Category: Making a Difference

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: What You Need to Know and How You Can Help

As National Breast Cancer Awareness Month begins, the American Cancer Society says remarkable progress against the disease should not obscure the significant challenges remaining. The Facts: Thanks to largely stable incidence rates, improved treatment,  as well as earlier detection through screening and increased awareness, a woman’s risk of dying of breast cancer dropped 39 percent […]

Canada signs on to global initiative to protect marine wildlife

Marine animals in Canada will soon be getting more protection as Canada has signed on to the Global Ghost Gear Initiative or GGGI. This initiative was founded in 2015 by World Animal Protection, an organization working to end the suffering of animals worldwide. The GGGI is an alliance of governments, NGOs, academics and fishing industry […]

VARIDESK® and Dallas Mavericks’ J.J. Barea Team Up to Renovate Puerto Rico Schools

VARIDESK® teamed up with Dallas Mavericks guard J.J. Barea, through his non-profit foundation, to help renovate four schools and bring much needed desks and schools supplies to Puerto Rico as students head back to school this week. For eight-year-old Hector Torres, who attends Juan Lino Santiago elementary school, it means he and his classmates get […]

Sandy Hook Promise Condemns the Department of Education Grant to Fund Arming Teachers

NEWTOWN, Conn. /PRNewswire/ — Today, Sandy Hook Promise rejected the Department of Education’s proposed plan to provide funding to arm teachers that was reported as students across the country are going back to school. All students deserve safe, welcoming, supportive school environments where they can learn and thrive without fear. No parent should send his or […]

Vision Films and Trafalgar Releasing Launch Ticket Sales for Jeff Bridges’ Award-Winning Documentary ‘Living in the Future’s Past’

Jeff Bridges’ documentary brings a fresh perspective on being human for challenging times and asks “What Kind of Future Would You Like to See?” Opening in Select Theaters on October 5, and Nationwide on Tuesday, October 9 for a One-Night Event Tickets On Sale Now for the Special Theatrical Event Featuring an Exclusive Onscreen Discussion with Bridges and Filmmakers Following the Film