Knox Trail Council, Boy Scouts of America, and Old Colony Council Approve Merger
eNewsChannels NEWS: (MARLBOROUGH, Mass.) -- Following their respective Special Council Meetings, the Knox Trail Council and the Old Colony Council announced today the approval of their consolidation and merger to form a new Boy Scout Council. This new council will serve youth and young adults from the metrowest to southeastern Massachusetts.
‘Autism Acceptance Ambassadors’ Speak for April 2017 World Autism Awareness Month
eNewsChannels NEWS: (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) -- April is Autism Awareness Month, celebrated worldwide. Geek Club Books, an autism nonprofit, is challenging the observance with their Autism Acceptance Ambassador Initiative. The initiative mobilizes parents and educators to actively get out and move the public from "awareness" to "acceptance and inclusion" in support of individuals on the autism spectrum in their communities.
SUDC Foundation 2017 Grant to AAP and NAME to Establish National Guidelines for Investigation of Sudden Child Deaths
eNewsChannels NEWS: (CEDAR GROVE, N.J.) -- The SUDC Foundation, the only organization worldwide dedicated to sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC), has awarded nearly $100,000 to the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) to work collaboratively with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to investigate and establish national practice guidelines surrounding the investigations of sudden unexpected deaths in infants.
Hundreds of Detroit High Schools Pledge to ‘Drive Safe’ for Chance to Win $10K Courtesy of Genthe Chevrolet
eNewsChannels NEWS: (DETROIT, Mich.) -- Dick Genthe Chevrolet recently announced it was giving local Detroit high schools the chance to win $10,000 by asking parents and teens to sign the Drive Safe Detroit, Teen Driver Pledge and obtain the most pledges; over 270 schools came aboard.
After Battling Time Warner in Court, Author Cory Groshek Launches Children’s Book
eNewsChannels NEWS: (GREEN BAY, Wis.) -- Manifestation Machine, a global personal growth and development brand, has announced the release of "Breaking Away: Book One of the Rabylon Series" (ISBN: 978-1946029003), the debut, middle grade fiction novel from Cory Groshek, a man dubbed a "professional plaintiff" by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel who, in early 2015, filed three Class Action lawsuits over alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, including one against cable giant Time Warner Cable.
National Handwriting Day 2017: Campaign for Cursive Launches Annual Cursive Writing Contest
eNewsChannels NEWS: (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) -- The annual Cursive is Cool(R) contests are presented by the Campaign for Cursive(R), a committee of the American Handwriting Analysis Foundation (AHAF) on National Handwriting Day. Each year, National Handwriting Day is celebrated on Jan. 23, the date associated with the birth of John Hancock.
Family Promise Serves Record Number of People Impacted by Homelessness in N.J.
eNewsChannels NEWS: (MORRISTOWN, N.J.) -- Family Promise of Morris County (FPMC), is closing out November Homelessness Awareness Month by receiving a Proclamation from Assemblyman Anthony Bucco acknowledging its work to end homelessness in the county.
Raising Awareness for Growing Health Issue: C Diff Foundation Launches 4th Annual C. diff. Awareness Global Campaign
eNewsChannels NEWS: (NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla.) -- C Diff Foundation(R) a leading non-profit patient advocacy organization, Global healthcare information system, today announced the scheduled events and launching of the 4th annual November C. diff. Awareness global campaign, the first month long awareness campaign of its kind in the healthcare industry. November 1st is dedicated to all C. diff. Survivors worldwide.
Geek Club Books Partners with Someone Special Books for Special Needs Kindness and Acceptance Initiative
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Geek Club Books, Inc., an autism nonprofit, and Someone Special Uniquely Personalized Books today announced their "Kindness and Awareness" initiative to help educate children about other children with special needs. Geek Club Books creates autism awareness education and curriculum so parents and teachers can introduce important topics of autism in the inclusive classroom.
SUDC Supports Neuropathology Research Fellowship
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- With a $120,000 commitment, the SUDC Foundation is excited to announce the support of “The Moss Pieratt Foundation Memorial Neuropathology Fellowship" at NYU Langone Medical Center’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Center. Neuropathology is the study of disease of nervous system, which includes the brain and is crucial to our better understanding of Sudden Unexplained Death in Children (SUDC). To date, there are no comprehensive brain studies on victims of SUDC.