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Canadian Museum of Nature announces winners of the 2023 Nature Inspiration Awards

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Friday, November 17, 2023
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OTTAWA, Nov. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian Museum of Nature announced the winners of its national Nature Inspiration Awards at special gala Thursday.

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  • OTTAWA, Nov. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian Museum of Nature announced the winners of its national Nature Inspiration Awards at special gala Thursday.
  • The 2023 awards covered seven categories: Youth (aged 17 and younger), Adult, Not-for-Profit (small to medium), Not-for-Profit (large), Sustainable Business, Community Action and Lifetime Achievement.
  • “Ten years of the Nature Inspiration Awards confirm there’s an abundance of inspiring ways that Canadians are working to maintain a healthy natural world,” says Dr. Danika Goosney, President and CEO of the Canadian Museum of Nature.
  • Winners receive $5,000 that they can ”pay forward” to a nature-related program of their choice, or reinvest into their project or initiative.

CCA Health Rhode Island Launches Innovative Partnership with West Bay Community Action to Improve Care Delivery for Individuals with Significant Needs

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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CCA Health Rhode Island , a mission-driven healthcare services organization offering high-quality health plans and care delivery programs designed for individuals with significant needs, announced today a partnership with West Bay Community Action to launch an innovative program that will integrate the coordination of medical care and long term services and supports (LTSS).

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  • CCA Health Rhode Island , a mission-driven healthcare services organization offering high-quality health plans and care delivery programs designed for individuals with significant needs, announced today a partnership with West Bay Community Action to launch an innovative program that will integrate the coordination of medical care and long term services and supports (LTSS).
  • “Integrating medical services and social supports is foundational to CCA Health Rhode Island’s uncommon care® model, which is proven to help our members live safely in the community,” said Corey McCarty , Senior Vice President and General Manager, CCA Health Rhode Island.
  • “We’re proud to launch this partnership with West Bay Community Action, and we are committed to continuing to proactively explore opportunities to bring innovative and impactful care delivery solutions to the Ocean State.
  • “We are thrilled to partner closely with CCA Health Rhode Island to support our shared mission of helping individuals with significant needs live safely in their homes,” said Paul Salera , President and CEO, West Bay Community Action.

PLOS Adopts CCC Ringgold Identify Database as its PID Solution

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
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CCC , a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, today announced The Public Library of Science (PLOS) has adopted the industry-leading Ringgold Identify Database as its Persistent Identifier (PID) solution to streamline organizational data, helping power its Open Access (OA) publishing process with reliability and inclusivity.

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  • CCC , a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, today announced The Public Library of Science (PLOS) has adopted the industry-leading Ringgold Identify Database as its Persistent Identifier (PID) solution to streamline organizational data, helping power its Open Access (OA) publishing process with reliability and inclusivity.
  • “Leveraging the Ringgold Identify Database in our publishing workflows helps PLOS better support our authors and reduces operational burdens,” said Randy Townsend, Director, Publishing Operations, PLOS.
  • Used by intermediaries, funders, and a growing list of leading publishers, Ringgold Identify Database is the only solution to offer structured organizational hierarchies and consortia connections to help stakeholders quickly understand complex relationships.
  • For more than ten years, CCC has relied on Ringgold identifiers to disambiguate author affiliations related to APCs managed through RLSC.

NCOA Awards Grants to Diverse Local Organizations to Promote COVID and Flu Shots to Older Adults

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Thursday, January 26, 2023
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ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Council on Aging (NCOA), the national voice for every person's right to age well, has announced the first round of grantees under its Vaccine Uptake Initiative, funded by the U.S. Administration for Community Living.

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  • "The grantees serve diverse populations in metropolitan and rural areas, helping us ensure that no one is left behind."
  • The nine grantees will receive funding to conduct tailored outreach, host vaccine clinics, and offer services like transportation and appointment scheduling to enable older adults and people with disabilities to get the latest COVID-19 booster and flu vaccine.
  • Nearly nine in 10 deaths from COVID are among people 65 and over, and 70-85% of seasonal flu-related deaths occur in older adults.
  • However, the CDC reports that only 71% of older adults who received the initial COVID vaccine also received the first recommended booster and only 44% have received the second one.

MHS Celebrates Community Impact Made across Indiana in 2022

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
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INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2022, communities across Indiana sought to improve their health and wellness in the face of countless healthcare challenges like COVID-19 variants, mental health challenges, and more. Through it all, MHS has committed to help residents of Indiana improve their health and wellbeing through awareness, education and action.

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  • Through it all, MHS has committed to help residents of Indiana improve their health and wellbeing through awareness, education and action.
  • Through health initiatives and engagement efforts, MHS helped transform the health of Indiana communities with multiple initiatives, including:
    Walk for Wellness: MHS organized several Walk for Wellness events around the state of Indiana for Hoosiers in rural areas.
  • MHS partnered with Indiana Black Barbershop Initiative, Community Action of Southern Indiana, Inc. (CASI), Southeastern Indiana Economic Opportunity Corporation (SIEOC), Green Tree Mall, Shoe Sensation, and Indiana Immunization Coalition to successfully bring Walk for Wellness services to Hoosiers.
  • Block Out Hunger: MHS and Pacers Sports & Entertainment teamed up for four Block Out Hunger events in 2022 and into 2023.

Global Partners LP Donates $2 Million To Provide Heating Oil for Families in Need Across the Northeast

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Wednesday, December 21, 2022
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As the Northeast faces unprecedented uncertainty and challenges in the energy market, Global Partners LP has donated $2 million to provide heating oil for those in need.

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  • As the Northeast faces unprecedented uncertainty and challenges in the energy market, Global Partners LP has donated $2 million to provide heating oil for those in need.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221221005160/en/
    A heating oil technician delivers oil to a residential home.
  • This $2 million donation will provide heating fuel to warm an estimated 4,000 households in the Northeast this winter.
  • In the winter of 2020-2021, about 5.3 million U.S. households relied on heating oil; 82% of those were located in the Northeast.

GRAND UNION CELEBRATES LEGENDARY STORE GRAND OPENINGS

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Monday, February 28, 2022
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To celebrate the Grand Openings of these stores with shoppers special deals, giveaways and in-store ceremonies will be held at each store.

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  • To celebrate the Grand Openings of these stores with shoppers special deals, giveaways and in-store ceremonies will be held at each store.
  • During these events, Grand Union stores will provide donations to local community partners to help keep our communities strong.
  • Grand Opening: The official Grand Opening Ceremony will be held on March 2 at 9 a.m., where store leadership will provide a donation to the Warren County Nutrition Program.
  • Grand Opening: The official Grand Opening Ceremony will be held on March 2 at 11:30 a.m., where store leadership will provide a donation to the Rutland Community Cupboard.

Celebrating Canada’s nature leaders: Canadian Museum of Nature announces winners of the 2021 Nature Inspiration Awards

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Thursday, November 25, 2021
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OTTAWA, Nov. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian Museum is proud to announce the winners of its national Nature Inspiration Awards for 2021, which were presented during a virtual ceremony this evening.

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  • OTTAWA, Nov. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian Museum is proud to announce the winners of its national Nature Inspiration Awards for 2021, which were presented during a virtual ceremony this evening.
  • The 2021 awards covered seven categories : Youth (aged 17 and younger), Adult, Not-for-Profit (small to medium), Not-for-Profit (large), Sustainable Business, Community Action and Lifetime Achievement.
  • About the Canadian Museum of Nature:
    Saving the world though evidence, knowledge and inspiration!
  • The Canadian Museum of Nature is Canada's national museum of natural history and natural sciences.

Celebrating Canada’s nature leaders: Finalists announced for the 2021 Nature Inspiration Awards

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Thursday, September 23, 2021
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OTTAWA, Sept. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian Museum of Nature, Canada's national museum of natural history and natural sciences, is pleased to announce the finalists and the Lifetime Achievement recipient for its 2021 Nature Inspiration Awards.

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  • OTTAWA, Sept. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian Museum of Nature, Canada's national museum of natural history and natural sciences, is pleased to announce the finalists and the Lifetime Achievement recipient for its 2021 Nature Inspiration Awards.
  • The 24 finalists will be celebrated and winners announced during an online ceremony hosted by the museum on November 24.
  • We congratulate each of them and look forward to sharing their achievements through our national Nature Inspiration Awards.
  • The Nature Inspiration Awards are produced by the Canadian Museum of Nature.

HomeAid Collects Over 2.7 Million Diapers in 2021 Spring Essentials Campaigns

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Monday, July 26, 2021
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HomeAid addresses this challenge for families experiencing or at risk of homelessness through its Essentials community engagement program by asking building partners, local businesses, and individuals to donate diapers and other necessary baby items -- these items are collected and distributed to local service providers who then provide to families and children in need.

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  • The COVID-19 Pandemic has only made the crisis of families and children struggling with homelessness worse.
  • There is still an opportunity to participate and meet these critical needs as HomeAid Utah and HomeAid Northern Virginia are to hold additional Essential campaigns later this year.
  • HomeAid has completed over 1,000 housing and outreach projects with a value of more than $288 million.
  • For more information, visit www.homeaid.org or contact Stacy Greer, National Director of Marketing and Communications, HomeAid, [email protected] , (949) 610-2569.