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The Cleaner Plate Club Co-authors Beth Bader and Ali Benjamin Host a Book Discussion and Signing at the Renown Stone Barns Center for Agriculture, January 14, 2012 – 31. December, 2011


Pocantico Hills, NY (PRWEB) December 31, 2011

Beth Bader and Ali Benjamin met over kale chips, bonded over kids, and ultimately wrote The Cleaner Plate Club, a book that bridges the gap between the sustainable food world and real families getting food on the table several times a day. The book which NPR-affiliate KCUR called Michael Pollan for real people presents 100+ kid-tested recipes, and a vast array of friendly tips, and practical, friendly information for families trying to embrace more local, seasonal eating.

The event will be held at 1:00 p.m., January 14, 2012. Hear why Beth and Ali wrote the book, pick their brains about how to introduce more variety and nutrition into your familys diet, and sample a taste of a healthy snack they will make!

This event also offers a unique surprise. Benjamin and Bader collaborated on the entire book by phone and email only. This will be their first meeting in person and first event together to discuss The Cleaner Plate Club.

About the Authors

With two kids who range into the extremely picky end of the spectrum, Ali Benjamin, co-author of The Cleaner Plate Club, serves up real-mom advice right from the trenches of living it. For co-author Beth Bader, the battle is keeping her child to eating healthy in a culture of food marketing and processed food that is perfectly designed to replace our childrens diets with cheap junk.

Together, Ali and Beth help parents understand picky eating behaviors; where they originate, and how to deal with them creatively to get kids to eat better without any sneaking, lying or fights. And without the judging or holier-than-thou advice that parents dont want and dont need.

The Cleaner Plate Club also includes information to help parents understand all the overwhelming headlines about industrial food, its safety hazards, and the harm it has done to our environment and most of all, our kids. The book, written by real moms, provides all things parents need most:

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Medical Students Kick-off New HS Mentorship Program by Teaching Mentees How to Build a Computer – 31. December, 2011


New York, NY (PRWEB) December 31, 2011

Urban Humanitarian Projects (UHP), a nonprofit organization run by medical students from St. Georges University, will be hosting an innovative computer building workshop for high school students on January 7th, 2012. The event will consist of each mentor and mentee working together to assemble a desktop computer that have been completely taken apart, down to the motherboard and processor.

The Build-a-PC will be held at Park Slope Collegiate HS in Brooklyn and will be sponsored by New York based company InnovatePC.com, who will be donating the parts necessary for building the computer systems. UHP and InnovatePC will also be supplying the high school with 5 high end computer systems that GURUS mentees can use throughout the year.

UHPs purpose in hosting this unique workshop is to present an activity that is challenging to both the mentors and mentees, who are just starting know each other. Overcoming the challenge together will help the pair develop a bond and also show the students the importance of perseverance.

We want each of mentee to develop a deep appreciation for computers because a tech-savvy student in todays society has a world of resources at their fingertips, said Santhosh Cherian, Executive Director of UHP. Mastery of computers and the internet will allow our mentees to find and open new doors for themselves.

The GURUS Project (which is an acronym for Guidance, Unity and Resources for Urban Success) focuses on empowering high school students with the tools and confidence necessary to be successful in the academic world. The program will use traditional one-on-one mentoring model in combination with group workshops to ensure that students have a strong support system from their mentors as well as their peers. UHPs group workshop will focus on educating the mentees on how to use technologies such as Google Calender, Google Docs, and various other sites to become a more efficient student.

UHP, in conjunction with the New York City Department of Education, trained the mentors and mentees and worked with the Principal and educators to ensure that the program is fit for all participants. The GURUS Mentorship Program was developed by a group of medical students from St Georges University who believe in the value of education and are determined to help fix the increasing dropout rates at New York City high schools.

GURUS kicked off the mentorship program on December 10, 2011, at the high school, where the UHP team hosted icebreakers and Christmas gift-wrapping.

“Our organization was in the middle of our annual Urban Santa Project program, so we decided to bring gifts that were going to be donated to various shelters, so that the mentors and mentees could wrap them together,” explained Maria Lagopoulos, GURUS Project Co-coordinator. “This was a huge success as it served as both an icebreaker for our mentorship pairs as well as a collective community effort in the spirit of the season.”

Lagopoulos, along with UHP team member Irem Kaplan are coordinating the program with Park Slope Collegiate High School and the Department of Educations New York City Mentoring Program.

Urban Humanitarian Projects (UHP) is a student-run non-profit 501(c)3 charitable organization founded by St. Georges University medical students (Grenada, West Indies) completing their medical training in New York City. UHPs mission – to improve the education, healthcare, and quality of life of the underprivileged is supported by working with established charities throughout the United States and abroad to make a positive impact in the lives of disadvantaged children and adults. UHP past projects include the annual Urban Santa Project – Christmas day gift delivery, GURUS High School Mentorship Project, and a semi-annual video game tournament fundraiser event which raised over $ 100,000 for humanitarian projects worldwide. The organizations tax-exempt fiscal sponsor, FJC, a foundation of philanthropic funds, allows start-up programs to utilize their services to accept donations and operate as a legal entity. FJC maintains the organizations financial records, assisting in donor relations and all legally-mandated monitoring and reporting. UHP is fully supported by St. Georges University and its administration. http://www.uhp.org

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Alight Partners with Proformative to Address Agile Planning in 2012 – 30. December, 2011


Placerville, CA (PRWEB) December 30, 2011

Alight LLC, developers of Alight Planning financial planning software and the Planning Maturity Curve, today announced a strategic alliance with Proformative, the resource for corporate finance, accounting, and treasury. Proformative members will have expanded access to Alights resources in 2012 including best practices for Agile Planning which is quickly becoming the most important activity for Finance teams in the 21st century.

I am delighted with our initial exposure through Proformative in 2011, said Rand Heer, Alights CEO. Its great to see a free resource for finance executives become so valuable so quickly. When I worked with the original Pillar team that created the first enterprise planning solution to replace spreadsheets, I knew we were at the forefront of innovation. When I was working in the trenches as a finance professional, I saw a huge hole and created Pillar to fill it. While online communities are popping up everywhere these days, John Kogan and his team have strong roots in finance, and it appears Proformative is filling a hole as well.

Alight will provide Proformative members with dozens of free resources including the latest analysis on The Planning Maturity Curve and Agile Planning, a methodology that maximizes business value while significantly reducing the level of management effort devoted to planning activities. The partnership enables Alight to sponsor its first Proformative webinar. Best of all, Proformative members will be eligible for special offers including VIP passes to Alight-sponsored budgeting and forecasting events in 2012.

As a former CFO myself, I am pleased to be partnering with the team that started the budgeting and planning software movement back in the days of Pillar, said John Kogan, CEO of Proformative. Proformative members are sure to benefit from the free content and resources provided by Rand Heer and the Alight team. I am confident that this is the beginning of many benefits this partnership will bring our membership as they continue to seek out innovative tools and technologies that improve their companies decision making.

The whole philosophy at Proformative resonates with finance professionals who are deploying Alight to enable better planning and move off spreadsheets, notes Ben Lamorte, VP Marketing at Alight. For example, our customers and prospects recognize that testimonials and video clips hosted on software vendor websites are highly edited and likely biased. Traditionally, our customers and prospects seek out third party reviews on sites like Capterra. We expect to see more finance professionals share their experiences with Alight and other solutions in 2012 using Proformatives reviews program. Proformative may become the best platform for finance professionals to share both the strengths and weaknesses of solutions they’ve implemented.”

In addition to Proformative, Alights thought leadership content on the Planning Maturity Curve and Agile Planning has been featured in: Marcus Evans CFO Summits, IE Group, American Strategic Management Institute (ASMI), American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), and the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA).

About Proformative

Founded in 2009 in Silicon Valley, California, Proformative (http://www.proformative.com) is a resource and community dedicated exclusively to serving the needs of corporate finance, accounting, treasury and related professionals. Proformatives members find free resources and a community of their peers that enable them to learn and get work done. Proformative is community-driven and delivers a productive, noise-free environment for its members.

About Alight LLC

Alight LLCs Alight Planning is a true driver-based financial planning and reporting software package that automates complex business modeling for more accurate strategic plans, revenue projections, budgets and rolling forecasts. Its unique architectures and easy-to-use interfaces provide finance staff the power they need to build complex driver-based planning models, while delivering traditional budgeting and planning structures such as line item detail, integrated financial statements and multiple-user security. Cost-effective and IT-independent, Alight Planning is affordable and easily deployed by Fortune 500 business units, as well as midmarket companies with limited IT resources. Alight has over 250 customers including Kaiser Permanente, Pennsylvania State University, British Telecommunications, Pittsburgh Mercy Health, the Swan and Dolphin Resort at Disney World and Verizon Wireless. For more information about Alight Planning, visit http://www.AlightPlanning.com or call 800-960-7717.

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Bill Howe Named Most Admired CEO of 2011 by San Diego Business Journal – 30. December, 2011


San Diego, CA (PRWEB) December 30, 2011

On Thursday, December 8th the San Diego Business Journal honored Bill Howe of the Bill Howe Family of Companies with the 2011 Most Admired CEO Award in the large, family-owned business category. In 1980 Bill Howe started what is now one of the largest San Diego plumbing companies and he has been instrumental in its growth and success not only in the plumbing industry but the San Diego heating and air conditioning, and restoration and flood services as well.

The criteria for the award nomination was based on several key points including the CEOs contribution to the companys financial success; what the CEO has done to create and maintain a positive work environment and employee satisfaction; and the CEOs community involvement and philanthropic contributions. Seventy-five finalists were honored at the event, given plaques for their commitment to their business, trade and communities. The winners were selected in the following categories: Nonprofit Organization, Business Nonprofit Organization, Education, Public Company, Privately Held Company, and Family-Owned Business.

Over the past 30 years, Bill Howe has continued to uphold the commitment he made to his employees, to the community, and to the plumbing trade. Most notably, Bill Howe has been very active in helping young adults who are looking to enter the San Diego plumbing industry as he is an active sponsor of two organizations that provide both in-class and on-the-job training: San Diego Job Corps and the Andrew Chapman Mentorship Program.

Bill Howes commitment to the companys growth and his employees has contributed to the companys low turn-over rate and has won him and the company awards such as the San Diego Business Journals 2010 and 2011 Best Places to Work Finalist Awards. Additionally, Bill Howes commitment to his trade is proven not only in his active involvement with the San Diego Plumbing, Heating, Cooling, Contractors Association (PHCC), but also with the recent recognition by the National PHCC when they, along with Delta Faucet Co., awarded Bill Howe with the 2011 National Contractor of the Year Award.

There are a lot of great, remarkable CEOs throughout the San Diego community. Its truly an honor to receive this award, said Bill Howe CEO of the Bill Howe Family of Companies. Im only as great as the people around me. I might have won the Most Admired CEO Award, but its my employees and everyone Im surrounded by everyday who I admire.

In its fifth year of honoring CEOs of businesses throughout San Diego County, the Most Admired CEO Awards ceremony took place at the Paradise Point Resort in Mission Bay.

About Bill Howe Family of Companies

Bill Howe Family of Companies is comprised of Bill Howe Plumbing, Inc.; Bill Howe Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.; and Bill Howe Restoration & Flood Services, Inc. The family-owned and operated company begin in 1980 with the plumbing division and has grown into San Diego Countys largest low-cost property maintenance, repair and installation company, offering both residential and commercial services. 1364 Morena Boulevard, Suite A, San Diego CA 92110. Call 1-800-BILL-HOWE because We Know Howe!

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