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DALEVILLE, Ind., June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jarden Home Brands, makers of Ball(®) Brand home canning products, will host the Second Annual National Can-It-Forward Day on Saturday, July 14, to teach consumers how to preserve the fresh foods they love. In the past year alone, the number of farmers markets has proliferated - increasing by nearly 20%, according to the USDA, as consumers across the country seek locally grown foods. For similar reasons, the number of home gardeners...

Founder of Simply The Best, LLC, Gary Orr is proud to announce the launch of his re-vamped online tackle shop, BestFishFindersAndMore.com. Shoppers are invited to explore the vast inventory of fish finders, depth finders, GPS devices, rods and reels, safety equipment and more. Featured name brand manufacturers include Abu Garcia, Garmin, and Humminbird. To learn more, visit the site’s brand new blog. Statesville, NC (PRWEB) June 01, 2012 Web entrepreneur Gary Orr is pleased to debut his...

WICHITA, Kan., Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert F. Marcovitch has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of The Coleman Company, Inc., effective September 1, 2011. Marcovitch joins Coleman from his current role as President and CEO of K2 Sports, a Seattle-based global manufacturer of skis, snowboards and related outdoor recreational products. Both companies are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Jarden Corporation (NYSE: JAH). "Robert is an avid outdoor enthusiast, innovator, brand...

DALEVILLE, Ind., July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 13, millions of food lovers curious about canning can learn the ease and benefits of preserving fresh food. Jarden Home Brands, a subsidiary of global consumer products company Jarden Corporation and makers of the iconic Ball(®) brand home canning products, has teamed up with Canning Across America, a nationwide collective of cooks, gardeners and food lovers committed to the revival of the lost art of "putting up" locally grown...

COLUMBIA, S.C., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Participating in a fishing competition sponsored by Pure Fishing, 13-year-old Jonathan Dawes of Tacoma, Wash, caught a 5-pound, 1-ounce catfish that earned him and his father an all-expense paid fishing trip in Alabama with Berkley pro and television celebrity Hank Parker. "I had lots of fun just casting and catching fish, but to catch the biggest fish and win the contest is unbelievable," Dawes said. "The jamboree was awesome, and the fishing was one...

COLUMBIA, S.C., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- 44,000 scouts, volunteer leaders and BSA staffers will have the opportunity to meet and learn from three of the world's premier bass anglers at the upcoming 2010 Scout Jamboree. Mike Iaconelli, 2003 Bassmaster Classic Champion and host of City Limits Fishing on the Versus Channel, will be at the fishing competition and Berkley exhibits all day on Tuesday, July 27. Bradley Roy, at 19 years of age, the youngest recipient of the BASS Rookie of the Year...

COLUMBIA, S.C., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Television celebrity Hank Parker will be on hand at the 2010 Scout Jamboree August 2nd to present the Jamboree's highest fishing award. The Grand Prize for Angling, sponsored by Berkley, is an all expenses paid trip for a scout and a parent for a fishing outing with Parker. The fishing adventure will be filmed in the fall of 2010 for a future airing on Parker's television show, "Hank Parker's Outdoor Magazine". "What an honor it is for me to be on...

COLUMBIA, S.C., May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- United States Commerce Secretary Gary Locke stood on the floor of the assembly line of one of the oldest, most noted fishing manufacturing facilities in the U.S., PENN Fishing Tackle, to discuss the National Export Initiative. Commerce Secretary Locke delivered the initiative between 3:30 and 4:30 EDT. PENN® is marketed by Pure Fishing, Inc., (a subsidiary of the Jarden Corporation). Attending the event was Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell,...

RYE, N.Y., April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jarden Corporation (NYSE: JAH) today announced that it will release financial results for the first quarter 2010, after the close of regular stock market trading hours, on Thursday, April 29, 2010. Jarden will host a webcast/dial-in conference call to discuss its financial results at 4:45 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, April 29, 2010. Participants on the call will include Martin E. Franklin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Ian G. H....

COLUMBIA, S.C., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Pure Fishing has been named the exclusive fishing tackle provider for the 2010 Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree, celebrating 100 years of the Boy Scout organization. "This is the beginning of a great relationship between our company and the Boy Scouts," said David Lund, Vice President of Marketing -The Americas. "These fine young citizens will discover more about the joys of fishing and the outdoors. They'll learn about conservation and the...