Archive for April, 2011
Pennsylvania High School Students Tops in National Financial Capability Challenge
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Pennsylvania ranked first in this year’s National Financial Capability Challenge, with 1,563 of participating students scoring in the top 20 percent, the Department of Banking said today. The Challenge is an annual, voluntary online competition designed to increase the financial literacy of students aged 13-19 by strengthening their [...]
Chrysler Brand’s Town & Country Minivan Helps Pave the Road to Literacy
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Chrysler Brand’s ’Road to Literacy’ social media campaign to donate up to 150,000 books to schools across the country The Chrysler Brand is helping to making a difference toward improving literacy one test drive at a time with the launch of the new “Road to Literacy” Facebook campaign. The [...]
Local LASIK Firm to Replace Scouts’ Stolen Camping Gear
BRECKSVILLE, Ohio, April 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boyscout Troop 153 of North Ridgeville, Ohio was facing the prospect of a whole summer without camping trips because their trailer and all of their camping equipment within was stolen. Local company, Clear Choice Custom LASIK of Brecksville stepped up and volunteered to buy the scouts their equipment. [...]
Foresters, KaBOOM! & Volunteers Encourage Quality Family Time by Building New Playground for Washington D.C. Children
Child-Designed Playground will Eventually Serve 6,000 Children and their Families WASHINGTON, April 30 /PRNewswire/ – Children in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington D.C. received a brand new playground today thanks to the effort of more than 200 volunteers from ForestersTM, a life insurance provider committed to the well-being of families, E.L. Haynes Public Charter School [...]
Foresters, KaBOOM! & Volunteers Encourage Quality Family Time by Building New Playground for Grand Prairie Children
Child-Designed Playground will Eventually Serve 26,000 Children and their Families GRAND PRAIRIE, TX, April 30 /PRNewswire/ – Children in Grand Prairie received a brand new playground today thanks to the effort of more than 200 volunteers from ForestersTM, a life insurance provider committed to the well-being of families, Grand Prairie Parks and Recreation, Grand Prairie [...]
