Partnership Provides $144,000 in Funds for Nutrition, Health and Wellness Education

GLENDALE, Calif., Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — As schools in Southern California continue to face budget cuts that impact supplies and educational programs, Nestle USA and Superior Grocers, one of Southern California’s largest independently-owned supermarket chains, continued their commitment to education today with a $144,000 donation to local schools.

Representatives from the 144-awarded schools were each presented with a $1,000 donation at a ceremony held at the Superior Grocers store in Montebello, CA. The funds will help further students’ nutrition, health and wellness education, helping them achieve academic potential, physical and mental growth, and lifelong health and well being.

“Nestle is committed to helping families eat healthy by providing healthier food and beverages while helping to further children’s health education by supporting local schools,” said Vanessa Rivera, Manager, Marketing Communications/Multicultural, Nestle USA.

Nestle USA and Superior Grocers started their school donation partnership in 2009 to ensure their shared commitment to supporting healthy families benefitted the grocery chain’s area schools. Over the course of the last two years, more than $270,000 in combined funds, school supplies and books have been donated to Southern California schools.

“We are pleased to have Nestle USA join us in this important educational program,” said Mimi Song, President & CEO of Superior Grocers. “In these difficult times, our local schools are in need of many basic supplies and teaching tools for students. We are happy to award these scholarships to the selected schools.”

Nestle’s contribution is awarded under its integrated consumer and shopper multi-brand program Construye el Mejor Nido (“Create the Best Nest”). Nestle launched the multi-brand program earlier this year to better connect with U.S. Hispanic families, using Nestle’s nutrition, health & wellness expertise to help Hispanic consumers nurture a fulfilling family life.

Superior Grocers is a big supporter of local schools, education and Southern California communities. Superior values the importance of the community’s vitality and is committed to making a positive impact by supporting local programs that help make children and their families thrive.

About Nestle USA

Named one of “The World’s Most Admired Food Companies” in Fortune magazine for fourteen consecutive years, Nestle provides quality brands and products that bring flavor to life every day. From nutritious meals with LEAN CUISINE® to baking traditions with NESTLE® TOLL HOUSE®, Nestle USA makes delicious, convenient, and nutritious food and beverage products that make good living possible. That’s what “Nestle. Good Food, Good Life” is all about. Nestle USA, with 2010 sales of $10.4 billion, is part of Nestle S.A. in Vevey, Switzerland — the world’s largest food company with a commitment to Nutrition, Health & Wellness — with 2010 sales of $105 billion. For product news and information, visit Nestleusa.com or NestleNewsroom.com.

All trademarks are owned by Societe des Produits Nestle S.A., Vevey, Switzerland or are used with permission.

About Superior Grocers

Superior Grocers is a privately-held independent Supermarket chain serving Southern California with 38 stores in Southern California. It prides itself on providing Superior Quality, Superior Savings and Superior Value to the communities that it serves. Superior Grocers also believes in hiring from within its communities of service and to promote employees to management positions from within its own ranks.

SOURCE Nestle USA

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) Foundation is proud to accept the 2011 Outstanding Advocacy in Education Award from the Nashville Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The coveted award recognizes the USHCC Foundation for its national education initiatives including two signature programs, the USHCC Chamber Training Institute and Green Builds Business.

“The USHCC Foundation plays an important role in creating and advancing educational opportunities for Hispanic entrepreneurs across the country,” says USHCC Chairman Nina Vaca. “The impact of its programs, such as the Chamber Training Institute and Green Builds Business, is seen every day as Hispanic business owners become the new leaders in economic growth and environmental sustainability. This award is a testament to the USHCC Foundation’s continued support of Hispanic business, and the dedication of our corporate partners, Sam’s Club and Walmart.”

In partnership with the University of Notre Dame and underwritten by Sam’s Club, the USHCC Chamber Training Institute is a certificate program that impacted over 80 Hispanic Chambers of Commerce from across the country in 2011. The Chamber Training Institute covered topics requested by USHCC members including; how to use social media to market a business, financial management for nonprofit organizations, membership growth, nonprofit law and the impact of Hispanic population growth on business.

In a continuation of the powerful momentum set through the collaborative vision and commitment of the USHCC to strengthen the contribution of Hispanic businesses in America, the USHCC Foundation also launched the national Green Builds Business (GBB), which toured 11 cities across the United States this year with the support of a $500,000 grant from Walmart.

Green Builds Business is a two-day training program designed to educate Hispanic entrepreneurs on how to incorporate environmental sustainability practices into their overall business models. Through this program, Hispanic business owners learn best practices for lowering operating costs, increasing revenues and motivating workers through advanced sustainability efforts. Green Builds Business helped over 200 businesses across America this year.

“It comes as a great honor to have our Foundation recognized by the Nashville Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, whose members have directly benefited from our programs,” says USHCC President & CEO Javier Palomarez. “These programs were designed by Hispanic business owners, for Hispanic business owners. We’re proud of the number of people and businesses that have been a part of Green Builds Business and the Chamber Training Institute in 2011.”

About the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Founded in 1979, the USHCC actively promotes the economic growth and development of Hispanic entrepreneurs and represents the interests of nearly 3 million Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States that combined generate in excess of $420 billion annually. It also serves as the umbrella organization for more than 200 local Hispanic chambers and business associations in the United States and Puerto Rico. For more information, visit www.ushcc.com.

About the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation
The USHCC Foundation is committed to giving Hispanic entrepreneurs alternatives for life preparation and life-long learning by developing and implementing initiatives and educational campaigns to awaken and nurture their entrepreneurial spirit. The Foundation leverages corporate and public support to ensure that existing and aspiring Latino entrepreneurs gain access and achieve success in the world of business. Please visit www.ushccfoundation.org for more information on the USHCC Foundation.

SOURCE United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation

NEW YORK, Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Reinforcing its commitment to the wellbeingof New York’s Latino community, The Mount Sinai Hospital proudly premieres ¡A tu salud! (www.mountsinai.org/latino), the first ever weekly health and wellness TV series created by Mount Sinai, debuting Saturday, January 7th at 11AM on Telemundo, Channel 47.  The series will re-air Mondays and Tuesdays at 5 am. ¡A tu salud! spotlights the key health issues plaguing the Latino community and teaches viewers how to overcome illness and take charge of their health through inspirational, informative and uplifting stories.  

“Only by giving the knowledge and providing the right tools to our Latino families will we be able to engage and empower Latinos for a healthier tomorrow; and ¡A tu salud! allows us to do just that,” says Wayne Keathley, President and COO of The Mount Sinai Hospital.  “This series was inspired by the three strategic goals that support Mount Sinai’s Latino approach: Educate, Engage and Empower,” concludes Keathley.

¡A tu salud!  stems from Mount Sinai’s continued commitment to expand its outreach to the Hispanic community, which is disproportionately affected by serious diseases and conditions such as diabetes, HIV/AIDS, Cardiovascular and other diseases.

Each episode of ¡A tu salud! will feature the following 5 distinct medical segments:  1) La Consulta, which includes interviews with specialists, patients and other experts; 2)  Caso clinico, in which inspirational human interest stories are told in the voices of real patients and their families; 3) Pregunte al Dr. Guzman , in which the series’ Executive Medical Consultant and a leading cardiologist shares with viewers useful information to improve their health; 4)  Noticias medicas, which features the latest news from the medical field; and 5) Salud a tu alcance, in which  resources, services and tools are provided to viewers.

“As a trusted broadcast partner to the Latino viewers, Telemundo 47 is proud to be a part of this unprecedented initiative to bring quality inspiring, educational and engaging content to the Latino community,” says Carlos Sanchez President and General Manager, Telemundo 47.   ”Mount Sinai’s innovative approach marks a new milestone in our mission to offer Latinos culturally relevant local content that makes a difference in their lives,” concludes Mr. Sanchez.

Mount Sinai will support the series with a comprehensive communications and community outreach plan which includes microsites on Mount Sinai’s and Telemundo websites, radios spots, online banners, print ads and public relations outreach.

To see clips of the first episode go to: http://www.mountsinai.org/about-us/hispanic-initiatives/a-tu-salud

About The Mount Sinai Medical Center

The Mount Sinai Medical Center encompasses both The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Established in 1968, Mount Sinai School of Medicine is one of the leading medical schools in the United States.  The Medical School is noted for innovation in education, biomedical research, clinical care delivery, and local and global community service.  It has more than 3,400 faculty in 32 departments and 14 research institutes, and ranks among the top 20 medical schools both in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding and by U.S. News & World Report.

The Mount Sinai Hospital, founded in 1852, is a 1,171-bed tertiary- and quaternary-care teaching facility and one of the nation’s oldest, largest and most-respected voluntary hospitals. In 2011, U.S. News & World Report ranked The Mount Sinai Hospital 16th on its elite Honor Roll of the nation’s top hospitals based on reputation, safety, and other patient-care factors. Of the top 20 hospitals in the United States, Mount Sinai is one of 12 integrated academic medical centers whose medical school ranks among the top 20 in NIH funding and US News & World Report and whose hospital is on the US News & World Report Honor Roll.  Nearly 60,000 people were treated at Mount Sinai as inpatients last year, and approximately 560,000 outpatient visits took place.

For more information, visit www.mountsinai.org/Latino  Follow us on Twitter @mountsinainyc.

About Telemundo
WNJU-TV Channel 47, a Telemundo Owned & Operated station broadcasts throughout the New York, New Jersey &Connecticut tri-state area, the country’s largest television market and second largest Hispanic market. WNJU was established in 1965 as the first Spanish-language television station in New York and began broadcasting Telemundo network programming in 1988. Now in its 39th year, WNJU continues to be one of the area’s most important media outlets for the fast growing Hispanic community of New York.aA

NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Sheets™ Brand Energy Strips, the new way to do energy, today launched a nationwide advertising campaign in an effort to reach the Hispanic community.  Spearheaded by brand partner and international recording artist Pitbull, Sheets™ will penetrate the Hispanic community through a variety of media channels including broadcast, radio and in movie theaters, exclusively in Spanish.

Along with the new advertising campaign, today Pitbull will unveil his own Sheets™ commercial (http://bit.ly/vaA963) which he developed as part of the brand’s national Facebook competition to find the next national Sheets™ commercial. Fans can submit their own take through Sheets’™ Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/takeasheet) and the winning commercial will have their spot aired on national television and in movie theaters in 2012.

Pitbull and his team are at the forefront of the brand’s entire Hispanic marketing efforts creating innovative advertising, marketing and promotional initiatives to reach Latino consumers worldwide.

“We are thrilled to team up with Pitbull and launch this new national campaign which will help us target the Latino community with a direct message developed exclusively for them,” said Warren Struhl, CEO of PureBrands, owner of Sheets™ Brand. “We could not think of a better person to take the lead on this campaign than Sheets™ founding partner Pitbull who has very strong ties to the Latin community around the world.”

“I use and I am a true believer in Sheets™,” said Sheets™ Brand Energy Strips co-founder Pitbull. “I am also extremely proud to be in charge of this new national campaign as I look to help energize, inspire and empower the Latin community.”

Unlike other energy products, Sheets™ Brand Energy Strips are distinctive because they are paper-thin, individually wrapped, dissolvable pocket-sized strips. When placed on your tongue, the strips begin to dissolve instantly and are easily swallowed and digested, delivering energy for hours. With multiple flavors, Sheets™ won’t spill or melt, have no calories, no carbohydrates, no sugar and require no water.   Sheets™ uses proprietary technology that provides a breakthrough delivery system enabling consumers to get fast-acting energy — anytime, anywhere.

About PureBrands, LLC:

PureBrands, LLC, is a holding company that creates, acquires and markets proprietary and differentiated consumer products.  The company’s inaugural product is Sheets™ Brand Energy Strips, which launched in June 2011. Some of the world’s best athletes and hottest entertainers are founding partners and/or investors in PureBrands, including superstar athletes LeBron James and Amar’e Stoudemire, as well as award-winning entertainers Drake and Pitbull. Please visit Sheets™ at http://www.sheetsbrand.com.

SOURCE PureBrands, LLC

September 27, 2011 (New York, NY) – Organizers announced that the next EVECAIN Networking event mixer for entrepreneurs and investors will take place on Tuesday, September 27 at the Empire Room at the Empire State Building.

The next Elite Venture Entrepreneur, Capital and Angel Investor Network (EVECAIN) mixer will take place from 6-10 pm at the art deco inspired Empire Room, located at one ofNew York City’s most famed landmarks, theEmpireStateBuilding.

“We are hoping to get some of the top entrepreneurs and investors to also attend this second event and make it and the network, a lot better and stronger,” said JM de Jesus, Founder and creator of the EVECAIN series, and President of Quadrant Two PR, a national PR and Marketing communications firm located in Guttenberg, NJ.  “Our first EVECAIN Event met with great success and was well received and attended by these two influential groups.  We are hoping to do even better this time around.”

The four mission objectives of the EVECAIN Network are to: 1) locate and assist viable businesses and start ups, which will 2) protect and grow the capital invested. 3) As a result of bringing these two influential groups together, EVECAIN organizers hope the natural synergies will ultimately create jobs for the US and global economies.  4) In addition, EVECAIN’s creator hopes to locate and highlight the next greatNew Yorkentrepreneur, since almost-if not all-of the great recent noteworthy and innovative entrepreneurs seem to be in or fromCalifornia.  “Our belief is that there is innovative talent right here in this area,” affirms de Jesús.      

Ten percent of net ticket sales will be donated to Team Maria at the Stand Up 2 Cancer organization.  “Sponsors and attendees are invited to get involved with this innovative event, which will provide an informal setting for a “meet and greet” for these two influential groups,” adds de Jesus. Q2PR will set up separate, formal pitch events at another location(s) following each EVECAIN Mixer event, which will be held bi-quarterly. 

In addition to the EVECAIN mixer events, a golf tournament and a yacht cruise with the same theme are in the planning for the spring/summer 2012 season.

For more information on sponsorship and ticket sales call or email JM de Jesús at (646) 234-7196 or JM@Q2PR.com or EVECAINNET@gmail.com.  Attendee tickets will be priced at $35 with early bird discounts starting on immediately on http://evecain-092711.eventbrite.com. 

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July 12, 2011 – (New York, NY & Guttenberg, NJ) Q2PR revealed plans for  launching the EVECAIN Network today, a TV and Internet streamed network for entrepreneurs, investors and business issues, and assorted programming of interest to these groups, according to founder JM de Jesús.

“The idea is to bring the best of all available existing and original programming to the forefront for those who seek it.  Our plan is to create new programming and acquire existing programs from like-minded producers in the entrepreneurial and financial world”, said Jose Manuel de Jesus, President of Quadrant Two Public Relations and Founder of the EVECAIN Networking events series.

“We seek partners for funding, program acquisition, and distribution whom have a commitment to the protection and growth of investment capital, the funding of viable and sustainable business models, and as a direct result, the creation of jobs,” de Jesús concluded.

De Jesus is a former journalist and producer at Fox 5 NY, CW 11 WPIX NY, and various other TV and print outlets in the nation’s top market.  He hopes his vision will assist the economies of the US and the world, with EVECAIN, the Elite Venture Entrepreneur, Capital and Angel investor Network.

EVECAIN will hold its second networking mixer for entrepreneurs and investors at the Empire Room at the Empire State Building in the late Summer/Early Fall. “Our next event will take place on September.2011.  10% of the ticket sales will be donated through Team Maria at the Stand Up to Cancer Organization.

Plans for the near future include a series of eight events at Empire Room and other Hospitality Holdings venues, and for summer 2012: an invitational golf tournament at one of New York’s golf premier golf facilities, and a yacht dinner cruise around Manhattan. For more information contact: JM@Q2PR.com or EVECAINNET@gmail.com, or by phone at (646) 234-7196.

Q2PRs EVECAIN to host entrepreneurs and investors at the Empire State Buildings Empire Room located at 350 Fifth Avenue Tuesday, June 14 from 6-9pm. The entrance is on West 33rd Street between Fifth & Sixth Avenues.

June 13, 2011—(New York, NY)– Q2PR’s EVECAIN Mixer for entrepreneurs and investors is the brain child of entrepreneur and publicist JM de Jesús, and this Tuesday, June 14 from 6-9pm, he will bring a group of them together at the Empire Room, located within Empire State Building.

“It’s all about bringing these two important groups together and stimulating communication between them.,” said de J.M. Jesús, President of Quadrant Two PR and Executive Producer of the EVECAIN Events. “Please help us save the economy,” he adds.  It’s time for the average American to come out of the shadows and help our country in its hour of need.”

EVECAIN, is an acronym for the Elite Venture Entrepreneur, Capital and Angel Investor Network.  De Jesús hopes to make it not only a social network group, but to spin it into a TV Network with 2-6 hours of originally produced and acquired programming with entrepreneurs and investors in mind.    

“The plans for the Internet streamed and cable TV network is the future, “ de Jesús adds.  “Right now we are looking to host broker/dealer/investment banking firms like Crucible Capital and its CEO Chuck Moore; and to highlight extraordinary entrepreneurs such as Heide Kennedy, a young Korean-American woman who with her brother, has founded ShoeThief.com,” de Jesús said. Other amazing entrepreneurs and angel investors will be in attendance.

Other future plans include an EVECAIN invitational golf tournament, and a yacht cruise around theHudsonfor summer 2012, in addition to the eight annual events being planned around EVECAIN and EVECAIN Latino and Multicultural networking mixers.

EVECAIN’s four (4) principal objectives are:

• Create synergies to get viable businesses funded
• Help investors protect and grow capital as a result of these synergies with Entrepreneurs.
• Create jobs that are a natural by-product of our event by bringing these two influential groups together.
• Take up the mantle to find the “Next Great NY Entrepreneur.” This will also give EVECAIN a branding system to use in most markets.

EVECAIN will also donate 10% of net ticket sales to the Stand Up to Cancer organization in the name of Team Maria in memory of Maria de Jesus, who lost her battle to cancer at age 53.   

For tickets to EVECAIN, log onto http://evecain061411.eventbrite.com. Use the “Crains” discount code for up to 83% off of the $75 ‘Elite Entrepreneur’ entry.   

The Empire Room is located at the EmpireStateBuildingat 350 Fifth Avenue, with the entrance on West 33^rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. The press is invited to attend, with prior notice.  For interviews with any of the participants, please contact JM de Jesús at (646) 234-7196 or via email at JM@Q2PR.com.                                              

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June 6, 2011 – (Guttenberg, NJ and New York, NY) -

 Q2PR Agency management confirms that the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce will co-sponsor the upcoming EVECAIN Mixer for Entrepreneurs and Investors at Empire Room, June 14 from 6-9pm.

“This is a great honor for Q2PRs EVECAIN networking event,” said JM de Jesus, President of the national PR, events marketing and media training firm.  “While most are used to our association to US Latino and Multicultural market PR, this event series marks our entry into the general market investor relations and management consulting areas of practice,” he said. “We at Q2PR and EVECAIN welcome this affiliation and look forward to a long and productive relationship with the Manhattan Chamber and its over 1,500 members.” 

EVECAIN is the Elite Venture Entrepreneur, Capital and Angel Investor Network.  Additional sponsors include So Techie Spaces and the MuTo Performance Corporation. Q2PR hopes to develop EVECAIN beyond a series of events and into a TV, Internet and Multimedia Interactive network with programming focused on entrepreneurs, and the facilitation of a new and robust channel of communication between them and investors.

The EVECAIN Network hopes to create and acquire 2-6 hours of programming per day in addition to the production of other features targeted to these groups.  

EVECAIN’s mission is:

•  1) Create opportunities for viable early stage and mature pre-IPO businesses to be funded by licensed and qualified venture capital firms and investors.
•   2) Create opportunities for investors and venture capital firms to protect and grow capital.
•   3) Create new jobs in the economy by stimulating communication and cooperation between these two fundamentally important groups.
•  4) To find the “next great Empire State Entrepreneur,” without excluding entrepreneurs from outside NYC from any synergies and opportunities

 Free appetizers and some alcoholic (vodka based) beverages will be served from 6-7 pm courtesy of our hosts at Empire Room, with cash bar thereafter. EVECAIN ‘Elite Entrepreneur’ tickets can be purchased ONLINE ONLY for $75 (or $12.75 by using the discount code “MCC”) at: http://evecain061411.eventbrite.com.  

For further information about the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce visit their website at http://manhattancc.org or email them at: Info@Manhattancc.org

For further information about EVECAIN, contact J.M. de Jesus at (646) 234-7196 or via email at: JM@Q2PR.com. For information about Quadrant Two PR visit their website at http://www.q2pr.com.

Taking a hint from the market forces and the climate for business and investment in general, Q2PR has decided to enter the field of investor relations and management consulting, according to sources at the firm.

“We are aware that there is a great deal of capital around to be invested and is being invested as we speak,” said JM de Jesus, President of Quadrant Two PR.  “We will continue our work in the Hispanic and Multicultural markets, but have grown in other areas beyond that genre and hope to demonstrate it with our future work. 

Q2PR’s mission with the IR practice is to stimulate and create communication between entrepreneurs and investors, fostering greater opportunities for a supportive investment and growth environment with our events and other programs. 

Q2PR plans tactics that include special events marketing targeted to elite entrepreneurs, VC’s and Angels. The first event is scheduled for Tuesday, June 14 at the Empire Room at theEmpireStateBuilding.

The Elite Venture Entrepreneur, Capital and Angel Investor Network mixer will take place from 6-9 pm.  Tickets are priced at $75 for general admission, and there is a discounted application ticket which requires the prior submission of a business plan to EVECAINNET@gmail.com.  The Empire Room is located at 350 Fifth Avenue with the entrance on West 33^rd Street between 5^th and 6^th Avenues.

Q2PR will continue to operate its Hispanic and Multicultural market practice.  Proof of that is the upcoming EVECAIN Latino event planned for September, 2011.  In addition, talks are underway to take EVECAIN on the road, starting with an event inPhiladelphiain October/November, 2011.  

For more information contact JM de Jesus at (646) 234-7196 or via email at JM@Q2PR.com.