Tag: Family and Parenting
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Cursive is Cool Handwriting Contest Launches in USA and Canada on National Handwriting Day 2019
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The annual Cursive is Cool(R) contests for 2019, under the auspices of the American Handwriting Analysis Foundation, will launch on National Handwriting Day, celebrated around the world on Jan. 23 each year. Cursive writing continues to enjoy increased appreciation in the United States and around the world. Scientific studies reveal the…
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Brainy Camps Association Launches ‘Be Gluten Free Family Camp’ for Youth with Celiac Disease
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Brainy Camps Association, which provides camps for children with chronic health conditions, announced that it will be launching a family camp for youth with celiac disease in summer 2019. Adding to its consortium of 12 condition-specific camps, Be Gluten Free Family Camp, or BG Free for short, was founded in conjunction with…
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Arts Detroit Launches Spectra, a Theatre Program for Students on the Autism Spectrum
PLYMOUTH, Mich. — A new theatre education program will be offered by Arts Detroit for students on the Autism Spectrum and with Aspergers inside of their performing arts studio at PARC-Plymouth Arts and Recreation Complex. Spectra will be a course to help students on the Autism Spectrum learn theatre techniques that can help them develop…
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New study by UNC-CH researchers finds that walking while listening to Walking Classroom podcasts improves student learning, retention, and mood
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Walking Classroom Institute has released results of a research study conducted in spring 2018 by researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and funded by the Oak Foundation, confirming that walking while listening to The Walking Classroom podcasts improves student learning as well as retention of information,…
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Brainy Camps Association Announces Race for Every Child Team to Support Programs for Children with Chronic Conditions
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Brainy Camps Association, which provides camps for children with chronic health conditions, has announced its participation in the Race for Every Child fundraiser in Washington, D.C. The annual event, scheduled for Oct. 20, 2018, is sponsored by Children’s National Health System and helps to raise funds for the pediatric hospital’s many departments…
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SUDC Foundation Applauds Introduction of Federal Bill to Address Unexpected Child, Infant Deaths
CEDAR GROVE, N.J. — The SUDC Foundation is pleased to support Scarlett’s Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and U.S. Representatives Gwen Moore (WI-04), Tom Cole (OK-04) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) to combat Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC) and…
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New Billboard Campaign in FIVE U.S. Cities Honoring Healthy 2-Year Old Who Died Last Year Just Days After Vaccines
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — This week, the non-profit Learn The Risk launched five billboards on the East Coast, including New York and Boston, honoring Nicholas Catone, a healthy 20-month old boy who lost his life to vaccines. The five-city billboard campaign aims to raise awareness of vaccine side effects, including death.
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Camp Ho Mita Koda Foundation to Host Annual Fundraiser 2018
NEWBURY, Ohio — NEWBURY, Ohio, Aug. 27, 2018 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Camp Ho Mita Koda Foundation is proud to announce that its 2018 Backpack Bivouac fundraising event will take place at the Helmsley Pavilion at Camp Ho Mita Koda on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, beginning at 6 p.m. This year’s theme, “A Night to…
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Oklahoma Children’s Theatre announce 2018-2019 Season
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Oklahoma Children’s Theatre, the first and largest Theatre for Young Audiences in the state, is proud to announce their 31st Season! We will kick off our season in October, 2018, with a limited run of ‘Night of the Living Dead.’
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Parkland School Survivor and Guardian Angels Medical Service Dog Recipient to return to first day of school with Service Dog Escort
PARKLAND, Fla. — Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs, Inc. is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit, located in Williston, Fla. In June of this year, we paired Parkland School Shooting survivor, Haylee Shepherd with a Medical Service Dog, to cope with the PTSD developed after last year’s shooting.