Earth Day is April 22 and people are looking for simple ways to have a positive impact on our planet.
The EPA states that only 15% of clothing and footwear in the US is recycled, leaving the remaining 85% in our landfills. Soles4Souls wants to drastically change that stat. Since 2006, we’ve been able to keep 51 million pounds of textiles out of landfills and use them to create meaningful economic opportunities for people all over the world.
Here are ways that people can donate to Soles4Souls this Earth Day:
All of these tips and more information are available at soles4souls.org/gogreen.
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To celebrate the upcoming theatrical release of Marvel® Avengers: Endgame, kids are invited to a special super hero event at local JCPenney stores this Saturday, April 13. Kids are encouraged to attend dressed as their favorite super hero to decorate a Marvel Avengers cinch bag (pictures below). Part of the retailer’s monthly in-store Kids Zone Events, this fun (and FREE!) craft will take place from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., local time. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
After enjoying this fun craft, parents and kids can shop Marvel Avengers product in the JCPenney kids department, featuring Marvel LEGO sets, Marvel tees and pajamas, Marvel watches and Marvel action figures.
Unique to this super hero event, parents will receive a bonus coupon of 20% off all Hasbro toys valid only on April 13 in-store and at jcp.com. This coupon applies to Marvel, Transformers, Nerf and My Little Pony toys, to name a few, so kids can pick out a new toy to take home at a discounted price.
The JCPenney Kids Zone program offers a free, interactive workshop for kids on the second Saturday of each month. At every Kids Zone event, attending adults are presented with a 10% off one-day only coupon. The Kids Zone coupon is stackable with other active coupons for maximum savings.
Upcoming Kids Zone workshops taking place in all JCPenney stores includes decorating a Nickelodeon JoJo Siwa or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Mother’s Day card on May 11 and creating a DC Hero-themed foam frame for Father’s Day on June 8. Advance sign up is not required.
Please let your viewers/readers know about this exciting, festive activity happening in local JCPenney stores.
WHEN:
Saturday, April 13
11 a.m. to 12 p.m., local time
WHERE:
Your local JCPenney store
Visit JCPenney.com and click on “find a store”
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HACKTIVIST
Release Video for New Single
April 10, 2019 - UK grime-metal quintet HACKTIVIST mark their momentous return with the video for their brand new single "Reprogram," their first to feature their new line-up. A band that have played on Reading & Leeds and Download Festival main stages, and toured alongside Korn and Enter Shikari, HACKTIVIST welcomed guitarist James Hewitt to their line-up earlier this year. Now they are fired up with a reignited passion, ready to show the world what they are truly made of.
Check out the video for "Reprogram" here: https://youtu.be/oRCTVtnodvg
On the news, new guitarist James Hewitt shares: "Having taken a couple of years away from the music industry, I'd started to miss writing music and playing live...and then comes the opportunity to join Hacktivist. Having played some shows together previously, I'd been friends with Josh and Rich for a few years - I think that helped things click very early on in terms of writing. We're constantly firing ideas back and forth and have plenty of songs finished, and already playing a couple of the new ones live. They're going down great so I can't wait to add some more into the set!"
Co-vocalist Jot Maxi adds: "When I joined the Hacktivist ranks, I thought that a new front-man was all they needed and once I filled that role we were ready to get to work creating insane conscious futurist music like never before! Though I quickly realized there was some further internal defragmentation required and the writing of new material had to be put into hyper-sleep for a bit longer than we'd have liked. Our live shows however are always in high demand and we've stayed active destroying it on stages all over the place! Finally, now that James Hewitt has enlisted as our new guitarist/producer there is a true sense of unity between the five of us and I'm beyond ecstatic that everyone will get to hear not only the ground-breaking new flavors he has brought to H, but the warp drive energy and lyricism that's been burning in me to contribute to the future of Hacktivist ever since I came on board!!"
HACKTIVIST recently released a cover of The Prodigy's 'Spitfire' as a tribute to the late Keith Flint. Check it out on Spotify here.
The band will perform at Submit Fest and Taman Festival over the summer, with additional live dates set for later this year - more details to be announced soon.
In a world where nobody knows the entire truth about why we're here, who built the pyramids and what they were for, why we have such a destructive nature towards our planet and ourselves...A world where the only thing we know for sure is that we are living in a well-constructed downward spiral and the technologies that were supposed to make things better are of course making us worse. In a world where any attempt to find the truth or talk about these systematic anomalies got labelled as a "conspiracy theory" - finally the conspiracies are stepping out of the darkness and theories are being proven daily. As Science Fiction is becoming more and more factual and it's getting very clear that we are on the brink of a revolution of sorts, HACKTIVIST are here to paint a silver lining around our clouded society. With not only a musical revolution of their own, continually blending genres in a way like no others, H also represents a voice that isn't afraid of saying what needs to be said. They are already living in the future, you have the choice to either be shaped by it or to stand up with them and help shape it together. They're HACKTIVIST, they're H, are you?
For more information:
Website: www.hacktivist.uk.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Hacktivistband
Twitter: www.twitter.com/hacktivistuk
Instagram: www.instagram.com/hacktivistuk
Upcoming Shows:
5/25 - Rotterdam NL, Baroeg (Submit Fest)
8/2 - Golubitskaya RU, Krasnodar Taman (Taman Festival)
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With immigration policy remaining a hot-button issue in 2019’s political landscape, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019’s Most Diverse Cities in America as well as accompanying videos.
To determine the places in the U.S. with the most mixed demographics, WalletHub compared the profiles of more than 500 of the largest cities across five major diversity categories: socioeconomic, cultural, economic, household and religious.
Most Diverse Cities in America
Least Diverse Cities in America
1
Houston, TX
492
Morgantown, WV
2
Jersey City, NJ
493
Westbrook, ME
3
New York, NY
494
Lewiston, ID
4
Gaithersburg, MD
495
Kalispell, MT
5
Dallas, TX
496
Barre, VT
6
Silver Spring, MD
497
Keene, NH
7
Germantown, MD
498
Rochester, NH
8
Los Angeles, CA
499
Orem, UT
9
Arlington, TX
500
Bangor, ME
10
Long Beach, CA
501
Provo, UT
Key Stats
To view the full report and your city’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/most-diverse-cities/12690/
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Social Investors Forum
Application Open: April 1st
Application Deadline: April 26th
We are still accepting applications for the ninth Social Investors Forum (SIF), CFU's pitch day for social good! Finalists will have the opportunity to present to our Investment Committee, who may award loans, grants, or mentorship to organizations with innovative programming that are committed to improving the quality of life for Utahns.
Click here to read the criteria and to learn how to submit an application for your program that is innovative, sustainable, and impactful.
Interested in attending the event to hear other organizations' innovative ideas? The Spring 2019 SIF will be held on June 5th from 8:30 to 11:15 a.m at Kiln, Salt Lake City. RSVP here.
Invest in Success
Application Open: April 15th
Application Deadline: May 10th
Invest in Success, our capacity-building program for nonprofit leaders across rural Utah, will begin accepting applications for the 2019 cohort NEXT WEEK! This immersive and free program brings leaders to Salt Lake City for training and workshops on board governance, organizational finance, marketing, leading change, and advocacy. Upon completion of the in-person training, the cohort will have the opportunity to apply for funding to implement a project based on the training curriculum.
Check out our website for more information. For any additional questions, email rosemary@utahcf.org.
Salt Lake City Youth Athletic Grant
Application Open: March 22nd
Application Deadline: April 19th
The Salt Lake City Youth Athletic Grant is now accepting applications until April 19th! This grant provides funds for competitive, nonprofit sports organizations to provide scholarships for athletes that reside within Salt Lake City Council Districts. Up to $15,000 may be awarded per organization. Don't miss this opportunity!
For the full criteria visit our website. Email scholarships@utahcf.org if you have any additional questions.
