Pearl Certification Certifies 100,000 High-Performing Homes Pearl Certification, a third-party residential certification program for high-performing homes, recently achieved a major milestone by certifying over 100,000 homes across the country.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - September 26, 2022 - (Newswire.com)
Pearl Certification announces that it has certified over 100,000 high-performing homes across 44 states. With a mission of making our global community a better place, Pearl Certification provides homeowners with the tools they need to improve their homes' health, comfort, efficiency, resilience — and value.
"Homeowners want comfortable, efficient, high-performing homes," said Robin LeBaron, president and co-founder of Pearl Certification. "But until now, there has been no way for them to capture the value of energy efficiency and other high-performing improvements they make because these features are typically invisible at the time of sale. That's where Pearl Certification steps in."
Every Pearl Certification captures the high-performing features of the home, including how efficient each asset is compared to the national or state average, as well as product highlights, such as the manufacturer, model number, and relevant ratings. Thanks to its partnership with the Appraisal Institute, Pearl Certification includes a Residential Green and Energy Efficient Addendum with every certification to help appraisers accurately value the home's high-performing features.
Homeowners can access their certification through Pearl's free, award-winning Green Door app, as well as contact top contractors in the elite Pearl Network. Pearl also supports the national housing market by training real estate agents to effectively market a home's high-performing features and by partnering with public entities to build a market that rewards energy efficiency.
"We issued our first certification nearly six years ago to the day," said Cynthia Adams, Pearl Certification CEO and co-founder. "Pearl Certification continues to expand its products, services, and team to meet the growing demand of the high-performing homes market. The Inflation Reduction Act's High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate and the Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Rebate will substantially increase demand for high-performing homes. We look forward to enabling even more homeowners to achieve their home improvement goals and to advancing the residential market."
About Pearl Certification
Pearl Certification is the gold standard in high-performing home certifications, bringing visibility to the valuable features that make them healthy, safe, comfortable, and energy- and water-efficient. Pearl is the only national sponsor of the U.S. Department of Energy's Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® program and is a partner with the National Association of REALTORS® Green REsource Council. Pearl has certified and provided appraisal addenda on over 100,000 homes in 44 states and Washington, D.C. Pearl Certified homes sell on average for 3.5-6% more than comparable homes, according to independent appraiser studies. https://pearlcertification.com
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Lindsay Bachman
Director of Strategic Trade Alliances [email protected]
412.443.2996
The benefits allowed Paradise for Parents to maintain healthy resident standards while rewarding its deserving staff amid critical supply shortages.
DES MOINES, Iowa - September 26, 2022 - (Newswire.com)
Through a key partnership with Innovation Refunds, Phoenix-based nursing home Paradise for Parents was able to secure critical ERC funding, which paid for essential facility equipment and a much-deserved employee bonus. As a turnkey tax solutions firm specializing in Employee Retention Credit (ERC) and payroll tax refunds, Innovation Refunds took care of the entire ERC application process and was able to connect Paradise for Parents with the capital they needed to maintain operations.
When Hal Cranmer, co-owner of Paradise for Parents, first heard about Innovation Refunds through a radio advertisement, he knew he needed to take immediate action. At the time, the COVID-19 pandemic was in full swing. The spread of the virus severely impacted the U.S. supply chain, and the nursing home needed capital to cover the costs of critical supplies for residents.
The impact on the supply chain put substantial pressure on Cranmer and his staff. He still recalls the stress, remembering when he desperately made calls to secure enough toilet paper for 50 residents in the middle of the initial supply chain shortage.
The facility needed additional funding to secure protective gear to prevent COVID from spreading to its residents and employees and to install technology that would allow residents to see and speak with their families, who were no longer allowed to visit due to government restrictions. The Innovation Refunds team oversaw and managed the entire ERC application process for Paradise for Parents. After conducting a cross-checking analysis, the team determined that the nursing home qualified to receive employee retention credit.
"Hal and his team had a strong desire to keep residents and staff members safe amid the most challenging moments of the pandemic," said Innovation Refunds CEO Howard Makler. "Once we verified Paradise for Parents' refund eligibility, our team was motivated to accelerate the application process to supply the home with the funding they needed as fast as possible."
Upon receiving the ERC benefits, Cranmer decided to dedicate a portion of the funds to support his employees directly in the form of a bonus.
"Several employees called me, saying they thought I paid too much," said Cranmer. "I would tell them, 'No, I didn't. We got this refund because of you, so you deserve it.' I felt it was essential to recognize and compensate our staff members who worked and persevered through such difficult times."
Cranmer also utilized some ERC funding to hire an immigration lawyer to help bring some of the caregivers' families to America to reunite them during the pandemic.
To learn more about Innovation Refunds and its Employee Retention Credit and payroll tax refund services, please visit www.innovationrefunds.com.
About Innovation Refunds Our mission is to assist small and medium-sized businesses to attain cash incentives from federal and state governments.
Innovation Refunds began providing its services in 2020. Since then, it has been able to provide financial solutions to thousands of companies, with billions in cash refunds available for small and medium-sized businesses.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - September 26, 2022 - (Newswire.com)
From 2019 to 2020, more than 11,000 people who had been using drugs were treated in U.S. emergency departments for injuries that occurred while riding a bicycle, according to a new report in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
"When these patients present to the emergency department, it becomes important not only to treat the injuries but also to refer patients to drug treatment in an effort to intervene and prevent further negative events related to drug use," says the report's lead author Bart Hammig, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the Public Health Program at the University of Arkansas.
Further, among these patients, typical injury-prevention measures such as helmet wearing and improved bike lanes may not be enough to reduce these incidents, as it is "unlikely that the person was riding the bike for exercise," according to the study's authors.
Such bicyclists may instead be riding because of circumstances related to a substance use disorder, such as homelessness, license revocation from a previous driving-while-intoxicated conviction or financial instability -- all of which may limit the ability to drive a car for transportation.
"This is an often overlooked and ignored population when discussing bicycle injuries," Hammig says, "but one that stakeholders such as emergency department personnel, drug treatment centers and transportation officials need to consider when trying to prevent future injuries."
According to Hammig and his co-author, Robert Davis, Ph.D., bicycle crash victims who are intoxicated often have more serious injuries than others. In the study, the reported injuries included fractures (22%) and internal organ injuries (19%), and nearly a third of patients had to be admitted to the hospital. Few injuries (1%) were concussions, but 8% of crashes resulted from drug poisonings. Because the data were recorded at the hospital, victims who died at the scene were not included.
A disproportionate percentage of the patients were men (86.4%). The most common drugs found in the system of crash victims were methamphetamine (36.4%), cannabis (30.7%) and opioids (18.5%), and nearly a quarter of patients also had alcohol in their system.
To conduct their research, Hammig and Davis reviewed 2019-2020 data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, a hospital-based database. Statistics from the system's nationally representative sample of U.S. hospitals allow for estimation of the number of incidents countrywide. In this study, the researchers extracted all data for bicycle injuries related to the use of psychoactive drugs (independent of alcohol) during the study period. They estimated there were 11,314 such injuries -- 2.6% of the overall estimated 480,286 bicycle injuries in that study period.
Hammig and Davis note that, because a variety of circumstances contribute to drug-related bicycle crashes -- often overlapping and interacting factors -- prevention will be difficult. However, they note that further surveillance, data collection and study will help elucidate additional ways to prevent such injuries.
Contact Information:
Shannon Magsam
Director of Communications [email protected]
479-575-3138
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - September 24, 2022 - (Newswire.com)
The Scottsdale Artists' School Announces its Annual Fine Arts Fundraiser: Beaux Arts and Champagne.
Scottsdale Artists' School's annual fine arts fundraiser, Beaux Arts and Champagne 2022 will be a hybrid event this year.
Over the past 39 years, Scottsdale Artists' School, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has been a prominent influence in the art community and continues to teach the fundamentals of fine art to artists and aspiring artists of all ages and skill levels. The School offers programs to a wide range of students, including children in our public schools, families, adults and many others who might not be able to attend without assistance. Proceeds from the fundraiser are essential to supporting these programs.
On November 10-12, 2022, an online silent auction will showcase the works of leading artists featuring paintings, drawings, and sculptures. Guests can go online for a virtual auction. They may attend an in-person event on Saturday, November 12 starting at 6 pm. This festive gala is set to be an evening of fun, a celebration of beauty and a night of revelry for Scottsdale Artists' School. Guests will enjoy music, libations, light dinner, and special door prizes. They will be able to mingle with artists, both local and visiting, and get the opportunity to acquire original works of art. All bidding will be online whether attending the in-person party or joining virtually.
This year's silent auction will feature travel packages, themed baskets, and various artwork from well-known professional artists, including Signature Artist Douglas Fryer. A limited set of juried work from the school's student artists will also be available. Opening bids begin at a percentage of the fair market value for each piece of artwork.
Participants will also be able to purchase raffle tickets for the sculpture Midnight at the Oasis by Signature Sculptor Sandy Scott. In-person attendees will also be entered to win a variety of Door Prizes.
The In-Person Evening Gala, on November 12, will start at 6 pm. Tickets are $150 per person.
Raffle tickets for the Midnight at the Oasis Sculpture by Sandy Scott are $25 for 1 ticket and $100 for 6 tickets.
VKGS LLC ("Video King") is pleased to announce today the completion of its first Managed Services Agreement in the State of California with the Jamul Indian Village Development Corporation (www.jamulindianvillage.com), owner and operator of Jamul Casino. A favorite among San Diegans, Jamul Casino is one of the region's top destinations for food, fun, gaming, and entertainment.
"We are thrilled to partner with Jamul Casino to launch our Class II Certified Bingo Game," said Rusty Morin, Vice President of Video King. "Bingo TreasuresTM features all of the traditional bingo game elements that bingo players will love, including the ability to pick their own numbers, play for a common game ending pattern on a 5x5 bingo card, and having an opportunity to win in every game. We expect that our addition of multi-million-dollar weekly jackpots will accelerate the growth of Bingo TreasuresTM as a nationally linked Class II bingo product. This will allow Indian Country to finally host and offer to players life-changing jackpots, which can compete for dollars players are currently spending on lottery type products," commented Morin. This product can be sold from all facilities located on Tribal lands held in trust, including casinos, hotels, restaurants, gift shops, smoke shops, golf courses, convenience stores and gas stations.
Bingo TreasuresTM is offered by Video King and Parlay Games Inc. ("Parlay"), who combined their efforts and synergistic intellectual property assets into a new joint venture in 2021. The partnership has leveraged Video King's international land-based electronic bingo footprint and Parlay's online Bingo and international iGaming assets. The joint venture partners are also working to offer additional Class II games in the future, which will leverage the attributes of the Tribal network that is being created with Bingo TreasuresTM.
Mary Cheeks, President and General Manager of Jamul Casino, commented, "Jamul Casino is thrilled to be the first California Tribal Casino to partner with Video King for Bingo TreasuresTM, and we are excited to introduce the game at Jamul Casino. We are also delighted to be a host for the live weekly ball draws, which we intend to make very entertaining when we launch."
Video King and Parlay Games are in active negotiations with other U.S.-based Indian Tribes, to add Bingo TreasuresTM to their tribal facilities and to grow the Tribal network. The Companies will present Bingo TreasuresTM along with many of their other gaming products at the 2022 G2E Convention, being held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from Oct. 11-13 and invite all interested parties to visit us at booth #3030.
VIDEO KING (www.videokingnetwork.com)
PARLAY GAMES INC. (www.parlaygames.com)
About Jamul Casino
Opened in 2016, the Jamul Casino is located in Jamul, California, San Diego County, and is owned and operated by Jamul Indian Village Development Corporation (JIVDC), a wholly owned enterprise of the Tribe. The casino features nearly 1,700 slot machines, 46 live table games, a poker room, restaurants, bars and lounges. Jamul Casino www.jamulcasinosd.com.
Contact Information:
Scott White
Founder-CHB-Parlay Games, Inc. [email protected]
416-704-6611
Phil Sherwood
Director Class II Games [email protected]
402-951-2970 ext. 6849
LITTLETON, Colo. - September 23, 2022 - (Newswire.com)
Sun and Silo, a functional mushroom brand, is excited to announce its launch of two new daily mushroom supplements in the form of delicious, vegan gummies. Lion's mane mushroom is a key ingredient in both their new Mood Shine and Rise & Grind gummies.
Rise & Grind is a pick me up, focus blend of lion's mane mushroom, caffeine and mood boosting l-theanine.
Mood Shine is a mood enhancing and calming blend of the increasingly popular adaptive ingredient-ashwaganda, lion's mane and reishi mushrooms.
Sun and Silo's popular, ten mushroom blend Spectrum Capsules, is a great alternative for those looking for something even more potent.
To celebrate the launch of the new products they are doing 50% off full size products site wide through the end of September (shipping in October).
Sun and Silo is proud to be one of the most innovative, fun, woman owned, mushroom brands to hit the market.
"I wanted to create a functional mushroom brand that was easily accessible, affordable and fun. I believe mushrooms are our future. While I am pushing for the legalization of magic mushrooms, we can all still benefit from this incredible fungi in its nootropic and functional and medicinal forms."
- Kim Koehler- Sun & Silo Founder
Contact Information:
Kim Koehler
Founder [email protected]
3032907426
The Miss USA Organization®, under the leadership of Crystle Stewart, is proud to announce that the 71st MISS USA® will air live from Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Resort in Reno, Nevada on October 3, 2022. World-renowned entertainment host, producer, and actress, Zuri Hall, will host theMISS USA® competition. Hall's sideline hosts will be TV Hosts Julissa Bermudez and Micah Jesse.
Miss Teen USA will be streamed live on www.missteenusa.com and hosted by Miss USA 2021, Elle Smith, and FYI's correspondent Christian Murphy; who will also be part of the Miss USA telecast.
The esteemed judging panel is Fashion Designer Aaron Potts, Tony-Award Winning Producer and owner of NitroC Group Ashlee Clarke, Founder of Dogpound Kirk Myers, Fashion Designer and Model Nicole Williams-English, Serial Entrepreneur and Sports Illustrated Social Media-at-Large Olivia Ponton, and International South Korean Table Tennis Champion Player and model Soo Yeon Lee.
This year's performance will be by accomplished pianist, composer and producer Chloe Flower. Flower will be bringing her coined "Popsical" performance to the stage as she embodies Stewart's mission of "pageantry reimagined" and female empowerment.
Crystle Stewart, former Miss USA 2008 and the FIRST African-American female President of the MISS USA® franchise, acquired the franchise in late 2020. Stewart's plan brings MISS USA® and MISS TEEN USA® to the forefront of pop culture.
"It is an honor to be the first African American female franchise owner of the highly recognized MISS USA® and MISS TEEN USA® brands. The new ownership is about Pageantry Reimagined, which redefines views of the pageant system. The Miss USA Organization® seeks to continually elevate the narrative of inclusivity and diversity of young females nationwide. To amplify the success of these new trailblazing influencers, the organization focuses on leveraging their platforms for social good while inspiring the need for strong female leadership. My goal is to provide them with a unique experience that prepares them for success that translates beyond the pageant stage, so these young women can have the confidence to feel beautiful, powerful and know what they can attain is limitless," said Crystle Stewart, President of the Miss USA Organization®.
"We are honored to once again host the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA competition, and we look forward to watching the talented individual contestants chase their dreams and leverage their platforms to empower the next generation of young women,'' said Christopher Abraham, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino (GSR). "During their time at GSR, the contestants will have the opportunity to experience the distinct culture of our city and showcase the Reno-Tahoe region to a national audience."
The two-hour MISS USA® event will feature women representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia in multiple categories, including private interview, swimsuit, evening gown, and onstage question, ending with Kentucky's Elle Smith, who was the first biracial woman to represent and win her state, crowning her successor.
The 90-minute Miss Teen USA streamed event will feature teens representing all 50 states and District of Columbia in multiple categories, including private interview, fitness, evening gown, and onstage question, ending with Florida's Breanna Myles crowning her successor.
During the week of the competition, contestants will explore the great city of Reno. In addition, there will be charitable events for national partner charities Best Buddies and Smile Train Contestants will have the opportunity to have a behind the scenes look with Charlie Palmer at the Charlie Palmer Steakhouse.
Live telecast available on A&E'sFYI and Hulu Live TV at 5pm PDT/8pm EDT.
2022 MISS USA® and MISS TEEN USA® Sponsors include SeneGence, Jovani, Kittenish, Infinity Sun, Kurve on Wilshire, Nizuc Resort and Spa, Grant Photo, Mia Beauté, Pola, Dogpound, Alterna and Schwarzkopf, Kiss and Makeup Houston, Mouwad, and Miss Academy.
Find MISS USA® at www.missusa.com and MISS TEEN USA® atwww.missteenusa.com, and follow us Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and, TikTok. The Miss USA Organization is independently produced and franchised by the MISS Brand Corp.
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ABOUT MISS USA ORGANIZATION®: The Miss USA Organization®, under the helm of Crystle Stewart, is the new and improved leading national platform for young female entrepreneurs to build and curate their futures. As a former titleholder, Stewart went on to cultivate and further her entrepreneurial dreams of being an actress, and becoming the first black female President of the original influencer brand, MISS USA® and MISS TEEN USA®. Under this new leadership, Stewart nurtures the contestants and titleholders each year to use their star power by growing their role model status within their communities and beyond, and formulating a winning recipe to ensure their success. "Pageantry Reimagined" is more than just a new approach. It's a redefining moment and a generational shift. Not just for the contestants but for the industry. It's an actual, one-of-a-kind Gen Z and Millennial life experience that can catapult them to future stardom. The Miss Brand Corp. independently operates the Miss USA Organization. To learn more, visit www.missusa.com and www.missteenusa.com.
ABOUT FYI: FYI, is home to lifestyle content that inspires the 'enthusiast' in us all by highlighting those who live life to the fullest and pursue their passions. Bringing together in one place a range of genres and lifestyle programming - from cars to all things home, the great outdoors to the amazing stories behind collectibles, and much more - FYI takes viewers inside the worlds of passionate enthusiasts who live their lives on their own terms. FYI is part of the A+E Networks portfolio. For more information, visit https://www.aenetworks.com/brands/fyi.
ABOUT GRAND SIERRA RESORT: Located in the heart of the beautiful Reno-Tahoe region, Grand Sierra Resort (GSR) is an all-encompassing casino-resort with nearly 2,000 newly-renovated guest rooms and suites, 200,000 square feet of meeting and convention space, 1,200 slot machines, 45 table games, a poker room featuring seven tables and the Infinity High Limit Room. The destination's premier gaming property offers visitors a wide variety of amenities including the 2,995-seat critically-acclaimed Grand Theatre, the spectacular LEX Nightclub, more than a dozen dining choices including Charlie Palmer Steak and Lounge, a spa, branded retail shopping, a remarkable year-round outdoor pool and fire pit experience, Reno's largest outdoor ice skating rink, a two-screen cinema, a 50-lane bowling center, adrenaline-pumping rides and an aqua golf driving range.GSR is a minority-owned business certified by the Western Regional Minority Supplier Development Council. For more information, please visit grandsierraresort.com or to make reservations call 1-800-648-5080. For the latest and greatest news on GSR, find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
ABOUT RENO TAHOE: Reno Tahoe is a dynamic, four-season resort destination in a spectacular natural setting - where America's largest alpine lake meets "The Biggest Little City in the World." Reno Tahoe is marketed by the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority (RSCVA), an organization established in 1959 to promote convention and tourism business in Washoe County, which includes Reno, Sparks and North Lake Tahoe. For more information, go to www.VisitRenoTahoe.com.
Contact Information:
Nancy Schuster
Director of Talent and Media Relations [email protected]
9179729591
WILMINGTON, Del. - September 23, 2022 - (Newswire.com)
Reolink, a smart home camera provider, announces today that it teams up with Oliver Ridley Project (ORP), a non-profit sea turtle conservation organization (registered charity number 1165905 in England & Wales and CR/04/2022 in the Maldives), to protect sea turtles and their habitats in the Indian Ocean.
ORP uses smart home security cameras, including 4G solar-powered cameras and an all-in-one 4K security system, which are donated by Reolink, to monitor sea turtle nests during hatching seasons and turtle patients at its rescue center.
Remote monitoring turtle nesting with cellular solar-powered cameras
The first Reolink Go 4G solar camera was installed in 2021 at Six Sense Laamu for ORP to monitor turtle nests remotely without great impacts on the natural hatching process. Later, the ORP team set up additional Reolink 4G cameras at another two bases to capture the first signs of the hatching.
"After the great success of the cameras currently used at three of our bases," says Olivia Forster, sea turtle biologist from ORP, "we are hoping to get multiple cameras on site for the islands with lots of nesting."
Live streaming turtle patients at the rescue center in 4K
The ORP team provides veterinary care and rehabilitation facilities for injured or sick sea turtles. With the Reolink 4K security system, the ORP team can watch turtle patients remotely via the Reolink mobile app to see if they are doing well.
Besides, scientists from ORP may also use the video footage captured with the Reolink camera system, which is ideal video material, for future sea turtle conservation education events and community outreach held by ORP.
"We want the Reolink security cameras here at the Rescue Center. They can monitor our sea turtle patients from a distance," says Dr. Minnie Liddell, the former veterinary surgeon at ORP, "We can access them remotely to observe their behaviors in a non-invasive way. It is really helpful for us to assess how they are getting on and how close they are to being released."
For more information about Reolink's partnerships with ORP or on becoming a partner, visit Reolink in Action program.
About Reolink
Reolink, a global innovator in the smart home field, is dedicated to delivering convenient and reliable security solutions for homes and businesses. Reolink aims to deliver a seamless security experience for customers with its comprehensive product lineup.
About Oliver Ridley Project
Oliver Ridley Project (ORP), registered charity number 1165905 in England & Wales and CR/04/2022 in the Maldives, was established in 2013 and is on a mission to protect sea turtles and their habitats through rescue and rehabilitation, scientific research, and education and outreach.
Contact
Reolink PR Team Email: [email protected] Address: 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19808
SAN FRANCISCO - September 22, 2022 - (Newswire.com)
A Fillmore-based community empowerment organization has partnered with a private investigator to help the City of San Francisco make contact with 10,000 people displaced from their homes. These displacements were the result of the federally-funded urban renewal program administered by the former San Francisco Redevelopment Agency in the predominantly African American neighborhoods in the Western Addition and Hunters Point areas in the 1960s and 1970s.
In 1967, the Certificate of Preference Program ("the Certificate Program") was created to give a housing preference to low- and moderate-income persons who were displaced by urban renewal programs in San Francisco, and this housing preference was made law in the State of California in 1969. In the decades that followed, however, the rebuilding of affordable housing in San Francisco was not adequate to provide new homes for many of the displaced persons. To address these inadequacies, the Certificate Program was subsequently extended and expanded to include City-funded affordable housing programs. The building of affordable housing continues today, and, in September 2021, Governor Newsom expanded the preference to include the descendants of the displaced persons, with Assembly Bill No. 1584.
The Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure ("OCII"), the successor to the Redevelopment Agency, and its Commission, have launched a renewed effort to locate and contact these displaced people, so that they and their descendants may receive a preference in lotteries when applying for affordable rental and homeownership housing units in San Francisco.
New Community Leadership Foundation ("NCLF") is a non-profit organization that works to transform and empower Black and other disenfranchised communities in San Francisco. Lynx Insights & Investigations, Inc. ("Lynx") is a private investigations firm with offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles. NCLF and Lynx were awarded the contract to locate and contact these displaced people by the OCII in competitive bidding. NCLF and Lynx have developed a community-driven, culturally competent, restorative and technologically innovative approach to finding these 10,000 displaced people.
NCLF and Lynx will train and equip a team of individuals with ties to the impacted communities in San Francisco to conduct investigations and outreach, using contact information obtained from database searches. Over an approximately four-month period, this collaborative investigative team will make contact with the surviving displaced people, confirm their current contact information and notify displaced persons that their descendants could qualify for a preference.
This participatory investigation model allows community members and community-based organizations with deep roots, relationships, and historical knowledge in the Western Addition and Hunters Point neighborhoods to play a critical role in locating people who were displaced from these communities. It will also allow community members to develop new skills in investigative techniques and data management.
About New Community Leadership Foundation: NCLF was established in the historic Fillmore neighborhood of San Francisco in 2015, and has made significant contributions to empower and uplift residents of Black and other disenfranchised neighborhoods across San Francisco, California. Through programs encompassing cultural upliftment, historic preservation, economic development, civic engagement, artistic empowerment, equity advancement, and much more, NCLF works to empower San Francisco's Black community while uniting with all of our city's stakeholders and decision makers to work collaboratively toward bold initiatives for economic and racial justice. One relevant initiative occurred in November 2018, when NCLF organized the first public event in San Francisco history to recognize the tragic loss of over 900 people who were members of the People's Temple and died in Jonestown, Guyana, on Nov. 18, 1978 - many of them former residents of historic Fillmore.
About Lynx Insights & Investigations, Inc.: Lynx is an innovative private investigations firm that was founded in San Francisco in 2010. Lynx's investigative practice combines sophisticated public records research capabilities, cutting-edge online research and cyber techniques, and a unique track record of obtaining key facts from witness interviews and field investigations. Lynx conducts its investigations in an ethical and defensible manner so that organizations and communities can take informed and reparative steps forward. The Lynx principals combined have over 40 years of experience with providing complex fact-finding and investigative services to companies, government agencies, non-profit organizations and schools, and decades of experience with training in investigative techniques and processes, including seminars for law firms, corporations and non-profits.
For more information, go to: www.findmysfcp.org
Contact Information:
Majeid Crawford
Executive Director, New Community Leadership Foundation [email protected]
Giles Miller
Principal, Lynx Insights & Investigations [email protected] Related Images
The Brewing Funds the Cure initiative allows the passion and creativity of the brewing industry to help fund critical research in collaboration with the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation. The signature program for Brewing Funds the Cure is the annual release of Rising Hope. Now in its fifth year, the program's goal is to have one brewery in each state produce the iconic "Rising Hope" IPA. In the first four years of the release of Rising Hope, craft brewing partners across the country have raised over $500,000 for pediatric cancer research.
Each year, Brew masters from Florida Avenue Brewing and Cigar City Brewing design a new recipe and share it with collaborating breweries across the country. Supplier partners such as Country Malt Group, Yakima Chief Hops, and Amoretti Fruit Puree provide donated ingredients to each of the Rising Hope breweries. In addition, Blue Label Packaging Co has donated labels for canning, and Taphandles provides signature tap handles for each participating brewery. The signature IPA is released through September and October, and 100% of the proceeds will benefit the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation. 2022 partners will be updated on the virtual map at: www.brewingfundsthecure.org.
Why is this important?
Cancer is the #1 cause of death by disease among children
43 children per day are expected to be diagnosed with cancer
Only 4% of the billions of dollars that are spent annually on cancer research and treatments are directed toward treating childhood cancer
More than 95% of those who survive childhood cancer will have a significant health-related issue by the time they are 45 as a result of being treated with drugs designed for adults.
How to Get Involved with Brewing Funds the Cure
Join/Donate:
Organizations can join Brewing Funds the Cure by going to the NPCF's Brewing Funds the Cure website. To inquire about partnering or to donate: www.brewingfundsthecure.org
Dates:
Rising Hope IPA Will be released in September/October of 2022 Other Brewing Funds the Cure Programs are available as well all year long.
Get Social:
Follow @brewingfundsthecure on Instagram. Tag us, message us, and use #brewingfundsthecure to get involved and help promote BFTC.
The National Pediatric Cancer Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Tampa, FL. Founded in 1991, we have raised upwards of $35 million and partnered with over 30 hospitals nationwide. 87 cents of every dollar raised funds research and new medical trials in order to find less toxic, more therapeutic solutions for childhood cancer. We are proud of our dedication to fiscal responsibility, receiving the highest rating 11 years in a row from Charity Navigator, putting us in the top 2% of all charities nationwide. For more information, visit www.NationalPCF.org or connect via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
