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Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Wireless Zone’s 3rd Annual Backpack Giveaway Donates 70,000 Backpacks to Kids

For the last three summers, something magical has happened in the communities where Wireless Zone franchises operate.

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The annual Wireless Zone's Backpack Giveaway just keeps getting better every year, and the most recent event on July 21, 2019 was no exception: Franchisees of the Verizon Wireless retail brand gave out an estimated 70,000 backpacks to children all over the country. After all, school is just around the corner, and kids need backpacks and school supplies to hit the ground running toward academic success.

"Every year our Backpack Giveaway has gotten bigger as franchisees realize that the sky's the limit," said Brian Murtari, Chief Information Officer and President and Director of Wireless Zone's Foundation for Giving, adding that last year's event donated around 60,000 backpacks. "Throughout the whole year, our franchisees collect donations at their stores so that they can buy more backpacks and school supplies—and put on fun events." Continue reading.

This year, events featured local food and craft vendors, face painting, bounce houses, fire trucks and even actors dressed as Disney princesses and The Avengers, just to name a few of the exciting attractions. Each community event is open to the public, and backpacks are available for any child in attendance.

"While many of the families who attend can't afford to buy new school supplies, it ultimately doesn't matter what their economic status is. It's more about giving back to the entire community—any child who wants to start the year off with a new backpack can get one," said Murtari. "Those families that can afford it often make donations as a part of getting one for their kids. The whole community comes together to chip in, and that's wonderful."

Wireless Zone makes it easy for franchisees to participate by offering online ordering options for backpacks that are prepacked with notebooks, folders, rulers, pencil boxes, pencils and glue sticks. Franchisees are also able to source backpacks and supplies on their own if they wish.

"Simply put, we are a franchise organization, so giving back to the communities in which we live and do business is the most important thing for us," said Murtari. "That's what we feel franchising is all about. When we have the opportunity to give back to the communities that support our stores, that's what we do." Read related news now.

The annual Backpack Giveaway is an integral part of day-to-day business at Wireless Zone franchises around the nation. "We had one owner who dedicated the profits of one day to go toward next year's backpack program to make it bigger and better," said Shelley Nemic, Retail Product and Planning Manager at Wireless Zone. "Customers who were just there to browse ended up purchasing accessories and other items. There was an outpouring of appreciation, and that was the best part."

Wireless Zone's annual Backpack Giveaway is planned in conjunction with partner company Culture of Good. Both brands are owned by Round Room LLC. In fact, this year's giveaway across Round Room companies totaled more than 250,000 backpacks.

And the Backpack Giveaway is not Wireless Zone's first foray into philanthropy. Founded in 2003, the Wireless Zone Foundation for Giving has also worked with organizations such as Feeding America, Children's Tumor Foundation, Veterans Leadership Program and Center for Hospice Care. Most recently, the franchise fundraised with Autism Speaks.

"For Shelley and me, it's all about tying together the Wireless Zone Foundation for Giving, Wireless Zone Gives Back and Culture of Good," said Murtari. "These are all initiatives we are spearheading to show our communities how much we care about them and how appreciative we are to have their business."

ABOUT WIRELESS ZONE:
Founded in 1988 as ""The Car Phone Store"", the Wireless Zone® system has become the nation's largest wireless retail franchisor and was ranked the No. 1 franchise in its category by Entrepreneur magazine. Each store is independently owned and operated, exclusively offering Verizon Wireless products and services. The Wireless Zone® system has been honored with Verizon's "Best Customer Service" award for five consecutive years and is franchised and operated by Wireless Zone LLC. For more information, visit http://www.wirelesszone.com.

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ABOUT THE WIRELESS ZONE® FOUNDATION FOR GIVING:
The Wireless Zone® Foundation for Giving was founded in 2003 after identifying a need and desire to give back to our communities. Today the Foundation raises a substantial amount of money to support a large number of local charities and causes in the communities in which we do business. We have time-honored relationships with Autism Speaks, Feeding America, Children's Tumor Foundation, Veteran's Leadership Program and Center for Hospice Care.

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SkillsUSA Names Top Three Chapters in Models of Excellence Program

SkillsUSA recently named its top three chapters in the 2019 Models of Excellence program. Chapters at Norwalk High School in California, Geary High School in Oklahoma and Lynn Vocational Technical Institute in Massachusetts triumphed for their effective application of personal, workplace and technical skills grounded in academics as the three components of the SkillsUSA Framework. The Norwalk chapter was recognized in the personal skills component, Geary in workplace skills and Lynn Vocational Technical Institute in technical skills.

The honors are part of SkillsUSA's Chapter Excellence Program, in which success is measured by how well students apply essential workplace-readiness skills including personal responsibility, integrity, teamwork, work ethic and organization. The winning chapters were among 24 national finalists competing at the 2019 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Ky., June 25-28.

"The SkillsUSA Framework is at the core of learning for our organization. These chapters have done an exemplary job of using skills to optimize learning while improving the lives of others," explained Timothy W. Lawrence, executive director of SkillsUSA. "Students from quality chapters represent future community leaders, and this is key to SkillsUSA's goal of graduating 100,000 workforce-ready students each year. We applaud these members for their initiative and thank their advisors for their dedication."

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The SkillsUSA partners for this year's MOE program were apprenticeship.gov and Crescent Tools, a hand tool brand from Apex Tool Group.

Personal Skills
Students at Norwalk High School (Calif.) shined in the personal skills category by spearheading a schoolwide energy conservation campaign. Members demonstrated responsibility by supporting energy conservation at their high school through awareness and promotion of good habits via classroom visits and ongoing written and verbal communication. Members were self-motivated in holding teachers and classmates accountable in their efforts. Frequent reminders and encouragement were required to change behavior, and students persisted. They also monitored energy use to track tangible results. Adaptability and flexibility were essential as students varied presentations based on teacher schedules and encouraged goals by using fliers, e-mails and incentives. By the end of the three-week campaign, the chapter achieved a 10% decrease in energy use and noticed a marked change in energy habits among peers and teachers. The chapter advisor is Tracy Horton.

Workplace Skills
Geary High School (Okla.) topped the workplace skills component for the chapter's professional production, management and sales of CNC-lasered SkillsUSA metal tumblers. The chapter engineered the tumblers to sell as promotional items while maintaining cost effectiveness and adhering to SkillsUSA brand standards. Computer and technology literacy proved integral to the quality control process in ensuring CNC engraving matched branding standards perfectly and consistently. Job-specific skills were applied individually and in teams as specific steps were developed for prep, production, cleaning, packaging and delivery. Students also learned process improvement and leadership in meeting timelines and supplying quality products at a reasonable price. Service orientation was evident in how students applied outstanding customer service, resulting in increased demand as students collaborated on the production process, simulating a cooperative and support workplace. The chapter advisor is Cody McPherson. Read this here.

Technical Skills Grounded in Academics
SkillsUSA members from Lynn Vocational Technical Institute (Mass.) engaged technical skills while promoting literacy by writing and producing a children's book focused on trade careers. Entitled Tech Goes to Tiger Town, the story centers on the school mascot who ventures out of the jungle to a local vocational school to learn about career options. Students gained computer and technology literacy by learning computer-based programs to design, author and publish the book. By sharing the book with others in the classroom and through a book launch, students gained job-specific skills such as networking, writing press releases and hosting social events. The book educates others about career technical education, so students also learned the influence of service orientation and what it means to create something powerful and lasting to be enjoyed for generations. The chapter advisor is Jason McCuish, who was also named SkillsUSA 2019 Advisor of the Year.

To be selected as Model of Excellence, each chapter had to achieve SkillsUSA Gold Chapter status through an application process. A committee then identified the top eight chapters nationally for each SkillsUSA Framework component, resulting in 24 finalists. The SkillsUSA Framework defines specific characteristics within each skill area — personal, workplace and technical — to help ensure tangible benchmarks for student achievement. This intentional learning actualizes the SkillsUSA mission of empowering members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens.

About SkillsUSA
SkillsUSA is a nonprofit partnership of education and industry founded in 1965 to strengthen our nation's skilled workforce. Driven by employer demand, SkillsUSA helps students develop necessary personal and workplace skills along with technical skills grounded in academics. This SkillsUSA Framework empowers every student to succeed at work and in life, while helping to close the "skills gap" in which millions of positions go unfilled. Through SkillsUSA's championships program and curricula, employers have long ensured schools are teaching relevant technical skills, and with SkillsUSA's new credentialing process, they can now assess how ready potential employees are for the job. SkillsUSA has more than 360,000 annual members nationwide in high schools, colleges and middle schools, covering over 130 trade, technical and skilled service occupations, and is recognized by the U.S. departments of Education and Labor as integral to career and technical education. For more information: http://www.skillsusa.org Read all the related news.

Announcing the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™

This month at Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., announced that its publishing program is expanding with a bold new series of interconnected, canonical novels set in the strange and wondrous worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs, the renowned American author who created the iconic characters Tarzan and John Carter of Mars. The new series will be called the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe.

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"We have received a lot of feedback from the fans wishing to see an official stance on authorized ERB canon in new works being produced," says Director of Publishing Christopher Paul Carey. "I'm here to say that we've been listening to you, and the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe series is our answer. I couldn't be more thrilled about the team of critically acclaimed authors we've got on board for the series, and it's been one of the highlights of my career in publishing to work with them. I couldn't be happier with their dedication to ensuring faithfulness to Mr. Burroughs' original works as well as their enthusiasm for collaborating to create internal consistency between each other's new novels."

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THE SUPER-ARC
Though each of the ERB Universe novels will be stand-alone and can be enjoyed on its own merits, a unique, ongoing storyline runs through the series: the "super-arc." The multi-novel super-arc begins in Burroughs' primeval, dinosaur-inhabited world of Pellucidar, as inventor Jason Gridley and his young protégé Victory Harben investigate a mysterious disruption in the Gridley Wave, the means by which Edgar Rice Burroughs—when he appeared as a character in his own stories—received so many of the fantastical narratives for his renowned tales of adventure:

The ERB Universe series beings when a mysterious force catapults inventors Jason Gridley and Victory Harben from their home in Pellucidar, separating them from each other a nd flinging them across space and time, they embark on a grand tour of strange, wondrous worlds. As their search for one another leads them to the realms of Amtor, Barsoom, and other worlds even more distant and outlandish, Jason and Victory will meet heroes and heroines of unparalleled courage and ability: Carson Napier, Tarzan, John Carter, and more. With the help of their intrepid allies, Jason and Victory will uncover a plot both insidious and unthinkable—one that threatens to tear apart the very fabric of the universe!

THE ERB UNIVERSE NOVELS
The Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe series launches in 2020 with "Carson of Venus: The Edge of All Worlds" by Matt Betts, to be followed by "Tarzan: Battle for Pellucidar" by Win Scott Eckert, "John Carter of Mars: Gods of the Forgotten" by Geary Gravel, and "Victory Harben: Fires of Halos" by Christopher Paul Carey. The super-arc will continue in subsequent novels yet to be announced. To learn more about the new series, visit ERBUniverse.com.

ABOUT EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS, INC.
From its Tarzana, California headquarters, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. administers the intellectual property of American author Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950), one of the twentieth century's most prolific and enduring writers. Mr. Burroughs' 80+ novels and 40+ short stories have been adapted into 61 feature films and 249 television episodes, and are featured in comic books, video games, apparel, and other merchandise. Through worldwide ownership of copyrights and trademarks, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. has overseen every adaptation of his literary works in film, television, radio publishing, and theatrical stage productions. The company, which licenses the copyrights and trademarks of Mr. Burroughs' fictional heroes, including Tarzan of the Apes®, John Carter of Mars®, Carson Napier of Venus™, and many more, is owned by his heirs and operates from offices the author built in 1927 on the site of his former Tarzana ranch in the San Fernando Valley.

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James Sullos, President, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., jsullos(at)erburroughs(dot)com; or Christopher Paul Carey, Director of Publishing, cpcarey(at)erburroughs(dot)com; 818 344-0181; http://www.edgarriceburroughs.com

Trademarks Edgar Rice Burroughs®, Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™, Enter the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™, Tarzan®, John Carter®, John Carter of Mars®, Dejah Thoris®, Barsoom®, Carson of Venus®, Carson Napier™, Amtor™, Pellucidar®, Jason Gridley™, and Victory Harben™ owned by Edga r Rice Burroughs, Inc. The Enter the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™ logo are trademarks of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Read all the related news.

Announcing the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™

The ERB Universe series beings when a mysterious force catapults inventors Jason Gridley and Victory Harben from their home in Pellucidar, separ ating them from each other and flinging them across space and time, they embark on a grand tour of strange, wondrous worlds. As their search for one another leads them to the realms of Amtor, Barsoom, and other worlds even more distant and outlandish, Jason and Victory will meet heroes and heroines of unparalleled courage and ability: Carson Napier, Tarzan, John Carter, and more. With the help of their intrepid allies, Jason and Victory will uncover a plot both insidious and unthinkable—one that threatens to tear apart the very fabric of the universe! Read this here.

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Tesséra Naturals Standing Out Among Booming CBD Industry Offering Highest Quality and Safety Standard on the Market

Tesséra Naturals is proud to offer the highest grade CBD products available to consumers. Made 100% in the USA using only organically grown hemp and the highest quality CO2 extraction and purification techniques, Tesséra Naturals is becoming one of the most highly trusted brands for the most discerning CBD consumers, as well as first time users.

The vision behind Tesséra Naturals' founders, Jason and Olga Cohen, stemmed from their desire to create the purest CBD products on the market, using only the highest grade ingredients, and to provide full transparency by conducting 3rd party independent lab tests for all of their products.

On a 2018 summer getaway to the mountains of Colorado, the Cohens learned about the amazing health benefits and medicinal properties of CBD and began using CBD oil to manage pain, help with occasional bouts of insomnia and as a daily general wellness routine.

They quickly learned that not all CBD is created equal. "Unfortunately, there are a lot of low quality, unsafe products on the market due to the absence of FDA regulations for CBD," Jason explains. As many uncertainties remain about the legality, quality, and safety of this new "miracle cure", the Cohens set out to develop products for those seeking premium quality hemp CBD products without the risks.

With adherence to the highest standards of quality and safety from seed to bottle, Tesséra Naturals has been growing at a rapid pace online and is now launching a wholesale program, beginning in their hometown of Austin, TX and expanding to additional markets in the coming months. "As the popularity of CBD continues to explode, we feel that Austin's progressive cutting-edge culture is the perfect market to expand our presence to the retail shelves," says Olga.

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What Sets Tesséra Naturals Apart?

All Tesséra Naturals products, which include tinctures, capsules, topicals and pet products adhere to the following standards:

About CBD

CBD or "Cannabidiol" (pronounced Cana-bih-DIE-all) is one of 100+ natural compounds found in the cannabis plant called "cannabinoids", and have been used for their medicinal qualities for ages, with CBD being the most powerful in this respect. CBD derived from hemp has been deemed federally legal by the 2018 Farm Bill, as long as the hemp contains less than .3% THC.

CBD has been increasingly shown to provide many health benefits such managing anxiety and stress, pain relief, improving sleep patterns, appetite, focus, memory, immunity response and more.

About Tesséra Naturals

Tesséra Naturals is a family owned and operated company based in Austin, Texas and offers premium quality organic whole plant hemp-based CBD products. Its founding principles include promoting a natural and healthy lifestyle which consists of a clean diet of primarily unprocessed food, regular exercise and holistic medicine whenever possible.

Tesséra Naturals is passionate about educating the community about health and wellness and is committed to giving back by supporting various non-profit organizations. It also offers senior citizen and military/veteran discounts. All Tesséra Naturals products can be purchased online with a 100% money-back guarantee and free shipping. Read this for more information.

Tesséra Naturals products are THC free and can be shipped to all 50 states.

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Booth & Koskoff Obtain $10 Million Settlement in Sexual Abuse Case

This month, the law firm Booth & Koskoff settled a lawsuit against the County of Riverside for $10 million on behalf of their client, Jacquelyn H. This settlement is one of the largest in the state's history for a single victim of sexual abuse. The civil suit (Riverside County Superior Court case no. MCC1701255) has also resulted in significant changes for Riverside Child Protective Services ("CPS").

According to the lawsuit, Jacquelyn was 11-years-old in 2014 when she first disclosed to a teacher that she was the victim of sexual assault. The perpetrator was her mother's live-in boyfriend. The teacher reported this abuse to both the police and CPS, which resulted in both entities conducting investigations. In response, Jacquelyn's mother obtained a restraining order against perpetrator, who then disappeared, allegedly fleeing to Mexico. Riverside CPS closed the file shortly after purportedly finding the allegations to be "inconclusive."

Four months later, according to the lawsuit, Riverside CPS returned to the home to investigate a domestic violence report and discovered that the perpetrator had returned and the mother had dismissed the restraining order against him. Instead of opening a new investigation into sexual abuse and notifying the police of the perpetrator's whereabouts, the CPS social worker chose to draft a "safety plan" that provided that the children could stay in the home if the mother agreed not to leave them alone with the perpetrator and if the perpetrator (identified as a "caregiver" of the children) agreed not to leave the children alone with their mother until her mental health improved.

In 2016, Jacquelyn was found to be seven months pregnant, and a paternity test confirmed that the perpetrator was the father. According to the lawsuit, Jacquelyn had endured near daily sexual assaults during the two and half years between CPS' initial investigation in 2014 and her pregnancy being discovered in 2016.

Booth & Koskoff filed suit against the County of Riverside for its failure to cross-report its reasonable suspicion of sexual abuse to law enforcement when it learned that the perpetrator had returned to the home. The $10 million payout was not the only result of the suit. Press reports have indicated that Riverside County has made significant changes to the leadership and procedures of its Department of Public Social Services at least in part in response to Jacquelyn's case.

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Inxeption Opens New Offices to Service Ever-Growing Customer Base

Inxeption Corporation, the first provider of an industrial commerce platform that connects buyers and sellers online, is opening two new offices in Atlanta, GA and in New York, NY. As demand for robust commerce technology is growing, building a local presence in these key areas will enable the company to further provide strategic guidance, consulting, and financial services to customers growing top line revenue on the platform. The additional resources in the area will also allow for the continued development of new features for Inxeption's industry leading commerce platform, expanding its customer footprint in North America and, eventually, the globe.

The opening of these new offices comes in step with Inxeption's product growth momentum, including the rollout of new integrations with industry leading ecommerce platforms and marketing software. As the volume and size of Inxeption's customer base and revenue flowing through the platform scales month over month, the added locations will be instrumental to ensuring customers, both new and old, have the resources at their disposal to facilitate their needs.

"It's a very exciting time for us," says Inxeption CEO and co-founder Farzad Dibachi. "Demand for an industrial commerce platform is growing, and we want to make sure we are in the best possible position to help these companies. These new offices allow us to be closer with our customer base and still have the same focus and commitment to ensuring our customers' success, but on a much grander scale."

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As Inxeption continues to grow its geographical footprint, it also continues to develop on its industry leading technology platform to provide broader flexibility and ease of use, along with additional features geared towards streamlining and optimizing the process from initial order to fulfillment and delivery. Inxeption has been developing strategic partnerships with key industry leaders to bring cost and time savings back to the customer and foster growth.

About Inxeption:
Inxeption is the first industrial commerce (I-commerce) platform that connects business buyers and sellers online. Inxeption uses blockchain technology to ensure trusted, secure and reliable transactions, unlock exciting new sales channels, and enhance collaboration. Founder Farzad Dibachi has been recognized by Red Herring as a 2019 North America Top 100 Winner and by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine as one of the visionary "Pros to Know." The Inxeption industrial store can be found at https://www.inxeption.com/.