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  • The Bob Moog Foundation is Recipient of 2011 Non-Profit PR Grants Program

    Grant will assist The Bob Moog Foundation’s mission to educate and inspire children and adults through the power and possibilities of electronic music.

    The Bob Moog Foundation LOS ANGELES, Calif., March 2, 2011 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Neotrope is honored to make The Bob Moog Foundation its fourth chosen recipient for 2011 of its semi-annual Non-Profit PR Grant Program. With this commitment, Neotrope aligns itself with The Bob Moog Foundation’s mission to educate and inspire children and adults through the power and possibilities of electronic music and intersection of music, science and innovation.

    As part of this grant program, Neotrope(R) is providing PR solutions, news dissemination (through its Send2Press(R) Newswire service), and search marketing for The Bob Moog Foundation to help raise awareness to both media and the public regarding their efforts in education, archiving and restoring Dr. Moog’s works, and Moogseum fundraising efforts. Part of the Foundation’s mission is to protect and restore the Bob Moog Archive, which offers a unique glimpse into electronic music history. The Foundation is working to preserve the entirety of this invaluable collection.

    “We’re grateful to have Neotrope aboard to assist our efforts to educate children and archive, rescue and share Bob’s legacy,” stated Michelle Moog-Koussa, Executive Director of The Bob Moog Foundation. “Neotrope has done great work with many other charities and non-profits, and I look forward to working with them in widening the awareness of our efforts.”

    “We’re honored in providing assistance for The Bob Moog Foundation, in both keeping alive Bob’s legacy in the music industry, but also in building educational and historical programs that showcase a unique music history,” said Neotrope CEO, Christopher Laird Simmons; a member of PRSA and ASCAP. “Bob was an inspiration to me and hopefully our efforts will, in some small way, help more people learn about the foundation’s archival and educational programs, as well as fundraising for the planned Moogseum.”

    Additional information regarding the Neotrope 2011 PR Grants for U.S. charitable non-profits and grant recipients can be found at: https://www.send2press.com/non-profit/index.shtml .

    About Dr. Robert (Bob) Moog:

    Bob Moog (rhymes with “vogue”) was an innovator in the world of electronic music for more than 50 years, expanding the boundaries of sonic expression and affecting the lives of musicians and music lovers around the globe. The invention of the Moog synthesizer in 1964 revolutionized almost every genre of music, offering performers new sonic possibilities in which to express their creativity. For some musicians, the synthesizer transformed their lives and work.

    Learn more at: http://moogfoundation.org/about/humble-visionary/ .

    The Bob Moog Foundation was created to carry Bob’s impact forward – to pass it to future generations through three main initiatives:
    * MoogLab Student Outreach Program;
    * The Bob Moog Archive Preservation Initiative.
    * The Moogseum.

    About The Bob Moog Foundation:

    The Bob Moog Foundation (http://moogfoundation.org/) was created upon Bob’s passing in August 2005. After witnessing the outpouring of thousands of testimonials from people around the world who had been touched by Bob’s work, Bob’s family and colleagues established the foundation to carry on his legacy.

    The Foundation officially launched a year later in August 2006, and is based in Asheville, North Carolina. After volunteering her time as director for over a year, Michelle Moog-Koussa, Bob’s third daughter became the full-time executive director in February of 2007. Over the course of the past four years, Michelle, the Board, and a team of dedicated volunteers have been leading the foundation to fulfill our goals of creating a Moogseum, preserving Bob’s archive and bringing electronic music into the schools as a vehicle to teach children about science, music and innovation.

    Over the past three years, we have been supported by donors around the world who are passionate about Bob Moog’s legacy and by organizations throughout the music industry.

    The Bob Moog Foundation is an independent non-profit organization which is not formally affiliated with Moog Music, Inc., the company that manufactures Moog(R) instruments. The Foundation’s Board of Directors is Chaired by Bryan Bell, creator of Synthbank.com, music technologist, producer and sound engineer.

    Student Outreach Program:

    Our MoogLab Educational Outreach program uses the intuitive interface and sonic richness of Moog instruments and other electronic musical devices to teach children and adults the science behind the sounds of electronic music. MoogLab is central to our mission of educating and inspiring children and adults through the power and possibilities of electronic music and the intersection of music, science and innovation.

    The Moogseum Project:

    The future Bob Moog Museum, or Moogseum, to be located in Asheville, NC, is a planned state-of-the-art facility that will serve as the convergence of our goals, merging music, science and innovation. The Moogseum, which will house Bob’s archive and serve as an educational, historical and cultural resource for Western North Carolina and the wider international music and science communities, will include:
    * Interactive Moog Legacy Timeline tracing Bob’s life and work and the people involved who inspired him to innovate over his 50 year career;
    * Sonic exploration room filled with theremins, moogerfoogers, and synthesizers, including a giant modular wall, connecting people to the science behind the Moog sound;
    * Young Inventors’ Lab inspiring children to innovate through music and science;
    * Live performance space to feature concerts, seminars and lectures highlighting the history and future of electronic music;
    * Archive Lab featuring Bob’s digitized archives for access through a touch-screen interface.

    The Moogseum will cost in excess of $3 million to bring to fruition. The Bob Moog Foundation recently received a significant lead grant in the amount of $600,000 from the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority (BCTDA) for construction costs for the Moogseum. We are deeply grateful to them for this enthusiastic support of our hallmark project. Currently, we are seeking funding from several other sources to bring this project to fruition. Learn more: http://moogfoundation.org/projects/the-moogseum/ .

    About Neotrope:

    Since 1983 Neotrope(R) has delivered services to raise organization awareness including brand identity, marketing, public relations (PR), and SEO services. Neotrope is also an entertainment publishing company involved in books, music, software, and online portals. The company pioneered the concept of search optimization of press release content back in 1997. Neotrope was an Inc. 5000 company in 2009. More information: www.Neotrope.com .

    About Send2Press:

    Send2Press(R) (a service of Neotrope) offers best-in-class affordable Direct-to-Editors(TM) news distribution to working print and broadcast media, online and social media, and deep into search engines using proprietary Neotrope ContextEngine(TM) technology. Send2Press is unique because it was the first newswire service with staff entirely comprised of accredited public relations professionals, published authors, working journalists, and marketing experts. Learn more about Send2Press at www.Send2Press.com .

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    NEWS SOURCE: Neotrope and The Bob Moog Foundation

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  • Starlight Children’s Foundation is Recipient of 2011 Non-Profit PR Grant Program

    Starlight Children's FoundationLOS ANGELES, Calif., Feb. 4, 2011 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Neotrope and its Send2Press service are honored to make Starlight Children’s Foundation its first chosen recipient for 2011 of its semi-annual Non-Profit PR Grant Program. With this commitment, Neotrope aligns itself with Starlight’s mission to help seriously ill children and their families cope with their pain, fear and isolation through entertainment, education and family activities.

    As part of this grant program, Neotrope is providing PR solutions, news dissemination, and search marketing for Starlight to help raise awareness to both media and the public regarding Starlight programs, partners and other activities. In 2009 and 2010, Starlight was also a recipient of Neotrope’s PR Grants program. Neotrope/Send2Press is also promoting Starlight to its customers and other partners in order to bring additional resources together to help Starlight widen its awareness in the small to medium business space.

    “We appreciate all that Neotrope has done for Starlight through its Non-Profit PR Grant programs,” says Jacqueline Hart-Ibrahim, CEO of Starlight. “We have been able to build awareness, and with Neotrope’s ongoing help, I am certain that Starlight will continue to make great strides toward becoming a household name.”

    “We’ve been honored the past couple of years in providing promotional services for Starlight, in order to help raise awareness for its good work with kids and families,” said Neotrope CEO, Christopher Laird Simmons; a member of PRSA and ASCAP. “Hopefully our efforts have, and will continue, in some small part to help more people learn about Starlight and its wonderful programs for families dealing with health crises.”

    Additional information regarding the 2011 PR Grants for U.S. charitable non-profits can be found at: https://www.send2press.com/non-profit/index.shtml .

    About Starlight Children’s Foundation:

    When a child or teenager has a serious medical condition, everyone in the family is affected. For more than 25 years, Starlight Children’s Foundation(TM) has been dedicated to helping seriously ill children and their families cope with their pain, fear and isolation through entertainment, education and family activities. Starlight’s programs have been proven to distract children from their pain, help them better understand and manage their illnesses, and connect families facing similar challenges so that no one feels alone. Through a network of chapters and offices, Starlight provides ongoing support to children, parents and siblings in all U.S. states and Canadian provinces with an array of outpatient, hospital-based and Web offerings. Programs are also delivered internationally through affiliates in Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom. To learn more visit http://www.starlight.org .

    An electronic press kit for Starlight can be found online at:
    http://www.starlight.org/epk/ .

    About Neotrope:

    Since 1983 Neotrope(R) has delivered services to raise organization awareness including brand identity, marketing, public relations, and SEO services. Neotrope is also an entertainment publishing company involved in books, music, software, and online portals. The company pioneered the concept of search optimization of press release content back in 1997. Neotrope was an Inc. 5000 company in 2009. More information: http://Neotrope.com .

    About Send2Press:

    Send2Press(R) (a service of Neotrope) offers best-in-class affordable Direct-to-Editors(TM) news distribution to working print and broadcast media, online and social media, and deep into search engines using proprietary Neotrope ContextEngine(TM) technology. Send2Press is unique because it was the first newswire service with staff entirely comprised of accredited public relations professionals, published authors, working journalists, and marketing experts. Learn more about Send2Press at http://Send2Press.com .

    NEWS SOURCE: Neotrope

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  • Neotrope Announces Non-Profit PR Grant Program Recipients for 2009

    Non-Profit PR GrantFor 25th Anniversary California Firm Again Donates Services to Worthy Causes

    LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 12, 2008 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Neotrope(R), a brand identity, PR, and marketing firm established Jan. of 1983, announced today the 2009 Non-Profit PR Grant Program recipients: those non-profit organizations chosen to receive free public relations and newswire services. Neotrope previously donated $25K worth of services in 2000, and $22K in 2005. This year, services are being donated by Neotrope to worthy smaller non-profit and charitable organizations to celebrate the company’s 25th anniversary.

    “We’re honored to be able to provide these services to smaller non-profits, many of whom have been hampered in their normal fund-raising efforts by the economic downturn,” said Neotrope CEO and co-founder, Christopher Simmons. “And perhaps help them continue to ‘do good’ in 2009 by raising their awareness to the media and public.”

    Simmons continued, “We have always taken corporate social responsibility very seriously. We learned many years ago that it was better to donate our expertise than simply writing checks, as this provides more real support for the non-profit orgs in raising awareness of their efforts.”

    There were 546 “qualified” applicants this year, nearly double prior years, but only ten were chosen for this PR Grant program. The deadline to apply was extended from November 12 to December 7. All qualified applicant organizations were also entered into a drawing to win a new One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) notebook, and will be offered additional services without cost. The value of the PR Grant services to be donated will vary by organization, with a total value of more than $25,000.

    The 2009 Neotrope Non-Profit PR Grant Program Recipients are (in order chosen):

    1) Children Awaiting Parents, Inc., New York

    Children Awaiting Parents (www.ChildrenAwaitingParents.org) is dedicated to finding loving adoptive families for children waiting in foster care. We advocate nationally for adoption by bringing attention to the children, by promoting interest among people who could become permanent adoptive families, and by encouraging adoption friendly policies. We serve children across the United States.

    2) Starlight Children’s Foundation, California

    Starlight Children’s Foundation (www.starlight.org) helps seriously ill children and their families cope with their pain, fear and isolation through entertainment, education and family activities. We offer entertainment programs that boost spirits, reduce the need for pain medication, and provide distraction therapy; educational programs that help sick children understand common medical procedures, manage their illnesses and develop coping strategies; technology-based programs that connect isolated, sick youth with their peers and enable them to keep up with their schoolwork; and family events that allow sick children and their families to relax, have fun, and reconnect outside the hospital environment.

    3) Project SEED, Inc., California

    Project SEED, Inc. (www.projectseed.org) is a 45-year old organization, founded in Berkeley, which successfully augments mathematics instruction in primarily low-performing public schools. The instructors are math specialists, who use a Socratic questioning pedagogy, to teach supplemental lessons in advanced mathematics in elementary and middle school classrooms. The regular classroom teachers learn dynamic teaching techniques for improving students’ participation and understanding. Rigorous external evaluations regularly show significant improvement on standardized mathematics achievement scores. Project SEED’s mission is to put young, low-income students on a pathway up and out of poverty, toward high school graduation and college. We prepare them for careers that require knowledge of the advanced mathematics we introduce and for careers that require problem solving and critical thinking skills.

    4) Girls Write Now, Inc., New York

    Girls Write Now (www.girlswritenow.org) is New York’s premier creative writing and mentoring organization for high school girls. We are a community of women writers — authors, editors, educators, journalists, playwrights, publishers, advertising and PR professionals, literary agents and more — on a mission. Through our core mentoring program, our goal is to provide a safe space for New York City’s high school girls to develop their creative, independent voices, explore careers in professional writing, and learn how to make healthy choices in school, career and life.

    5) Paws of Life Foundation, Iowa

    The Paws of Life Foundation (PoL) is dedicated to the education of search and rescue (SAR) dogs and their handlers. PoL (www.pawsoflife.org) works with responders at the local levels to assist with dog placement and training to become a reliable and valuable resource for law enforcement and public safety agencies in the case of lost or missing persons. When someone you care about goes missing, these are the people your local sheriff, police chief or fire department calls to assist in the search. We find working dogs, either through animal shelters or donation, and place them in search and rescue K9 programs nationwide. We also provide training, coaching and a “library” of knowledge and resources. Paws of Life was established in 2003 and works diligently to plan programming areas and develop a strong base on which to move forward. Our dogs have been placed with local search and rescue teams, law enforcement for drug dog use and with one FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team.

    6) Newhouse, Missouri

    Recently Newhouse (www.newhouseshelter.org) celebrated 37 years of service to the poorest citizens in the metro area who are victims of domestic violence. With a mission to break the cycle of domestic violence by providing the tools that allow women to make positive choices and lead self-sufficient lives, Newhouse is located in the urban core of Kansas City, Missouri; uniquely positioning Newhouse to address an otherwise disenfranchised population. Newhouse takes a comprehensive approach to meet the needs of the women and children who turn to Newhouse for emergency shelter and for relief from the crushing distress of domestic violence.

    7) World Savvy Inc., California

    World Savvy’s (www.worldsavvy.org) mission is to educate and engage youth in community and world affairs, to prepare them to learn, work and live as responsible citizens in the global community. In our increasingly interconnected world, students need global literacy skills; including knowledge of other countries and foreign cultures, as well as the ability to synthesize information and draw connections across subject disciplines to succeed in personal and professional endeavors. In classrooms, workplaces and neighborhoods, we constantly interact with people from different backgrounds and cultures, and must learn to live and work cooperatively. More importantly, as future leaders, young people must learn to collectively navigate and address the world’s most pressing problems.

    8) Special Equestrians, Pennsylvania

    Special Equestrians (www.specialequestrians.org), a Forbes Enterprise Award winner, is a non-profit therapeutic riding program located in Warrington, Pennsylvania, serving Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia, and surrounding counties. Founded in 1982, Special Equestrians has grown from a one horse, one rider, and one volunteer program to a thriving organization with 9 horses, 18 staff members, and over 100 active volunteers, who served 142 children and adults with various emotional, mental and physical disabilities last year. Our clients come to us with more than 60 different physical and cognitive challenges including Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Down Syndrome, Muscular Dystrophy and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Our riders represent diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. 80 percent of our clients are children.

    9) Barnabas International, Inc., Florida

    Barnabas International, Inc. (www.biijax.org) exists to love and encourage live-alone-at-home senior citizens enabling them to live longer, healthier, more grace and purpose filled, independent lives. We engage seniors in team-oriented community service opportunities to give them fulfillment and to aid more than 30 non-profit organizations in our community. We transport the seniors via a 26-passenger bus to the non-profit, supply age-appropriate service tasks, provide a nutritious lunch and return transportation.

    10) Museum of Photographic Arts, California

    The mission of the Museum of Photographic Arts (www.mopa.org) is to inspire, educate and engage the broadest possible audience through the presentation, collection, and preservation of photography, film and video. Since its founding in 1983, the Museum of Photographic Arts (MoPA) has been devoted to collecting, conserving and exhibiting the entire spectrum of the photographic medium. The museum’s endeavors consistently address cultural, historical and social issues through its exhibitions and public programs. The Museum of Photographic Arts is accredited by the American Association of Museums and is a member-supported, private, non-profit institution.

    The winner of the OLPC drawing is the Middle College High School National Consortium, Inc. (www.mcnc.us).

    About Neotrope(R)

    Since 1983, Neotrope (www.neotrope.com) has been helping small-to-medium businesses and entertainment companies establish their brand and grow revenue. The Neotrope marketing team includes Christopher Laird Simmons, who is an award-winning designer, photographer, musician and digital artist. Other team members include accredited public relations professionals, working journalists and broadcast veterans. Simmons is a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), Graphic Artists Guild, and ASCAP. Simmons has been widely interviewed by publications as diverse as Entrepreneur, Chicago Post Tribune, PCWorld, and TrendWatch. Neotrope brands include Send2Press(R), California Newswire(R), Mindstock(R), eMediaKit(TM), and ContextEngine(R).

    About Send2Press Newswire

    Send2Press(R) offers best-in-class affordable Direct-to-Editors(TM) news distribution and alternative placement of news content to improve its “persistence” versus the traditional one-shot approach. In addition to sending news directly to working journalists, print and broadcast media, Send2Press (www.send2press.com) places news into social networks and deep into search engines using proprietary ContextEngine(R) press release optimization technology developed in 1997.

    Nov. 7, 2008 grant announcement:
    http://pdf.send2press.com/news_2008-11-1107-002.pdf

    Oct. 1, 2008 grant announcement:
    http://pdf.send2press.com/news_2008-10-1001-001.pdf

    Jan. 2005 grant announcement:
    https://www.send2press.com/newswire/2005-01-0128-002.shtml

    Aug. 2000 grant announcement:
    https://neotrope.com/text/news_PR_00-0802.shtml

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    Send2Press(R) is the originating wire service for this story, Copr. 2008.

    NEWS SOURCE: Neotrope

     
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