http://newspapertree.com/press_releases Newspaper Tree - Press Releases en-us Museums & Cultural Affairs Department PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: November 18, 2009 Contact: Juli Lozano, Public Affairs @ 541-4915 or 474-4773 Museums and Cultural Affairs Department (MCAD) grants out arts stimulus funds to El Paso arts organizations The City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department (MCAD) has redistributed $90,000 in stimulus funds in a competitive process to 12 local arts and culture non-profits for job retention. This funding will directly impact 21 staffed positions. These identified positions play a critical role at their respective organizations and funding will help insure that organizations’ service levels remain consistent despite the current fiscal environment. MCAD’s funding was part of a $100,000 award through the National Endowment for the Arts from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). ARRA’s allocation of funding for arts organizations is in recognition of the $166 billion impact arts organizations have on the American economy. MCAD’s award was the largest in the State of Texas or New Mexico, outside of the allocations to the states’ arts agencies. $10,000 was retained by MCAD for internal job retention and the remainder allocated to the following through a competitive process: Binational Independent Film Festival BorderSenses Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe-Cultural Center Creative Kids, Inc. El Paso Holocaust Museum & Study Center El Paso Opera El Paso Playhouse El Paso Pro-Musica Kids Excel El Paso Kids-N-Co. Project Change Theatre, Inc. ### Newspaper Tree Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:51:32 -0700 http://newspapertree.com/press_releases/469-museums-cultural-affairs-department-grants-out-art-stimulus-funds-to-el-paso-arts-organizations http://newspapertree.com/press_releases/469-museums-cultural-affairs-department-grants-out-art-stimulus-funds-to-el-paso-arts-organizations “Donate a Turkey or Ham to West Texas Food Bank” Donate a turkey or ham to West Texas food Bank and receive a coupon of a free dozen doughnuts from Krispy Kremes Donations are accepted now – Dec. 11, 2009 Monday – Friday from 8:00 am – 12:00pm and 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm At 3727 Shell El Paso, Texas 79925 (915) 595-1060 Newspaper Tree Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:36:35 -0700 http://newspapertree.com/press_releases/468--donate-a-turkey-or-ham-to-west-texas-food-bank http://newspapertree.com/press_releases/468--donate-a-turkey-or-ham-to-west-texas-food-bank FORT BLISS WINS NATIONAL AWARD FORT BLISS, Texas—Fort Bliss was named a Keep America Beautiful 1st Place Award winner for their efforts in reducing waste through its innovative recycling programs. Keep America Beautiful will present the Directorate of Public Works – Environmental Division with its 1st Place Award for Waste Reduction – Government Agency Category at its National Conference in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 4. Fort Bliss received the 1st Place Keep America Beautiful award as a result of on-going and innovative recycling programs that were launched this past year. Some of the new programs that were at the core of the award were Single Stream Recycling, Electronics Waste Collection and Litter Free Events. Fort Bliss is the first U.S. Army installation to implement Single Stream Recycling for its administrative, retail, restaurant, contractor and other partner organizations. Single Stream Recycling is where all recyclables are collected together. Paper, plastics #1 & #2, aluminum, steel, and tins cans are all placed in one of the over 400 blue dumpsters that are located across Fort Bliss. Single Stream Recycling was launched in an effort to raise existing recycling numbers and address the increase in recycling anticipated as a result of the population growth expected at Fort Bliss over the next several years. Within a few short months of implementing Single Stream Recycling, Fort Bliss has realized an 84% increase in materials collected. -more- 2/2/2/2 KABAWARD Another program that contributed to the Keep America Beautiful 1st Place Award, is the Electronics Waste Collection Days. After two successful Electronics Waste Collection events, this program has now become a permanent recycling offering at Fort Bliss. Anyone can bring personal electronics waste items such as computers, radios, stereos, TV’s and more to the Fort Bliss Recycling Center for recycling of the various components. In 2008, Fort Bliss piloted its first ever Litter Free Event at the Amigo Airsho which is held on Biggs Army Airfield. With that first success, the program was expanded to include all events held on the installation. The Amigo Airsho is a two-day, high-flying event with 80,000 people in attendance. In support of this recycling effort, the Amigo Airsho promoters and Fort Bliss Recycling Center staff worked with vendors to provide “recyclable only” beverage containers to reinforce the recycling message and further the program’s goals. The overwhelming participation of attendees to recycle at these events held on Fort Bliss has resulted in permanent Litter Free Event components incorporated into all public events on the installation. Finally, it is the combination of these new programs, the success of existing programs such as the Soldiers’ Unit Fund Recycling Program, HazMart, Pollution Prevention, Curbsiders and the community’s response to recycling that has resulted in this award. -30- Newspaper Tree Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:10:31 -0600 http://newspapertree.com/press_releases/467-fort-bliss-wins-national-award http://newspapertree.com/press_releases/467-fort-bliss-wins-national-award For Immediate Release: Please contact Jutta Ramirez (915) 562-7660 (915) 562-7841 fax jramirez@rgcf.org RIO GRANDE FOUNDATION SEEKS SOUTHWEST AIRLINE RAPID REWARD TICKETS El Paso, Texas, October 19, 2009 - Since 1998, the Rio Grande Cancer Foundation has offered a Patient Airline Transportation Service (PATS) that assists cancer patients when referred outside El Paso county for evaluation, treatment, surgery or diagnostic studies. We are seeking unused Rapid Reward tickets for the benefit of cancer patients who are referred out of El Paso for care. If you have earned a ticket and would like to donate it, please call the Rio Grande Cancer Foundation at 562-7660. Many challenges face a patient and their family when going through the cancer experience. Through this program, many patients will have one less obstacle to face. Please consider making a donation to this important resource. The Rio Grande Cancer is a philanthropic organization dedicated to reducing the human and economic impact of cancer on the citizens of El Paso and surrounding communities through the financial support and development of effective programs for advocacy, education, early detection and other services to cancer patients and their families. ### The Rio Grande Cancer Foundation is seeking unused Rapid Reward tickets for the benefit of cancer patients who are referred out of El Paso for care. If you have earned a ticket and would like to donate it to a cancer patient who needs treatment that is not available in El Paso, please call the Rio Grande Cancer Foundation at 562-7660. Newspaper Tree Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:08:53 -0600 http://newspapertree.com/press_releases/466-rio-grande-foundation-seeks-southwest-airline-rapid-reward-tickets http://newspapertree.com/press_releases/466-rio-grande-foundation-seeks-southwest-airline-rapid-reward-tickets For Immediate Release – September 1, 2009 TxDOT Launches Online Tools Highlighting State’s Top 100 Congested Roadways Posting of information on pavement quality, impact of spending complies with legislative request AUSTIN - The Texas Department of Transportation unveiled new website tools Tuesday, enabling website visitors to interactively examine lists of congested roadways in the state, look up pavement condition ratings and see how the maintenance funds spent in their area will impact their roadways. The tools, which are linked to the department’s project tracker, were created at the direction of the Texas Legislature. The idea of sharing congestion data with the public is not new – the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) at Texas A&M University has long-distributed reports on congestion levels throughout the United States, including those levels in Texas. Sharing the information in such an interactive and state-focused manner is always an appropriate exercise, especially in times of tight funding. TxDOT will work with Metropolitan Planning Organizations across the state to align resources to meet the most pressing needs. TxDOT coordinated with outside research institutions to ensure the accuracy and impartiality of the methodology used in the new tools. While TxDOT tracks pavement quality scores, the Center for Transportation Research, housed at the University of Texas, provided the information to determine the impact of maintenance expenditures based on a formula developed by their researchers. The list of the top 100 most congested roadways was compiled using information from TTI, which creates an annual list of most congested urban areas in the nation based on their calculation of a Traffic Congestion Index. The new website tools and the TxDOT project tracker are available by visiting http://www.txdot.gov/project_information/default.htm. The Texas Department of Transportation The Texas Department of Transportation is responsible for maintaining nearly 80,000 miles of road and for supporting aviation, rail and public transportation across the state. TxDOT and its 15,000 employees strive to empower local leaders to solve local transportation problems, and to use new financial tools, including tolling and public-private partnerships, to reduce congestion and pave the way for future economic growth while enhancing safety, improving air quality and increasing the value of the state’s transportation assets. Find out more at www.txdot.gov. ### For more information, call TxDOT’s Government & Public Affairs Division at (512) 463-8588 Newspaper Tree Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:36:27 -0600 http://newspapertree.com/press_releases/465-txdot-launches-online-tools-highlighting-state-s-top-100-congested-roadways http://newspapertree.com/press_releases/465-txdot-launches-online-tools-highlighting-state-s-top-100-congested-roadways SCHOOL OF NONVIOLENCE c/o C. Stinnard P.O. Box 105 El Paso, TX 79943 SchoolofNonviolence@gmail.com Press Release Contact: Karen Peissinger-Venhaus (Pax Christi) Phone: (915)613-1473 FOR RELEASE ON July 28, 2009 MEETING TO FORM SCHOOL OF NONVIOLENCE IN EL PASO EL PASO, TX, JULY 26, 2009: Pax Christi El Paso will sponsor an exploratory meeting on Tuesday, August 4 starting at 7:00 p.m. at the Mother Teresa Center, 2400 Yandell Avenue in central El Paso to explore the establishment of a School of Nonviolence in El Paso. The meeting is intended to bring together people of all races, all cultures, and all faiths (or of no particular established faith) for the purpose of promoting nonviolent awareness, communication, and action. Attendees will hear the stories of people who have suffered racial, family, or other forms of violence. A discussion on these stories and their implications for development of the school will follow. This is a preliminary meeting and further planning meetings are anticipated. Pax Christi El Paso is part of the national organization that strives to promote peace by exploring, articulating, witnessing, and practicing nonviolence. -End- Newspaper Tree Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:45:39 -0600 http://newspapertree.com/press_releases/464-school-of-nonviolence http://newspapertree.com/press_releases/464-school-of-nonviolence The public is invited to join the US Green Building Council’s Chihuahuan Desert Chapter for the presentation “Go Green in a Weekend - 48 Hours to Green your Home and your Life". Take advantage of this fantastic opportunity to learn what you can do to become more sustainable. Your local USGBC is pleased to present speaker, Mick Dalrymple, named Green Pioneer 2009 by The Business Journal of Phoenix. Dalrymple is a principal at a.k.a. Green Services and a.k.a. Green Environmental Building Supplies in Scottsdale, Arizona. His company offers interior and architectural design services, green building consulting, educational workshops, and a showroom stocked with over 1000 environmental building materials for contractors and consumers. Mick Dalrymple has been an educator on sustainability topics, including green buildings, green product certifications, industry challenges and solutions for 8 years. His goal this session is to provide guidance and inspiration to people who want to seek a healthier environment for themselves, their families, their companies and the planet.. Please feel free to stay after the program to talk to Mick Dalrymple and local representatives of the USGBC about local and national green building initiatives. The USGBC’s mission is to help the Southwest community become a leader in the green revolution through outreach and education while actively promoting design, construction, and operation of buildings that implement LEED practices and technologies. Let us, help you – Go Green! Date/Time: Monday evening, July 27th 6 – 7:30 PM Cost: Free to the public Location: El Paso Downtown Public Library, 501 N. Oregon, El Paso, TX, main auditorium For more information contact: joni newcomer, LEED-AP, Education Committee Chair for the USGBC Chihuahuan Desert Chapter: newcomer@nmsu.edu or 575.646.7563 Newspaper Tree Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:53:36 -0600 http://newspapertree.com/press_releases/463-go-green-in-a-weekend-48-hours-to-green-your-home-and-life http://newspapertree.com/press_releases/463-go-green-in-a-weekend-48-hours-to-green-your-home-and-life For Immediate Release Contact: Andrea Gates-Ingle Email: andrea@creativekidsart.org Phone: 915.204.7478 Mt. Franklin Kiwanis to present a $29,700 grant check to Creative Kids Inc. 7.13.09-On Friday, July 17, 2009, Mt. Franklin Kiwanis will present a $29,700 check, which is part of a 5 –year commitment totaling $148,500.00, to Creative Kids Inc. a 501(c)(3) non-profit community-based art agency whose mission is to reach out to various student population groups through the promotion and demonstration of the power of the arts. By engaging their students in visual arts, culinary skills and graphic design, Creative Kids is able to mentor over 700 youths throughout the year, including disadvantaged/”at-risk” youth, foster children, children with disabilities and children battling cancer. The Mt. Franklin Kiwanis grant enables the program to offset fees, and to provide a certain quality of life to children by allowing their participation in a nurturing art program. “This year, as Creative Kids embarks on its ten-year anniversary, it is important to recognize the Mt. Franklin Kiwanis partnership and their commitment of these much needed funds. The vast majority of youth participating in Creative Kids programs come from families of very modest economic means, but who are eager to develop skills and behaviors that are important to their future as adults and active members of the community. Creative Kids believes that the arts should be an essential part of a child’s life experiences, and this grant allows us to give scholarships to youth who otherwise would not have the opportunity to experience all that is available to them. We are very grateful for that.” Said Andrea Gates-Ingle, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Creative Kids Inc. Check Presentation Info: Date: Friday, July 17, 2009 Time: Noon Location: Creative Kids – oLo Gallery, 504 San Francisco Ave (Union Plaza District) Children who have benefitted from the scholarship program will be present. For more information, please contact Andrea at 204.7478 or andrea@creativekidsart.org Newspaper Tree Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:39:26 -0600 http://newspapertree.com/press_releases/462-mt-franklin-kiwanis-to-present-a-29-700-grant-check-to-creative-kids-inc http://newspapertree.com/press_releases/462-mt-franklin-kiwanis-to-present-a-29-700-grant-check-to-creative-kids-inc Spring Pride Saturdays at the Movies Frontera Pride Film Festival - El Paso's first-ever LGBT film fest - is taking place June 18-21 at the Plaza Theater and elsewhere downtown. But before it happens, Frontera is hosting six Saturday movies at the Downtown Library. Please forward this to as many people as possible to get the word out. The $5.00 donation for these screenings will go toward making the festival happen in June. The attachment has all the details, including the listing of films - all of which are amazing and can appeal to a wide audience, gay or straight. See you at the movies! Newspaper Tree Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:56:15 -0600 http://newspapertree.com/press_releases/440-spring-pride-saturdays-at-the-movies http://newspapertree.com/press_releases/440-spring-pride-saturdays-at-the-movies What: New gluten and sugar free bake shop opening in El Paso Who: KaffeeKlatsch When: Wednesday June 17, 2009 at 1:20 p.m. Where:11660 Montwood Dr. Contact: 915.857.2720 or KafeeklatschGFSF@yahoo.com El Paso, Tx- On Wednesday your El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will be welcoming to El Paso a new gluten and sugar free bake shop. KaffeeKlatsch will be celebrating its grand opening on June 17, 2009 at 11660 Montwood Dr. from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. with the ribbon cutting ceremony taking place at 1:20 p.m. Kaffee Klatsch promises to offer a large selection of the freshest baked goods made with the finest ingredients all served with a smile and a taste of joy. Even the beverages are sugar and gluten free. There is a daily breakfast bar from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and snacks and light meals available all day to keep you healthy and going all day. Gift baskets for any occasion can be provided upon request. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be hosted by your El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at the new KaffeeKlatsch. For more information about the ribbon cutting ceremony, please contact Daniella Jordan at 566-4066. For more information on the new and exciting restaurant please call (915) 857-2700 or e-mail kafeeklatschGFSF@yahoo.com. Newspaper Tree Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:04:11 -0600 http://newspapertree.com/press_releases/461-new-local-coffee-shop-promotes-gluten-free-diet http://newspapertree.com/press_releases/461-new-local-coffee-shop-promotes-gluten-free-diet