WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — On September 13th, at its 2011 Scholarship Announcement Ceremony and Reception, the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation will recognize more than 1,600 scholarship recipients and their Marine families – who are being awarded nearly $5 million for their higher education from the Foundation for this academic year. The ceremony, which ...
CLEVELAND, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — In memory of their daughter, Angie, who died of melanoma at age 14, Char and Chuck Fowler have donated $17 million to establish The Angie Fowler Child & Young Adult Cancer Institute at University Hospitals (UH) Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital. Their daughters and sons-in-law, Chann and Ed Spellman ...
To Battle Secret Societies and Save Mankind A new kind of Good vs Evil Comic Book hits the global market. San Jose, CA (PRWEB) June 26, 2011 Two enterprising American Muslims launch a new comic book series with a message to counter bias and propaganda against Islam, hoping to dispel fear and mistrust staining the ...
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The PA CLEAR Coalition is urging lawmakers to return the taxpayer’s surplus and prevent sweeping cuts to public schools in every corner of the Commonwealth. “All you have to do is read the papers to understand what is happening in virtually every school district in the state. Class ...
App increases access to health-related information for families PHILADELPHIA, June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children today launched a mobile application to further connect the hospital to community members and increase access to health-related information. The mobile application, powered by WorldLink, is available as a free download for Android™, iPhone™, iPad™, and ...
Lessons to work with Steps to Respect bullying prevention program SEATTLE, Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Committee for Children, a Seattle-based nonprofit organization that provides violence- and bullying-prevention programs to schools locally and globally, this week released free lessons online to help students and educators address cyber bullying. The five-lesson Steps to Respect Cyber Bullying ...
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Pennsylvania regulatory and legislative leaders Thursday announced new initiatives for ensuring school safety. PFT President Jerry T. Jordan, who represents 18,000 teachers and staff working in the School District of Philadelphia, released the following statement on the proposal: “Today’s news conference is an important step in addressing the serious issues ...
Finally, after 30 years, Roman Polanski, a child molester, has been arrested in Switzerland. Google via AP Polanski was flying in to receive an honorary award at the Zurich Film Festival when he was apprehended Saturday at the airport, the Swiss Justice Ministry said in a statement. It said U.S. authorities have sought the arrest ...
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Pennsylvania education and veterans officials today lauded the efforts of public and private schools across the commonwealth who are reaching out to discuss alternative placements for students of the Scotland School for Veterans’ Children, which is scheduled to close at the end of this school year. The latest outreach ...