Today, more than 420 participating Perkins® Restaurant & Bakery locations will give away free made-from-scratch buttermilk pancakes in celebration of “Perkins Pancake Day,” a system-wide fundraiser benefitting Give Kids The World® (GKTW) that provides week-long vacations to children with life-threatening illnesses and their families at a fanciful, “storybook” retreat in Central Florida. Guests at participating locations can enjoy mouth-watering buttermilk pancakes, expertly prepared using Perkins legendary recipe created and perfected more than 50 years ago, and can consider making a donation to Give Kids The World.
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U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Ad Council today launched a national consumer education campaign to help consumers save money on utility bills. Created pro bono by Texas-based advertising agency GSD&M, the public service advertisements (PSAs) aim to help consumers save money on their energy bills by doing things such as sealing leaks in their homes and using energy efficient products.
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Sharpie® delivered a giant fan “hello” to One Direction along with a big heartfelt “thank you” to a special New Jersey teen during an event yesterday to officially welcome One Direction to their upcoming US Tour.
Sharpie, a sponsor of the first leg of the 1D tour, invited a select group of teens to offer up a giant-sized hello to the global music superstars. Fans packed an event in midtown Manhattan to deliver a one-of-a-kind hello to Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall and Zayn They created posters, signed welcome walls, and offered video-captured hellos to be delivered to the boys later in a fan video mash-up.
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If you think that fall signals the end of heartworm season, think again. The American Heartworm Society (AHS) cautions the pet-owning public that heartworm disease is not solely a summer threat.
To help pet owners spread the word that heartworm is a year-round problem, as well as one of the most common diseases in pets, AHS created a video message that pet owners can forward to their friends. The “Is Your Pet Protected?” video emphasizes that this deadly disease is easy to prevent—but knowledge is needed to help all pet owners understand the importance of year-round protection and the importance of prevention.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/52009-american-heartworm-society-urges-year-round-pet-protection
Beginning today and airing throughout the week, NBC’s TODAY will debut a series of television public service ads, (PSAs) featuring TODAY’s anchors, on behalf of four social issues—fatherhood involvement, hunger prevention, emergency preparedness and shelter pet adoption. The ads were created pro bono by leading advertising agencies throughout the country in partnership with the Ad Council, a non-profit and leading producer of PSA campaigns for over 70 years. TODAY’s anchors personally selected the social issues they are supporting among the Ad Council’s 50 national campaigns, and participated in brainstorming sessions with the ad agencies to help inform the creative.
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Launching today, Save the Children and Ad Council’s Every Beat Matters™ campaign draws on the power of music inspired by children’s heartbeats to give Americans new ways to help millions more children survive.
Multimedia public service ads featuring the creation of OneRepublic’s new single “Feel Again” debut today and will be distributed to more than 33,000 media outlets nationwide. The ads—created pro bono by ad agency BBDO New York and filmed by Academy Award-nominated directors Sean and Andrea Fine—show how children’s heartbeats collected in remote villages of Malawi and Guatemala inspired a hit song that can help bring hope to children around the world.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/58026-ad-council-save-the-children-every-beat-matters-onerepublic-feel-again
KidZania, a global leader in children’s edutainment, today unveiled the Greener World Pledge, a formal online commitment to a healthier planet – uniting the world’s children. The Pledge was created using ideas submitted by kids from around the globe and is a key component of KidZ for a Greener World campaign, a multi-month, global celebration to amplify the importance of environmental stewardship and encourage kids to imagine, create, and unite for a Greener World.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/54848-kidzania-eco-friendly-nation-kidz-for-a-greener-world-earth-day-pledge
This weekend, more than twenty celebrated emerging contemporary artists transformed ordinary features of North 6th street in Brooklyn (Williamsburg), New York, into an extraordinary immersive and participative experience as part of ABSOLUT’s Open Canvas initiative. From wind art to crocheted fence tapestries and digital projections, the co-created interactive art exhibition celebrates the first iteration of ABSOLUT’s TRANSFORM TODAY™ global campaign, a movement inspiring creative risk-taking amongst today’s creative class.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/62253-absolut-open-canvas-initiative-interactive-art-exhibition-brooklyn
Kildare Village was the setting for a truly Chic Summer Tea Party, hosted by internationally celebrated British model and muse Daisy Lowe to mark the launch of the Chic Summer Festival.
International guests, including many of Dublin’s elite were treated to the ultimate Summer Tea Party complete with floral-inspired cocktails, candy-coloured macaroons and mini cucumber sandwiches. Mismatched gilded frames with floral collages decorated the walls, while white picket fences and vintage china created the perfect garden party setting.
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ZapBoomBang Studios releases its inaugural project today: an original song on iTunes that was created in partnership with a local nonprofit, a GRAMMY- winning producer, and a handful of award-winning artists. It’s Out There Waiting will be sold on iTunes for $1.99 with a companion digital booklet about the making of the song. In addition, the It’s Out There Waiting music video can be purchased on iTunes for $1.99. All proceeds from iTunes sales will be donated to the children’s nonprofit Purple Songs Can Fly, who co-created the single. The song and digital booklet can be purchased at http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/its-out-there-waiting-feat./id571241651?i=571241851. The It’s Out There Waiting music video can be found at http://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/its-out-there-waiting-music/id573793381.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/58824-zapboombang-purple-songs-can-fly-song-to-benefit-children-with-cancer
