows self-isolating shoppers to buy a voucher online to give to volunteer to use on their behalf in store.…

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British Gas partners with the Trussell Trust to help food banks during Coronavirus crisis

Stuart Mitchell

British Gas will be working with Trussell Trust by encouraging its people to volunteer with a local food bank. The Trussell Trust is seeing three main challenges impacting food banks as a result of Coronavirus and British Gas will be working with it to address these: To prevent the spread of the virus food banks have moved to a system where they are delivering parcels to the doorsteps of the people that need them most, rather than encouraging groups of people to come together at a food bank centre. British…

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PepsiCo Commits More than $45 Million to Combat the Impacts of COVID-19

Stuart Mitchell

As efforts accelerate worldwide to provide relief from the ravages of COVID-19, PepsiCo, Inc. and The PepsiCo Foundation today announced a more than $45 million initiative focused on helping people and communities most affected by this devastating virus. The company is funding vital support including protective gear for healthcare workers, testing and screening services, and is already in the process of distributing more than 50 million nutritious meals to at-risk populations by supporting food banks and other partners around the world. PepsiCo is leveraging its own distribution expertise and investing…

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