Posts Tagged ‘10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Campaign’
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
Last November, we brought you the article “Dangerous or Beneficial? Taking a Deeper Look into Energy Drinks,” 
analyzing the dangerous effects of alcoholic and caffeinated energy drinks, which lead to side effects and even death in some cases.
In response, the FDA contacted several energy drink manufacturers, concerned about the safety of their products. Now, after several months, those drinks, commonly referred to as “blackout in a can,” can be found back on the shelves…but has anything changed?
According to Omaha.com, the popular energy drinks Four Loko and Joose, which struck controversy on their alcohol and caffeine contents, are available again, but this time, they are caffeine-free.
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau gave its stamp of approval to the drinks, which attract many consumers due to their alcohol content (which is three times that of beer) hidden by its fruit-flavor (http://www.omaha.com/article/20110322/NEWS01/703229933).
Although there is still debate on the energy drinks’ packaging, which appeals to underage drinkers due to its bright colors and encourage binge drinking, there is no controversy on the quality of service Road Scholar Transport provides in shipping your beverages.
With temperature protect services, shippers will have access to unlimited user-defined temperature alerts to ensure that your beverages remain fresh during transport.
Visit http://www.roadscholar.com to learn more about Road Scholar’s services and how we are spreading awareness with our 10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Campaign.
What’s your opinion of energy drinks? Should there be tighter regulations?
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Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
Did you know that brain cancer is the number one cancer death for people under the age of 40?
Did you know that 16,000 people are diagnosed with brain tumours each year?
Did you know that brain tumour research is underfunded?
If not, you’re not alone. Many people are unaware of the disease and lack of investment towards finding a cure.
Nicole Witts is one of the 15% of women lucky enough to survive a brain tumour. Being diagnosed in 2008, Nicole experienced first-hand the lack of funding and research of the disease. Now, she wants to raise awareness towards the importance of donating and finding a cure…and she going to extremes to do so.
Nicole agreed to pose without any clothes on, using a pink hat to cover her body, in order to raise awareness and draw attention to the disease. (Picture is available on the Brain Tumour Research website at http://www.braintumourresearch.org/ with more details on the disease and event). Nicole encourages others to get involved and help raise awareness as well, but in a less extreme manner.
On Friday (March 25th), Nicole urges everyone to wear a hat, taking part in what is called the “Wear a Hat Day” event. This initiative hopes to raise money for brain tumour research and to lead people to donate online at http://www.braintumourresearch.org/index.php/donate-.html.
Road Scholar Transport is taking part in the event as well, not only spreading awareness one day out of the year, but 24/7 with our Children’s Tumor Foundation awareness trailer. Learn more about Road Scholar’s 10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Campaign and the other foundations Road Scholar is spreading awareness for by visiting www.roadscholarawareness.org.
Are you going to wear a hat this Friday?
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Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
The American Red Cross is at it again, this time donating $10 million to the Japanese Red Cross Society who is busy aiding residents in Japan.
As a refresher, last Friday Japan was hit by one of the largest and most disastrous earthquakes ever recorded, measuring 8.9 on the richter scale, which triggered off a large tsunami and damaged three nuclear power plants. These events killed thousands of people, caused blackouts throughout the country, the temperature fall below freezing, a volcano to erupt, and hundreds of aftershocks.
Not only has the American Red Cross made an “initial” contribution, but has also sent one of its disaster management experts to Japan to accompany an international team of seven experts to aid the Japanese Red Cross, an article in medicalnewstoday.com notes.
With over two million volunteers, the Japanese Red Cross has been non-stop aiding those people in need; providing meals, relief items, cleanup, transportation to hospitals, decontaminating over 200,000 evacuees, and counseling (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/219243.php).
The American Red Cross is giving Americans the ability to donate to relief efforts in Japan as well through their site at http://www.redcross.org/.
Since 1881, the American Red Cross has been responding to emergencies, offering their services and providing comfort and relief to millions. That’s something that should be recognized and Road Scholar Transport is doing just that with our American Red Cross awareness trailer.
Just as the American Red Cross is providing aid across the United 
States, Road Scholar is spreading awareness nationwide. The 80,000 pound red and white tractor trailer is just one of several Road Scholar trucks spreading hope and awareness for various organizations including The American Breast Cancer Foundation and Flight 93.
Learn more about Road Scholar’s 10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Campaign and how you could help by visiting www.roadscholarawareness.org.
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Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
Last week we heard about Sugar, a four-year-old Boxer who gained nationwide attention as his life was saved on video.
Sugar
Sugar, who had been running exercises with his owner at the Canyon Crest K-9 Training Center in Washington, experienced a seizure and fell to the ground motionless.
Ron Pace, trainer at the center, ran to the rescue and immediately started performing CPR, with one problem in mind…he didn’t know how to administer pet CPR!
Pace performed a series of compressions on the dog along with breathing techniques, saving Sugar’s life, who was back on his paws within minutes and now told to take it easy.
Without knowing proper pet CPR, Pace was lucky he was able to rescue Sugar. But do you know what to do if something should happen to your dog?
The following are the basic steps of Pet CPR you should learn in the unfortunate event that your dog becomes unconscious. (The following is provided by http://www.healthypet.com/PetCare/PetCareArticle.aspx?art_key=abfea8ed-02a9-4c9f-80bc-6fb8936db98f)
Step 1: Check for responsiveness
Before you begin doing anything to your pet, make sure he is truly unresponsive.
- Check his breathing by placing your hand in front of his nose and mouth. (Be sure not to cover them and block his airway!)
- Check for his heartbeat by placing your ear against area where your pet’s left elbow touches the chest.
Step 2: Secure an airway
If you don’t see or feel your pet breathing, you immediately need to make sure his airway is clear.
- Carefully pull his tongue forward out of his mouth. (Even an unresponsive animal can bite by instinct.)
- Look into the throat for a foreign object. If you find one, remove it carefully. (See Pet First Aid for instructions on responding to choking in pets.)
- Move the head until the neck is straight. (Don’t move the neck if you suspect it is injured.)
Step 3: Rescue breathing
- Close your pet’s mouth and breathe directly into his nose not his mouth until his chest expands.
- If the chest doesn’t expand, check again for a foreign object in the throat and reposition the airway so it is straight.
- Once you’ve gotten the chest to expand, continue the rescue breathing, repeating the breaths 12 to 15 times per minute (once every four to five seconds).
Step 4: Chest compressions
Do not begin chest compressions until you’ve secured an airway and started rescue breathing.
- Gently lay your pet on his right side.
- The heart is located in the lower half of the chest on the left side, behind the elbow of the front left leg. Place one hand below the heart to support the chest; place the other hand over the heart.
- Press down gently on your pet’s heart. Press down about one inch for medium-sized dogs; press harder for larger animals and with less force for smaller animals. To massage the hearts of cats and other tiny pets, compress the chest with the thumb and forefingers of one hand.
- Press down 80-120 times per minute for larger animals and 100-150 times per minute for smaller ones.
- Alternate the chest compressions with the rescue breaths.
Continue the heart massage compressions and the rescue breathing until you can hear a heartbeat and feel regular breathing. Once your pet is breathing and his heart is beating, call your veterinarian immediately.
Road Scholar Transport cares about our pets, which is why we are spreading awareness in an effort to help keep our furry loved ones safe from danger. As part of our 10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Campaign, we are dedicating an 80,000 pound tractor trailer to pet awareness. Keep checking www.roadscholarawareness.org to learn how your dog can be featured on our nationwide trailer!
That’s how much our pets mean to us. How much does your pet mean to you?
Tags: 10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Campaign, awareness campaign, Boxer, Canyon Crest K-9 Training Center, dog contest, dog CPR, dog seizure, dog trainer, pet awareness, Pet CPR, road scholar transport, Ron Pace, Sugar, tractor-trailer, Washington
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Monday, March 14th, 2011
If you’re an advocate for charities then you’ll go ‘Gaga’ for these bracelets.
After the catastrophic earthquake last week in Japan, the sixth largest earthquake in history, followed by a tsunami that left the country in ruins and thousands dead, American pop singer, Lady Gaga has decided to create a charity to raise money for relief efforts.
Available at her online store (http://ladygaga.shop.bravadousa.com/Product.aspx?cp=14781_42444&pc=BGAMLG88), consumers can purchase a red and white “We Pray For Japan” wristband, created and worn by Lady Gaga herself.
Bracelets cost $5 each with all proceeds going to the Japan relief effort. Individuals can also add a donation to their order with the option of purchasing a “Wristband +$5, $10, $25, $50, $75, or $100 donation.”
Lady Gaga is not alone in her charity efforts. Road Scholar Transport is also taking the initiative of helping those individuals in need, creating the 10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Campaign to raise awareness of charities/organizations including the Children’s Craniofacial Foundation, American Breast Cancer Foundation, and Make a Wish Foundation.
Join Lady Gaga and Road Scholar’s charity efforts and help make a difference today!
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Friday, March 4th, 2011
You know service dogs to be used in aiding children and adults who have physical disabilities. But did you know that
they are also commonly assigned to those children with autism?
Children afflicted with autism, a complex developmental brain disorder affecting 1 in 110 children, usually have communication problems such as repeating words or phrases or not talking at all, repeating actions such as flapping their arms or being immobile, and failure to nonverbally express what they want to communicate.
A service dog can help these children by bridging communication problems, since a dog communicates nonverbally. Autistic children may get frustrated trying to verbally communicate with another individual, whereas they can find comfort in interacting with their dog.
Training a puppy can help children with autism as well. As the child observes the training process, they learn words and associations which allow them to grasp the verbal language.
The child can also learn to respond to certain cues through the dog, such as a “Please Ask to Pet Me” saddle on the dog’s back (http://www.northstardogs.com/autism.shtml).
You can learn more about autistic service dogs by visiting North Star Dogs or 4 Paws (the first agency that began placing service dogs in autistic households).
Road Scholar Transport cares about our pets and children, which is why we created several Autism Speaks Awareness Trailers and are in process of creating a new trailer, part of our 10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Campaign, dedicated to animals everywhere. Learn more by visiting www.roadscholarawareness.org.
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Friday, February 25th, 2011
If you are a fan of the NFL than you are probably familiar with Pittsburg Steelers’ Brett Keisel, the defensive end that 
was featured several times during the Super Bowl because of his trademark beard.
But now, he may not be as easily recognizable.
Yesterday Keisel took part in a charity event benefitting Pittsburgh’s Children’s Hospital, in which he agreed to shave off his eight month old beard.
Although it wasn’t easy for Keisel to say goodbye, his fellow teammates had more than enough fun with it. Teammates Hines Ward and Aaron Smith had a big grin on their face as they helped cut part of Keisel’s beard off.
After Ward and Smith had their fun, the rest of Keisel’s beard was removed by a barber.
The event ended up raising more than $30,000 for the Children’s Hospital…but with did Keisel have to say about all this? “I feel naked. I feel like I’m 15” (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Brett-Keisel-shaves-his-beard-for-charity?urn=nfl-326394).
Will Keisel grow his beard back? According to him, when the right time comes it will reappear.
Like Keisel, Road Scholar Transport is dedicated to helping charities in need, such as the Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation, part of our 10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Campaign. Check out the other great charities Road Scholar is spreading awareness for at www.roadscholarawareness.org.
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
1. This was the first awareness truck to kick off Road Scholar’s 10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Campaign.
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2. This was the next trailer to join the fight for a cure after one of Road Scholar’s driver’s, Greg Kearsh, was diagnosed with the disease.
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3. This trailer was created in collaboration with past NBS president Bob Wright, whose grandson had the condition.
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4. This awareness truck was created after working together with Liz Scott, who founded the foundation when her 8-year-old daughter passed away from the disease after trying to raise money in her front yard for a cure.
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5. This trailer contains the picture of Road Scholar president Jim Barrett’s grandson who has the condition.
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6. Bill Squires, consultant for the NY Giants, inquired about this truck for his son who had the condition. Barrett, however, was already discussing the concept with a friend of his whose son was diagnosed.
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Tags: 10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Campaign, Alex’s Lemonade, and Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation, Autism Speaks, awareness trucks, Children’s Craniofacial Foundation, Clayton’s Hope, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Make a Wish Foundation, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Prostate Cancer Awareness, RETT Syndrome, road scholar transport, St. Joseph’s Center, The American Breast Cancer Foundation, The American Foundation for the Blind, The American Red Cross, The Children’s Tumor Foundation, The Flight 93 National Memorial
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Monday, February 14th, 2011
Are you an advocate for a good cause? Think you know your charities? Then take the Road Scholar Charity test! Each question below pertains to a specific well-known charity. Can you name them all? Go on, test your knowledge! Here’s a hint: Each answer pertains to a foundation that Road Scholar Transport has an awareness trailer for.
1. This foundation takes pride in being “the leading philanthropic organization funding and accelerating research globally.”
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2. This is “a national nonprofit that expands possibilities for the more than 25 million people with vision loss in the U.S.”
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3. This foundation branched off of a larger one that started in 1984 by Greg Anderson, in an effort to start an international cancer recovery movement.
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4. Sometimes symbolized by a lavender ribbon, this foundation funds research for treatments to “a unique developmental disorder that is first recognized in infancy and seen almost always in girls.”
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5. This foundation was set up to help raise funds in building a memorial for those passengers who lost their lives on Flight 93.
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6. This foundation started in 1997 in support of the disease affecting 1 in 8 women.
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7. Established in 1955, this foundation concentrates on researching development for “an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States.”
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9. This foundation is geared towards finding a cure for NF.
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10. This foundation was founded in February 2005 by Bob and Suzanne Wright, whose grandchild had the disease.
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Check out the rest of the charities Road Scholar sponsors by visiting our charity page at http://www.roadscholarawareness.org/our-charities/.
Tags: 10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Campaign, Alex’s Lemonade, and Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation, Autism Speaks, awareness trucks, Children’s Craniofacial Foundation, Clayton’s Hope, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Make a Wish Foundation, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Prostate Cancer Awareness, RETT Syndrome, road scholar transport, St. Joseph’s Center, The American Breast Cancer Foundation, The American Foundation for the Blind, The American Red Cross, The Children’s Tumor Foundation, The Flight 93 National Memorial
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Thursday, February 10th, 2011
A recent study conducted at Clemson University found raspberries to be more effective than antioxidants in killing 
cancer.
According to naturalnews.com, researchers compared the extract from the popular brand Meeker red raspberries to a vitamin C solution, finding that although the vitamin C solution contained a greater number of antioxidants, raspberries were “eight times more effective” in destroying cancer cells.
Why is this? Because raspberries contain substances other than antioxidants that are better anti-cancer agents, especially in breast cancer cells where antioxidants are only “half as effective as raspberries,” the site notes. These substances are yet to be determined.
The study concluded that “raspberry extracts successfully destroyed about 90 percent of stomach, colon, and breast cancer cells” (http://www.naturalnews.com/031272_cancer_raspberries_power.html).
Let’s kill off the other 10% by spreading awareness like Road Scholar is doing with our 10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Campaign, spreading awareness for organizations including The American Breast Cancer Foundation, Alex’s Lemonade, and Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
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