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CONCORD, N.H., June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide charitable support to its local communities and to empower and enrich lives, today announced the 2012 recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. The program, one of the Comcast Foundation's signature community investment programs, recognizes students' leadership skills, academic achievement and commitment to community service. New Hampshire Governor...

Birds fly into windows because they see the reflection of trees and sky and think the window is open fly space. Now with CollidEscape, Duncraft customers can make the outside of their window totally opaque while the inside view remains perfectly clear to the outdoors. Concord, NH (PRWEB) June 05, 2012 Birds fly into windows because they see the reflection of trees and sky and think the window is open fly space. Now with CollidEscape, Duncraft customers can make the outside of their window...

Duncraft offers a wide variety of wild bird foods, from seeds and suets to insect foods and mealworms. Although feeding wild birds is not complicated, Duncraft believes in educating their customers about which foods are the most successful in a given situation. Here Duncraft explains No-melt suet and five reasons why their customers should give it a try. Concord, NH (PRWEB) May 22, 2012 Duncraft offers a wide variety of wild bird foods, from seeds and suets to insect foods and mealworms....

Duncraft offers an impressive selection of bird houses both for specific birds and multi-functional houses that will work for many birds. Although a house may not have every recommended feature and can still be perfectly serviceable, Duncraft offers these tips on the best things to look for when purchasing a bird house. Concord, NH (PRWEB) May 17, 2012 Duncraft offers an impressive selection of bird houses both for specific birds and multi-functional houses that will work for many birds....

ATLANTA, May 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aaron's, Inc. (NYSE: AAN) will present one-of-a-kind, hand-painted Sam Bass trophies to the winners of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 and Nationwide Series Aaron's 312 at Talladega Superspeedway May 5 and 6. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120505/CL01710 )(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090423/CL03821LOGO ) This will be the third time Aaron's has contracted with renowned motorsports artist, Sam Bass of Concord,...

One of the more difficult questions Duncraft customers ask is "How can I keep neighborhood cats away from my bird feeders?" Now Duncraft has the perfect answer—Havahart's motion-detecting Spray Away that aims a sudden spray of water to chase away animals of any size. Concord, NH (PRWEB) May 01, 2012 One of the more difficult questions Duncraft customers ask is "How can I keep neighborhood cats away from my bird feeders?" Now Duncraft has the perfect answer—Havahart's...

Water increases the chances that birds will visit a backyard—whether in winter or summer. Duncraft offers five easy and fun ideas for providing water to back yard birds so customers can help the birds and enjoy more of them. Concord, NH (PRWEB) April 26, 2012 Water increases the chances that birds will visit a backyard—whether in winter or summer. Duncraft offers five easy and fun ideas for providing water to back yard birds so customers can help the birds and enjoy more of them!...

100th Anniversary of Fenway Marked by World's Largest Collective Toast BOSTON, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Guinness World Records recently confirmed that a new record for the largest toast in one venue was set by 32,904 baseball fans raising a glass on April 20, 2012, at Fenway Park's 100th anniversary. Nearly 40,000 cans of Welch's Sparkling Grape Juice Cocktail were given out for fans to say "cheers to 100 years." (Photo:...

Hummingbirds are one of the most interesting species of birds and they have dazzling, iridescent colors. Duncraft offers these eight great tips so anyone can attract and enjoy these amazing “flying jewels” in their backyard. Concord, NH (PRWEB) April 19, 2012 Hummingbirds are one of the most interesting species of birds. They can hover, fly forward, backward and up and down. Not to mention their dazzling, iridescent colors. Duncraft offers these eight great tips so anyone can...

SAN BRUNO, Calif., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, nearly 150 City of Concord employees voted overwhelmingly to become members of Teamsters Local 856. In a staggering show of solidarity, the Field and Operations and Administrative, Clerical and Technical units voted 100 percent and 93 percent respectively to join 8,000-member strong Local 856. ­­ (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO) The City of Concord Teamsters serve as...