Bark & Sparkle and DoggyBling.com Extend Big Helping Paw to Hurricane's Animal Victims
Milton, VT (ContentDesk) November 4, 2005 -- Bark & Sparkle, Vermont-based maker of luxury Swarovski crystal pet collars, together with other DoggyBling.com advertisers, donated items to a fundraiser organized by the founders of that popular website (www.doggybling.com) two weeks after Hurricane Katrina.
The animal benefit was held at Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, in conjunction with a Red Cross event raising funds for Katrinas human victims.Bark & Sparkles six handmade collars brought in over $1,100the largest amount raised by any donor. Bark & Sparkle is a small company that played a very big part in the success of our fundraiser , said Ric Eddins, founder of DoggyBling.com, who organized the event. Their collars were a hot item; people loved them. 100% of proceeds from the event were used to pay vet bills; purchase food and medicine; and provide other necessities for shelters that took in displaced animals after the hurricane.
After a match from DoggyBling.com, the total raised by the event was $4,000.Of the money raised by Bark & Sparkle, $600 went to Noahs Wish (www.noahswish.org), a disaster rescue group that set up a temporary shelter in Slidell, Louisiana, to house animals made homeless by Katrina.
The rest of the money was used to assist other local shelters in the affected areas.Laurie Vien, Bark & Sparkles owner, said Our hearts broke every time we saw the pictures of confused, helpless animals struggling after the hurricane.
We were just happy for the chance to do something to help. About Bark & SparkleVermont-based designer Laurie Ann Vien credits her four beloved dogs with inspiring the Bark & Sparkle brand.
Her canine family includes 3 irresistible Yorkies (two puppy mill rescues) and a lovable Lhasa Apso.
Dog-lover Vien donates a portion of profits from sales of Bark & Sparkle products to animal charities.For more info, product samples, or high-resolution photographs, please contact Laurie Vien at 802.893.2345..
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger could place thousands of computers in California's schools.
Sacramento, California (ContentDesk) January 1, 2004--Computer Recycling for Education Training Consultants announce the launch of their new website, www.computerecycleforeduc.com. This new website will provide anyone better access to Computer Recycling for Education's products, services, and background. Computers recycled and placed in schools are the best way to reduce ewaste and protect the environment. Education, students and the environment benefit. Additionally, the new site will include banner advertising, updated links, and a forum to facilitate the use of Best Practices for computer recycling and electronics waste management."Our new website has completely changed how we do business," said Al Chaney, President of Computer Recycling for Education Training Consultants.
"We will be able to offer partnerships, distributorships, products, and consulting services to help clients recycle computers...
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger could place thousands of computers in California's schools.
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Knockout Pest Control Enters Home Inspection Business
Uniondale, NY (ContentDesk) April 19, 2006 -- Knockout Pest Control, one of the largest pest control companies in the New York metropolitan area, is drawing on its 30-years of experience and its well-known brand to launch a new service, Knockout Home Inspections.The launch of the new service comes as a new New York State law designed to weed out non-professionals takes effect.
Knockout already offers the largest, most-well-trained termite inspection staff in the metropolitan area and will offer homebuyers a recognizable name they can trust.The Home Inspection Professional Licensing Act, which took effect Dec, 31, 2005, imposes standards on inspectors of residential buildings with one to four units, except for new construction. Until the enactment of the law, home inspectors in New York were unregulated, and as a result, anyone with the interest or desire could establish a home inspection business. That included people with little or no training in residential building codes...
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