Colorado Rocky Mountain School seniors, Mima Strong and Olivia Mertz, started an Operation Smile Club on the CRMS campus in the fall of 2008. Operation Smile is a global organization that provides free surgeries to cleft -palate children around the world. Since its inception in 1982, Operation Smile has given over 135,000 children a new chance at life by providing them with safe, effective reconstructive surgery to correct their facial deformities. Utilizing all-school meetings as a platform to raise awareness surrounding this organization and bake sales as their key fundraising mechanism, their club enjoys 11 student members, has raised over $2,200, and has funded eight cleft -palate surgeries.
In August of 2009, Mima and Olivia attended an Operation Smile International Leadership conference in Norfolk, Virginia with 500 other students from around the world. This was the pair’s first step towards making an Operation Smile medical mission a reality. Then this past January they traveled to Norfolk one more time for a Mission Training Workshop with 25 other students. At this workshop, they learned what it means to go on an Operation Smile medical mission and that the primary role of a student is to educate the local community. Students on missions will meet hundreds of families and children every day at the hospital or in the local schools and orphanages. And that the students will have opportunities to give presentations on Dental Hygiene, Oral Re-hydration, Burn Care, and Nutrition. Students also spend time with children and families before their surgeries and after, and are even able to sit in on the medical surgeries.
Mima and Olivia just received the exciting news that they have been placed together on an Operation Smile Medical Mission in Cairo, Egypt in late March. They will be traveling with a student sponsor as well as a medical team for their ten-day journey.
(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) – Northampton, MA – January 27, 2010 – 3BL Media, the experts in corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability and cause marketing communications, today announced plans to launch 3BL TV (Triple Bottom Line TV), a Web video channel scheduled to debut next month. At the core of the channel’s programming will be regular video segments produced by Christine Arena, Chris Jarvis, and Fabian Pattberg, who are recognized as the most respected and widely read bloggers covering topics related to CSR and sustainability.
“3BL Media’s initial foray into Web video, the CSR Minute, is now recognized as the leading daily Webcast for CSR news and information,” said Greg Schneider, co-founder and CEO, 3BL Media. “With the launch of 3BL TV, we are building on that success and increasing our reach as a media company at the intersection of CSR, social media and web video.”
Programming on 3BL TV will include:
theCSRminute – a daily video digest of CSR and sustainability news
theCSRreport – an in-depth look at the CSR world via company profiles and interviews.
CSRunscripted – personal essays featuring viewpoints, opinions, and insights.
About the Featured Contributors:
Christine Arena – corporate strategist, syndicated blogger, and award-winning author whose books include The High-Purpose Company: The Truly Responsible (and Highly Profitable) Firms That Are Changing Business Now (Collins, 2007), and Cause for Success: 10 Companies that Put Profit Second and Came in First (New World Library, 2004). Christine’s “Case in Point” blog, which separates the strategies and companies that make a positive difference from those that don’t, is currently published on a number of major business news websites.
Chris Jarvis – keynote speaker, consultant, and author of the Realizing Your Worth blog that focuses on CSR and corporate volunteering. In working with business and non-profits to create outstanding volunteer programs, Chris presents examples and practices that create value for companies while providing important benefits to the community.
Fabian Pattberg – a sustainability, CSR, and social media professional with many years experience whose expertise includes managing the production of multiple sustainability/CSR reports; planning and coordination of stakeholder engagement campaigns; advising companies on their CSR strategy/ implementation; and the use of social media for companies to promote their sustainability credentials.
”I’m excited to be working with Christine, Chris, and Fabian,” said John Howell, Editorial Director, 3BL Media. “Their experienced, authoritative voices brought to Web video on 3BL TV will allow 3BL Media to further support our mission of raising awareness for the importance of corporate responsibility. This venture brings our viewers and readers beyond the CSR Minute’s headlines, to in-depth profiles and interviews, opinion, and analysis.”
About 3BL Media 3BL Media is the leading CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility), sustainability, and cause marketing communications company. The company’s experienced team of professionals helps organizations—from nonprofits to multinational corporations—have a positive influence on society and the environment through information sharing that leverages the most cutting-edge technology and social media. 3BL Media defines, builds and refines the tools and methods necessary to help organizations communicate their commitment to the Triple Bottom Line in the way stakeholders want and need to know. For additional information, please visit:
3BL Media Announces Launch of 3BL TV, Featuring Web Video Content from CSR’s Most Influential Bloggers – Christine Arena, Chris Jarvis, and Fabian Pattberg | 3BL Media
(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) – Northampton, MA – January 27, 2010 – 3BL Media, the experts in corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability and cause marketing communications, today announced plans to launch 3BL TV (Triple Bottom Line TV), a Web video channel scheduled to debut next month. At the core of the channel’s programming will be regular video segments produced by Christine Arena, Chris Jarvis, and Fabian Pattberg, who are recognized as the most respected and widely read bloggers covering topics related to CSR and sustainability.
“3BL Media’s initial foray into Web video, the CSR Minute, is now recognized as the leading daily Webcast for CSR news and information,” said Greg Schneider, co-founder and CEO, 3BL Media. “With the launch of 3BL TV, we are building on that success and increasing our reach as a media company at the intersection of CSR, social media and web video.”
Programming on 3BL TV will include:
theCSRminute – a daily video digest of CSR and sustainability news
theCSRreport – an in-depth look at the CSR world via company profiles and interviews.
CSRunscripted – personal essays featuring viewpoints, opinions, and insights.
About the Featured Contributors:
Christine Arena – corporate strategist, syndicated blogger, and award-winning author whose books include The High-Purpose Company: The Truly Responsible (and Highly Profitable) Firms That Are Changing Business Now (Collins, 2007), and Cause for Success: 10 Companies that Put Profit Second and Came in First (New World Library, 2004). Christine’s “Case in Point” blog, which separates the strategies and companies that make a positive difference from those that don’t, is currently published on a number of major business news websites.
Chris Jarvis – keynote speaker, consultant, and author of the Realizing Your Worth blog that focuses on CSR and corporate volunteering. In working with business and non-profits to create outstanding volunteer programs, Chris presents examples and practices that create value for companies while providing important benefits to the community.
Fabian Pattberg – a sustainability, CSR, and social media professional with many years experience whose expertise includes managing the production of multiple sustainability/CSR reports; planning and coordination of stakeholder engagement campaigns; advising companies on their CSR strategy/ implementation; and the use of social media for companies to promote their sustainability credentials.
”I’m excited to be working with Christine, Chris, and Fabian,” said John Howell, Editorial Director, 3BL Media. “Their experienced, authoritative voices brought to Web video on 3BL TV will allow 3BL Media to further support our mission of raising awareness for the importance of corporate responsibility. This venture brings our viewers and readers beyond the CSR Minute’s headlines, to in-depth profiles and interviews, opinion, and analysis.”
About 3BL Media
3BL Media is the leading CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility), sustainability, and cause marketing communications company. The company’s experienced team of professionals helps organizations—from nonprofits to multinational corporations—have a positive influence on society and the environment through information sharing that leverages the most cutting-edge technology and social media. 3BL Media defines, builds and refines the tools and methods necessary to help organizations communicate their commitment to the Triple Bottom Line in the way stakeholders want and need to know. For additional information, please visit:
http://3blmedia.com
http://twitter.com/3BLMedia
http://facebook.3blmedia.com
http://linkedin.3blmedia.com
Press Contact:
Steven Wright-Mark
Schwartz Public Relations
steven@schwartzpr.com
212-677-8700 ext. 29
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3BL Media Contact:
Greg Schneider
gschneider@3blmedia.com
866-508-0993 ext. 113
http://twitter.com/Greg_Schneider
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