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Sanford, N.C. Chosen for Launch of 22nd Annual Easter Seals Shop&Care Program

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Isaiah, 2013 “Cheerios Kid”


Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) February 07, 2013

Sanford, North Carolina was chosen as the official launch site of the 2013 Shop&Care program. Each year, this one month campaign benefits over 100,000 individuals with disabilities. Press conference and kickoff ceremonies will take place Thursday, February 14, at 10:00 a.m. Children from Easter Seals Stepping Stones Children’s Center will meet LEO the Lion. Hometown celebrities Faith and Isaiah, “The Cheerios Kids”, will autograph boxes of Cheerios adorned with their pictures.

Location: Food Lion, 2581 Hawkins Avenue, Sanford, N.C. (Scott Douglas, Store Manager)

This year marks the 22nd annual Easter Seals Shop&Care program at Food Lion stores where shoppers can purchase specially-marked products from more than 100 manufacturers to support the nonprofit’s mission to help children, families and adults with disabilities address life’s challenges and achieve personal goals. Since 1991, Easter Seals has partnered with Food Lion and raised more than $ 33 million to support Easter Seals services.

Between February 13 and March 12, Food Lion shoppers may make a $ 1 donation during checkout. Last year, shoppers overwhelmingly shared their support by contributing a record $ 4.5 million to the campaign. To provide an extra incentive to shoppers who donate to Easter Seals at the register, shoppers will receive a money-saving coupon booklet from Proctor & Gamble and Kraft Foods with $ 9.50 in coupons. In addition, shoppers can purchase specially marked boxes of General Mills cereals and General Mills will make an additional donation to Easter Seals, up to $ 50,000. When cases of Food Lion’s store brand, My Essentials, water is purchased, Food Lion will make an additional donation, up to $ 250,000.

Easter Seals ensures all funds raised remain within the local communities to benefit residents living with disabilities.

“We are grateful to the Food Lion family, and especially their customers, for making a difference in the lives of children, adults and families managing disabilities and mental health challenges,” said Connie L. Cochran, President and CEO of Easter Seals UCP North Carolina & Virginia. “Our 22-year partnership is evidence that Food Lion is a great corporate citizen and is passionate about making a difference in local communities.”

About Easter Seals

Easter Seals is the leading, national non-profit provider of services for individuals living with autism, developmental, physical and mental disabilities and other special needs. For 90 years Easter Seals has offered help and hope to children and adults living with disabilities and to the families who love them. For more information, visit http://www.shopandcare.com.

CONTACT:

Amy Beros, Easter Seals UCP North Carolina & Virginia

(919) 865-8840

amy.beros (at) eastersealsucp (dot) com











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Virginia ABC Issues 2012 Annual Report Reflecting Record Sales

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Virgina ABC 2012 Annual Report


Richmond, Va. (PRWEB) December 19, 2012

The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) has released its annual report, Mission in Review 2012, highlighting gross sales of $ 734 million, up $ 41 million from the previous year, and profit transfers of more than $ 132 million.

Fiscal year 2012 marks ABC’s 14th consecutive record-setting year for sales, where retail sales surged 6.5 percent and sales to restaurants (licensee sales) increased 4.9 percent over last year. ABC profits combined with state taxes, sales tax, and wine and beer taxes, resulted in an all-time high of $ 360 million transferred to Virginia’s general fund. In the last five years alone, ABC has contributed $ 1.7 billion to the commonwealth to support state services, including substance abuse prevention and treatment.

“The growth in sales is attributed in part to the shopping convenience of Sunday sales and the opening of three additional stores during fiscal year 2012, but the increase in overall and especially restaurant sales points to a recovering economy,” said ABC Chief Operating Officer Curtis Coleburn.

Jack Daniel’s 7 Black (Tennessee whiskey) topped the list of ABC’s top-selling brands, followed by Smirnoff 80 (domestic vodka); Grey Goose (imported vodka); Jim Beam (straight bourbon whiskey); and Crown Royal (Canadian whisky).

ABC store associates were successful in reaching a 99 percent compliance rate for not selling to underage buyers, up from 98 percent the year before. “We applaud our sales associates for their vigilance in not selling to underage,” said ABC Director of Enforcement Shawn Walker. “Public safety and adherence to Virginia’s alcohol laws is and will always be our number one priority.”

In other agency business, ABC’s Bureau of Law Enforcement conducted more than 9,600 criminal investigations and inspected 7,300 licensed establishments; more than 700 cases were referred to ABC’s Hearings & Appeals Division; and ABC’s Education section reached three million viewers with its Alcohol and Aging Awareness PSA campaign, and saw best attendance in recent years at its YADAPP (Youth Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Project) summer leadership conference.

“Virginia ABC is committed to achieving excellence through its control, service and revenue mission, and fiscal year 2012 was a banner year for this agency,” said ABC Chairman J. Neal Insley. “ABC employees worked efficiently and effectively to achieve these results, and are striving to do the same and better in 2013.”

The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) is a major source of revenue for the commonwealth, contributing $ 1.7 billion to the general fund in the last five years. The agency currently operates 339 state stores. Its Bureau of Law Enforcement oversees more than 16,000 ABC licensed establishments while the Hearings and Appeals Division considers more than 700 cases each year. The agency also provides alcohol education and prevention programs for people of all ages. Now in its 79th year, ABC remains committed to progress and innovation in carrying out its control, service and revenue mission.























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Nominees Are Announced for the 2nd Annual Media and Mental Health Awards Southwestern Pennsylvania

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Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) November 05, 2012

New Pittsburgh Courier, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, WESA, WPXI-TV, KDKA-TV, GuidetoGoodHealth.com, and Heritage Valley Health System are among the nominees for the 2nd SWPA Annual Media and Mental Health Awards. These annual awards, produced by the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC) in collaboration with The Staunton Farm Foundation, honor the works of media professionals who accurately depict mental and behavioral health issues within television, radio, print and online media in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The ceremony will take place at the Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh on November 8, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. Presenters include decorated journalist and Principal at FosterHyland and Associates Sheila Hyland, award-winning WTAE Anchor and Sports Director Andrew Stockey, and retired KQV News Director Frank Gottlieb, a veteran distinguished broadcaster with experience in radio, TV and cable.

“Our mission in SWPA is to elevate media awareness about behavioral health reporting in local news media, and to serve as a national model that can be replicated in other communities across the country,” said Brian Dyak, President & CEO of the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. “We appreciate the talent of reporters who value accuracy, craft stories that inform, make us think, and move our hearts.”

Supporting EIC and the Media and Mental Health initiative in SWPA, Joni Schwager, Executive Director of The Staunton Farm Foundation, stated “we are proud to continue our work in collaboration with the Entertainment Industries Council on the 2nd Annual Media and Mental Health Awards. The engaging, inspirational and accurate stories reported through the art of journalism help us advance the conversation on the importance of behavioral health in the community.”

This year, a new honor is introduced to the 2nd Annual Media and Mental Health Awards. It is called the Champion for Change Award. This award is given to one person whose outstanding work and efforts have made a significant impact in allocating resources and creating a voice for mental health issues through accurate media reporting and news coverage. The recipient of this year’s inaugural Champion for Change Award is Ray Carter, Vice President and General Manager of WPXI Television in Pittsburgh. Carter devoted the resources and time of the WPXI-TV team for a groundbreaking forum on mental health messaging challenges in partnership with the Entertainment Industries Council.

“Through Ray Carter’s commitment to raise these issues in the public consciousness, EIC and the Staunton Farm Foundation efforts have gained new ground and built a solid foundation from which we can provide greater resources to journalists and encourage enhanced leadership to change attitudes and behaviors in our community,” said Susan Brozek Scott, EIC Pittsburgh Regional Director.

The nominees that follow for the 2nd Annual Media and Mental Health Awards were selected by a committee of local Pittsburgh media professionals and experts from the fields of medicine and mental health. The honorees will be announced at the ceremony on November 8, 2012 at the Senator John Heinz Center.

Newspaper Story:

    Rebecca Nutall “CEA: Blacks don’t access mental health services” (New Pittsburgh Courier)
    Sadie Gurman, Liz Navratil, Moriah Balingit, Jon Schmitz, Sean Hamill, Amy McConnell Schaarsmith and Dan Majors “Two dead, seven injured in Western Psych shooting” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
    Gary Rotstein “Overcoming depression in old age: Pitt program helps elderly fight malady often brought on by grief, pain and disability” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
    Luis Fabregas, Chris Togneri and JC Schisler “Derailed by Dementia” (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
    Jason Cato “Families of suicide victims are left to cope with guilt, grief, doubt” (Pittsburgh Tribune)

TV Community Affairs Program:

    Alicia Schisler “Experience: Beyond Baby Blues” (WQED- Multimedia)

TV News Segment:

    Marcie Cipriani “DA Questions Why Western Psych Shooter Wasn’t Committed” (WTAE-TV)
    Dr. Maria Simbra “Heart Attack Survivors At Risk for Developing PTSD” (KDKA-TV)
    Rick Earle “Motive Still Unknown in Western Psych Shooting” (WPXI-TV)

Internet News Story:

    Lucinda Wiebe “Southwestern Penn. mental health services dangerously difficult to access” (Pittsburgh Community Issues Examiner.com)
    Stefanie Fudurich “Depression and the Elderly” (GuidetoGoodHealth.com)
    B. Rose Huber “Why Living in the Moment is Impossible” (University of Pittsburgh – News)
    Noah Brode “Details Emerge on Western Psych Shooting” (WESA)

Internet Blog Post:

    Jenna Hatfield “Holding Pittsburgh Close and Mental Health Closer” (Stop, Drop, & Blog)
    Allegheny County detective reportedly commits suicide (Private Officer News Network)

Internet Video Story:

    Robert F. Fisher, Joyce Conley, J. Daniel Murphy “Staunton Farm Foundation and Matilda Staunton Craig’s vision for behavioral health care in the community” (Heritage Valley Health System, HeritageValley.org)

Radio:

    Paul Gugganheimer “Coming Home PA: Trauma & Transition” (90.5 WESA)
    Erika Beras “Getting Mental Health Care to Veterans in Rural Areas” (90.5 WESA)
    Erika Beras “For Veterans, Coming Home isn’t always easy” (90.5 WESA)
    Robert Mangino “Robert Mangino Talks to Forensic Psychologist about School Bullying” (KDKA Radio)

Outstanding Achievement – Champion for Change Award:

    Ray Carter, Vice President and General Manager. (WPXI-TV)

About Entertainment Industries Council

EIC, a non-profit organization, was founded in 1983 by leaders of the entertainment industry to bring the power of the industry to bear on communication about health and social issues. The organization is considered to be the chief pioneer of entertainment advocacy outreach and one of the premiere success stories in the field of entertainment education and information resources for entertainment creators, through innovative and time-proven services and methods of “encouraging the art of making a difference” from within the entertainment industry. EIC also produces the simulcast national television special PRISM Awards Showcase which addresses accurate portrayals of substance abuse and mental illness: prevention treatment and recovery.

EIC also addresses issues such as diabetes, ADHD, foster care, women’s health, firearm safety and injury prevention, sun safety and skin cancer prevention, human trafficking, terrorism and homeland security, eating disorders and obesity, seat belt use and traffic safety, and HIV/AIDS prevention. It has also launched an initiative to increase the public profile and interest in science, engineering and technology.

EIC’s web site is http://www.eiconline.org. The PRISM Awards web site is http://www.prismawards.com.

About the Staunton Farm Foundation

The Staunton Farm Foundation is an organization dedicated to supporting mental health treatment and service for children, teens, and adults suffering from mental disorders in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Originally founded in 1937 in accordance with the wishes expressed in Matilda Staunton Craig’s will, the foundation has expanded to include university and hospital out-patient clinics as well as the 10 counties that comprise the southwestern region of Pennsylvania. The Staunton Family Foundation remains committed to providing support for individuals suffering from mental health disorders and their families through its continuous support of systems and organizations developing enhanced behavioral health treatments.























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Art Sanctuary Brings Renowned Authors and Writers to Philadelphia for 28th Annual Celebration of Black Writing Festival

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Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) April 12, 2012

Noted journalists, writers and performance artists from across the U.S. will join Art Sanctuary, Philadelphia’s leading African-American arts and letters organization devoted to presenting outstanding regional and national talent in the literary, visual and performing arts, for the 28th Annual Celebration of Black Writing Festival.

Running from May 21, 2012 to June 2, 2012, Celebration of Black Writing is the nation’s only literary festival of its kind, offering 13 days of literary discussions and workshops, music showcases, and film screenings.

This year’s celebration includes:

** Children and young adult author Jacqueline Woodson, with Philadelphia Reading Olympics youth group matinee

** A public conversation with artist and cultural planner Theaster Gates and Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art curator Naomi Beckwith

** Photographer Sed Miles and the Wanderlust International travel exhibition

** Philly Youth Rising: Standing on the Shoulders’ – with performances by the Philadelphia Youth Poetry Movement, 215 Spoken Soul, and In the Company of Poets

** Panel of female “chic lit” authors including Aliya S. King, author of Platinum and Diamond Life

** Panel discussions on Advocacy Journalism, ‘What is Urban Fiction?,’ Black Mental Health, ‘Writing from your Spiritual Axis,’ and featuring writers such as author Bernice McFadden and journalist Akiba Solomon, as well as Atria books editor Malaika Adero and activist and agent April Silver

One of the major highlights of the festival is the Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony, taking place on Friday, June 1. With Art Sanctuary’s yearlong theme of “Growing from Good to Great,” the organization will honor JET and Ebony magazines, with JET’s Editor-in-Chief Mitzi Miller accepting on behalf of both, and Marita Golden of the Hurston/Wright Foundation – all institutions that have taken writers from around the globe from good to great. Past recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award include legendary storyteller J. California Cooper, renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator Nikki Giovanni, poet Sonia Sanchez, and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Charles Fuller.

For almost three decades, Celebration of Black Writing has sought to deepen the city of Philadelphia’s literary life and polish its tourist shine with a rich infusion of African-American writers and artists in all genres. A one of a kind literary feast, Celebration of Black Writing provides writers and artists an opportunity to discuss their work with up to 1,500–2,000 students, and another 2,000–3,000 people participate in panels, workshops, teachers’ symposium, Family Pavilion, main stage, and other events. The Celebration features up to 75 professional and aspiring writers, editors, publishers, scholars, spoken-word artists, performance artists, playwrights, and filmmakers. This year, selected panels and workshops will be streamed live for the first time online, and also be archived so that new and enthusiast readers and writers can access them anytime.

Sponsors for the 28th Annual Celebration of Black Writing include Independence Blue Cross, AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies, PECO, Temple University, WURD-900 AM, Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, PRWT Services Inc., Mitchell & Titus, LLP, Tierney, and The Roz Group. New sponsors added daily.

For more information and to get a full listing of the festival’s lineup, visit http://www.artsanctuary.org or call 215-232-4485.

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Bob Chaput of Clearwater Compliance to Speak at Sixth Annual Conference of the Tennessee Licensed Professional Counselors Association (TLPCA)

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Nashville, TN (PRWEB) April 12, 2012

Clearwater Compliance is pleased to announce its CEO and Founder, Bob Chaput, has been invited to speak at the Sixth Annual Conference of the Tennessee Licensed Professional Counselors Association (TLPCA) in Nashville.

“Waves of Change is the theme of the conference and certainly the passage of the HITECH Act in 2009 has created a significant ‘wave of change,’” according to Mr. Chaput, “because it significantly strengthened many aspects of the HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules and expanded the scope of organizations that must comply. HITECH brought us enforcement for the first time, including setting out penalties that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) could impose for violations of the HIPAA rules. Clearwater Compliance has helped many health care covered entities and business associates strengthen their compliance programs through education programs, software and services. We are pleased to have the opportunity to share information and insights at events such as this one.”

The conference is being held in Nashville, TN on April 27, 2012. Kim Speakman, TLPCA Board Member and Director of Compliance for Nashville-based Mental Health Cooperative (MHC) has first-hand experience with the complex task of assessing of their organization’s compliance program in relation to the more stringent requirements of the regulations. “We’re pleased to have Mr. Chaput participate in our annual conference. Building and maintaining a strong compliance program is not simply a short-term project, for which you can ‘check the box’ and be done. It requires a culture change throughout the organization. Our work with Clearwater Compliance helped us create our culture of compliance and complete critical baseline assessments, so we could prioritize and develop a plan to strengthen our program. We thought every TLPCA member could benefit from Bob’s knowledge and practical experience and are excited that he agreed to further educate our members on this very important matter.”

Bob is one of the most recognized regulatory experts within the HIPAA-HITECH sector. He has been responsible for the security and compliance of some of the world’s largest healthcare databases, and has founded and grown several businesses to help organizations comply with strict regulations around the security, privacy, integrity, and availability of data. Bob regularly speaks and writes on HIPAA and HITECH compliance issues, and eagerly embraced the internet as a way to educate and help a larger audience.

About Clearwater Compliance: http://clearwatercompliance.com

Clearwater Compliance http://www.clearwatercompliance.com helps Covered Entities, Business Associates and their Subcontractors assess their HIPAA-HITECH compliance programs, identify gaps and prioritize remediation efforts to ensure the greatest return on capital and resource investments. It delivers that return on compliance investment through education, tools and software, risk management solutions and professional services and consulting. Clearwater Compliance is the Co-Sponsor of the American National Standards Institute Publication of the Report on “The Financial Impact of Breached Protected Health Information: A Business Case for Enhanced PHI Security”. For more information, visit: http://ANSI.org/PHI.

About TLPCA: http://www.tlpca.net

TLPCA is an organization of Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs) from across the State of Tennessee that exclusively meets the growing professional demands on mental health counselors. They are a state-wide organization with the mission to enhance the profession of mental health counselling in Tennessee and its regions, through licensing, advocacy, education, and professional development. For more information about TLPCA, visit http://www.tlpca.net/index.cfm.









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