Archive for February, 2011
U.S. Army Expands Relationship With Major League Baseball’s Urban Youth Foundation
COMPTON, Calif., Feb. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Army today announced an expanded partnership with the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Foundation (MLBUYF) in support of its diversity programs. The Army kicks off the relationship with the Urban Youth Academy (UYA) as the presenting sponsor of the fourth annual Urban Invitational here featuring historically [...]
Michigan First Credit Union Launches Online Search for Young & Free Michigan Spokesperson
Young adults compete for the ‘ultimate job’ as a ‘Spokester’ for program targeting Gen Y LATHRUP VILLAGE, Mich., Feb. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Michigan First Credit Union (www.MichiganFirst.com) today announced it has launched a search for a creative, tech-savvy individual to represent Generation Y (ages 18 to 25) as the “Spokester” (spokesperson) for its new [...]
Plan International and Girls Delegation Welcome Launch of UN Women at the General Assembly in New York, Call for Increased Focus on Girls’ Rights and Empowerment
Download image NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The launch of UN Women this week in New York comes during a two-week session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The CSW has convened to discuss the emerging role of technology and education for empowering girls and women, as well as to [...]
Five-Year Comprehensive Evaluation Ranks Communities In Schools as the Most Effective Dropout Prevention Organization in America
Largest and Most Comprehensive Evaluation of Dropout Prevention Programs Ever Completed WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Communities In Schools, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to empowering students to stay in school and achieve in life, today released the results of a five-year comprehensive longitudinal evaluation, conducted by one of the nation’s foremost social science [...]
Arkansas Senators Don’t Let Science—Or the Public—Stand in the Way of Mandatory Fluoridation
NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Despite admission by the Federal Government that American children are being over-exposed to fluoride, and that fluoride’s benefits are primarily topical, the Arkansas State Senate passed legislation on Thursday to force fluoridation on the entire state. This legislation will require cities to add unnecessary, untested fluoride chemicals into [...]
