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WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Grameen Foundation today announced Qualcomm Incorporated, through its Wireless Reach initiative(TM), will match the funding it received in the Powering Economic Opportunity: Create a World that Works contest, co-hosted by the eBay Foundation and Ashoka Changemakers. The foundation received a grant from eBay to help expand its initiative to create mobile phone microfranchise businesses for the poor in Indonesia. Grameen Foundation was...
The Recirculating Farms Coalition Launches U.S. Campaign for Local, Fresh Food and Green Jobs NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, a new organization, the Recirculating Farms Coalition, is officially launching a national campaign to promote growing local, fresh food and create green jobs. Its focus is on eco-friendly farms that use clean, recycled water in place of soil to grow plants (hydroponics), fish (aquaculture), or a combination of both plants and fish...
FAIRFAX, Va., Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Matthews, Carter & Boyce ("MCB"), a boutique full-service accounting firm serving the Washington D.C. area since 1947, announces two Principals have been named as SmartCPAs by Washington SmartCEO Magazine. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101109/PH96989LOGO ) SmartCEO recognizes the importance of having a strong team of strategic advisors to grow a business. The SmartCPA Readers Choice honors the top CPAs in Greater Washington, as...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Trucks carrying hay donated by Wisconsin farmers arrive today in Oklahoma City to assist farmers and ranchers devastated by drought in the area. The plan came together at the annual Farm Aid concert, held Saturday, August 13, in Kansas City, Kan., where farmers shared stories of parched farmland and starved livestock. "Farmers come to the Farm Aid concert from all over the country, and the natural disasters that have affected...
Nutritional Products International (NPI), a company that brings consumer products from around the world to the American marketplace, is pleased to announce that the Body Basix line is now available to consumers on RonnieColemanNutrition.com. Delray Beach, FL (PRWEB) August 22, 2011 Nutritional Products International (NPI), a company that brings consumer products from around the world to the American marketplace, is pleased to announce that the Body Basix line is now available to...
FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dannon Company, Inc. today awarded the sixth annual Dannon Next Generation Nutrition® Grant to Texas AgriLIFE Extension Service, supporting the implementation of its Balancing Food and Play physical activity and nutrition education curriculum into Tarrant County Schools. Dannon presented the organization with a $30,000 check during an afternoon event that also featured a healthy-cooking demonstration by Connie Swearingen, executive...
Top local chefs partner with prominent Midwest sustainable growers to deliver the culinary event of the North Shore Fall season. Proceeds of the evening will benefit Friends of Evanston Farmers Markets, a newly formed non-profit dedicated to increasing the visibility, popularity, and prosperity of Evanston's farmers markets. Guests have the opportunity to spend quality time with participating chefs and producers - while savoring their delicious creations! $75/person (includes tasting meal...
KCK benefit festival headlined by Ag Hall of Fame Inductee Willie Nelson and Board Members Mellencamp, Young and Matthews KANSAS CITY, Kan., Aug. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As America struggles with mounting economic challenges, Farm Aid used its annual benefit festival to underscore family farmers' essential role in a stronger financial future for our country. Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews, joined by more than a dozen artists...
NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Anvil Knitwear is a proud sponsor of Farm Aid 2011 whose mission is to build a vibrant family farm-centered system of agriculture in America. The concert will feature six exclusive Farm Aid designs on Anvil Knitwear t-shirts featuring Texas cotton from organic and transitional growers. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click:...
Top local chefs partner with prominent Midwest sustainable growers to deliver the culinary event of the North Shore Fall season. Proceeds of the evening will benefit Friends of Evanston Farmers Markets, a newly formed non-profit dedicated to increasing the visibility, popularity, and prosperity of Evanston's farmers markets. Guests have the opportunity to spend quality time with participating chefs and producers - while savoring their delicious creations! $75/person (includes tasting meal and...
