Halo Pet Foundation of Ellen DeGeneres grants $70,000 to the disaster...

Tampa, FL (PRWEB) June 23, 2011.

In response to the crises caused by tornadoes and floods in the South, the foundation of Pet announced Halo $70,000 in allocations of emergency disaster to eight animal welfare organizations, serving communities in need.

Recipients of grants are desire to Noah, who helps animals in disasters at the national level, save our pets and SOS Club in Georgia Food Bank. Arkansans for animals in Arkansas; Animal sanctuary Blount County Animal shelter and the Second Chance in Alabama; Paws, claws ' n more rescue in Kentucky; and McKamey Animal Center in Tennessee.

Funds for these grants of emergency have been raised at the third PETCO Foundation Annual Gala, where Ms. DeGeneres received the first annual hope of Foundation Award. Dozens of articles were put up for auction at the gala to support the work of the Foundation Halo Pet. There is also a special appeal to provide timely support to the victims of recent disasters, which led to these grants four-legged.

"We are delighted to support these community leaders offering for animals and people still in need after these disasters," said the Chairman of Halo and member of the Foundation Board for the Pet Halo Steve Marton. "We are very grateful for the support of our friends at the PETCO Foundation, many donors and our own Ellen DeGeneres, who is indefatigable lend its voice and support to animals in need."

Also, partner non-profit Halo Freekibble.com donated hundreds of thousands of meals for shelters Halo Spot stew, rescues and food banks in the region, of which three of these grant recipients. According to the founder of Freekibble age of 15 years, Mimi Ausland, "it's so amazing be able to help people and pets in the South which were poorly after storms." It makes me very happy to know that the foundation of Pet Halo is now send money to these impressive groups... they incredible work and need all the help they can get! "Last month, Freekibble has raised more than 2 million pieces of Halo cakes in 24 hours in support of the disaster relief effort in the Southeast. And earlier this month, another 2 million pieces of Halo Spot stew was raised for animal relief in Joplin, Missouri.

About the foundation of Pet Halo
The foundation of Pet Halo was created by Ellen DeGeneres and her company of petfood Halo, purely for pets ® to improve the well-being of pets and people who love them and educate the responsible pet ownership. Inspired by love for animals, the Foundation strives to help pets and their families live a longer, happier and healthier overall life. More specifically, the Foundation seeks to raise awareness on responsible pet ownership, eliminating the abuse of animals and reduce Rocky pet overpopulation. To learn more about http://www.halopetfoundation.org.

Since more than 25 years, Halo, purely company pet ® Simpson has created products for holistic pet of quality without compromise. Halo believes that nutrition is the most important factor in the quality of life of a pet. Halo provides food for natural pet treats, supplements and deals with products - including the award-winning Halo spot Stew, dream coat and Liv-a-Littles of grooming. Ellen - a client of Halo long - became a co-owner of Halo in 2008, saying: "because I think that Halo is incredible, I decided to become a part owner in the hope that all animals have the chance to be the healthiest they can was…" Halo is the best - just to read the ingredients! "The dog natural food HALO, natural cat treats, supplements products and grooming at PETCO, Whole Foods Market, your local specialized for pets and natural food stores and online at http://www.halopets.com.

About PETCO Foundation
PETCO is a specialty retailer private that provides products, services and advice that make it easier for our customers to be great pet parents. We operate nearly 1,100 stores in all 50 States and the District of Columbia, and leader of animal products and the destination information to http://www.petco.com. Our Organization, the PETCO Foundation, has raised nearly $ 70 million $ since its inception in 1999 to help promote and improve the well-being of pets. In collaboration with the Foundation, we work with and support about 7,000 groups of local animal welfare throughout the country to help find housing for more than 200,000 adoptable animals every year.

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Result of New Look Leadership Foundation the Usher Session with...

New Look Foundation, a not-for-profit organization founded by recording artist Usher (Usher Raymond IV), announces the first London training session a success.

In partnership with two-based in London, non-profit organizations The Brunswick Club for young people and the generation of LoveLife, New Look sponsored a program leadership training on 19 February in London. These three organizations share the same goals and objectives to provide a supportive and safe environment for young people to grow, develop and contribute to the community.

The leadership conference was conducted by a delegation of three of the mentors of youth of the New Look including James Harris in Kansas City, Kansas; Chase Browning of Atlanta, Georgia and Sebastian Van Oudenallen of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The focus of the leadership training session was to help youth to find ways to use their creative talents to bring a positive impact in their community. In addition to the selected direction mentors and local, present participants were also: founding President [Usher Raymond IV, President of the Commission Shawn h. Wilson and member of the Scott Mead.]

Usher, explained the idea behind bringing young promising from the United States, in England, "to mentor youth as global leaders, we must keep out of their communities and their present leadership experiences at international level."

President Shawn Wilson has also expressed its satisfaction with the event successful, stating: "we are delighted to make the New Look London…and program model expect to see a positive impact in the community of London".

Member of the Council Scott Mead stressed the importance of the enlargement of the Foundation, "as a philanthropist, I acknowledge the work of Mr. Raymond has established through New Look as an invaluable resource for young people who have known the products…" [and] I feel privileged help expand its reach to London. »

The London training session was part of two years of the New Look, New Look Leadership Academy leadership program. The Academy program is offered at American high school junior and seniors who undergo a competitive assessment process. Are accepted based on a number of criteria, including indicators of: vulnerability, poverty, leadership, talent and interest for art, sports or entertainment industry.

Founded by bailiff in 1999, The New Look Foundation strives to address the many challenges facing young people today. With a decrease in continuous results of reviews national and growing of the challenges to enter the labour market, the New Look Foundation provides youth with a supportive environment to develop the skills of leadership to thrive as individuals. Also, the organization focuses on the transformation of youth in the resources of the force and the positive changes in their communities. After more than a decade, the New Look has created a strong Commission and active composed a number of seasoned professionals of various backgrounds, including Vice President of the Commission and counsel for entertainment Virgil Roberts, Treasurer of the Board of Directors and financial management consultant Solomon Smallwood, Board member and businessman Lorenzo Creighton and member of the Board and Senior Vice President of the National Hockey League Ken Yaffe.

To date, New Look Foundation has accumulated more than 150,000 hours of training for leadership and mentoring and has worked with more than 8 700 young people from, of the United States, Europe, Africa and Asia.

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Love always Foundation Announces, love Art ®, an Art of benefits...

Downtown Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 09, 2011.

Love always Foundation is pleased to announce the love Art ®, a piece of Art benefit will take place at the Hold Up gallery located at 358 is 2nd Street, Los Angeles, 90012 Sunday June 19, 2011 product from 5 to 9 p.m. for the event will go to Sound Art, a type registered, non-profit organization, providing music, education and enrichment for children of all agesthe greater Los Angeles area.

Love Art ® exhibit will be a benefit for and recognition of the Sound Art work in the community of Los Angeles. The all age event will showcase the work of local artists of Los Angeles representing various formats of media and styles, which will include also several live music shows. One of the highlights of the exhibition is artist Dale b. Davis, a pillar of the local artistic community as artist and mentor. Body deep Davis of work will also be presented in now dig this Museum of the Hammer! Art and Black Los Angeles 1960-1980 exhibit opening in October 2011. Love Art ®, tickets are on sale now at http://www.lovealwaysfoundation.org and http://lovebyart.eventbrite.com.

Since its creation in 2002 by Catherine Goldwyn, Sound Art it had an indelible impact on the society by providing more than 15 000 children with their first exposure to the teaching of music. Sound art serves the neighbourhoods of downtown where enrichment programs are more rare. With continuing budget cuts through the school systems, music, arts and other extracurricular programs hit. Yet studies show that music education leads to the improvement of the overall academic performance and improves the rate of dropout of students at risk. Further, musical education is shown to build esteem self-esteem, self-management and confidence in children and young people.

To buy tickets to attend the event of love by Art ®, visit http://www.lovealwaysfoundation.org.

On sound Art:
Musicians on a Mission: Sound Art catalyzes the raw creativity of the child through the power of mentoring for professional musicians.

Formed in 2002 by Catherine Goldwyn, Sound Art provides music education for children of all ages. Sound art is the only program of its kind in Los Angeles and aims to promote the positive expression of itself and improve the ability of children to make choices based on the positive rather than negative influences. For more information, please visit SoundArtLA.org.

Love always Foundation ®:
Love always the Foundation mission is to support the enrichment of the community and charities, to make a difference in the lives of young people in Los Angeles. For more information, please visit lovealwaysfoundation.org.

On Hold Up Art Gallery:
Hold Up Art is an independent art space, business of urban Pop artists exhibitions of work. Occupying a central location in the cultural landscape of new downtown Los Angeles, Hold Up provides a response to the relevant role currently played by the institutions of art contemporary, public and private. Focus on participation and accessibility, Hold Up provides a revitalized dialogue between the artist and the public. For more information, please visit holdupart.com.

Media contact: Kris Simms, kris (dot) simms (at) love (dot) com

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