Category: Making a Difference
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Black Male Educators Sound Alarm Regarding Lack of Diversity in P-12 Classrooms
University of Phoenix and the National Network of State Teachers of the Year release white paper as “canary call” to improve students’ cultural and academic edification through diversification of the teaching profession
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Huntington’s 13th Annual Backpack Index Spotlights the Role of Technology in Rising Back-to-School Costs
Huntington donates 1,000 tablets, computers and other connected devices to K-12 students
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Black & Abroad Recommits to “Go Back to Africa” Campaign in the Midst of Racist Rhetoric in the U.S
Travel and lifestyle company leverages latest campaign to reframe hateful language into positive messages
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NASA Scientists, Engineers Honored with Presidential Early Career Awards
President Trump has named 18 NASA researchers as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). These recipients, and 296 other federal researchers, will receive their awards later this year at a ceremony in Washington. The PECASE Award is the highest honor given by the U.S. government to scientists and engineers…
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How Powerful Women and Girls are Connecting Around the World Through Marketing
In recent years, women have been meeting together at conventions to share ideas, collaborate, and network. With similar visions, aspirations, attitudes, or job titles, these gatherings are bringing women together in an industry that still statistically has a gender gap. Read on to learn what these women are sharing: 1. Reaching Professional Goals. Â Achieving professional…
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Andersen Corporation Employees Make a Difference in their Communities
More than 320 Andersen employees rolled up their sleeves and participated in volunteer activities to help restore and protect the natural environment as part of Andersen Corporation’s sixth annual Nature Preservation Day program, June 5-15. [KGVID]https://videos.files.wordpress.com/0XIgLJ0x/andersen_employee_volunteer_2019_hd.mp4[/KGVID] Andersen’s signature volunteer event focuses on environmental education and hands-on learning to help make the world a better place.…
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Howard University Class of 1969 Returns 50 Years Later With $1M Class Gift
WASHINGTON, June 19, 2019Â —Â Each year, a group of Howard University alumni return to Howard’s campus to celebrate their 50-year class reunion. Reunion events bring a special sense of joy and homecoming to Howard’s campus, as former classmates and lifelong friends return to the place where so much of their life’s path began. On May 10,…
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CVS Health Announces Aggressive New Plans to Combat the Significant Rise in E-Cigarette Use Among Youth
New funding signals strategy shift in year four of Be The First initiative
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Toyota Supports Team USA Athletes in North Texas Wheelchair Basketball Games
In the first event of its kind to come to the area, thirty-six wheelchair basketball players from Japan, Spain, and the United States will face off at the 2019 Toyota USA Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Showdown from June 20-25.
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Ball’s ‘Let’s Can Hunger!’ Food Drive Eclipses Record, Gathers Nearly 2 Million Meals for Those in Need
[KGVID]https://videos.files.wordpress.com/Ej4iQAdF/ball_corporation_because_food_security_hd.mp4[/KGVID] Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) employees surpassed the bar again to help address food insecurity in North America during the company’s 2019 “Let’s Can Hunger!” food drive, collecting hundreds of thousands of pounds of canned food and donating nearly $345,000. In total, the Ball campaign will deliver nearly two million meals for those in need…