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Laura Turner Seydel: Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2012 9:55 PM
2011′s Captain Planet Foundation Benefit Gala was an enormous
success. We raised over $855,000 for our children and the environment.
The money raised will help fund Captain Planet Foundation’s mission, to
support hands-on environmental projects which are designed to encourage
innovative, game-changing initiatives that will inspire and empower the
next generation of environmental stewards. I think it says so much that we raised more money this one year in
economically difficult times than we have in the last three combined! |
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Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 2:07 PM
THE BROTHERS BRIGHT TURN OBSTACLES INTO OPPORTUNITIES
January 24, 2012 -- Whitestone Motion
Pictures, a boutique film company, released its latest short film, "Jack
and the Dustbowl", online today. The film tells the story of a family
overcoming extraordinary obstacles during incredibly tough times. The
Whitestone family had their own extraordinary obstacles to overcome. The
Brothers Bright is the writing duo responsible for every song in every
Whitestone film produced.
Composer/Songwriter Nick Kirk and Singer/Songwriter Billy Wilkerson
have written together for 15 years and 8 years for Whitestone Motion
Pictures. |
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Posted on Friday, January 20, 2012 5:17 PM
How many times have you told yourself that you'd be able to be happy "if"?Ifyou had that extra 100K in the bank,ifyou were able to buy a new car,ifyou had the Vuitton suitcase and the champagne and the first-class flights and all the rest of it? Richard Watts' new book,Fables of Fortune: What Rich People Have That You Don't Wantis here to debunk that myth, and set straight all of the other lies that we all tell ourselves about being rich. Watts spends his days managing the private affairs of some of the
wealthiest people in America. |
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Posted on Friday, January 20, 2012 5:10 PM
BAR COCOA AT THE RITZ-CARLTON, CHARLOTTE TO HONOR VALENTINE’S DAY WITH FOUR
DAYS OF CHAMPAGNE AND CHOCOLATE FIVE-COURSE ALL-DESSERT DINNERS, NEW
VALENTINE’S CONFECTIONS FROM NORMAN LOVE, AND TWO CHAMPAGNE &
CHOCOLATE LOVERS’ WORKSHOPS IN COCOA LAB Residents and visitors to Charlotte can celebrate
the Valentine’s month of February with special gifts of love, as Bar
Cocoa at The Ritz-Carlton introduces six new Valentine’s retail
specialties from celebrity chocolatier Norman Love. |
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Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 3:42 PM
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will
speak at Georgia Southern University’s Hanner Fieldhouse on Wednesday,
March 28 at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
During
Giuliani’s term as mayor of New York, he was credited with the economic
turnaround and revitalization of the city. Giuliani’s leadership in the
months following the September 11th attacks led him to be dubbed
“America’s Mayor” and named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year.”
Giuliani also received a knighthood from Great Britain’s Queen Elizabeth
II for his efforts. |
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Posted on Thursday, January 05, 2012 4:17 PM
If volunteerism is a measure of someone’s
passion, then Lisa Sellman’s knows no bounds.
Sellman, a professional dog
trainer and owner of a pet care business, volunteers periodically with no fewer
than 16 different organizations, with her activities ranging from working at an
animal shelter to taking disabled kids on nature hikes during the summer. She is
a community activist and lifelong volunteer, and she knows what it means to
serve others.
"If you want to feel good, volunteer," said Sellman, also
author of the children’s book |
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Posted on Friday, December 30, 2011 11:21 PM
Looking for something with more impact (and sticking power) than the usual doomed-to-fail resolutions? Vickie Milazzo wants you to make 2012 the year you finally buck up and start living the life YOU want to live—recession be damned!
2011 is drawing to a close and, for many recession-wracked
American women, it feels like just another mile marker in an endurance
race going nowhere. Depressing, but true. We trudge through the week at a
dreary job, drive home fretting about money, and spend our evenings
robot-walking through the usual haze of homework battles and
half-finished chores. |
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Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2011 1:04 PM
NEWRace Day Scheduled for Sunday April 22, 2012 Registration is now open for the ZOOMA AtlantaWomen’s Half-Marathon and 5K races, slated for April 22, 2012. Formerly held in November, the new spring
race date bodes well for those eager to stay motivated throughout the holiday
season and tackle an early season goal. The scenic event will take place at Lake
Lanier Islands Resortin Buford,
Georgia. The course runs along the
shoreline of the lake and finishes at the beautiful resort. The women’s race makes for a healthful, fun
and fit girl’s weekend where families, friends and spouses are welcome to cheer
and celebrate at the finish line. |
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Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 9:31 PM
Elephants on the Wall is bringing out the artist in us all with their paint-by-number murals!
When
a blank wall presents itself, transform it into a canvas for
swashbuckling pirates, safari adventures, princess parties, and more.
Fulfill a child's fantasy while playing artist with Elephants on the
Wall's grown up imagining of Paint-by-Numbers. Even
the most artistically challenged can feel like a professional through
their specially designed system that only has three steps for creating
life size illustrations. |
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Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 9:24 PM
Greater
reproductive choice and measures to reduce resource consumption and
waste are critical to reducing humanity's environmental impactAs
the global population surpasses 7 billion people sometime around the
end of October, addressing the challenges associated with a
still-growing world population will require a two-pronged response,
according to experts with the Worldwatch Institute. The combined
measures of empowering women to make their own decisions about
childbearing and significantly reducing global consumption of energy and
natural resources would move humanity toward rather than further away
from environmentally sustainable societies that meet human needs. |
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