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WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The voice of nearly 45,000 current and former National Guard officers is offering all runners and walkers a chance to support the telling of the Guard story.  

The opportunity is the NGAUS Virtual 5K, which is open to all. Cost is $30, with proceeds going to the National Guard Educational Foundation, which tells all 384 years of the Guard story. Among its programs is the National Guard Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.

Registered participants will set their own 3.1-mile course and run or walk it between Aug. 24 and Aug. 30. Each will receive a commemorative medal in the mail. Postage is included in the registration fee.

More information and registration is available at https://runsignup.com/NGAUSvirtual5k. Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. Eastern on Aug. 16.

«Our annual fun run is normally an event at our conference,» said retired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson, the NGAUS and NGEF president. «We’re going virtual this year, so we opened the run to anyone who would like to support our efforts to tell the Guard story.»

The Guard’s 384th year is one of its most unique. Thousands of Guard soldiers and airmen across every state, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia have been responding to the coronavirus pandemic since March.

They have helped operate drive-through testing centers, delivered food and protective equipment, disinfected nursing homes, and even staffed call centers to help the jobless file for unemployment benefits.

Meanwhile, thousands of other Guardsmen have deployed overseas or responded to civil unrest. In early June, more than 120,000 Guardsmen were on duty at home or abroad.

NGAUS is conducting the virtual 5K in conjunction with its annual conference, which will be livestreamed from Washington, D.C., Aug. 28-29. Speakers include service chiefs and the new senior leaders of the National Guard Bureau. 

More conference details are available at www.ngaus.org/events/142nd-general-conference.  

About NGAUS: The association includes nearly 45,000 current or former Guard officers. It was created in 1878 to provide unified National Guard representation in Washington. In their first productive meeting after Reconstruction, militia officers from the North and South formed the association with the goal of obtaining better equipment and training by educating Congress on Guard requirements. Today, 142 years later, NGAUS has the same mission.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Over the past several months, the United States and the rest of the world find themselves in the midst of unexpected and unwanted crises. Whether it is racial violence, political change or inaction, economic hardship or a crippling pandemic, people of faith are looking for ways to respond to what is happening in their lives, families, and communities.

«Rally: Communal Prayers for Lovers of Jesus and Justice» speaks to readers with great faith, those seeking deeper faith, people new to prayer, or anyone looking for an authentic way to pray together. It reminds readers that they can take action in the face of fear, evil, and injustice.

Compiled and edited by Britney Winn Lee, «Rally» was released by Fresh Air Books on August 1. Lee is the director of a community arts program in Shreveport, Louisiana. An artist and word-wielder since childhood, Lee is the author of «Deconstructed Do-Gooder: A Memoir About Learning Mercy the Hard Way» and «The Boy with Big, Big Feelings.» She led a team of more than 45 writers to contribute to this collection of reflections with call-and-response prayers meant to be prayed as a group.

«Rally» contains more than 50 litanies (prayers) for loving our neighbors, our bodies, for listening to one another, for those who have been wounded by the church, victims, perpetrators, and many others. In this resource, readers will find prayers that evoke hope and connection, laments about destruction of the earth, and pleas for loving alike though we don’t think alike.

Contributors include Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, D. L. Mayfield, Onleilove Chika Alston, Delonte Harrod, Patrice Gopo, Bruce Reyes-Chow, Rachel G. Hackenberg, and Michael T. McRay, among others.

Prayers in «Rally» spur people to draw courage from one another and take positive steps for change. The words of hope found in this book will motivate readers to gather (even if only virtually) and grieve, meditate, and organize for action.

«This is a prayer book for a revolution,» Shane Claiborne writes in the foreword of «Rally»—»a revolution of love and compassion and justice.»

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The Upper Room is a global ministry dedicated to supporting the spiritual formation of Christians seeking to know and experience God more fully. From its beginnings as a daily devotional guide, The Upper Room has grown to include publications, programs, prayer support, and other resources to help believers of all ages and denominations move to a deeper level of faith and service. The Upper Room is a part of Discipleship Ministries. Visit UpperRoom.org to learn more.

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LEESBURG, Va., Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Omnilert, the pioneer in emergency notification and management solutions, today announced it’s Omnilert Manage solution was named the winner of Campus Safety Magazine’s 2020 Campus Safety BEST Awards honoring superior emergency management and safety solutions for institutions of higher education, K-12 campuses, and healthcare organizations.

Omnilert Manage is a leading-edge critical event management system that allows for the automation of predefined actions to initiate reliable, expedited responses and eliminate the potential for human error. The multi-channel solution provides two-way interactivity and incident management through its mobile application, enabling customers to quickly gain actionable information from users through polling, tip submissions, and telemetry from their devices, such as the user’s location. Follow up communications can then be sent to successively more targeted groups based on the information received. 

This year’s winner was chosen through independent voting by a panel of judges, along with the editors of Campus Safety Magazine.  Entries were judged on innovation, functionality, competitive advantages, benefits to the installer or monitoring provider, and benefits to the end user.

«Campus Safety Magazine takes pride in focusing on content that helps protection professionals in the healthcare and education markets keep their students, teachers, patients, visitors, and campuses safe and secure,» stated Robin Hattersley Gray, Executive Editor of Campus Safety Magazine.

«This achievement is validation of the progress we have made in bringing innovation to the emergency notification and management space,» said Omnilert CEO David Fraser. «We will continue to introduce new technologies to best support our customers in promoting safety, security, and compliance on their campuses.»

About Omnilert

Omnilert is the pioneer in emergency notification and management solutions and a leader in the higher education market.  Its reliable product offerings provide organizations with peace of mind by streamlining instantaneous communications and response efforts to promote safety, security, and compliance.  To learn more, visit www.omnilert.com.

About Campus Safety 

Campus Safety (CS) Magazine, CampusSafetyMagazine.com and Campus Safety Conference exclusively serve campus police chiefs, security directors, IT personnel, emergency managers and executive administrators involved in the public safety and security of major hospitals, schools and universities in the United States. CS is a product of Emerald Expositions.

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Director of Marketing
Omnilert
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As parents, educators, and administrators decide whether to open schools with in-person teaching, there are escalating concerns about the ability of schools to put in place the programs necessary to protect the health of students, staff, and their families from coronavirus (COVID-19). A key part of most school reopening plans is the fogging or misting of classrooms with toxic disinfectants, raising questions about safe and effective disinfection and sanitizing practices, in addition to social practices that public health officials have advised, to prevent transmission of the virus.

«While people are eager to reopen schools, it is critical that they adopt basic cleaning and safe and effective disinfection procedures, ventilation and infrastructure changes, and adequate maintenance support,» said Jay Feldman, executive director of Beyond Pesticides. «However, these basic practices must follow the recommendations of public health officials, including a less than one percent community transmission rate, social distancing and masks, adequate disease detection testing, contact tracing, and quarantining procedures,» he said.

In spite of the lower incidence of virus among children, many are infected with the virus without or before expressing symptoms. Asymptomatic persons, including children, may carry a high viral load and may infect teachers and other workers at school. They may bring the disease home, where they can transmit the virus to parents, grandparents, and other vulnerable family members.

Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends cleaning surfaces before disinfecting, fogging with disinfectant is not a time-saver. Paper and other absorbent materials must be removed from the space where the fogging is conducted. Since the goal is to provide a quick application method that does not require hands-on treatment, no area-wide fogging or misting is adequate at this time.

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) advises retrofitting HVAC systems with the highest filtering efficiency, portable HEPA/UV machines, «purge/flush» air systems, among other recommendations. A report issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on June 4, 2020 finds, «About half (an estimated 54 percent) of public school districts need to update or replace multiple building systems or features in their schools, according to GAO’s national survey of school districts.»

For the facts on meeting health protection needs for school reopening, see Beyond Pesticides’ factsheet on reopening schools and web page on Disinfectants and Sanitizers for more information. See www.beyondpesticides.org.

contact: Jay Feldman
202-255-4296, jfeldman@beyondpesticides.org

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OXNARD, Calif., Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — In alignment with their commitment to helping enrich the communities where they operate, Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC), makes philanthropic donations to local organizations.

With the COVID-19 pandemic changing many lives in a significant manner, nonprofits across the country are facing increased demand for their services. At the same time, there is a decrease in funding for these organizations as they are being forced to cancel critical fundraising events and regular donors are struggling themselves. To help ease this burden in their local communities, RAC philanthropy committees directed donations to several non-profits throughout California.

In Oxnard, a donation of $25,000 was issued to Future Leaders of America which helps local immigrant families with direct financial assistance to pay for basic needs during the COVID19 pandemic. RAC also donated $13,000 to the Food Share of Ventura County who continues to provide food and fresh produce for families experiencing food insecurity.

«These are unprecedented times,» said Eric Reiter, RAC VP of CA Operations. «Funding for non-profits is falling, but the needs of our communities are not. We are incredibly thankful to be able to support these organizations during this time so that in turn, they can continue supporting our youth and families.»

In Santa Maria, RAC donated $7,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Mid Central Coast, which is currently raising funds to provide groceries to the young people participating in its clubs. They also donated $3,000 to the Food Bank of Santa Barbara County, supporting them as they try to keep up with surging demand and ensure that all families have access to food.

«In partnership with Santa Barbara County Foodbank, Gold Coast Packing, and Reiter Affiliated, we now serve approximately 1,200 individuals each week (400-500 bags of fresh food weekly). Many of the recipients of the food distribution service have never needed outside help or been reliant on safety net programs prior to the COVID-19 crisis,» stated Jeremy Deming, CEO Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast.

In Watsonville, RAC donated $11,000 to Santa Cruz Community Ventures, an organization that is helping individuals and families with one-time emergency assistance in this time of crisis in the form of gift cards, rent assistance, and food. Additionally, RAC donated $7,000 to Youth NOW, an organization dedicated to helping youth grow personally and academically through individualized programs. In response to the coronavirus, they are providing virtual tutoring services to support students as they adapt to online learning, as well as providing books, art supplies, and games for students to enjoy at home.

RAC also donated $5,000 to Monarch Services, a safe shelter for domestic violence victims, which has seen a swift uptick in the number of clients they are serving since the shelter-in-place order was mandated.

Furthermore, to help protect essential workers in Watsonville, RAC donated 5,000 KN95 masks to Clinica del Valle de Salinas, Salud Para la Gente, Natividad Hospital, and Watsonville Community Hospital. RAC also provided $5,000 worth of scholarships for children of essential workers to receive free child care at the YMCA.

As a family-owned farming company, RAC is proud to support the important work of community organizations that contribute to a greater quality of life for everyone.

To learn more about Reiter Affiliated Companies, please visit: http://www.berry.net

About Reiter Affiliated Companies

Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC) is the largest fresh multi-berry producer in the world, growing Driscoll’s proprietary varieties of strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries year round in the United States, Baja California, Central Mexico, Portugal, Morocco, Canada and Peru.

The Reiter family began farming in the San Francisco Bay Peninsula and by the turn of the century had migrated south into Watsonville and the Santa Clara Valley. By the late 1970’s, operations expanded into Southern California where the headquarters is today. The company values of Honesty, Fairness and Respect line the corridors of every office, guiding and leading business principles and decisions. Those decisions have resulted in the organization’s position as an industry leader, adopting health and wellbeing programs, opening primary health clinics and partnering with local organizations to improve the quality of life for the farmworker community.

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