Christopher Festa, Owner and Founder of Festa Parties, a Chicago-based event planning company known for its festive events including TBOX, The Twelve Bars of Xmas in Wrigleyville, is motivating the young minds of DePaul students, after giving a lecture on Wednesday, February 13th in a Social Media Marketing Class. Festa Parties has been planning and organizing great Chicago party events since its first TBOX way back in 1996. DePaul University Professor Steve Koernig invited Festa to give a one hour talk to his downtown campus class of 25 in order to show them a real ...

The women of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Phi Zeta Zeta Chapter and Omicron Alpha Chapter will honor community leaders that have been instrumental in organizing Hurricane Sandy relief efforts at their 6th Annual Finer Womanhood Scholarship Luncheon. The event will be held on March 23, 2013 at 12p - St. John's University, D'Angelo Ballroom. It has been nearly four months since Hurricane Sandy devastated portions of the Queens, NY community. This luncheon will serve as a meaningful way for both chapters to applaud the efforts of the honorees and as a reminder that there ...

On a cold and windy Saturday morning in Jacksonville, Florida; parents, students, teachers, volunteers, and businesses gathered for the Hendricks Avenue Elementary School's 2013 Walk-a-Thon. Tax Defense Network participated in the March 2nd event as a Platinum level business partner, donating a total of $1000 to the school. The Friends of Hendricks is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the funding available to the school. Led by parents, alumni, and local businesses, the Friends of Hendricks donations help the school offset county budget cuts. Tax Defense ...

San Diego solar panel installation company Solaire Energy Systems is announcing its participation in the 8th European-American Business Mixer on Thursday, March 14th, 2013. Centered on green technology as the future of the economy, the event will take a special focus on "How Obama's Green Energy Initiative will affect economic growth and job creation in San Diego." The European-American Business Mixer is a series of combined business mixer events held in the San Diego area by the French American Chamber of Commerce and the German American Chamber of Commerce ...

CHOC Follies, Orange County's annual original musical comedy production that raises funds for CHOC Children's, and presenting sponsors Gemini Resources, Marybelle and Sebastian Paul Musco are pleased to announce the debut of CHOC Follies XVI, "VIVA CHOC VEGAS, Guys, Gals & Romance in the Land of Lady Luck." This year, three evening performances and a Saturday matinee will be held at the Robert B. Moore Theatre in Costa Mesa, Calif., from Thursday, March 28 through Saturday, March 30. "VIVA CHOC VEGAS, Guys, Gals & Romance in the Land of Lady Luck" ...

Odyssey Learning Games will host a game day at GIGI's LLC 1006 Bridge RD. Charleston, WV 25314.  For those of you new to Odyssey Learning Games, our mission is to discover and offer to you, our customers, educational games that make learning fun.  We carry games from over twenty different manufacturers located in different parts of the world. We are pleased to offer most of these games for sale at Gigi's LLC.  Game demonstrations and actually 'hands on playing' playing, Saturday, will allow children and parents see what fits for their families - ages 3 to 103.  We are ...

The Falcons' Lounge - a program of Manchester Regional High School (MRHS) in Haledon, New Jersey and Care Plus NJ, Inc. ("CarePlus") - will host their 5th Annual Dodgeball tournament on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 7:00 pm. Proceeds from the event fund the MRHS class of 2013 Safe Celebrations conference, a day-long program held prior to the prom designed to give seniors an opportunity to celebrate their accomplishments while learning about making safe choices when it comes to drugs, alcohol, and relationships. The Dodgeball Tournament was started in 2008 ...

The new Student Union Building at Cupertino High School in the Fremont Union High School District "topped out" yesterday, reaching a significant milestone in the completion of the new facility. Design firm Quattrocchi Kwok Architects (QKA) looked on as students, board members and staff signed the final beam of the east bridge canopy, which was then hoisted and secured in place. The future two-story, 29,000-square-foot-building will be comprised of the Cafeteria, Library and Administration for the campus. As part of the project, QKA also designed a completely ...

Driven Solutions Inc., based in Ferndale, MI and Biznet Internet Solutions out of Southfield, MI partnered together to create HenryFord150.com, with Motorcities.org, in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Henry Ford's birthday. The two companies worked hand in hand with Motorcities.org, and produced a website dedicated to preserving the cultural and historical landscape associated with the automotive and labor heritage in the state of Michigan. The site's distinguishing feature is the interactive timeline; it's filled with events from major points in Henry Ford's ...

In December 2012, Maus Media Group produced an episode of "McEwen's Mark," honoring the late Bruce Rossmeyer and the legacy his family continues to uphold. The program featuring the Rossmeyer family has received a Telly Award for excellence in the Film and Video category. The Telly Awards originated in 1978 to pay tribute to the finest local, regional and cable television commercials. Since then, they've grown to honor non-broadcast video and television program categories as well. They are among the most sought-after awards by large international firms and ...

Florida Realtors recently selected Xena Vallone to participate in its 5th annual Leadership Academy. Vallone, Broker/Owner of Xena Vallone Realty of Sarasota, Fla., is one of just 14 Realtors statewide to be selected for this program. The Leadership Academy was established in 2008 to identify emerging Realtor leaders ready to get involved, make a difference and enhance their leadership skills. The goal of the Academy is to empower its participants to develop the skills needed to lead a committee, a Realtor association or a community activity. "We are very excited ...

Data-driven marketing company eleventy won Silver at the Akron Chapter of the American Advertising Federation ADDY Award ceremony on Friday, March 1. The ADDY Awards is the advertising industry's largest competition with more than 50,000 entries every year in the local competition. The mission of the ADDY competition is to recognize and reward creative excellence in the art of advertising. The local ADDY Awards is the first of a three-tier national competition conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation (AAF). eleventy received a Silver ADDY in the ...

Automation Devices, Inc. (ADI), a vibratory feeder and part system components manufacturer, is pleased to announce the addition of a new staff member to its team. Dave Repko has been hired as ADI's Purchasing Agent. Dave's responsibilities will include order placement, requests for quotes, negotiating contracts & pricing, sourcing, and establishing and managing vendor relationships. He will also oversee inventory control of raw material and finished goods. Dave brings many years of purchasing experience to this position along with a marketing degree from Gannon University ...

Sweet Leaf Tea, a Nestle Waters North America beverage brand, is proud to announce its collaboration with Rock On Foundation. Founded by Luke Bonner and his brother Matt Bonner, of the San Antonio Spurs, the organization serves to enrich the quality of life in communities by supporting athletic, artistic, and scholastic initiatives. Rock On is creating scholarships to reward high school graduates who demonstrate a passion for athletic and artistic pursuits. The "Sneakers & Speakers" charity event will take place during the week of "South by Southwest," ...

The Second Annual Winter Film Awards Independent Film Festival kicked off Thursday, February 28 2013 with three full days of screenings and after-parties. This year's event offered something for everyone, highlighting the dynamic range of talent and storytelling capabilities the independent filmmaking community has to offer. Among the 58 films selected for screening was a diverse mixture of documentaries, shorts, features, animation, music videos and horror films, including 9 student films, 15 female directors and representation from over 15 countries. Winter Film Awards ...

Managing Director at APT Partners, Dr William Becker is to announce the company's first quarter results in early to-mid April, and has categorically stated that already in the first week of march the company has seen greater revenue than in any quarter since the formation of APT Partners back in 2001. Already based on a year by year comparison between 2012 and 2013, the company has noted an increase in revenue generated of sixty four percent, and the quarter has yet to conclude. Commenting directly on this issue Dr Becker said "We are delighted with our decision ...

My Appy Kid, a new children's storybook app developer and publisher, announced today it is building a free book app for parents to help with a nightly problem that affects millions of family's - sleep and bedtime. The book app, Sleep Matters; a Social Collaboration of Parents, is unique in that it will be an ongoing conversation, containing experiences, tips, ideas, and stories contributed by "the experts from the field" - parents. The format will be open enabling parents to both read and contribute to the book. "The book app will cover a wide variety ...

Hollywood has its prestigious Oscar Awards and the Travel Goods Association (TGA) has its New Product Innovation Award. Travelpro, a market leader in durable, lightweight luggage was honored to receive the New Product Innovation Award for its revolutionary Platinum Magna luggage collection at the TGA 2013 show in Las Vegas. This is the second consecutive year that Travelpro has received an award for product innovation at the show. "We are honored to receive this most important Travel Industry award from our peers," added Scott Applebee, Travelpro Vice President ...

Raised in Kansas, New York City DJ Suzy Chase has been a tour de force on the podcasting scene since 2003, turning a passion for soul music into a livelihood that has garnered her a reputation as a rare female podcasting pioneer. In 2003 Chase was podcasting on the little known iTunes radio platform. As podcasting starting making it's way into the mainstream she found a podcasting platform and has been hosting her podcasts on TheGrooveRadio.com since 2005. With the creation of TheGrooveRadio.com, Chase took her love for soul music and built the longest running, #1 independent ...

Travel To Go, one of America's largest providers of travel services and vacation club products, announces a new outreach program involving a series of shows using one of the most effective communication channels available - radio. The strategic use of the medium and the enormous over the air and online audience that tunes in each day is part of the company's efforts to clarify the way vacation ownership programs work and discuss the differences between traditional timeshare products and the new, flexible vacation programs now available to the traveling public. The shows ...

Kure Beach's Ocean Front Park Celebrates Grand Opening Grand Opening Celebration and Annual Street Festival to Take Place on April 26-27 Kure Beach, NC - March 6, 2013 - Kure Beach, North Carolina's small wonder, is welcoming spring this year with a two-day oceanfront celebration for the whole family. Ocean Front Park - Kure Beach's largest public green space - will hold its grand opening ceremony on Friday, April 26, followed by Kure Beach's annual street festival on Saturday, April 27. Both events are free and open to the public. Ocean Front Park's Grand Opening ...

Nicholls Auction Marketing Group, Inc.,announces the online auction of trucks, trailers, lifts, tools, building supplies and safety equipment from a local building company's inventory - bidding begins closing on Thursday, March 14, according to John Nicholls, president of the company. The online bidding for this great selection of vehicles, equipment, and tools is now open, but will begin to close at 1 pm on Thursday, March 14. "This will be a great online auction with high quality items that include a 1994 24 ft. Haulmark trailer, 1998 Intl. 4700 truck, 2004 ...

Christie is providing best-in-class digital projection to the newly-renovated Laemmle Royal Theatre in Santa Monica, bringing 21st century projection to guests and the first boothless cinema within Los Angeles. The conversion to digital was part of an upgrade made throughout the Laemmle chain. "Being 100 percent digital made the renovation easier as we were able to carve out multiple auditoriums without having to allocate additional space for a projection booth," said Greg Laemmle, president of the company. "We got back space in the old projection booth ...

The program will begin at 7:30 a.m. at the Student Life Center in Vanderlyn Hall. Penziner will look at how decision making affects the investment choices people make and the impact those choices have on the market and investment outcomes. Drawing on work by behavioral psychologists and economists, Penziner will address the lessons investors can learn about handling risk and how to become a better investor, even during very challenging times in the capital markets. Focused on the upstate New York market, Penziner works with high-net-worth investors, both in the ...

Longview Energy Co.'s $162 million verdict in a breach of fiduciary duty case has been listed by The National Law Journal as the 15th largest verdict of 2012 in the publication's annual report on "Top Verdicts of the Year." Longview Energy was represented by Craig B. Florence and Randy D. Gordon of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP and Mikal Watts and Frank Guerra of Watts Guerra Craft LLP. The final judgment value of more than $500 million is believed to be the largest ever involving the Eagle Ford Shale. "This case reaffirmed the importance of corporate fidelity ...