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AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 1, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Seedling Foundation, a non-profit organization providing school-based mentoring for children who have an incarcerated parent, has selected Julie Barschow as Development Director. Ms. Barschow joins Seedling with over 20 years of nonprofit management, development and marketing experience.

WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 1, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Sales Boomerang, the mortgage industry’s top-rated automated borrower intelligence and retention system, today announced that Mike Spotten, vice president of product, was named a 2021 HW Tech Trendsetter by HousingWire Magazine. Now in its third year, the HW Tech Trendsetters award program highlights the leading players in the housing economy who drive innovation with advanced digital products and services.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Nov. 30, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — As Human Rights Day 2021 approaches, the Church of Scientology International shares the work of human rights activists featured on the Scientology Network. Mary Shuttleworth, featured in an episode of “Voices for Humanity,” founded Youth for Human Rights International in 2001.

NEW YORK, N.Y., Nov. 30, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — iMyFone announced the release of MarkGo Watermark Remover version 2.2.0 with 3 new removing modes: Matte Filling, Color Filling, Gaussian Blur and Edge Filling, Texture Repair, and Smooth Filling for photo stamp removal. You can remove any unwanted objects from photo by MarkGo, like time stamp etc. MarkGo will support remove people from photo in the next version. It is impossible to find any of these features in a competitive product.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Nov. 30, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 1st Edge, a leader in designing solutions using Artificial Intelligence and new technologies, was awarded a $9.7M Small Business Innovative Research Phase III contract to Artificial Intelligence solutions for the U.S. Army. This contract, issued by the Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC), is a continuation of 1st Edge’s proprietary Pragmatic Artificial Intelligence and New Technology (PAINT) program, currently impacting multiple army programs.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 30, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Beverly Bowers, a retired financial planner, entrepreneur and founder of Sister Courage Publishing, realized there was a need for a guidebook that would help women learn more about how to take charge of their investments. So, she set out to create a book specifically written for women. The end result is: “How to Dress a Naked Portfolio: A Tailored Introduction to Investing for Women” (ISBN: 978-0578312705; Sister Courage Publishing).

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. 30, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Carbon Asset Network (CAN) announces that Oklahoma-based Wurtz & Associates will provide oversight and facilitation of the blockchain-based “smart contracts” related to the recently revealed initiative by CAN. Through an innovative protocol, this process tokenizes land resources for carbon sequestration and protection of the soil and water resources.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 30, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Aldersgate announces the celebration of its Annual Guardian Angel Tree offering, which lets donors dedicate a wooden angel ornament in honor of someone special. The Angel Tree is one way the community raises funds for the Guardian Angel Fund, which was created to give residents confidence through life’s unexpected turns.

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 29, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — SRSI has joined MHEDA, the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association. MHEDA is the premier trade association dedicated to serving the material handling community. MHEDA programs and services are accessed by thousands of industry professionals each year who are seeking to help their business stay competitive and their employees stay connected.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Nov. 29, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — With more than 31,000 YouTube video views for her March debut single release, “Persian Drip,” Arzu is set to drop her next single. On December 1, 2021, the female Persian rapper will release “Come Back,” written as a tribute to her recently deceased mother.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Nov. 29, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Dream Pairs, a best-selling female-focused footwear brand, today announced a site-wide sale giving shoppers a 10% discount throughout the festive season for Women boots, heels, flats and more shoes on the official Dream Pairs’ website.

LONDON, U.K., Nov. 29, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A leading international private jet rental company, AeroJet Me, and travel booking platform Travala.com, signed a partnership agreement on April 9 this year, consolidating an already exclusive and unique service – offering to customers travelling for business or for pleasure. This will be welcome news for those wishing to pack their bags in times when demand for travel is slowly but surely picking up.

NORWALK, Conn., Nov. 29, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Choyce Peterson, Inc., a full service commercial real estate brokerage firm, announced that Scott J. Lipow has joined the brokerage team as Senior Associate. Lipow will join Choyce Peterson’s Capital Markets team, focusing on investment opportunities throughout Fairfield and Westchester Counties.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Nov. 23, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Just last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced more than 100,000 people died of drug overdoses in the United States during the 12-month period ending April 2021. The Church of Scientology International urges concerned parents, educators and community leaders to take action against the “other pandemic” with drug education and prevention.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 23, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Aldersgate is thrilled to host their Annual Festival of Lights driving tour on their campus on Saturday, December 4, 2021, from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. This free event showcases thousands of twinkling lights, and visitors are encouraged to roll the windows down, wave at residents and listen to local musicians.

POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Nov. 23, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Current Builders has announced the start of construction of Building G at the University Pointe project in Davie, Florida. The project is the final phase of University Pointe, an 860-bed student housing campus. Building G is on the site’s southeast corner and will include 24 units and 46,390 square feet in a four-story building.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. 23, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Two innovative Cheyenne-based companies, the agricultural Carbon Asset Network and blockchain consultancy group Ember Labs have joined forces to create the new pathway for carbon sequestration and improving air quality by using the power of blockchain. This new model is designed to be a private enterprise alternative to Cap and Trade methods, which have not proved successful since its inception in 2009.

​DENVER, Colo., Nov. 23, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — November news from the Industry Group and Kiosk Association. Events and Features This Month: First Responder Lockers and Kiosk; Bill Payment Kiosk Review; and McDonalds Deploys Accessibility to self-order kiosks.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 22, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — iTop today announces the official release of iTop Screen Recorder 2.0, an advanced PC screen recorder offering an extra smooth video recording experience and supporting 4K UHD video quality. Not only does it bring the game recording to a professional level by applying GPU encoding technology but it also enhanced the smoothness and convenience in every step of the screen recording.

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 22, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Stack Sports, a global leader in modern sports technology, today announced it will add Team App, the Australia-based leader in team communications, to the Stack Sports ecosystem. More than 30,000 club and league administrators and 200 National Governing Bodies or Professional Franchises power their success with Stack Sports.

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Nov. 22, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Metro Washington DC (PACC-DC), in collaboration with Trainstation Philippines is spearheading a three-day virtual summit to promote health and wellness on December 1-3 at 6 p.m. EST entitled, “I FIL-AM POWERED.” Says PACC-DC PRO, Olma Inocentes, “The title is a play at Fil-Am, short for Filipino-American, and empowerment because we believe that focusing on health and wellness promotes and supports personal growth, leading to self-empowerment.”

NORWALK, Conn., Nov. 22, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Choyce Peterson, Inc., a full-service commercial real estate brokerage and consulting firm, announced they are exclusively representing a full floor sublease measuring 36,782 square feet (SF) at 400 Atlantic Street in Stamford, CT. Choyce Peterson Vice President Adam Cognetta and Principal John Hannigan comprise the brokerage team.

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 22, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — High Mountain Breezes today announced the release of their first record, “Daddy’s Margarita Rose.” The Record is now available on Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, You-Tube and many other major streaming services.

NEW YORK, N.Y., Nov. 19, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A Magnus Carlsen chess brilliancy that wrapped up his successful 2016 World Chess Championship match defense has been minted by Citrusw00d Productions on the OpenSea non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace.

PLANO, Texas, Nov. 19, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Macclesfield FC – a professional association football club in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England – today announced that they have selected CaptainU, powered by Stack Sports, to provide its organization with a self-managed recruiting software tool that will connect American high school athletes with Macclesfields International Academy.

GRAYTON BEACH, Fla., Nov. 19, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mr. Claus comes early this year at AJ’s Grayton Beach Fourth Annual “S’mores with Santa” event. This free family activity is set to kick off on Wednesday, November 24 from 4 p.m. till 7 p.m. and is the ideal way to get into the holiday spirit.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 19, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Releasing just one album was never going to be enough for Indianapolis singer-songwriter Vandi Lynnae, who released her album “The Beginning” earlier this year. Wanting to explore her music one step further, Lynnae decided to transform her heartfelt pop album into an infectious EDM record curated of 20 songs, 9 of which are remixed from the original project.

SKOKIE, Ill., Nov. 18, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Music Theater Works shall present “Billy Elliot: The Musical” at the North Shore Center For The Performing Arts In Skokie (9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL 60076) from December 23, 2021 through January 2, 2022 as the final production of the 2021 Season.

POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Nov. 18, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Current Builders has announced Brett Schreiber’s promotion to Vice President of Construction. Schreiber attained partner status in 2020, and this new promotion follows his successful management of the firm’s largest construction project to-date, Uptown Boca. The mixed-use development was completed on-time, during the pandemic thanks to Schreiber’s excellent management.

DESTIN, Fla., Nov. 18, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — For the sixth year, AJ’s on the Bayou, will host a free Thanksgiving Day meal from 11 a.m. till 4 p.m. Last year, the waterfront restaurant served close to 1,000 meals. “We open up our doors to everyone, to ensure that no one is alone or hungry for the holiday,” says Keith Waters, Director of Operations for AJ’s.

EVERGREEN, Colo., Nov. 18, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The National Buyers Agents Association just completed a blog series that educates potential home buyers about buying or selling real estate in the next three months. Special consideration is given to how to handle the escalating prices of homes.

WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 18, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Sales Boomerang today announced it ranked 49 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech and energy tech companies in North America, now in its 27th year. Sales Boomerang grew 3,882% during this period.

GROTON, Conn., Nov. 18, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — This fall, the Chelsea Groton Foundation provided $255,827 to 45 non-profit organizations from Connecticut and Rhode Island. The Foundation has given over $500,000 in grants in 2021 alone, and over $5 million to the community since its founding.

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 18, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mortgage Coach, a borrower conversion platform empowering mortgage lenders to educate borrowers with interactive presentations that model home loan performance over time, today announced its integration with First American Title Insurance Company, a leading provider of title insurance and settlement services and the largest subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF).

SEEKONK, Mass., Nov. 17, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Team Shawnie Group was founded on one basic principle. To give voice to those who struggle to be heard. We help children with disabilities gain access to a proper and legally required Individual Education Plan.

NEW YORK, N.Y., Nov. 17, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — PassFab has proudly announced the launch of its long-awaited Thanksgiving and Black Friday Big Sale. This year, the world’s leading password recovery tool is going big on Black Friday with special discounts, giveaways, and special offers. This special Black Friday promotion by PassFab will begin from Wednesday, November 17 to Thursday, December 9, 2021, and the company is welcoming everyone to make the most out of it.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Nov. 17, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Golden State Pops Orchestra announces director David E. Talbert, voice actor Bill Rogers, and singer Drew Tablak as special guests for the “Holiday POPS Spectacular” on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at 8 p.m. The concert will be held at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro, Calif., and will include two world premieres: A musical suite from the movie “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey,” and a new work for narrator and orchestra based on music from the motion picture “Elf” titled “How Buddy the Elf Saved Christmas.”

NORWALK, Conn., Nov. 17, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Choyce Peterson, Inc., a full-service commercial real estate brokerage firm, announced the successful conclusion of lease negotiations on behalf of Parker Medical, Inc. and the relocation of their headquarters office and assembly / warehouse operations to 43 Old Ridgebury Road in Danbury, Connecticut.

DANBURY, Conn., Nov. 17, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Promontory MortgagePath LLC, a leading provider of comprehensive digital mortgage and fulfillment solutions, announced today its Founder and CEO Gene Ludwig was named one of the top technology executives by the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) as part of its annual NVTC Tech 100 awards.

MESQUITE, Texas, Nov. 17, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Texas Fly Fishing & Brew Festival received gold and silver awards as “The Best In Texas” at the 27th Annual Texas Festivals & Events Association Conference and Trade Show. The 2021 Kaliff Insurance “The Best In Texas” Awards ceremony was held on Nov. 13 and hosted by the City of San Antonio. The entries submitted were for TFEA member events held between April 1, 2020 and Sept. 20, 2021; and the marketing competition includes a total of 69 categories.