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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Children's Home Society of North Carolina's Institute for Family Honors North Carolina Professionals with Third Annual Family Champion Awards
Greensboro, NC, June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Institute for Family, a Children's Home Society of North Carolina (CHS) program, is proud to host the third annual Family Champion Awards September 30, 2025, at The Duke Endowment in Charlotte, NC. This special event will honor family service professionals and advocates in an inspiring afternoon celebrating the heart of our communities. The 2025 Family Champion Awards will come to life through powerful speakers and moving narratives that spotlight the experiences and resilience of North Carolina families. This free public event will shine a light on the professionals who go above and beyond to uplift families and promote family well-being. 'The Institute is pleased to continue to have this opportunity to highlight the outstanding work being done by compassionate family advocates across the state,' said Claudia Perry, Director of the Institute for Family at CHS. 'This year we are expanding the Family Champion Awards to recognize even more family advocates. The network of helpers that support family well-being is vast! We want to acknowledge that and honor their work through our Family Champion Awards.' The Family Champion Awards recognize family service professionals and advocates from various industries throughout North Carolina. Sponsored by the Institute for Family, the awards honor professionals who actively work to build stronger, healthier communities by championing families. Nominations are now open for the 2025 Family Champion Awards and will be accepted through July 31, 2025. Nominators are encouraged to submit family service professionals and advocates who exemplify outstanding dedication and service in support of families. To learn more or to nominate a Family Champion, visit Honorees will be recognized during the luncheon event and awarded a $150 cash prize. The Institute for Family is a program of the CHS. Grounded in the CHS mission and belief in family, the Institute works to raise awareness on the broad conditions affecting families, celebrate families for their strength and resilience, and promote equitable, family-centered solutions that elevate family well-being. By leveraging our existing relationships with families and national partners, we aim to promote family as the foundation for creating safe, happy, and healthy communities. ### About Children's Home Society of North Carolina Children's Home Society offers a network of services and support throughout North Carolina to help establish and sustain healthy, loving relationships in every family. For 120 years, Children's Home Society has provided a broad spectrum of programs and services including adoption, foster care, parenting education, family preservation, and teen responsibility. Children's Home Society believes in the importance of family, not only in the life of a child but also in the foundation of a community. For more information, visit CONTACT: Molly Hayden Gold Children's Home Society of North Carolina 1.800.632.1400 mgold@ beim Abrufen der Daten Melden Sie sich an, um Ihr Portfolio aufzurufen. Fehler beim Abrufen der Daten Fehler beim Abrufen der Daten Fehler beim Abrufen der Daten Fehler beim Abrufen der Daten
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Science
- Yahoo
Coastal Heritage Society Unveils First Indoor Expansion Of Children's Museum With STEAM Exhibit 'Numbers In Nature'
Savannah, GA, June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coastal Heritage Society (CHS) is proud to announce the first indoor expansion of Savannah Children's Museum with the upcoming debut of Numbers in Nature, an interactive STEAM-focused exhibit that highlights the intersection of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. This exciting addition marks a new chapter for the museum and will offer year-round educational enrichment for families across the region. 'Coastal Heritage Society is so grateful to the City of Savannah for their partnership to bring this National Historic Landmark that they own back to life as a cultural and educational resource for our local community during our 50th anniversary year,' said Nora Lee, CEO of Coastal Heritage Society. 'Thank you, Colonial Group, Inc., the Lesher Family Foundation, and our other donors for their vision and support to help get this project off the ground.' CHS would also like to thank Malcolm and Julia Butler who have generously committed to match donations dollar-for-dollar up to $150,000 for the STEAM Center. Funds raised from this matching campaign will be used to finalize preparations to welcome guests into the new museum space. Located within an 11,000-square-foot historic building in the heart of downtown Savannah, Numbers in Nature will allow visitors to step into a captivating maze of mirrors designed to challenge perceptions and spark curiosity. Through hands-on activities and interactive exhibits, guests will discover the hidden patterns of nature, from spirals and symmetry to fractals and beyond. Originally built in 1925 as the Storehouse for the Central of Georgia Railway, the building underwent extensive renovations to prepare it for its new purpose. Updates include a remodeled restroom area, a new classroom space, a brand-new roof, and the preservation of many original architectural elements. This marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Savannah Children's Museum. Numbers in Nature is just the first step in a larger vision to expand and enhance the museum's offerings for the community. To contribute to the STEAM Center matching campaign and see your donation double, please visit – ENDS – For media inquiries, please contact Kristyn Beasley at info@ or call 912-417-5377. About Coastal Heritage Society Coastal Heritage Society is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation founded in 1975 that operates six museums reflecting our nation's history and culture while offering many special events for all ages throughout the year. The museums include Savannah History Museum, Savannah Children's Museum, Georgia State Railroad Museum, Old Fort Jackson, Pin Point Heritage Museum, and Harper Fowlkes House. For further information about the museums, programs, memberships, events, and ways to give, please visit Below, you will find B-roll with details of the new expansion. CONTACT: Kristyn Beasley Lesley Francis PR 9124175377 info@
Business Wire
6 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Union Calls for Mediator and Offers Media Blackout While
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--No interpreters, no mental health counsellors, no access to hearing aids, and no bargaining for more than a month: that's the situation as a strike at Canadian Hearing Services (CHS) grinds into its ninth week. CHS and CUPE 2073 – representing more than 200 workers who support deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing Ontarians – last met on May 21. CHS left bargaining without tabling an offer, considering workers' proposals, or offering more dates to negotiate. They made clear that they'd only return to the table, if workers agreed to a media blackout, among other demands. In the intervening weeks, political and community pressure has mounted on CHS with several ONDP MPPs voicing concern and deaf and hard of hearing organizations pointing to the impact on their communities. CHS, meanwhile, still refused to bargain. In the interest of resolving a strike that's actively harming deaf Ontarians, CUPE 2073 made their greatest overture to CHS in offering a media blackout. In a letter delivered to CHS' lawyers on June 17, CUPE mapped a path toward a freely negotiated settlement, with both parties jointly paying for an external mediator for a block of days and a media blackout for the duration. CHS did not respond to the letter. 'If CHS wanted to end this strike, if they wanted us back at work restoring services to deaf Ontarians, they'd be at the table. We've tried everything to get back to negotiations because we know how much pain this disruption is causing. CHS hasn't shown any urgency and it's impossible to interpret that as anything other than a lack of consideration for the challenges deaf people face,' said Mara Waern, president of CUPE 2073 and an employment consultant with more than three decade's experience at CHS. 'The community wants an end to this strike. Workers want an end. The only party that's refusing is CHS.' This is the second strike in CHS' history – and the second to occur under the leadership of Julia Dumanian. The last strike took place in 2017 and was only settled after 10 weeks through the involvement of a third-party mediator. CUPE 2073 members are eager to negotiate and remain focused on a multi-year deal that invests in services and helps them catch up after years of falling behind inflation. :pp/cope491
Business Recorder
17-06-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
Jordan gets 6 participants in 120,000 tons wheat tender
HAMBURG: Six trading companies are believed to be taking part so far in the international tender on Tuesday from Jordan's state grains buyer to purchase 120,000 metric tons of wheat, traders said in initial assessments. Trading houses participating were believed to be CHS,Cargill, Al Dahra, Ameropa, Buildcom and Agrocorp. French wheat crop rating improves, spring barley slips No purchase has yet been reported and results are expected later on Tuesday, they said. Shipment in the tender is sought in a series of possible combinations of consignments of 50,000 to 60,000 tons between September 1-15, September 16-30, October 1-15 and October 16-31.
National Post
17-06-2025
- Health
- National Post
Why more Canadians are landing in emergency departments with cannabis-induced vomiting
Emergency departments are seeing a spike in visits owing to a once unusual, highly unpleasant and, in rare cases, potentially life-threatening side effect of chronic cannabis use: severe bouts of vomiting lasting hours, even days. Article content As pot becomes more potent and more convenient to purchase, emergency doctors are reporting more cases of cannabis hyperemesis syndrome, or CHS, a gastrointestinal condition that can affect people who use cannabis frequently (several times a week, if not daily) over months or years. Article content Article content In addition to 'cyclical' vomiting, other signs include morning nausea, intense abdominal pain and 'relief through compulsive hot showers or baths,' Western University researchers recently wrote. It's increasingly affecting teens and young adults, they report. 'Yet few people — including many clinicians — know it exists.' Article content Article content Emergency department visits for CHS increased 13-fold in Ontario after the legalization of recreational cannabis in 2018, one study found. While weed's legalization wasn't associated with a sudden or gradual change in cases, pot's commercialization — unlimited number of stores, more products — overlapping with the COVID-19 pandemic, was associated with an immediate bump in rates. Article content The potency of THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, the main psychoactive compound in cannabis, is also off the charts, said Western's Jamie Seabrook, rising from about three per cent in dried cannabis in the 1980s to, according to Health Canada, 15 per cent in 2023. Some strains have as high as 30 per cent THC. Article content Article content 'When I talk to youth, they can easily access strains that are upwards of 25 per cent. And that's huge,' said Seabrook, a professor in the department of epidemiology and biostatistics, and the department of pediatrics. The human brain continues to develop up to around age 25, he said. THC exposure over this period has been linked with problems with attention, memory and learning, as well as increased risks of paranoia, psychosis and, more recently, schizophrenia. Article content Nine of the 10 'displayed an abnormal washing behaviour during episodes of active illness.' Article content The Ontario study documented 12,866 emergency department visits by 8,140 individuals between January 2014 and June 2021, or pre- and post-legalization. About 35 per cent were aged 19 to 24. Nearly 10 per cent of visits led to hospital admissions. Monthly rates of CHS emergency visits increased from 0.26 per 100,000 population in January 2014, to 3.43 visits per 100,000 population in 2021.
