Category: Making a Difference
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Hyundai Motor America Selects Culture Brands as its African American Marketing Agency of Record
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 7, 2021 – Hyundai Motor America has selected independent and minority- and female-owned Culture Brands as its African American marketing agency of record. Culture Brands will provide strategic marketing solutions for reaching and engaging African American audiences more effectively and will begin work this month with the launch of the all-new 2022 Tucson. Hyundai…
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NASA Celebrates Asian American, Pacific Islander Heritage Month
This May, NASA celebrates the contributions of its Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) employees – past and present – with a variety of internal and external events and products centered around the theme: Advancing Leaders Through Purpose-Driven Service. “Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders make valuable contributions to every aspect of our society,…
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United Renewable Energy and New Energy Equity Complete 4.3 MW of Community Solar Gardens in Minnesota
United Renewable Energy® (URE)®, a national Engineering, Procurement, and Construction provider, worked together with their development partner, New Energy Equity (New Energy), to add three new community solar gardens to Minnesota’s solar development portfolio. The three projects, located in North Branch, Lindstrom, and Cokato and totaling more than 4.3 MW DC, are together expected to produce 5,980 MWh of clean energy in their first…
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New Institute for Family Reimagines U.S. Child Welfare System
Institute for Family, founded by Children’s Home Society of North Carolina in October 2020, has re-released an award-winning documentary film, “From Place to Place” ahead of the next phase of the Family First Prevention Services Act this fall. The film, produced ten years ago by Matt Anderson, director of Institute for Family, and Paige Williams, founder and CEO of AudPop, tells…
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Texas’s Largest Black Owned Real Estate Brokerage Takes Industry by Storm
Legacy Homes and Properties LLC, was established in December of 2018, in Houston, Texas, by Mr. Derek Boles, M. Ed. After spending 10 years as a public-school educator, Mr. Boles transitioned from preparing students for the future to educating adults as a real estate broker. Mr. Boles prides himself in being able to now serve the society that…
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Looking for a way to help families facing food insecurity?
Take a Seat at The Table, Feed the Children’s Unique Online Giving Community Since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, families across America have rediscovered the value of family mealtime. When families are able to sit down together, it helps them handle the stresses and hassles of daily life. However, with the current economic downtown,…
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NATIONAL WILDFLOWER WEEK
What is National Wildflower Week? Always the first full week of May, National Wildflower Week commemorates the colorful blossoms that bring our landscapes to life. Whether they are on mountainsides, pastures or our own back yards, wildflowers create habitat, help conserve water and reduce erosion. HOW TO OBSERVE Take a guided through any of…
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Hyundai Motor Partners With Healthy Seas to Foster a Sustainable Future
In pursuit of the company’s goal to establish sustainable leadership, Hyundai Motor has announced a pan-European partnership with the marine conservation organisation Healthy Seas By partnering with Healthy Seas, Hyundai is furthering its commitment to “Progress for Humanity” with a particular focus on the seas and oceans Based in the Netherlands, Healthy Seas aims to…
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Marine Mammal Rescue Day
The California State Senate declared April 27th Marine Mammal Rescue Day in 2017. It is an observance and awareness of how we impact our oceans and coastal areas, and highlights our responsibility for its preservation. (Days of the Year) Spring is the height of animal rescue season due to illness and malnutrition…
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NASA, NSF Join Forces to Bolster Student Diversity in Engineering
NASA and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on an initiative to open new avenues to engineering careers for communities underserved and underrepresented in STEM, through Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs). Engineers are essential to America’s goals to send humans back to the Moon and, eventually, on to…