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The 10th Annual Nickelodeon Worldwide Day of Play Celebration

More Than 50,000 Kids and Families Join Nickelodeon for 10Th Annual Worldwide Day of Play Celebration   



Nick’s Annual Health and Wellness Event Gets Young People Up and Moving at Thousands of Activities in 50 States and Six Countries


NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Nickelodeon’s celebration today of its 10th annual Worldwide Day of Play (WWDoP) drew more than 35,000 kids and families to the Nethermead in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, in addition to the thousands more who attended local events throughout the country and abroad all week long.

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Music Together® to Celebrate United Nations International Day of Peace | Sept. 21st, 2013

Music Together® to Celebrate United Nations International Day of Peace with Worldwide Events Featuring Children Singing “May All Children” Around the Globe September 21  


PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Music Together®, the leading international early childhood music education program, will commemorate the United Nations International Day of Peace (September 21) with family music events at many of its 2000 locations in 40 countries, including special festivities in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Tennessee, Michigan, Hawaii, Massachusetts, California, Missouri, Texas, Ohio, North Carolina, and Maryland, as well as in Austria and Canada (www.musictogether.com/IDP).

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National Girls Leadership & Mentoring Camp Converged in Virginia for Annual Conference

National Girls Leadership & Mentoring Camp Converged in Virginia for Annual Conference



G.L.A.M. Camp hosted a 3-day teen and tween conference and retreat in Blackstone, VA


Sacramento, CA —More than 200 girls and their mothers experienced the woods of Blackstone, VA as a part of the annual Girls Leadership & Mentoring (G.L.A.M) Camp, November 30-December 2, hosted by Gospel recording artist Melinda Watts.  Themed “Because You’re Worth It” participants experienced pampering sessions, a live concert by Melinda and friends, and empowering, age-specific, workshops.  As a division of Watts’ Dream Girlz Gathering this is the conference’s first time in Virginia.

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UN Kicks Off Global Youth Forum in Bali | Timbaland Named Producer-In-Residence for New Platform

UN Kicks Off Global Youth Forum in Bali, Indonesia: 2,000 Youth Delegates Empowered to Re-Set Priorities for the UN 

 
 
Introduces the mPowering Mobile Platform™: Five-Year Initiative Brings Together Youth, Music and Mobile Technology to Drive 100 Million Actions

A-list Global Artists Avicii and Agnes Monica to Perform, Timbaland Named First-Ever Producer-In-Residence For the mPowering Mobile Platform


BALI, Indonesia, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — United Nations — Today 2,000 young people representing over 126 nations joined forces with global artists, nonprofits, corporate and government leaders, to debut the mPowering Mobile Platform, a first-ever, entertainment-driven program empowering youth with information and access to education, job and health resources, delivered directly through their mobile phones.

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“A Green Story” Opens at Greek Film Festival – Featuring Child Star Talia Jackson

A Green Story Opens at the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival on May 31st
Feature Film Featuring Ed O’ Ross and upcoming child star, Talia Jackson


LOS ANGELES, CA (PRWEB) May 25, 2012 – A cast of talented actors will step out onto the Red Carpet at Hollywood’s famed Egyptian Theatre for the premiere showing of A Green Story, the touching story of terminally ill Van Vlahakis (Ed O’Ross), a Greek immigrant who remembers his arrival in the USA with only 22 dollars in his pocket. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Recording Artist Gio Participates In Healthy Kid’s Day with YMCA!

Recording Artist Gio Participates In Healthy Kid’s Day with YMCA!



Recording artist Gio, known for her community involvement activities via her “Feed Your Mind Campaign”, participated in Healthy Kid’s Day with YMCA. The program encourages kids and parents to commit to keeping the body and mind active this summer. To continue, please click “MORE”!

First Lady Michelle Obama to Appear at Nickelodeon’s 25th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards

First Lady Michelle Obama to Appear at Nickelodeon’s 25th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards to Present Taylor Swift With The Big Help Award
 
 

Grammy® Award-Winning Swift to be Honored for Her Work with Tornado and Flood Survivors at 2012 Kids’ Choice Awards to be telecast live from Los Angeles, Saturday, March 31


LOS ANGELES, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — First Lady Michelle Obama will make her first-ever appearance at Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards to present Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Taylor Swift with this year’s The Big Help Award in recognition of her extensive philanthropic endeavors, including her work with tornado and flood survivors in the United States. To continue, please click “MORE”!

2011 Thelonious Monk Competition Winner Kris Bowers Makes His Hometown Headlining Debut At Catalina’s Bar & Grill in Southern Cal.

2011 Thelonious Monk Competition Winner Kris Bowers Makes His Hometown Headlining Debut At Catalina’s Bar & Grill Next Wednesday, January 4


Kris Bowers definitely qualifies as one of the brightest young jazz players to emerge in recent years.  Just 22 and in his second year of a Master’s program at Julliard, he’s a native Angelino who just won the prestigious Thelonious Monk piano competition at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Bring Jordin Sparks To Your School! (Contest – Ends Sept. 16th, 2011)

Bring Platinum Selling Recording Artist Jordin Sparks To Your School


SCHOOL WITH THE MOST ONLINE VOTES WINS PERSONAL SCHOOL VISIT FROM THE GRAMMY NOMINATED AMERICAN IDOL SUPERSTAR

SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ —

WHAT:
The lucky elementary school, middle school or high school that casts the most votes will earn a personal school visit from American Idol superstar, Jordin Sparks. Students will hear firsthand from the Grammy nominated, platinum selling recording artist what she has been doing since she won American Idol, get to know Jordin better—some of her favorite things, places and people, and listen to her recount how she spent the summer on a recent People to People Student Ambassador Program European adventure.
Students can enter the contest at www.p2pSparks.com/vote for a chance to win. Must be 13 years or older to enter. Open to legal residents of the contiguous United States. Limit one entry per person. Contest ends September 16, 2011. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Letters and International Calling Cards Donated to USO for Military Family Care Packages

Letters and International Calling Cards Donated to USO for Military Family Care Packages


DALLAS, Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Teen Choice 2011 mega-stars Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift
were among more than 50 stars who wrote and autographed personal
messages to U.S. military families with loved ones oversees. Along with
the messages, MetroPCS Communications, Inc. donated $5,000
worth of international long distance calling cards to the USO’s
Military Family Care Package program, helping to connect families who
are separated by deployments. To continue, please click “MORE”!

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