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Capital BlueCross employees create local Toyland before donating gifts to hundreds of less fortunate children

2012-11-27 16:25:29

HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- There is a Toyland in central Pennsylvania and it is located at Capital BlueCross headquarters in Harrisburg (corner of Elmerton and Progress avenues). That is where company employees festively donning red and green for the holidays will pack up hundreds of Christmas gifts on Friday, Nov. 30 from 10 a.m.-noon, and then help distribute them to underprivileged children throughout central Pennsylvania. This 24-year tradition of caring and...

Christmas Unwrapped

2012-11-26 12:32:35

LONDON, November 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Home retailer Littlewoods.com unveils the true cost of Christmas in 2012 - - The hidden costs of Christmas shopping on the high street reveals petrol, car parking and impulse buys add a whopping GBP505.54 to the festive budget - 68 per cent of British mums are worried about the cost of Christmas this year - The average Christmas present budget is to be cut by GBP45.76 - 8...

Santa Arrives at The World's Largest Children's Museum in a Dallara IndyCar!

2012-11-23 20:20:03

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Vroom vroom! Black Friday became Fast Friday in the Racing Capital of the World November 23, 2012 as Santa traded in his sleigh for a slick new Dallara IndyCar. It was all part of the plan to whisk Mr. Claus to The Children's Museum of Indianapolis in record time before the holidays. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click...

Frisco Kicks Off Wassail Days with A Shorter Dash for More Cash

2012-11-16 08:22:42

FRISCO, Colo., Nov. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Town of Frisco is hosting its annual Wassail Days, Dec. 8 - 16, 2012, a week packed with events to celebrate the holiday season. This year Frisco will host the 2(nd) annual Santa Dash, but it will be a Shorter Dash for MORE Cash! It will be a 6 block fun run for the whole family with one caveat: runners must dress in their best Santa gear to grab stockings full of cash at the end of the race. Shorter Dash for More Cash will kick...

BMO Harris Bank Headless Horseman Event Returns to Conner Prairie

2012-10-19 07:22:48

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BMO Harris Bank is sponsoring spooky fun through October at Conner Prairie Interactive History Park. Join the chills and thrills at the 29(th) annual BMO Harris Bank Headless Horseman event. Visitors will enjoy scary evenings that include a haunted hayride, pumpkin bowling, a Legend of Sleepy Hollow marionette show, catapulting pumpkins, and "scary-o-ke" singing. New events include visits from magician Sammy Terry, nightly showings of...

"The Offering" Paints Bloody Picture of Gang Violence, Revenge and Vampires in Contemporary Washington, D.C.

2012-10-17 07:24:20

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Horror fans and history buffs alike will find much to love in Mark Bradley's new vampire novel "The Offering" (ISBN: 978-0-9883316-0-0). A blood-soaked tale of righteous vengeance, "The Offering" spans the centuries between ancient Maya civilization in El Salvador and contemporary Washington, D.C. The historically accurate elements of the novel, along with the modern environments, are what set "The Offering" apart from other vampire...

Santa Claus is NOT Coming to Town--At Least Not to Pittsburgh this Halloween

2012-10-11 11:24:25

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Little ones dressed as princesses and dinosaurs may have been talking about Halloween fun for months, but The ScareHouse(®) is one Halloween attraction they should skip. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/santa-claus-is-not-coming-to-town--at-least-not-to-pittsburgh-this-halloween-173622771.html "Creepo the Clown is overtaking Santa in our haunted house this...

Seattle has a new little mermaid --- and her grandmother is from Denmark

2012-09-28 02:22:59

RENTON, Wash., Sept. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- All the Mermaids in the Sea, by Robert W. Cabell, is a new release from Gazebo Books Publishing, www.GazeboBooks.com. The first book in Cabell's trilogy from his Mermaid Kingdom series of books for children and adults, All the Mermaids in the Sea is a romantic fantasy adventure of three generations of mermaids. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120928/SF82988) Denmark's King Valdemar I, was a young prince when he was...

Ugly Christmas Sweater Company Unveils New 2012 Collection, Partnership

2012-09-26 22:21:50

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- This Christmas, Santa may be in for a shock as Tipsy Elves debuts the latest additions to its catalog of ugly Christmas sweaters. The tradition-twisting clothing line is proud to unveil its newest designs -- which include the Yellow Snow Sweater, the Candy Cane Vest and the Reindeer Double Date Cardigan -- as well as its upcoming partnership with Kids in Distressed Situations (KIDS) to help clothe underprivileged youth. The new release...

Grassroots Women’s Groups Target Witch Hunts

2012-09-04 10:31:04

Witch hunts are common and sometimes deadly in the tea plantations of Jalpaiguri, India. But a surprising source – small groups of women who meet through a government loan program – has achieved some success in preventing the longstanding practice, a Michigan State University sociologist found. Soma Chaudhuri spent seven months studying witch hunts in her native India and discovered that the economic self-help groups have made it part of their agenda to defend their fellow plantation...