Brag Wall

 It was time to create a Brag Wall for this blog. Lots of "Me with" captions. Here we go:

Me with actor/singer Michael Damian.

Me with Boston media icon Mary Richardson.

Me with the staff of Lifespan and the Patriot's Jarvis Green.



(Ah-hem) Me and Worcester radio show personality Greg Byrne.



CU in the T&G

Worcester Telegram & Gazette - telegram.com - Culinary Underground leads revolt against boring, bland, unhealthy meals

Thank you so much to Food Writer Barbara Houle for this terrific story published today about client Culinary Underground School for Home Cooks in Southborough MA and all the excitement happening there this summer.

SAVE THE FROGS! Day in front of the White House (there's my designer Alyson Lee!)

Alyson Lee & SAVE THE FROGS!

On Friday, April 29th, my amazing graphic designer Alyson Lee and her son Jackson attended a SAVE THE FROGS! Day rally on the steps of the EPA in Washington DC. For three years, Alyson has assisted with over 90% of the graphic design work for this growing and important international nonprofit organization, founded by Dr. Kerry Kriger to bring more attention to the plight of disappearing amphibian populations around the globe. Alyson got involved at the urging of her eight year old son ("Mom, you've got to help the frogs!") and has been working with Dr. Kriger and his group for three years. I was more than pleased to toot Alyson's horn on a local level (her work and the event were already recognized by CNN, Nat Geo Channel, and Vanity Fair among others), and here is the news release we produced and distributed for her.

For Immediate Release                       April 27, 2011

Contact: Alyson Lee Graphic Design, alylee11@gmail.com tel 508 981 2584

Central MA Graphic Designer Provides Vital Assistance

To International SAVE THE FROGS! Day April 29^th

CNN,  Vanity Fair, Nat Geo Take Notice!

(Worcester MA) – Thanks to Worcester MA Graphic Designer Alyson Lee, a bold and effective advertising campaign is rallying the international public for the 3^rd Annual SAVE THE FROGS! Day on Friday, April 29^th. Designed in response to the global crisis of diminishing amphibian populations, the annual event has been supported by the exceptional design work of Ms. Lee, a lifelong Worcester resident, mother, and concerned citizen. SAVE THE FROGS! is America's first and only public charity dedicated to amphibian conservation.

“Not long after I founded SAVE THE FROGS! in 2008, I heard from designer Alyson Lee,” stated Dr. Kerry Kriger, Executive Director, SAVE THE FROGS! “Her eight year old son Jackson saw a TV report about the launch of our work, and became so concerned about the cause that he urged his mother to contact me to ‘help the frogs, Mom’. For three years now, Alyson Lee has been essential to our communications campaigns, creating a host of ads and other graphic work that is helping to educate and inspire people around the world.”

The mission of SAVE THE FROGS! is to protect amphibian populations and to promote a society that respects and appreciates nature and wildlife. The vision is a world in which not a single amphibian species is threatened with extinction.

Supplying roughly 90% of the graphic design work, Ms. Lee is proud to be associated with this important nonprofit organization. Recently, her efforts helped CNN, Vanity Fair Magazine online, Nat Geo, and other major news outlets take notice. Over the Easter holiday weekend, Ms. Lee’s ad for SAVE THE FROGS! Day was featured in a 2-minute segment on CNN (see attached).

This coming Friday, April 29^th marks the annual SAVE THE FROGS! Rally on DC, to be held on the steps of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The organization’s focus this year is to push the federal government to ban the lethal pesticide Atrazine, known as the “21^st Century DDT”.

Ms. Lee and her son Jackson will be there, in DC, marching for the frogs, as they have for the past three years.

“The biggest reason I’ve stayed with Dr. Kriger for so long is his dedication and passion for this cause,” confirmed Alyson Lee. “I just knew from the beginning that if anyone was going to get the word out there it would be him and I wanted to help! Please go to www.savethefrogs.com to learn more about how you can help too.”

For further information, visit www.savethefrogs.com.

About Save The Frogs Day (April 29th)
Save The Frogs Day is the world's largest day of amphibian education and conservation action. Amphibian populations have been rapidly disappearing worldwide and nearly one-third of the world's amphibian species are on the verge of extinction. Up to 200 species have completely disappeared since 1979.

Event supporters in the USA will gather in Washington DC, New York or San Francisco for a Save The Frogs Day Rally, or find an event in their community by visiting www.savethefrogs.com.

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More updates from 2010: City of Worcester and the Worcester Animal Rescue League

http://www.necn.com/09/08/10/Worcester-approves-new-pit-bull-regulati/landing.html?blockID=306872&feedID=4206

The September 8, 2010 TV spot produced by NECN/Worcester News Tonight was just one of many media stories generated by New England regional outlets -- print, radio, and TV -- on the topic of a Pitt Bull Dog Ordinance proposed by members of the Worcester City Council, and the WARL's opposition to the initiative. At WARL we posted to our web site many more links to stories published on the subject. It truly was a sizzlin' summer at WARL with Executive Director Allie Simone regularly in the media spotlight, testifying at City Council meetings, and giving tours of the League to interested reporters and city officials. Also, many responsible dog owners turned out in great numbers in support of the League's position. It was a great opportunity to educate about the pitfalls(!) of Breed Specific Legislation, and WARL and it's relatively new director were jettisoned into the public eye like never before.

One of the devoted WARL volunteers and a happy Pitt Bull Mix, who was shortly adopted out to a great family
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Culinary Underground School for Home Cooks on New England TV

http://www.necn.com/10/13/10/Culinary-Underground-opens-in-Southborou/landing_arts.html?blockID=330817&feedID=4214

During last October's Grand Re-Opening at their new Route 9 location, Culinary Underground was visited by NECN/Worcester News Tonight's Katie Daly. Students were thrilled to have their "15 minutes of fame" as you can see here.

Subsequently, The Boston Globe, MetroWest Daily News, Worcester Magazine, The Telegram & Gazette and others were queueing up to talk to the chefs and the students, and hopefully get a little (and literal) taste of what's cookin' at this expanding enterprise.

A little updating from last year, a very productive one!

http://www.telegram.com/article/20110307/OUTANDABOUT/103070572/-1/worcesterliving

The Telegram & Gazette covered Rainbow Child Development Center's Girls Night Out once again, and we were so grateful for their support. It was a fun night with new and old friends, with wonderful wares on display and terrific hosts at The Manor to care for us.