The Salvation Army USA Sets Out to “Rescue Christmas” Due to Immense Impact of COVID-19

September 14, 2020

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — For the first time in 130 years, The Salvation Army is starting its annual holiday fundraising campaign early in order to rescue Christmas. The funds raised through the organization’s iconic red kettles are at risk this year due to COVID-19 while requests for services are at an all-time high.

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Based on the increase in services already provided in response to the pandemic, the organization could serve up to 155 percent more people in 2020 with Christmas assistance, including putting food on the table, paying bills, providing shelter and helping place gifts under the tree – assuming the resources are available. At the same time, due to the closing of retail stores, consumers carrying less cash and coins, and the decline in foot traffic, The Salvation Army could see up to a 50 percent decrease in funds raised through the red kettles, which would limit their capability to provide services for the most vulnerable. To put this in perspective, last year $126 million was raised through about 30,000 red kettles.

“Our ability to raise vital funds to serve those in need this Christmas and beyond is at risk,” said Commissioner Kenneth G. Hodder, National Commander of The Salvation Army. “We need everyone who has the capacity to come alongside us and ensure that the holiday season is bright for millions. We’re asking you to help rescue Christmas with us by providing support in any way you can. Our hope is to offset these challenges to meet the increasing demand for services across our nation.”

Since March, The Salvation Army USA has provided more than 100 million meals, 1.5 million nights of safe shelter, and emotional and spiritual support to over 800,000 people. Now more than ever, they’re making it safer and simpler to donate in order to support the most vulnerable in our nation:

The best way to ensure that these vital services continue is to enlist in Love’s Army with a sustaining monthly gift of $25 per month.
To help ensure the safety of bell ringers, donors and partners, The Salvation Army has adopted nationally mandated safety protocols.
Donate digitally with Apple Pay or Google Pay at any red kettle across the country.
Ask Amazon Alexa to donate by saying, “Alexa, donate to The Salvation Army,” then specifying the amount.
Give any amount by texting “KETTLES” to 91999.
Donate physical gifts in bulk.
Adopt additional Angels to give hope and joy to kids and families in need through The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program.
And across the nation, including bell ringers on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, local Salvation Army corps will be raising awareness of the need to rescue Christmas in their communities.

Two-time Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum selling artist Lauren Daigle’s hit “Rescue” serves as the anthem for this effort, a fitting soundtrack for the help that The Salvation Army provides to more than 23 million people a year.

Every donation provides help and hope to those in need, and all gifts stay within the community in which they are given. Visit RescueChristmas.org to donate or learn more about how you can help The Salvation Army rescue Christmas this year. If you need services or know of someone in need, please visit SalvationArmyUSA.org to find a location near you.

About The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army annually helps more than 23 million Americans overcome poverty, addiction and economic hardships through a range of social services. By providing food for the hungry, emergency relief for disaster survivors, rehabilitation for those suffering from drug and alcohol abuse, and clothing and shelter for people in need, The Salvation Army is doing the most good at 7,600 centers of operation around the country. In the first-ever listing of “America’s Favorite Charities” by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Salvation Army ranked as the country’s largest privately funded, direct-service nonprofit. For more information, visit SalvationArmyUSA.org. Follow us on Twitter @SalvationArmyUS and #DoingTheMostGood.

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FIBRA Prologis to Participate in Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s 2020 Global Real Estate Conference

September 11, 2020

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MEXICO CITY, Sept. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — FIBRA Prologis (BMV:FIBRAPL 14), a leading owner and operator of Class-A industrial real estate in Mexico, today announced that Luis Gutierrez, CEO Prologis Property Mexico, is scheduled to participate in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2020 Global Real Estate Conference.

Mr. Gutierrez will speak in the “Prologis Property Mexico” session and may provide a company overview, including a discussion of market conditions and the company’s future outlook, on Wednesday, September 16 at 12:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. CT.

The “Prologis Property Mexico” session will be broadcast live and can be accessed via webcast for 90 days here or at the Investor Relations section of www.fibraprologis.com. Presentation materials will be available for download on Tuesday, September 15, in the Investor Relations section of the company website.

ABOUT FIBRA PROLOGIS

FIBRA Prologis is a leading owner and operator of Class-A industrial real estate in Mexico. As of June 30, 2020, FIBRA Prologis was comprised of 201 logistics and manufacturing facilities in six industrial markets in Mexico totaling 39.0 million square feet (3.6 million square meters) of gross leasable area.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The statements in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which FIBRA Prologis operates, management’s beliefs and assumptions made by management. Such statements involve uncertainties that could significantly impact FIBRA Prologis financial results. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future — including statements relating to rent and occupancy growth, acquisition activity, development activity, disposition activity, general conditions in the geographic areas where we operate, our debt and financial position, are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Although we believe the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained and therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that may affect outcomes and results include, but are not limited to: (i) national, international, regional and local economic climates, (ii) changes in financial markets, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, (iii) increased or unanticipated competition for our properties, (iv) risks associated with acquisitions, dispositions and development of properties, (v) maintenance of real estate investment trust (“FIBRA”) status and tax structuring, (vi) availability of financing and capital, the levels of debt that we maintain and our credit ratings, (vii) risks related to our investments (viii) environmental uncertainties, including risks of natural disasters, (ix) risks related to the coronavirus pandemic, and (x) those additional factors discussed in reports filed with the “Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores” and the Mexican Stock Exchange by FIBRA Prologis under the heading “Risk Factors.” FIBRA Prologis undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements appearing in this release.

Non-Solicitation – Any securities discussed herein or in the accompanying presentations, if any, have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or the securities laws of any state and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws. Any such announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities discussed herein or in the presentations, if and as applicable.

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(Español) La FDA advierte a los operadores de sitios web que venden opioides de manera ilegal a los consumidores

September 11, 2020

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How One High School is Helping Underserved Students with On-site Healthcare Needs and No-cost COVID-19 Testing

September 11, 2020

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United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley will open a clinic adjacent to a Learn4Life learning center in Fresno, so students and their families can access healthcare, including physicals, immunizations and no-cost COVID-19 testing.

FRESNO, California, Sept. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Among the challenges low-income families face, access to healthcare is just as much a concern as receiving a quality education. One high school in Fresno is working to improve healthcare access for its at-risk students through a new partnership that co-locates a clinic at its learning center.

“We do everything we can to make wraparound services available so our students can concentrate on earning their diploma,” explained Shellie Hanes, area superintendent of Learn4Life, a network of nonprofit charter schools that offers a personalized, flexible program to help former dropouts and students who are falling behind. “Most of our teens do not have access to healthcare, so bringing this service on-site is a huge advantage to our students, especially our teen moms.”

Click to tweet: Access to healthcare is just as big a concern as receiving a quality education for rural and at-risk students. @Learn4Life in Fresno partners with @UnitedHealthCen to provide healthcare services at school, including no-cost COVID-19 tests. #ruraled

This month United Health Centers (UHC) of the San Joaquin Valley will open a clinic adjacent to Learn4Life Fresno in Manchester Center, so students and their families can access healthcare, including physicals, immunizations, dental and vision. The clinic has committed to providing students and their families with licensed dental, medical and optometry screenings, behavioral health assessments, vaccinations, prenatal services and health education classes. A certified enrollment specialist can help enroll students and their families in Medi-Cal, Covered California and CalFresh. Free COVID-19 testing is available on site.

The new United Health Center in Manchester Center is located at 1901 East Shields Avenue in Fresno and will be open weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. beginning on September 14. For more information, visit https://unitedhealthcenters.org/manchester.

About Learn4Life
Learn4Life is a network of nonprofit public schools that provides students personalized learning, career training and life skills. Each school is locally controlled, tuition free and gives students the flexibility and one-on-one attention they need to succeed. Serving more than 49,000 students – including full-time and intersession students – we help them prepare for a future beyond high school. For more information, please visit www.learn4life.org.

MEDIA CONTACT
Ann Abajian, Learn4Life
(844) 515-8186
[email protected]

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(Español) “Aun estando con usted” un video de la campaña ¡Asegúrelos! muestra lo rápido que los niños pueden sufrir lesiones o morir; exhorta a las familias a asegurar muebles y televisores

September 11, 2020

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Carmen Santos’s New Book La Sombra De La Fibromialgia, An Emotionally Driven Read Of The Author’s Journey Through A Debilitating Illness

September 11, 2020

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LOWELL, Mass., Sept. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The book La Sombra de la Fibromialgia was created by Carmen Santos. Carmen is an author who has an associate degree in social science and studied at the Puerto Rico Junior College, Río Piedras Campus. Before coming to Massachusetts, she lived in Comerío, Puerto Rico.

Carmen said this about her book: “In this reading, I am analyzing how I suffered for years with pain in my tendons without having any way out. Over the years, the pain took hold of me, and there was no answer. I could not get out of that labyrinth in which I was. It was already in different parts of my body until my doctor asked me which places I had the most pain. I explained to her, and she said it was fibromyalgia. The places that I indicated, scientifically, the doctors call them fibromyalgia points, a condition that has no cure and attacks women more than men.”

Published by Page Publishing, Carmen Santos’s new book La Sombra de la Fibromialgia will enlighten readers of the pains a fibromyalgia patient undergoes through the circumstances of the author, in which her resilience and faith shone through and allowed grace to keep her strengthened in times of great ordeal.

Consumers who wish to understand the aspects of fibromyalgia and its impact on human lives can purchase La Sombra de la Fibromialgia in any bookstore, or online at Apple iTunes, Amazon.com, Google Play, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries, you can contact Page Publishing, through the following number: 866-315-2708.

About Page Publishing:

Page Publishing is a traditional full-service publishing house that handles all of the intricacies involved in publishing its authors’ books, including distribution in the world’s largest retail outlets and royalty generation. Page Publishing knows that authors need to be free to create, not bogged down with complicated business issues like eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance, shipping, taxes, and the like. Its roster of authors can leave behind these tedious, complex, and time-consuming issues and focus on their passion: writing and creating. Learn more at www.pagepublishing.com.

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Milda L Sainz’s new book “I Believed and I Lived” is an inspiring tale of the author’s battle and triumph over cancer through faith in God and science.

September 11, 2020

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MIAMI, Sept. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Recent release “I Believed and I Lived” from Page Publishing author Milda L Sainz is an uplifting autobiography of the author’s bout with cancer and her eventual victory over it with the aid of God and trust in medicine.

Milda L Sainz, a dedicated writer, real estate agent, and cancer survivor, has completed her new book “I Believed and I Lived”: an emotionally driven narrative about the author’s moments of weakness due to cancer and her victory of such illness through her steadfast faith in God and fervent trust in medicine.

Author Sainz tells the readers of her resilience and imparts the importance of unceasing intercessions and positivity to overcome sickness: “This is a true testimony and a health warning that any abnormal symptom in our bodies could make the difference between life and death.

We must fight for our lives and believe in our God and medical treatments. Being positive is the best medicine. It will make us better warriors to win in the fight for our lives, the fight to stay close to our loved ones, and those who need us.

This book reveals how cancer survivors make it through and is also an appeal to help and support them. I want to honor the Innovative Cancer Institute, the Miami Cancer Institute, all specialists, assistants, and therapists for their love of medicine! I also want to thank my family, I love you!”

Published by Page Publishing, Milda L Sainz’s powerful opus is a testament to the Lord’s benevolence and humanity’s resolve in times of sorrow and uncertainty, especially in the face of illness and death.

Readers who wish to experience this soul-tugging work can purchase “I Believed and I Lived” at bookstores everywhere or online at the Apple iTunes store, Amazon, Google Play, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or media inquiries, contact Page Publishing at 866-315-2708.

About Page Publishing:

Page Publishing is a traditional full-service publishing house that handles all of the intricacies involved in publishing its authors’ books, including distribution in the world’s largest retail outlets and royalty generation. Page Publishing knows that authors need to be free to create, not bogged down with complicated business issues like eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance, shipping, taxes, and the like. Its roster of authors can leave behind these tedious, complex, and time-consuming issues, and focus on their passion: writing and creating. Learn more at www.pagepublishing.com.

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(Español) El Nuevo Libro De Carmen Santos, La Sombra De La Fibromialgia Una Maravillosa Obra Sobre Cómo Se Puede Vivir Con Una Enfermedad Silenciosa E Incurable

September 11, 2020

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(Español) La más reciente obra publicada de la autora Milda Sainz, I Believed and I Lived, nos presenta un mensaje esperanzador y lleno de fe para aquellos que se encuentra en la lucha contra el cáncer y sus familiares.

September 11, 2020

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Alicia Machado, Miss Universe 1996, announces that she will pose again for Playboy

September 10, 2020

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MIAMI, September 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Actress, singer and model Alicia Machado announced in an interview with Ismael Cala, on the U.S. MegaTV network, that she will soon pose again in the nude for Playboy magazine.

“I am going to pose in the nude for Playboy again. They’ve invited me. Walter Mercado told me that at 45 something special would happen to me. Right now, I’m 42 biologically, turning 43 in December, but mentally I feel as though I were 80 years old, because I’ve lived so intensely,” explains the 1996 Miss Universe.

Machado noted that this month marks the 25th anniversary of her coronation as Miss Venezuela at the Caracas Polyhedron Arena, which then enabled her to win the Miss Universe title in Las Vegas.

The actress, singer and model made other revelations on the CALA show: “I’m on Tinder, so you can send me your requests.”

Ismael asked her if this was a joke, and she replied: “People write me asking why I’m using Alicia Machado’s photo. No one believes it’s me.”

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“Cala,” hosted by Ismael Cala, is aired on Mega TV in all of the United States. Ismael is a life and business strategist. For five and a half years he was the host of “Cala” on CNN en Español. He is a businessman and social entrepreneur, as well as the author of eight bestsellers on themes of leadership, entrepreneurship and personal development, including El poder de escuchar (‘The power of listening’), and Despierta con Cala (‘Wake up with Cala’). He was born in Santiago de Cuba in 1969, and holds a degree in Art History from Oriente University. He is the President and founder of the Cala Enterprises Corporation and the Ismael Cala Foundation https://ismaelcala.com/nst/

MegaTV, a property of the Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS), Inc., is a television operation with distribution in open signal, cable and satellite, and affiliates in the United States and Puerto Rico. SBS is also the owner of 17 radio stations located in the key Hispanic U.S. markets.

CALA is aired Monday to Friday at the following times:

Miami: 10:00 pm
US National: 10:00 pm ET / 9:00 pm CT/ 7:00 pm PT
Puerto Rico: 11:30 pm

SOURCE Cala Enterprises