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Take Action This Week On Behalf of 15 Million with Food Allergies!

May 12, 2014

Earlier this month, Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) announced the expansion of Food Allergy Awareness Week by declaring the entire month of May as Food Allergy Action Month,…

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What do Kool-Aid and Cigars Have in Common?

May 12, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC – Tobacco companies are using the same flavor chemicals in their sweet-flavored tobacco products, including cigars of various sizes and smokeless tobacco, that are…

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In honor of National Women’s Health Week

May 11, 2014

Today marks two occasions: Mother’s Day and the beginning of National Women’s Health Week, a week devoted to educating women about how to live longer and…

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The World’s Most Important Dinner Party is May 17th

May 9, 2014

Join A Wider Circle Saturday night, May 17th for their annual dinner theatre event, The Big 33: The World’s Most Important Dinner Party.  It is…

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Elephants Never Forget Their Mothers

May 9, 2014

The bonds between mothers and daughters are often intensely strong and highly complicated—not just for humans, but for some animals as well.  Mothers are cherished…

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Harnessing Social Media to Engage Your Workforce

May 9, 2014

In this webinar Jo Dodds, HR Social Media Consultant and member of the Engage for Success taskforce, explores how organisations can look to use social…

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Amnesty International USA Applauds Today’s Strong Bipartisan Reintroduction of the International Violence Against Women Act in the Senate

May 9, 2014

CONTACT: Samantha Friedman, West End Strategy Team Office: (202) 776-7700; Cell: (202) 215-9260; Samantha@westendstrategy.com   (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – With today’s strong bipartisan reintroduction of the…

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Puppy Mills and 101 Damnations

May 9, 2014

In January, an inspector from the U.S. Department of Agriculture found a four-week-old shih tzu puppy lying dead — frozen solid — in the outdoor…

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Meet SPCA of Central Florida Volunteer, Megan Oates

May 8, 2014

Megan has been a volunteer at the SPCA of Central Florida for more than a year. Having fostered animals, helped at offsite adoptions, special events, animal receiving,…

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Creating Meaningful, Long term Engagement Between Companies’ Employees & Charities

May 8, 2014

Going beyond one-time events of having employees go out and volunteer at a charity, how can corporations form deeper, longer term relationships with charities that…

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MCON14 To Gather Leaders and Experts On a New Wave of Cause Work

May 8, 2014

Indianapolis, Ind. — Achieve, in partnership with The Case Foundation, has announced information for MCON14, the nation’s premier conference for corporate, cause and public leaders who…

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Two Things You Need to Do Now to Help End Chronic Homelessness in D.C. by 2017

May 8, 2014

On any given night in the District, there are nearly 1,800 individuals and families living on the streets and in shelters who are considered chronically homeless  –…

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