PRWeb: Society Social Services http://www.prweb.com Latest news releases for Society Social Services from PRWeb en PRWeb Distribution Newswire http://www.prweb.com/images_v4/prweb_logo_hv2.jpg http://www.prweb.com 200 46 xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Life Line Screening Joins the Vascular Disease Foundation as Corporate Partner http://www.prweb.com/releases/life-line-screening/vascular-disease/prweb3318514.htm The Vascular Disease Foundation has a new partner and sponsor in Life Line Screening. The two companies aim to further educate the population about vascular disease and vascular testing services like abdominal aortic aneurysm (http://www.lifelinescreening.com/screeningservices/Pages/AbdominalAorticAneurysm.aspx) and peripheral arterial disease screening (http://www.lifelinescreening.com/screeningservices/Pages/PeripheralArterialDisease.aspx). Life Line Screening will distribute the foundation’s educational publications and provide online registration so that its customers can easily donate money to the foundation. (PRWeb Dec 10, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/life-line-screening/vascular-disease/prweb3318514.htm Potomac Hospitality Services Downtown DC hotels and restaurants support Capital Area Food Bank http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3321164.htm All the DC hotels in the PHS group are supporting the drive by The Capital Area Food Bank this week to provide food to local children, families and senior citizens in need. The River Inn, The Quincy, One Washington Circle Hotel, George Washington University Inn, Hotel Monticello, Virginian Suites Arlington and 2424 Penn are all working to collect contributions of non-perishable food items and hygiene products from staff and guests alike. (PRWeb Dec 10, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3321164.htm Lamson & Cutner's Special Elder Law Website Takes a New Direction Presenting Long-Term Care Information and How to Pay for it http://www.prweb.com/releases/ny_elder_law_attorneys/long_term_care/prweb3315114.htm Top Elder Law attorneys, Lamson & Cutner, P.C., have launched a special website that takes a new direction in presenting information of interest to people who are concerned about long-term care, and how to pay for it. (PRWeb Dec 9, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/ny_elder_law_attorneys/long_term_care/prweb3315114.htm Bible Illuminated: Give a Bible, Get a Bible Redefines Spirit of Giving http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3307154.htm Inspired by the timeless message of giving in Luke 3:10, Illuminated World Media Inc., publishers of Bible Illuminated, a magazine-style Bible that delivers the New Testament in a way that captures the imagination, offers a special promotion this Christmas season: buy one Bible Illuminated and get a second to give as a gift. (PRWeb Dec 8, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3307154.htm Chad Latvaaho and Repossessors, Inc. Help Support Twin Cities United Way http://www.prweb.com/releases/ChadLatvaaho/MNRepossessors/prweb3307664.htm Repossessors, Inc., a Minneapolis-based auto repossession and collateral recovery company owned by Chad Latvaaho, joins U.S. Bank in its 2009 campaign to raise money for the Twin Cities United Way. (PRWeb Dec 8, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/ChadLatvaaho/MNRepossessors/prweb3307664.htm CDI College Helps Fight Hunger This Holiday Season http://www.prweb.com/releases/CDI/Hunger/prweb3301504.htm Lower Mainland food banks benefit from awareness campaign (PRWeb Dec 8, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/CDI/Hunger/prweb3301504.htm Down East Partnership for Children Continues Tradition of Excellence; Serves More Than 24,000 Children and Families Each Year in North Carolina http://www.prweb.com/releases/henson-fuerst/down-east-partnership/prweb3300604.htm Down East Partnership for Children, a Rocky Mount, North Carolina-based nonprofit organization, recently named HensonFuerst attorney David Henson as Chair of its Board of Directors. (PRWeb Dec 7, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/henson-fuerst/down-east-partnership/prweb3300604.htm Smashburger, North Texas Food Bank Help Fight Hunger http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3302284.htm One Dollar from Every Dallas Lonestar Burger Sold Dec. 5-Dec. 11 Goes Directly to the NTFB (PRWeb Dec 7, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3302284.htm Music and Charity Come Together for Toronto's Homeless http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3299164.htm Music with a purpose! Detroit Rockers, The Von Bondies & Toronto indie band flatand have come together to serve the homeless of Toronto. (PRWeb Dec 4, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3299164.htm Former Winston School Student Blaze Ginsberg Launches New Book “Episodes: My Life As I See It” http://www.prweb.com/releases/Learning_Differences/College_Prep_School/prweb3280814.htm Young Author Visits Alma Mater to Share his Book that Asks “What if all the Recurring Events in Our Lives were like those on a Television Show?” (PRWeb Dec 3, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/Learning_Differences/College_Prep_School/prweb3280814.htm Arthritis Foundation Bestows Highest National Awards http://www.prweb.com/releases/arthritisfoundation/awards/prweb3290954.htm The Arthritis Foundation bestowed its highest nationwide honors to several deserving recipients during its national meeting in Atlanta. (PRWeb Dec 3, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/arthritisfoundation/awards/prweb3290954.htm Food Bank for Westchester’s "Evening in Good Taste" Raises $220,000 to Help Feed County’s Hungry Children http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3223884.htm The Food Bank for Westchester, which is celebrating its 20th year of fighting hunger in Westchester, recently hosted its 19th annual An Evening in Good Taste to help end childhood hunger in Westchester County. More than 630 people attended the event, which raised $220,000. (PRWeb Dec 3, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3223884.htm Instead of a Gift, Inc. Announces Launch of New Web site http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3284684.htm First Web site Devoted to Replacing Traditional Gifts with Charitable Donations (PRWeb Dec 2, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3284684.htm ADL Urges High Court To Overturn Ruling That Puts Time Limit On Workplace Discrimination Claims http://www.prweb.com/releases/ADL/12/prweb3285354.htm Asserting that the law against workplace discrimination should “allow people to access courts, rather than shut the courthouse doors,” the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that dramatically limited the time within victims of workplace discrimination can file a claim. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/ADL/12/prweb3285354.htm Blackbaud Offers Free Online Event Fundraising Web Seminar Series for Nonprofits http://www.prweb.com/releases/blackbaud/free-web-seminar/prweb3282334.htm Five-day program will focus on key strategies and tactics for planning and running online events. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/blackbaud/free-web-seminar/prweb3282334.htm No Cure! No Joke! Powerful Recovery! Author Mo Murray reveals the "Emotional Core" of his Recovery Workbook "Bingo You're Sober!" http://www.prweb.com/releases/recovery/sobriety/prweb3196794.htm In his newly revised recovery workbook, "Just Snap Your Fingers and... Bingo You're Sober" author and recovering alcoholic, Maurice "Mo" Murray provides recovering alcoholics with a guide to understanding the nature of alcoholism and how to conquer this gripping disease. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/recovery/sobriety/prweb3196794.htm James Bell, Award-winning Juvenile Justice Leader Announces Conference Call to Discuss New Report http://www.prweb.com/releases/Burns_Institute/James_Bell/prweb3274844.htm The W. Haywood Burns Institute (BI) announced today that Executive Director James Bell will hold a conference call Tuesday December 1 to discuss a new report that examines systemic problems in juvenile justice nationally and proposes local models for change proven to reduce racial disparities and undeserved detention. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/Burns_Institute/James_Bell/prweb3274844.htm The Jenzabar Foundation Aids Babson College in Providing Educational Programs to Local and International Schools http://www.prweb.com/releases/Jenzabar/Foundation/prweb3276834.htm Babson College Receives Grant to Help Implement One Hen Program in Boston and Ghana (PRWeb Dec 1, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/Jenzabar/Foundation/prweb3276834.htm Reeves College Launches Holiday Fundraising Campaigns http://www.prweb.com/releases/Reeves/Fundraiser/prweb3264934.htm College students lending support to the less fortunate this season (PRWeb Nov 27, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/Reeves/Fundraiser/prweb3264934.htm Cost of Living Information Website, Numbeo.com, Announces New Software Release which Contains Information for More than 300 Cities http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3143234.htm Along with achieving milestone of containing information for more than 300 cities, Numbeo.com launched new software release which brings new design and few new features : "cost of living calculator", "basket of goods and services" and "search ability". Filling a void in cost of living expense estimation for worldwide cities, a website Numbeo.com is aiming to provide best online data mining tools. (PRWeb Nov 26, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3143234.htm Holistic and Western Medicine Combined Can Fight Cancer http://www.prweb.com/releases/TCM/Cancer/prweb3259084.htm PCU College teaches students to use natural treatments to complement conventional methods. (PRWeb Nov 26, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/TCM/Cancer/prweb3259084.htm Narconon Drug Rehab Graduate Spreads Holiday Joy to 1,500 Homeless http://www.prweb.com/releases/Narconon/Drug-Rehab/prweb3264744.htm Formerly penniless and without possessions, Narconon graduate enjoys new found riches this holiday season. (PRWeb Nov 26, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/Narconon/Drug-Rehab/prweb3264744.htm Global Company Acts Locally: Gives Hope in the City http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3263584.htm International payment processing company PacNet Services (http://pacnetservices.com/) pledges its annual support of the Vancouver chapter of the Salvation Army’s Hope in the City Breakfast. (PRWeb Nov 26, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3263584.htm College Students Hope to Spread Goodwill over Holiday Season http://www.prweb.com/releases/CDI/Charities/prweb3252524.htm CDI College holds charity campaigns across Canada throughout December (PRWeb Nov 25, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/CDI/Charities/prweb3252524.htm National Leader in Juvenile Justice Poised to Release New Report http://www.prweb.com/releases/juvenile_justice/disparities_reform/prweb3252764.htm In the new report The Keeper and the Kept, to be released Dec. 1, Mr. Bell challenges our society’s over-reliance on detention. (PRWeb Nov 25, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/juvenile_justice/disparities_reform/prweb3252764.htm Strategies for Helping Those With Hearing Loss Enjoy Holiday Season Are Offered by HearUSA Audiologist http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3256924.htm The holidays can be an especially difficult tiime for the millions of Americans living with hearing loss. Dr. Cindy Beyer offers suggestions for dealing with the "invisible handicap." (PRWeb Nov 25, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3256924.htm First Fidelity Reserve Announces its 'Cell Phones for Soldiers' Program http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3260124.htm Jason Whitney, CEO of First Fidelity Reserve announces their support for the “Cell Phone for Soldiers Program.” Giving our soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea and other distant lands the ability to call their family during the Holiday Seasons is what this program is all about. (PRWeb Nov 25, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3260124.htm Vancouver Career College Spreads Holiday Cheer http://www.prweb.com/releases/VCCollege/11/prweb3242364.htm Charity campaigns in full swing across the province (PRWeb Nov 24, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/VCCollege/11/prweb3242364.htm JDC Provides Lifeline to Close to 170,000 Jewish Elderly in former Soviet Union - Among the Poorest Jews in the World http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3257054.htm This winter JDC continues to provide life-sustaining support to Jewish elders in the former Soviet Union. This assistance is administered through JDC's Hesed welfare centers where elders can also congregate to share their joys and hardships. (PRWeb Nov 24, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3257054.htm Increased Number of Child Abuse Cases have Parents Using Nanny Cameras http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3245664.htm The use of hidden cameras may help parents become aware of potential child abuse, but in many cases the abuse has already taken place. To address both situations, Security Alert USA, an online retailer of Nanny Cameras, has selected Change Round Up in order to enable consumers to easily donate to child abuse charities. (PRWeb Nov 23, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3245664.htm College Urges Students to Butt Out for Good http://www.prweb.com/releases/VCCollege/Quit-Smoking/prweb3241994.htm Vancouver Career College introduces stop smoking campaign at Surrey campus (PRWeb Nov 22, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/VCCollege/Quit-Smoking/prweb3241994.htm ViSalus Sciences® Launches Initiative to Help Feed Hungry Children in Local Communities http://www.prweb.com/releases/visalus/help-feed-hungry-children/prweb3243034.htm In an Effort to Impact the Lives of Hungy Children Across the World, ViSalus Sets Goal to Donate 100,000+ Healthy Meals through the Body By Vi™ Community Challenge to Local Communities (PRWeb Nov 22, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/visalus/help-feed-hungry-children/prweb3243034.htm National Leader in Juvenile Justice to Work in California Counties to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities http://www.prweb.com/releases/Juvenile_Justice/Disparities_Reform/prweb3242554.htm The San Francisco-based W. Haywood Burns Institute (BI) has been selected by five California counties to assist in reducing the racial and ethnic disparities in juvenile justice systems. (PRWeb Nov 21, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/Juvenile_Justice/Disparities_Reform/prweb3242554.htm Diabetes Month Highlights Prevalence, Difficulties With Delays in Receiving Disability Benefits http://www.prweb.com/releases/Diabetes/Disability_Benefits/prweb3240174.htm November is American Diabetes Month -- an ideal time to examine how individuals with diabetes fare in the SSDI process. (PRWeb Nov 21, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/Diabetes/Disability_Benefits/prweb3240174.htm Blackbaud’s 10th Annual Conference Encourages Nonprofits to Invest, Innovate, Involve and Inspire http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3233854.htm More than 1000 nonprofit professionals gather in Charleston for annual professional development and networking event (PRWeb Nov 20, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3233854.htm CANIDAE Pet Foods Helps The Pongo Fund Launch Largest Pet Food Bank in the United States http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3223364.htm Pet food company donates truckloads of premium pet food to The Pongo Fund Pet Food Bank in Portland, Oregon enabling them to distribute high quality dog food and cat food to the animals of anyone in need, helping to keep families together in challenging economic times. (PRWeb Nov 19, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3223364.htm Celebrate the Holiday Season with Room to Grow http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3227374.htm Room to Grow's annual Family Holiday Party on December 8 spreads cheer to families in need with donated toys from RosieHippo.com. Room to Grow supporters who visit RosieHippo.com will receive a 35% discount, as well as free gift-wrapping on their purchases. In addition, for every order placed that is over $100 between November 1 and December 31, 2009, Rosie Hippo will donate a toy to Room to Grow. (PRWeb Nov 19, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3227374.htm Parent Coaching Institute Offers $1100 Tuition Discount for a Limited Time to Family Support Specialists http://www.prweb.com/releases/family_support/coach_parents/prweb3221214.htm The Parent Coaching Institute offers an $1100 tuition discount off of Parent Coach Certification® Training Program tuition, plus waives the $100 application fee, for all applications received by December 1, 2009 with payment in full made before December 18, 2009. Parent Coach Certification® is designed for family support specialists who are driven to support parents and who see the need for a new model and method when working with parents. (PRWeb Nov 19, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/family_support/coach_parents/prweb3221214.htm www.CareMinds.com Announces CareSite, an Innovative Feature for Families and Friends to Manage the Care Needs of an Elder Loved One http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3222854.htm Free Website Feature Lets Family and Friends of an Aging Senior Organize Care Team, Coordinate Activities through a Care Calendar and Message Board, and Share Stories and Photos (PRWeb Nov 19, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3222854.htm Five Steps to Happy Family Gatherings at Holiday Time http://www.prweb.com/releases/family/holidays/prweb3222544.htm The nonprofit PAIRS Foundation is offering a series of free one-hour webinars to help families learn five steps for creating joyful holidays and family celebrations. (PRWeb Nov 18, 2009)

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