Archive for April, 2011

Jason Hope of Scottsdale, Ariz. Sponsors Association of Arizona Food Banks

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Arizona entrepreneur and philanthropist Jason Hope is pledging support for the Association of Arizona Food Banks (AAFB), an organization that works tirelessly to keep food on the tables of struggling Arizonans.  “Along with others, I am shocked that one out of every five children in Arizona lives in [...]

NASA Announces Maryland Winner of OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Video Contest

Download image GREENBELT, Md., April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A Germantown, Md., student was chosen as one of the winners of the 2010 NASA OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Award. The contest encouraged students to produce short, creative videos about their favorite technology from NASA’s Spinoff 2009 Publication. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) The winning video for sixth through eighth [...]

Dickey’s Barbecue Partners With Children’s Cancer Research Fund

Local Owner/Operators Set Up Barbecue Eating Contest in Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS, April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Local Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurant Franchise Owners will donate 10 percent of proceeds from their grand openings in Rogers, Eagan and Plymouth to Children’s Cancer Research Fund, along with all proceeds from the upcoming barbecue eating contest. “We are excited about [...]

Young Baseball Players Can Compare Personal Stats to Top American Baseball University Players

Eastbay’s Online Baseball Training Portal Helps Analyzes and Improve Performance Download image WAUSAU, Wis., April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Are you good enough to get noticed by baseball scouts? Eastbay’s new Close the Gap Baseball training portal can help you answer that question — and help you improve your performance — by comparing your stats [...]

Students from International Academy

Five High School Teams Receive Dollars for Euro Knowledge WASHINGTON, April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – At the final round of this year’s Euro Challenge competition, held today at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, five teams emerged as the winners. Students from International Academy – Central in Michigan (1st place), Montclair High School in [...]