Chicago Suburban Based “Discovery Language Programs” Makes Impact on Children Across the Nation
(Naperville Patch) Many families across America are looking to foreign language skills to give their children a competitive advantage early in life.
Read More »Chicago Public Relations Firm Opens Charity Minded Entertainment Division
Chicago based communication strategy firm Christopher Foltz & Company is launching a new entertainment division in September with charity high on the agenda.
Read More »CFCo Co-Sponsoring “Connect. Inspire. Grow.” Event at the Hilton Chicago
With the goal of Connecting, Inspiring, and Growing the lives of the many who attend, the bi-monthly event draws leaders from around Chicago land to celebrate business, charity, and networking.
Read More »Share Your Soles Foundation Extends Much Needed Relief Efforts to Nigeria, Africa
On the heels of successful impact in Nicaragua, Share Your Soles packs their container again… This time headed for Nigeria, Africa
Share Your Soles Makes Impact in Nicaragua
Visit to Nicaragua brings hope to local children
Share Your Soles is a nonprofit organization based out of Chicago dedicated to donating shoes to impoverished people throughout the world. Share Your Soles has distributed shoes throughout Central America, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, Appalachia, Africa, Eastern Europe, and many more. This weekend, Mona Purdy, Share Your Soles founder, will be traveling to Nicaragua to distribute over 3000 pairs of shoes.
In the coming weeks, a 40-foot container will be dropped at the Share Your Soles loading dock located in Alsip, Illinois. The goal is to fill the crate with shoes, handicapped equipment (walkers, canes, wheelchairs) and bikes donated from workingbikes.org. Once the container is filled, it will be taken to Nigeria, Africa and distributed there amongst the needy.
The Share Your Soles movement continues to grow by the day, but in order to continue the success, Purdy and her team need all the donations they can receive. Since the inception of Share Your Soles in 1999, over 1.5 million shoes have been delivered to the needy across the world. Share Your Soles has touched the hearts of hundreds of thousands because of their dedicated supporters. Lets continue touching the hearts of needy individuals all over the world by spreading the word about Share Your Soles.
For more information on Share Your Soles visit http://www.shareyoursoles.org
Read More »Premier Basketball League adds the “Chicago Muscle” to their 2012 Team Roster
CFCo is Excited about being part of the Muscle Ownership Group
Chicago, IL 7/14/2011 – The Premier Basketball League (PBL) announced league expansion into the Chicago, Illinois market. The “Chicago Muscle” will join the PBL for the 2012 season. The Muscle’s announcement comes just one week after announcing the PBL’s expansion to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
“We are thrilled to welcome the Chicago Muscle to the PBL. Chicago’s sports fans are like none other. 2012 is going to be an amazing fifth season for the PBL and we are honored to have a team in Chicago,” commented Brij M. Desai, PBL’s President and CEO.
The Chicago Muscle’s ownership group brings a wealth of business and industry experience to the team. Leading their ownership group is Mr. Urmil Patel and Mr. Raj Patel. The Patels have also joined Chicago based communication strategy firm Christopher Foltz & Company who were announced as members of the Chicago market leadership team at the 2011 PBL Finals.
Urmil Patel has been in business and information technology consulting for the past 12 years. As a management consultant, he’s typically focused in helping clients with Customer Relationship Management processes and technologies for small businesses to Fortune 100 companies for various industries. This includes working with large, international and small, local, and startup consulting companies. Urmil has worked with 30+ clients helping them find new efficiencies, new revenue streams and new markets to do business in.
Mr. Raj Patel has worked in the medical field for the past 10 years. First having worked at Cook County Hospital as an Occupational Therapist, and then at Merck Pharmaceuticals as a Sales Representative before becoming Vice President of Operations at Medstar Laboratory. Raj’s medical background has allowed Medstar to keep up with the rapid growth experienced by the company allowing the internal operations to maintain a steady and efficient workflow.
“We are extremely excited to bring PBL basketball to one of the best basketball cities and fan bases in America. We are looking forward to taking our business experience and not only making this a team about the fans and the community, but a successful business venture as well,” commented Urmil Patel in a morning interview.
The Premier Basketball League’s new regional model allows for local team fans to travel to away games to support their hometown team. Additionally, a regional play model makes it more financially viable for new team owners to maintain a low travel budget for the 2012 season. The Muscle’s leadership team have been in talks with multiple venues in the Chicago market to host home games during the 2012 season.
During the upcoming season the Chicago Muscle and the Premier Basketball League will be broadcasting their games across America through the @SportsTV Network (www.atsportstv.com). This makes the PBL the first minor league sports organization to broadcast regular season games live online and on television.
For more information about the Chicago Muscle contact Urmil Patel at (720) 583-3794 or www.ChicagoMusclePBL.com
For more information about the Premier Basketball League visit www.thePBL.com or contact Brij M. Desai at (773) 794-4958
Read More »Television Personality Jane Monzures Hosts Inaugural LIVE LOVE LIFE Charity Event in Chicago
Inaugural LIVE LOVE LIFE Event to take place this weekend
CHICAGO, June 23, 2011 /Barrons via PRNewswire/ — America’s Domestic Diva, Jane Monzures is hosting her first LIVE LOVE LIFE event this weekend. The invite only fashion show charity event will be benefiting Chicago based Share Your Soles Foundation.
LIVE LOVE LIFE (L3) celebrates individuals striving to do their best and pass along the goodness in their hearts to those around them. From the streets of Chicago, to spreading a global message through organizations like Share Your Soles, the event guest list features a who’s who of Chicago leaders, philanthropist, and media personalities.
L3′s board of directors is filled with a variety of Chicago and national industry leaders. Founder and chairman, Jane Monzures is a radio and television personality active on WGN-TV, CLTV, WCIU-TV, WLUP-FM and has recently begun working with the new digital NBC Chicago Nonstop Channel. The board of directors also consists of Chicago based communication strategist, Chris Foltz of Christopher Foltz & Company; Dr. Sev Hrywnak, President and CEO of Advanced Ambulatory Surgical Center; Fox Chicago’s Good Day Chicago co-anchor, Anna Davlantes; host of HGTV’s Kitchen Crashers and founder of Alison Victoria Interior Design, Alison Gramenos; Dominic Zaccagini, aka Zakk Tyler on Fox Sports Radio, Pete McMurray from WLUP 97.9 The Loop and NBC’s 24/7, and entrepreneur Dean Solver.
“I am excited with the response we have gotten for our first event. Every single person in the room this weekend lives and breathes the LIVE LOVE LIFE message. I am so happy to make in impact with all of them,” commented Monzures.
This inaugural LIVE LOVE LIFE event will be held on Saturday, June 25th 8PM-Midnight, at epoch.floral studio, 1700 W. Hubbard St in Chicago. Guests will be greeted with entertainment, fashion, art, and complimentary food and open bar. All net proceeds from ticket sales, donations, and the high value prize package raffles will benefit Share Your Soles.
Jane, a fashion enthusiast and shoe fanatic, is excited to work with Share Your Soles. Share Your Soles is a non-profit foundation, which holds shoe drives and special events to provide the necessary support to put shoes on the soles of children and adults in the most impoverished areas of the world. Not only does Share Your Soles collect shoes, they also collect handicap equipment, bikes, canes, walkers, anything without a motor that helps make mobility easier.
SOURCE LIVE LOVE LIFE (L3)
/CONTACT: Christopher Foltz, +1-312-772-4865, chris@christopherfoltz.com, for LIVE LOVE LIFE (L3)
Read More »CFCo chosen as Public Relations and Marketing Partner for Share Your Soles, the global leader in shoe donations.
Chicago Based Share Your Soles Expanding to Become Global Shoe Donation Leader
Over 1.2 million shoes donated globally in just over a decade
CHICAGO, June 13, 2011 /Original CNBC.com Article/ — Chicago based Share Your Soles marked its twelfth anniversary of giving this year. This wasn’t just an anniversary celebration for Mona Purdy, Founder of Share Your Soles, but a celebration marking over 1.2 million pairs of shoes donated to those in need in just over a decade.
Share Your Soles organizes shoe drives and other special events that provide the necessary support to putting shoes on the soles of children and adults in the most impoverished areas of the world. The ever growing group of Share Your Soles supporters and volunteers finds it all pretty simple; by giving whatever you can, even just an hour or two each month, it’s easy to become involved and change the world. Share Your Soles, as part of their ongoing mission to help improve the quality of life throughout the world, has recently started collecting medical equipment, new and gently used canes, walkers, wheelchairs and crutches, anything to improve mobility without a motor.
Share Your Soles has rapidly been expanding after they opened a warehouse in Alsip, IL this past January. They have just confirmed a new drop site and warehouse donated by Freeport Logistics in Phoenix, AZ as well as the Nexus Distributing Company donating a facility in Allentown, PA.
Founder Mona Purdy started Share Your Soles in her garage with a few helping hands that are still with her today. There are about 200-500 volunteers each week. “Many don’t realize the time and money that goes into an organization like Share Your Soles. To process a shipping container of shoes and send them overseas costs $10,000-$15,000; and Share Your Soles makes sure they are there to hand deliver the cartons to those in need,” stated Purdy in a recent interview.
Share Your Soles recently hosted its 7th Annual Run With Purpose event on May 22nd. Secretary of State Jesse White, mentor, friend, and board member of Share Your Soles, was present at the event along with the Jesse White Tumblers.
Share Your Soles just brought on rising star Chicago based communication strategy firm Christopher Foltz & Company to help with the global expansion and non-profit development. “We are more than honored to be chosen as a public relations and marketing partner for such an amazing Chicago based, globally driven organization like Share Your Soles,” commented Chris Foltz, President of Christopher Foltz & Company.
This year the Share Your Soles Chicago Marathon team, “Run With a Purpose”, marks its second showing in the race with a goal of each team member raising about $1,000 to process more shoes and help more people. The organization is planning on raising over $100,000 for Share Your Soles at this year’s marathon.
For more information visit www.ShareYourSoles.org SOURCE Share Your Soles www.prnewswire.com Copyright (C) 2011 PR Newswire.
Read More »Chicago’s largest public parking system, Millennium Garages, has joined the Christopher Foltz & Company client roster
Chicago’s largest public parking system, Millennium Garages, has joined the Christopher Foltz & Company client roster.
Read More »One of the nations leading Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons joins CFCo medical client roster.
Christopher Foltz & Co. is excited to welcome another leading medical client roster. Dr. Scott Frank, DDS and North Shore Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery – excellence in health care.
Dr. Frank received his undergraduate education at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. He received his doctorate of dental surgery degree from Northwestern University, School of Dentistry-Chicago in 1987. Dr. Frank was selected from numerous applicants by the American Cancer Society to participate in a head and neck cancer externship at the University of Chicago Hospital in 1986. He then completed an intensive residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Howard University Hospital, District of Columbia General Hospital, and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Washington D.C.
North Shore Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Ltd. and Dr. Scott Frank have been accredited by the Academy of General Dentistry to award continuing education units (CEU) for courses that are presented and sponsored.
Joint Commission Accreditation is voluntary. To prepare for a Joint Commission review, Dr. Frank and his staff made a commitment to quality improvement and put teams together to look carefully at what the they could do better to ensure safety and quality of care. Accreditation is a tremendous accomplishment. It means that North Shore Oral has been recognized for complying with rigorous national performance standards that promote safe and quality health care. They have earned the Joint Commission Seal of Approval.
Dr. Frank and his staff handles extensive oral procedures in facial trauma cases, jaw surgery and bone grafting. Doctors now have the ability to grow bone where needed; this provides for an opportunity to place implants of proper length and width, it also gives us a chance to restore functionality and esthetic appearance.
Another procedure performed by the doctors is dental implants. Dental implants are designed to provide a foundation for replacement teeth which look, feel and function like natural teeth. The person who has lost teeth regains the ability to eat virtually anything, knowing that teeth appear natural and that facial contours will be preserved. Patients with dental implants can smile with confidence.
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