Less than two months after announcing the goal of raising $24,000 for the Kemptville District Hospital, based on a donation of $500 for each of its 48 remaining homes sold, this week Kemptville Meadows will present a first installment cheque to the hospital for $18,500. The funds will be equally split between the hospital's Mammography Campaign and the Emergency Department. "I guess you could say we're putting our money where our sales are, and sales have been better than expected for this time of the year," notes Gilles Brisebois, president of L.A. Group ...

With charitable giving down and need at an all time high, 501c3 organizations are going to love this new fundraising idea. Artist and philanthropist Richard Sean Manning and his business partner Laura Manning, co-founded The Manning Arts as a platform to help 501c3 organizations raise money for worthy causes through an online gallery of original art. Traveling between substantial art studios in St Petersburg, Florida and Lockport, New York the artist gains inspiration to paint with acrylic paint and ink on museum quality paper. He has completed over 1800 works ...

The Chef's Academy (http://www.thechefsacademy.com), the Culinary Division of Harrison College, a 110-year-old, nationally accredited institution that offers 40 degree programs in five schools of study, has announced that the school will host its annual Chili Cook-off on Friday, Feb. 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 644 East Washington Street in Indianapolis. Teams of three students each will go head-to-head in a battle for the title of The Chef's Academy Chili Champion. Students will begin preparing their chili at 8:30 a.m., with the dishes ready for public tasting and ...

Josh Notes, Jason Jannati and Matej Harangozo all graduated from Oakland Mills High School and shortly after started greeNEWit, an organization founded to help society build more sustainable communities and better economies through energy efficiency and conserving the use of natural resources. Now, the founders (all under the age of 30) are going local and giving back to the Oakland Mills High School Boosters Club at the 2013 Annual Bull Roast Fundraiser taking place February 9, 2013 at the high school located at 9410 Kilimanjaro Rd., Columbia, Maryland. greeNEWit is ...

The English-language quarterly news magazine dedicated to Central and Eastern European Affairs, New Eastern Europe, is now available for purchase in digital format via a dedicated application on Apple iPads and Google Android devices. New Eastern Europe has teamed up with digital magazine publisher PocketMags (www.pocketmags.com) to provide electronic distribution of the magazine. The application is free to download and allows readers to purchase single issues of the magazine or a full-year subscription. The reduced price amounts to over a 50% discount off the cost ...

Last July India suffered the world's biggest-ever power outage as transmission networks serving 680 million inhabitants collapsed. As a consequence, the nation's aging infrastructure was put on stark display and visionaries in governments across the country began to re-double efforts and reach out to renewable energy companies capable of supplying utility-scale solutions directly. "Since landing in Sri Lanka last March," says Solamon Energy CEO Graeme Boyce, "together with SVPs Thijs Boonen and Romy Thomas, we've been quite busy exploring the tremendous ...

The awards season is firmly upon us, with shiny trophies being handed out for the various musical and cinematic achievements of the past year. But this year, the two realms have been merged, with the much-beloved musical, Les Miserables, finding its way to the big screen. It's won the hearts of many, including conductor and author Barry Kolman, who feels the film does a great service in reminding the public the importance of understanding the craft and theory behind making wonderful music. Kolman, who recently penned an important tool for music lovers and musicians—The ...

Entrepreneurs and business owners who position themselves correctly can become thought leaders in their industry and attract major opportunities that can help them grow their businesses exponentially. "It's important to build your audience and following on your own so that you have something to bring to potential corporate sponsors or decision makers," says PR Expert and Speaker Lisa Elia. "It's always about 'what's in it for them', so even if you believe you're years away from going after a book deal or TV show or other big opportunity, start putting systems ...

Have you ever wanted to run a marathon or a local 5K for charity but didn't know where to start? Gloria Safar has written a simple, well mapped out plan for running your events in the book "Running for Girls Like Us" and it's featured in TEEN WEEK on Makeup University. The average teenage girl is inundated with school work, home life, friends, technology and peer pressure. Staying fit is a great way for a teen girl to alleviate stress while building the body's endurance. One of the great side benefits of training for runs is that it teaches discipline to ...

Manna Pro Products LLC, a recognized leader in the fields of animal health and nutrition, announces that the company is partnering with the inventor of Renew Gold for a national product rollout. Renew Gold is a next-generation equine supplement consisting of a unique formulation of energy dense, low starch, premium quality ingredients. The goal of the product is to limit or eliminate the use of high starch based ingredients in the overall feeding program. It accomplishes this by combining high fat stabilized rice bran, Coolstance Coconut Meal and Flax, providing an innovative ...

Certified FocalPoint Business Coach Dulcee Loehn will be a featured presenter at the 2013 Student &Youth Travel Association (STYA) Summit Feb. 7-10 in Captiva, Fla. Coach Dulcee will conduct a "Navigational Coaching" workshop for business owners and executives in the student and youth travel industries. It will provide attendees with valuable leadership and coaching skills and encourage the transformation of managers into leaders. All participants will also have the unique opportunity to return for a one-on-one workshop session with Coach Dulcee on Feb. ...

Globe Pipe Hanger Products, Inc. launched a stainless steel line extension to their pipe supports, clamps and hangers. Products from the best selling SilverHawk and MaxMechanical lines are now available for structural needs in any corrosive environment, while still providing the strength and durability that Globe products are known for. "The stainless steel extension of our Globe, MaxMechanical and SilverHawk pipe support products has another benefit," said Dan Collins, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Globe Pipe Hanger Products, Inc. "In addition ...

In celebration of Black History Month, HARLEM SPIRITUALS/NEW YORK VISIONS, is set to release their award-winning "African American Heritage Tour" Saturday February 16th. The program won panel approval from the Smithsonian Institute, the US Department of Commerce's Office of Tourism Industries and National Park Services, and The National Endowments for the Arts Council. It was also selected by the White House as an official American Pathways 2000 itinerary in Hillary Rodham Clinton's Millennium Program. Destinations include African Burial Ground National ...

Taylor Morrison is pleased to announce that pre-sale opportunities are now available on its 18 homesites under development in the Parrish community of River Plantation. With prices starting from the upper $100s, this neighborhood will feature some of Taylor Morrison's most popular floor plans with three or four bedrooms and its signature open space concepts. Multiple showcase homes will be under construction in the community - the Daphene, Emerson and Rockingham plans. All feature four bedrooms, open spaces for entertaining and daily living, and thoughtful features such ...

api(+), a leader in retail architecture and design located in Tampa, Fla., today announced the completion of its design, development and implementation project for The Wine Loft. api(+) adapted The Wine Loft design to satisfy its newest location, an existing two level space in the Mercato development of North Naples. The Naples location is 3,780 square feet including a 3,030-square-foot main floor and a 750-square-foot mezzanine. It features an open air patio, a glass wine vault, lounge style seating, an illuminated bar and loft seating overlooking the main floor. api(+)'s ...

TheWeddingMile.com, an online marketplace for handcrafted and vintage weddings, today announced the official launch of the company's marketplace for buying and selling custom handcrafted goods for wedding and bridal events. Created for both buyers and sellers, the virtual storefront provides true inspiration for upcoming wedding celebrations. TheWeddingMile.com provides sellers a virtual storefront to list their goods, take customer orders and promote their craft. In order to become a seller, artisans must create their own original handcrafted goods, which can be customized ...

ProcessPro Software has selected Minneapolis, MN-based TrueCommerce EDI Solutions of HighJump Software as their preferred electronic data interchange (EDI) partner providing a value-added solution for process manufacturers. Integration between ProcessPro Premier ERP Software and TrueCommerce EDI makes it simple to comply with EDI mandates from customers, while also streamlining order processing activities to reduce manual effort, enhance productivity, and improve service to customers. Together, ProcessPro Software and TrueCommerce EDI let process manufacturers efficiently ...

TeamSnap, a mobile and web service for managing ongoing activities, has closed a $2.75 million round of funding, exceeding its original funding target of $1.5 million. Two million parents, participants, and coaches use TeamSnap's online web application, native mobile apps, text messages and interactive email messages to manage recreational and competitive sports teams, social groups, and other organizations. "TeamSnap has experienced high triple digit growth for the last two years and yet this market is largely untapped," said Dave DuPont, CEO. "Sports ...

Award winning Canadian author Diane Robinson recently appeared on 'Around The Region', an Alberta Canada television program that airs on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm on CITL-TV Bell 237 and Shaw 319. The show, hosted by Kahla Buchanan, features events and happenings around the Midwest and Lakeland regions in Alberta Canada. On the show Robinson discussed her award-winning book for children, 'Sir Princess Petra'. Robinson has taken two major awards for her children's book, 'Sir Princess Petra'. She was honored with the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artists Award for ...

The Freedom Classic is coming soon, and the Eight...Eighties of Kinston are in the process of visiting area bases to talk about the upcoming baseball series while they deliver C-shirts to wounded warriors. Their goal is to bring 3,000 members of the military and their families to Kinston for an outing at Historic Grainger Stadium. Why? They simply want to say thank you. The Eight...Eighties group, also known as the Wounded Warrior Team, is a title sponsor for the 3rd Annual Freedom Classic, a series that will bring the Naval Academy and the Air Force Academy to Historic ...

If the state of North Carolina were to obtain the Yadkin Project license and facilities for the Yadkin River, it would result in 353 to 557 new permanent jobs, $17-28 million in additional labor income each year and $17-30 million in additional value-added each year, according to an economic report released today. In 2012, Central Park NC commissioned economist Michael H. Shuman to conduct a study and report on the potential of the Yadkin River to provide wealth and jobs for North Carolina. The report - scheduled to be presented at the Uwharrie Regional Resources Commission's ...

The Cybernetics iSAN 2000 product line delivers speed, power, and flexibility tailored specifically to small- to medium-size businesses. Models are available with 8, 12, 16 or 24 bays, and offer up to 200,000 IOPS sustained and 500 MB per second throughput, depending on port configuration. The iSAN 2000 units provide true block level performance to servers and workstations through an intuitive management interface accessible via web browser, and are completely self-protecting via layered data protection, as well as encrypted, deduplicated WAN replication and a wide variety ...

Morgan Sills, executive producer for Judson Theatre Company (http://judsontheatre.com/), has announced that the organization will open their second season with the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic play Driving Miss Daisy from Thursday, March 21 through Sunday, March 24 at Owens Auditorium, Sandhills Community College, located at 3395 Airport Road in Pinehurst. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with matinee performances Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24 at 2 p.m. Four-time Emmy Award winner Michael Learned of The Waltons and Lance E. Nichols of ...

Billauer, 33, spent the first 17 years of his life training and successfully building his career as a professional surfer. In 1996, following a surfing accident, Jesse suffered a complete spinal cord injury, cutting short that planned career. During his recovery, not willing to let his accident get the best of him, Billauer founded Life Rolls On, an organization committed to enabling spinal cord injury adaptive athletes to continue to surf and skate throughout their lives. Billauer has continued to push the boundaries of what is possible and has continued to live his dream ...

Event Announcement What: Tune in to hear financial education expert and founder of The Rich Dad Company, Robert Kiyosaki, interview Dr. Frank Luntz, CEO of Luntz Global, on "The Rich Dad Radio Show with Robert Kiyosaki - The good news and the bad news about money" at http://www.richdad.com/radio. Why: "As an award-winning communication strategist, pollster and the author of "WIN," "What Americans Really Want... Really," and "Words that Work," Dr. Luntz has his finger on the pulse of America and will share his thoughts ...