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NICKELODEON INAUGURATES NEW ERA OF PRO-SOCIAL LEADERSHIP WITH OUR WORLD GLOBAL INITIATIVE

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Monday, May 22, 2023
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NEW YORK, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon today announced the U.S. launch of Our World, a brand-new global initiative to inspire kids and provide them with tools to activate their individual and collective agency. Together with a coalition of partners that includes 4-H, Ashoka, Association of Children's Museums, ChangeX and The Aspen Institute, Nickelodeon is providing resources and best-practices for kid-driven philanthropic opportunities that allow this new generation to take action in their communities and beyond. The multiplatform initiative, which will live across the Nickelodeon's linear, digital and social platforms, will be supported across Paramount Global divisions. Our World will launch in the United Kingdom and Mexico later this year, and in additional markets through 2024.

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  • NEW YORK, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon today announced the U.S. launch of Our World , a brand-new global initiative to inspire kids and provide them with tools to activate their individual and collective agency.
  • The multiplatform initiative, which will live across the Nickelodeon's linear, digital and social platforms, will be supported across Paramount Global divisions.
  • Our World will launch in the United Kingdom and Mexico later this year, and in additional markets through 2024.
  • Nickelodeon asked kids if they felt they could effect change; almost half (46%) said they felt like they could not.

Minnesota Student Wins National 4-H Youth in Action Award and Scholarship for Leadership in STEM

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
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CHEVY CHASE, Md., Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- National 4-H Council today announced that Nicole Cash, 20, of Farmington, Minn. was named winner of the 2023 4-H Youth in Action Award for STEM sponsored by HughesNet. Cash will be recognized nationally for her leadership applying science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills to improve people's lives, which began when she led her robotics team in developing a modified Power Wheels ride-on car for a toddler unable to walk. This inspired Cash to help her high school robotics team launch their own chapter of child mobility project GoBabyGo!, build more devices and create online resources for others to create even more.

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  • As a national winner, Cash will experience an exciting year of telling her 4H story, inspiring other youth and celebrating her leadership.
  • She also receives a $5,000 higher education scholarship and opportunities to showcase her story nationally, network with prominent 4-H alumni and HughesNet executives, and serve as the official 4H youth spokesperson for STEM.
  • "4-H gave me the confidence to develop and hone my leadership skills, allowing me to spearhead the creation of something that really makes a difference," said Nicole Cash, Youth in Action Award Winner, STEM.
  • Working with her Minnesota Extension 4-H club, Cash found a passion for teaching and the outdoors, as well as acceptance as an LGBTQ youth.

Terrain™ Launches with Powerhouse of Ag Economists and Market Analysts

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Monday, November 7, 2022
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OMAHA, Neb. and SANTA ROSA, Calif., Nov. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Terrain, a new source of agricultural industry analysis for U.S. farmers and ranchers, launches today, Nov. 7, 2022. Three leading Farm Credit Associations – American AgCredit, Farm Credit Services of America and Frontier Farm Credit – partnered to establish and offer Terrain to their customers.

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  • and SANTA ROSA, Calif., Nov. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Terrain, a new source of agricultural industry analysis for U.S. farmers and ranchers, launches today, Nov. 7, 2022.
  • Three leading Farm Credit Associations American AgCredit, Farm Credit Services of America and Frontier Farm Credit partnered to establish and offer Terrain to their customers.
  • "To continue to grow our customers' success, we combined the scale of Farm Credit Services of America, American AgCredit and Frontier Farm Credit to create Terrain's industry-leading team."
  • Don Close, an internationally recognized leader in cattle marketing and policy, leads the Terrain team.

Schleich USA And 4-H Premiere Kid-Created Interactive Storytelling Video Voiced By Bindi Irwin

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021
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"Spaceships, mystical waterfalls, portals to new dimensions--anything is possible when children's imaginations run wild!," said Annie Laurie Zomermaand, co-managing director, Schleich USA. "It has been a delight watching this contest unfold, and it's going to be even richer watching kids get lost in the interactive possibilities of the 'Create Your Story' video.

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  • Now, the winning kid stories, chosen from hundreds, are coming to life through crazily colorful and wildly whimsical stop-motion animation in an interactive YouTube video of epic proportions, voiced by Bindi Irwin.
  • The result is an interactive video with 12 different stories depending on the choices kids make as they watch.
  • "Spaceships, mystical waterfalls, portals to new dimensions--anything is possible when children's imaginations run wild!," said Annie Laurie Zomermaand, co-managing director, Schleich USA.
  • VIEW THE INTERACTIVE "CREATE YOUR STORY" VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, AND HELP SCHLEICH AND 4-H MEET THEIR GOAL OF 100K VIEWS BY OCT 17
    The interactive "Create Your Story" video stars the voice of Bindi Irwin, well-known television personality, conservationist, zookeeper, and actress.

ABC'S "American Idol" And 4-H Announce A 4-H Audition Day In Collaboration With "Idol Across America"

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
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On Friday, September 24, the award-winning singing competition "American Idol" on ABCwill host a dedicated, virtual audition day with 4-H , the largest youth development organization in the country.

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  • On Friday, September 24, the award-winning singing competition "American Idol" on ABCwill host a dedicated, virtual audition day with 4-H , the largest youth development organization in the country.
  • Through this collaboration with "American Idol" and National 4-H Council, 4-H singers nationwide will audition over Zoom for a chance to become America's next singing sensation.
  • Last season, Georgia 4-H alumnus, Willie Spence, was crowned runner-up on "American Idol" after delivering multiple powerful performances and wowing judges week after week.
  • Hailing from Douglas, Georgia, Willie joined 4-H at age thirteen and became a breakout star of the 4-H performing arts group Clovers & Company .