Day: 22 May 2020

National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express Announce First-Ever “Virtual Preservation Month”

Stuart Mitchell

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, in partnership with financial supporter American Express, has opened a window to the world of adventure during Preservation Month this May. Since 1973, the National Trust has publicly promoted May as Preservation Month—31 days to celebrate the historic places that make up the fabric of our lives. But given the ongoing reality of social distancing, place-based celebration is currently impossible, as almost all the National Trust’s 27 Historic Sites are closed, joining cultural resources and institutions across the country that are off limits to…

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UN Women delivers lifeline support to women’s and grassroots organizations for COVID-19 response

Stuart Mitchell

In addition to the dramatic health crisis, the COVID-19 global pandemic has presented grave new threats to the critical work and very existence of local civil society organizations working on the front lines of crises, making the need to mobilize support for their efforts more urgent than ever before. Women’s organizations and activists are already on the front lines of COVID-19 response and should be an integral part of COVID-19 response and recovery efforts. Recognizing the imperative that these organizations are appropriately funded, UN Women announced its support to the…

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National Trust calls for UK’s letters from lockdown

Stuart Mitchell

The National Trust is calling for people around the UK to share their letters with the conservation charity and its followers and members, about their lockdown experiences. The Trust plans to add a selection to its historic collection of letters. In the two-week period from 11-25 March, the charity saw a 1,000% jump in visits to the notecard category of its online shop, suggesting people were anticipating that traditional handwritten notes and letters would be a key way to keep in touch during the lockdown. The National Trust’s Head Curator,…

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Vanity Fair Napkins Creates New Mini-Cooking Show in Support of The LEE Initiative Restaurant Workers Relief Program

Stuart Mitchell

The coronavirus crisis has had a devastating impact on chefs and restaurant workers. A new campaign from Vanity Fair® Napkins and JOAN Creative is designed to help support hard-hit chefs and restaurants from across the country, while giving quarantined consumers access to some great and easy instructional cooking content. The campaign was created in partnership with the LEE Initiative Restaurant Workers Relief Program and stars four chefs, each hosting her own mini cooking show in a series called Cook In Place. Rolling out one new show per week, each episode…

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Swimathon Foundation launches COVID-19 relief fund to support aquatics community

Stuart Mitchell

The Swimathon Foundation has launched a COVID-19 Relief Fund to help the swimming and aquatics community deal with the impact and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Foundation will seek to allocate grants of between £250 and £1,000 to small swimming and aquatic organisations experiencing short-term financial hardship from the effects of COVID-19, especially where access to financial support is not otherwise available. These range from National Governing Body Affiliated Swim Clubs, Aquatic Clubs and Swim Schools to Independent Swimming Organisations. Swimathon President and Olympic gold medallist, Duncan Goodhew MBE,…

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