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[D]uring March the VH1 Save The Music Foundation acknowledges its response to Hurricane Katrina victims by donating more than $300,000 worth of new musical instruments to impacted schools throughout the Gulf Coast region. With the help of music manufacturers including Conn-Selmer, EM Winston, Meisel Stringed Instruments and Yamaha, The Foundation provided special grants -- the equivalent of 13 school music programs -- in Gulf coast states including Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
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FAIRVIEW, Ore., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Three schools in the Reynolds School District participated in "Move It!," a walking challenge sponsored by Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon. Fourth and fifth-graders teamed up to walk for their health and earn prize money to benefit their schools' health and fitness programs. Physical education specialists integrated the program into their curriculum and distributed a "Move It!" backpack, water bottle and pedometer to their participating students at Fairview, Salish Ponds and Woodland Elementary.
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On August 25, 2000, the American Lung Association of Oklahoma (ALAO) issued a press release announcing their new indoor air quality program for schools. The program is being headed by Richard Shaughnessy, a specialist in Indoor Air Pollution Research at the University of Tulsa.
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Byster will hold his presentation on Tuesday, Jan. 15 at the Atlanta International School at 10 a.m., in addition to 6 other area schools over the course of three days. Each presentation will last about an hour. Byster has spent the last decade developing the Brainetics program while giving more than 5,000 volunteer presentations in schools across the country. Byster has the ability to teach children how to do potentially complicated and frustrating math problems -- all in their heads, without calculators -- through memory games and entertaining exercises, stimulating the learning process and igniting their interest to achieve.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alliance for a Healthier Generation announced a new program today to collaborate with schools to help them create environments that foster healthy lifestyles and ultimately prevent overweight and obesity among students. The program is made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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"We are extremely excited to be joining the Nobel Learning Communities family of schools," said Tonya Stump, founder and President of Enchanted Care. "Now, our parents and students will not only continue to enjoy the advantages of Enchanted Care's high-quality programs, but will receive the added benefit of Nobel Learning's renowned curriculum-based education model and network of schools. Combining the strengths of these two institutions will provide central Ohio families with exceptional infant, toddler, preschool and school age educational and enrichment experiences."
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