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How Do You Get Young People to Stop Texting and Driving? Educate Them One Thumb at a Time.

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DoSomething.org and Sprint's Thumb Wars campaign encourages young people to share Thumb Socks to start the conversation about texting and driving.NEW YORK, June 3, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Texting drivers are 23 times more likely to get involved in a crash,[1] yet about 25 percent of teens respond to and 30 percent read a text message once or more every time they drive[2]. That's why DoSomething.org, the largest...



Sanford Heisler Kimpel Files Suit Against Spanish Clothing Giant Zara For $40 Million

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NEW YORK, June 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanford Heisler Kimpel, LLP today filed a $40 million lawsuit against Zara USA, Inc., the flagship brand for the largest fashion retailer in the world, Inditex Group. The lawsuit alleges that Zara discriminated against and then fired its...


Boys & Girls Club Teens Take on Cyber Safety during National Internet Safety Month

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Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaATLANTA, June 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- As kids grow up in this digital age, keeping up with the latest trends and technology is a part of everyday life. Parents, on the other hand, are oftentimes less savvy than their kids when it comes to cyber behavior. In light of Internet Safety Month...


Hazardous Flame Retardants Found in 3/4 of Child Car Seats Tested by HealthyStuff.org

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ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest research on toxic chemicals in children's car seats was released today by the nonprofit Ecology Center at the consumer-friendly site, www.HealthyStuff.org.  Nearly three-quarters (73%) of seats tested contained hazardous...


The Craftsman® Brand Teams With Leading Veteran Empowerment Organization To Connect And Support Returning Military

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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Since the U.S. went to war in Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003, about 2.5 million members of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard and related Reserve and National Guard units have been deployed in the Afghanistan and Iraq...

The Biggest Gospel Tour of the Year is Coming to a City Near You: The Festival of Praise Tour 2015 featuring Fred Hammond, Donnie McClurkin, Kim Burrell, Israel Houghton, Hezekiah Walker with Isaac Carree, Jessica Reedy and Zacardi Cortez

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DALLAS, June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The biggest Gospel tour of the year is coming to a city near you. Festival of Praise, a 50-city concert tour features some of the best names in Gospel music including multiple GRAMMY®, Dove and Stellar Award-winning recording artists Fred...


Mondogoal Launches First-Ever Fantasy Soccer Platform For 2015 Women's World Cup with $10k Final Tournament

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DOUGLAS, Isle of Man and BOSTON, June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Mondogoal, one of the fastest growing global fantasy sports platform developers focused on the world's biggest sport of soccer, today officially launched their daily pay fantasy game for the 2015 Women's World Cup, which...


Stream Realty Partners to Develop First-of-its-Kind Active Adult Community in San Antonio

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SAN ANTONIO, June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Stream Realty Partners, a full-service national real estate investment, development and services company, has announced plans to develop a 150-unit, active adult, apartment community in San Antonio. The 55-plus living community is the first...



Jif® Partners With Kick It Soccer Tour And U.S. Women's Soccer Star Christie Rampone To Announce Halftime Heroes Photo Promotion

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ORRVILLE, Ohio, June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Jif ® is proud to announce the launch of the new Halftime Heroes Photo Promotion as part of its sponsorship of the 2015 Kick It Tour, the world's largest 3v3 soccer tournament.  Christie Rampone, captain of Team USA's Women's...

Seattle Children's Opens Patient Enrollment for First Tumor Paint Clinical Trial for Children With Brain Cancer

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SEATTLE, June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Seattle Children's today announced the opening of patient enrollment for the first clinical research trial of the drug Tumor Paint BLZ-100, which is designed to improve surgical outcomes in children with brain tumors – the most common solid...


Shijiazhuang Enhui Children's Rehabilitation Center Opens on International Children's Day

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The poster of Yuhua District Enhui Children's Rehabilitation Center.SHIJIAZHUANG, China, June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 1, 2015, Enhui Children's Rehabilitation Center was officially opened in Yuhua District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, and a special charity performance was held to celebrate the International Children's Day at the same time. Many...


Inform & Inspire: Baltimore Girls To Join Leading Scientists, Environmentalists & The Black Women's Agenda, Inc. In Exploring The Threat Of Climate Change

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BALTIMORE, June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Baltimore girls from across the city will take part in a hands-on exploration of the threat climate change and pollution pose to pollinators, fish, wildlife and potentially humans during "Inform & Inspire: An Introduction to the Science of...


A Place For Mom Announces Winners Of Annual Senior Care Innovation Scholarship For 2015

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SEATTLE, June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A Place for Mom® (APFM), the nation's largest senior living referral service, has announced the winners of its annual college scholarship contest. The Senior Care Innovation Scholarship program was launched in 2013 to help encourage student...


David F. Melcher Named President and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association

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The Aerospace Industries Association Board of Governors has elected David F. Melcher as its ninth full-time President and CEO.ARLINGTON, Va., June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Aerospace Industries Association announced today that David F. Melcher will become its President and Chief Executive Officer, effective June 8, 2015. "Dave is an exceptional leader who, with his balance of corporate and military...


Senior Lifestyle Corporation Breaks Ground On New Development In Cooper City, Fla.

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CHICAGO, June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Senior Lifestyle Corporation will officially break ground for The Sheridan at Cooper City, an 111-unit assisted living and memory care community, in Cooper City, Fla., on Friday, June 5 at 10 a.m. EST.  A host of city officials and other...



Free Growth Chart Helps Parents Monitor Child's Spine Health During National Scoliosis Awareness Month

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CHICAGO, June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Early diagnosis is the key to treating scoliosis, an s-shaped curve of the spine often found in pre-adolescent children. Since June is National Scoliosis Awareness Month, spinal deformity physicians at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush (MOR) are...


Combatting Growing Hepatitis C Epidemic Impeded by Coverage Policies; Experts to Call for State Laws That Mandate CDC-Recommended Testing, Cap Co-Pays

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WASHINGTON, June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With mounting evidence that many public and private health plans are deliberately rationing care for Americans with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), those on the front lines in fighting viral hepatitis and HIV/AIDS today urged lawmakers to...


Nathan's Famous Grants Imagination Playgrounds, $2,000 of Groceries from A&P to Carey Gardens and O'Dwyer Gardens

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Nathan's Famous presented representatives from Carey Gardens and O'Dwyer Gardens with A&P gift cards worth $1,000 each towards the purchase of groceries, courtesy of Nathan's Famous.LISLE, Ill., June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Nathan's Famous, the world-renowned hot dog company, celebrated leaders in the Coney Island community, yesterday, who make active play possible as part of its Ready. Set. PLAY. initiative with national non-profit KaBOOM!. Bruce Miller,...


AARP Calls for Online Dating Sites to Crack Down on Fraud after Americans Lose $82 Million to Scammers in Just Six Months

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Shareable and Embeddable AARP content for your outlet or website use.WASHINGTON, June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- With romance scammers using the Internet to rob Americans of an estimated $82 million in the last half of 2014, AARP's Fraud Watch Network today called on the online dating industry to institute new safeguards to better protect their users....


The Original Brand Popsicle® Swoops in as the SuperHero of the Summer

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Popsicle(R) logoENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- This summer, the Original Brand Popsicle® – having saved families from heat and boredom with bold flavors, fun shapes and its icy-cool refreshing taste since 1905 – will become a true SuperHero with its first-ever...


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