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COLUMBUS, Ga., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbus businessman Scott Ressmeyer and 11 friends are two-thirds of the way through their 2013 Scott's Ride for Miracles, a 21-day, 9,000-mile, 48-state motorcycle trek to raise awareness and money to benefit Children's Miracle Network at The Medical Center in Columbus, Ga. The so-called Miracle Riders left The Medical Center on Friday, May 3. They have spent the last two weeks travelling through the south, up the west coast and through...
"Today's Business Crisis: Educating Tomorrow's Workforce," Supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation & Created by BLACK ENTERPRISE COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- What: Black Enterprise, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, present "Today's Business Crisis: Educating Tomorrow's Workforce." The Symposium...
COLUMBUS, Ga., May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbus businessman Scott Ressmeyer and 11 friends have started their 2013 Scott's Ride for Miracles, a 21-day, 9,000-mile, 48-state motorcycle trek to raise awareness and money to benefit Children's Miracle Network at The Medical Center in Columbus, Ga. The Miracle Send-Off Ceremony was held at 11:30 a.m. Friday morning, then at noon, the riders revved up their Harley engines and roared out of The Medical Center. To view the multimedia...
Environmental Milestone Highlight's Release of Company's 2012 Corporate Citizenship Report COLUMBUS, Ga., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, the leading provider of voluntary insurance in the United States and Japan, serving more than 50 million people, announced today that its waste reduction and recycling initiatives kept nearly 2 million pounds of solid waste from being sent to landfills in 2012. In 2012, Aflac's recycling efforts increased to 74 percent of all solid waste...
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation presented 23 awards recognizing the best of preservation in Georgia during its 36(th) annual Preservation Awards ceremony in Milledgeville on April 26. The Old Post Office in Dublin, Ga. received the Marguerite Williams Award, presented annually to the project that has had the greatest impact on preservation in the state. Built in 1911 the grand neoclassical post office building...
Knights will help with distribution of necessities and funds to those affected by disaster NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Help is pouring into West, Texas from Knights of Columbus throughout the area, who are coming to the devastated town this weekend to assist those recovering from the terrible explosion there. College Knights from Baylor University, Council 13577; the University of North Texas, Council 14789 and the University of Dallas, Council 14872...
New Ad Updates Duck's Recovery in Key Hispanic Markets Across the Nation COLUMBUS, Ga., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, the number one supplemental insurance company in the United States(1), introduced its latest Spanish language television commercial, Physical Therapy. The funny and informative ad debuts today on local Telemundo, Univision, Telefutura and Estrella TV stations in Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Houston, San Francisco and Orlando. It will also air on two...
COLUMBUS, Ga., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Eleven friends will join Columbus businessman Scott Ressmeyer this year for the fifth annual "Scott's Ride for Miracles" to benefit Children's Miracle Network at The Medical Center in Columbus, Georgia. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130403/CL85492-a )(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130403/CL85492LOGO-b ) On Friday, May 3 at 11:30 a.m., Ressmeyer, co-owner of Country's Barbecue, and 11 friends will board their...
New Ad Shows How Aflac Can Help You Focus on Physical Gains -- Not Financial Pains COLUMBUS, Ga., March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, the number one provider of supplemental insurance in the United States, is debuting the latest in a series of television commercials that chronicle the Aflac Duck's journey through dealing with an unexpected injury. The new ad, called Physical Therapy, highlights how his Aflac policies have enabled the Aflac Duck to focus on the gains of recovery,...
COLUMBUS, Ga., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Parent Advisory Council at The Medical Center is the recipient of the 2013 Georgia Society of Directors of Volunteer Services (GSDVS) "Best Practice Award." The award, which honors new, innovative and unique volunteer programs in the areas of Community Outreach, In-House Programs and Fundraising, was announced at the 2013 GSDVS Annual Conference March 19-20 in St. Simons, Ga. (Logo:...
