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The Global Slingshot Challenge Winners Announced

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Friday, May 5, 2023

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the National Geographic Society and Paul G. Allen Family Foundation announced the winners of the inaugural global Slingshot Challenge. The initiative challenged youth, ages 13-18 years, to create a one-minute video depicting a solution to the planet's environmental problems. After reviewing more than 1,800 submissions from across 80 countries, selecting the 15 finalists, and conducting a popular vote with the public, the winners will receive a $10,000 cash prize. Each winner will also select an educator or nonprofit that supported their submission to receive an additional $2,000. 

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  • WASHINGTON, May 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the National Geographic Society and Paul G. Allen Family Foundation announced the winners of the inaugural global Slingshot Challenge .
  • "We are thrilled to announce the winners of the Slingshot Challenge who thoroughly impressed our panel of judges with their creativity and thoughtful approaches to solving urgent environmental challenges," said National Geographic Society CEO Jill Tiefenthaler.
  • In addition to announcing the overall winners of the challenge, the results of the popular vote were also revealed.
  • "I am tremendously proud of each of these young leaders for their creativity, determination, and optimism and thrilled to see them selected as Slingshot Challenge winners," said Dr. Deborah Grayson, chief education officer at the National Geographic Society.

Exclusively From AARP The Magazine: Adam Sandler Gets Philosophical About Aging, Actor Harry Hamlin Talks Trusting Your Gut, And '70s Icon Linda Ronstadt Reflects On Her Family and Health

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Monday, September 26, 2022

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This fall, the October/November 2022 issue of AARP The Magazine (ATM) reflects on the maturity and changes, both in life and career, that come with age. Cover Feature and comedic genius Adam Sandler compares his mentality and confidence to his younger self just starting in the comedy scene, and how he now views the up-and-coming prodigies. Heartthrob Harry Hamlin talks following your intuition, even if that means saying no to the 'big one' – including a massive three-movie deal with Warner Bros. Award-winning singer Linda Ronstadt reveals excerpts from her upcoming memoir "Feels Like Home: A Song for the Sonoran Borderlands" while looking back on her childhood, her own style of parenting, and her battle with progressive supranuclear palsy. And Patti LaBelle gives advice for living honestly and happily off the stage.

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  • Heartthrob Harry Hamlin talks following your intuition, even if that means saying no to the 'big one' including a massive three-movie deal with Warner Bros.
  • And Patti LaBelle gives advice for living honestly and happily off the stage.
  • Actor Harry Hamlin talks following your gut, despite what might be offered your way, the secret to a 25+ year marriage, and his priorities when it comes to career and family.
  • To learn more, visit www.aarp.org , www.aarp.org/espanol or follow @AARP, @AARPenEspanol and @AARPadvocates, @AliadosAdelante on social media.

New Born Free USA Report Reveals the Suffering of Giraffe in Zoos

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022

WASHINGTON, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading animal welfare and conservation non-profit Born Free USA has today released a groundbreaking report, Confined Giants: The Plight of Giraffe in Zoos, exploring the keeping of giraffe in zoos. These much loved and fascinating animals suffer tremendously when held captive, says the charity, as it calls for the phasing out of their incarceration for display by the zoo industry.

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  • WASHINGTON, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading animal welfare and conservation non-profit Born Free USA has today released a groundbreaking report, Confined Giants: The Plight of Giraffe in Zoos, exploring the keeping of giraffe in zoos.
  • As of 2020, there are at least 579 captive giraffe at 103 zoos throughout North America and more than 800 in European zoos, including at least 150 in the U.K.
  • Unlike free-living giraffe, who form complex social relationships, many giraffe in zoos are deprived of this opportunity, and in several cases live alone or with just one other individual.
  • Said Born Free USA CEO, Angela Grimes:
    "This new research clearly demonstrates that giraffe suffer when held captive in zoos in the U.S. and beyond.

National Press Club awards Isidoro Rodriguez the 2021 Shirley & Dennis Feldman Fellowship

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Monday, November 1, 2021

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, has chosen Isidoro Rodriguez of Brooklyn, New York, as the recipient of its 2021 Shirley & Dennis Feldman Fellowship.

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  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, has chosen Isidoro Rodriguez of Brooklyn, New York, as the recipient of its 2021 Shirley & Dennis Feldman Fellowship.
  • Rodriguez is one of four scholarship winners who will be honored at the National Press Club's Annual Journalism Awards Dinner, to be held virtually from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on December 8, 2021.
  • The National Press Club's Journalism Awards celebrate the best in American broadcast and print journalism.
  • Press contact: Beth Francesco, Senior Director, National Press Club Journalism Institute, [email protected]
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