Monthly Archives: March 2016 (Page 2)

MM Local Foods, LLC Launches on Kickfurther to Raise Capital for Inventory Financing of Deal-Flow

Crowd-Funding Campaign to Raise $180,010 in 18 Days or Less to Fund Their Inventory for Two Product Lines

DENVER, CO–(Mar 22, 2016)Kickfurther, a leading inventory and invoice financing crowd-funding platform that connects companies and backers seeking qualified short-term deal financing, announced today it has partnered with MM Local Foods, LLC, a natural and organic food company that sells simply and naturally preserved produce, to finance their inventory to support their expanded retail presence on the Kickfurther crowd-funding platform.

For this offer, MM Local Foods is looking to finance their inventory for two product lines: MMColorado Live-Fermented Krauts & Kim-Chis and MMPacificNW Fruit Spreads. Their Live-Fermented MMColorado products include their Spicy Kale Kim-Chi and Simply Kraut, all sourced from local Colorado Farmers. In addition, they are looking to scale up production of two additional kraut SKUs to strengthen their shelf presence including Green Chile Kraut and Kraut with Caraway. Their Live-Fermented product line is 100% raw and never pasteurized, allowing for naturally occurring lactobacilli bacterial communities and multiple beneficial enzymes that drive great health benefits, including support for digestion and immune health.

MM Local Foods’ inventory offering goal is to raise $180,010 USD before the funding close date of October 16, 2016 to support sales in Whole Foods Market, Kroger, Natural Grocers and other leading natural and organic retailers. They are offering 13% profit to their backers over a projected 10-month term. This is MM Local Foods’ 2nd campaign with Kickfurther after raising $22,000 in less than five minutes in their first offering in October 2015, in addition to paying off the offer more than one month early.

Click here to see offering on Kickfurther

About Kickfurther
Kickfurther is a leading inventory and invoice financing crowd-funding platform that connects companies with backers seeking qualified short-term deal financing. Our platform enables productive growth oriented companies seeking capital to finance production to share their sales opportunities with backers interested to put their money to work in short term profit opportunities in the retail supply chain.

Businesses post offers by choosing the amount of inventory capital they need, the profit percentage backers will earn, and a projected timeline based on sales history. Since its 2015 launch, Kickfurther has funded more than $5.06 Million in 227 offers by more than 170 companies. Their backers have earned an average greater than 2% consignment profit per month on completed offers.

For additional information, please visit Kickfurther.com

About MM Local Foods, LLC
MM Local Foods, LLC partners with local, organic farmers to make simply-preserved fruits and vegetables that include pickles, fruit and live-ferments. Their products include peaches, pickled beets, and tomatoes, as well as spicy dill cucumber pickles and live-fermented sauerkrauts, kim-chis and hot sauces. The company sells its products through retailers throughout the Front Range and Rocky Mountain region. In 2015 MM Local launched MM PacificNW, partnering with Oregon and Washington farmers to preserve delicious, organic produce from the Northwest. MM Local Foods, LLC was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

For additional information, please visit: www.mmlocalfoods.com

Offering Contact
Ben Mustin
Co-Founder
MM Local Foods, LLC
Email: ben@mmlocalfoods.com
Direct: 206-890-6248

Company Contact
Erik Straub
CMO
Kickfurther, Inc.
Email: erik@kickfurther.com
Direct: 908-698-3130

Media / PR Contact
Matthew Bird
President
1-800-PublicRelations, Inc.
Direct: 646.401.4499
Main: 800.782.6185
Email: support@1800pr.com
Website: www.1800pr.com

Sox in a Box Club, Inc. Launches on Kickfurther to Raise Capital for Inventory Financing of Deal-Flow

Crowd-Funding Campaign to Raise $21,762 in 16 Days or Less to Fund Their Monthly Sock Replenishment

LOS ANGELES, CA–(Mar 21, 2016)Kickfurther, a leading inventory and invoice financing crowd-funding platform that connects companies and backers seeking qualified short-term deal financing, announced today it has partnered with Sox in a Box Club, Inc., a monthly high quality sock subscription service, to finance their inventory to build their sock replenishment program on the Kickfurther crowd-funding platform.

Sox in a Box Club’s monthly subscribers receive a nice box each month to their door step, with a small surprise each month. Their boxes are high quality and reusable. They pride themselves on quality, branding, and overall customer satisfaction. Sox in a Box Club is expanding their sock selection to a larger variety of socks to choose from for themselves and their family members. Their goal is to add a variety of options for kids, women, and men.

Sox in a Box Club’s inventory offering goal is to raise $21,762 USD before the funding close date of April 5, 2016. They are offering 14% profit to their backers over a projected 12 months term. This is Sox in a Box Club’s 1st campaign with Kickfurther.

Click here to see Sox in a Box offering on Kickfurther

About Kickfurther
Kickfurther is a leading inventory and invoice financing crowd-funding platform that connects companies with backers seeking qualified short-term deal financing. Our platform enables productive growth oriented companies seeking capital to finance production to share their sales opportunities with backers interested to put their money to work in short term profit opportunities in the retail supply chain.

Businesses post offers by choosing the amount of inventory capital they need, the profit percentage backers will earn, and a projected timeline based on sales history. Since its 2015 launch, Kickfurther has funded more than $5.05 Million in 226 offers by more than 170 companies. Their backers have earned an average greater than 2% consignment profit per month on completed offers.

For additional information, please visit www.kickfurther.com

About Sox in a Box, Inc.
Sox in a Box Club was born from a love and appreciation of all things bright and fun that can be worn on your feet! What can we say, we love Sox, and it doesn’t take long to look around a crowd anywhere in the world recently to see that we’re not alone! This is a fashion that is spreading everywhere, and it’s a great way to brighten up an outfit subtely, or to wear proudly.

For additional information, please visit: www.soxinabox.club

Offering Contact
Zlatko Bijelic
Founder / CEO
Sox in a Box, Inc.
Email: Zlatko@soxinabox.club

Company Contact
Erik Straub
CMO
Kickfurther, Inc.
Email: erik@kickfurther.com
Direct: 908-698-3130

Media / PR Contact
Matthew Bird
President
1-800-PublicRelations, Inc.
Direct: 646.401.4499
Main: 800.782.6185
Email: support@1800pr.com
Website: www.1800pr.com

Divino Has Successfully Funded Their Inventory Through a Kickfurther Crowd-Funding Campaign

Crowd-Funding Based Inventory Financing Is Replacing Traditional Invoice Factoring Industry for Local Product Companies

NEW YORK, NY–(Mar 21, 2016)Kickfurther, a leading inventory and invoice financing crowd-funding platform that connects companies and backers seeking qualified short-term deal financing, is proud to announce it has successfully completed Divino’s inventory financing through its crowd-funding platform in just 1 minute. The company raised 10,103.63 USD through Kickfurther investors and is expected to payout a consignment profit of 12% over a projected offer term of 8 months.

In this Kickfurther campaign, Divino funded their inventory for handcrafted gelato filled fruits in the following flavors: Amalfi Lemon, Ciaculli Tangerine, Roman Kiwi, Apulian Peach and Black Diamond Plum. The inventory will be shipped to Divino in the name of their Kickfurther backers and the brand intends to provide a total payout of 11,316.07 USD.

Divino brings handcrafted gelato filled fruit from Italy’s Amalfi Coast to the US market. Their unique five flavors of gelato provide a full indulgence experience, while being only 100 calories, fully natural product that complies with most dietary requirements, as it is vegan, gluten free, and Non-GMO Project Verified. Even Oprah couldn’t get enough of the gelato, stating “Wow guests with these all-natural, made-in-Italy gelato sorbets […], they’re gorgeously presented in the fruit they’re created from, and each treat has 120 calories or less.” This is Divino’s first campaign with Kickfurther.

Click here to see the successful Divino’s offering summary information.

About Kickfurther
Kickfurther is a leading inventory and invoice financing crowd-funding platform that connects companies with backers seeking qualified short-term deal financing. Our platform enables productive growth oriented companies seeking capital to finance production to share their sales opportunities with backers interested to put their money to work in short term profit opportunities in the retail supply chain.

Businesses post offers by choosing the amount of inventory capital they need, the profit percentage backers will earn, and a projected timeline based on sales history. Since its 2015 launch, Kickfurther has funded more than $4.6 Million in 220 offers by more than 170 companies. Their backers have earned an average greater than 2% consignment profit per month on completed offers.

For additional information, please visit www.kickfurther.com.

About Divino
Divino is a handcrafted gelato filled fruits, gluten-free, Non-GMO Project Verified. Its founder, Guido is from the gelato capital of the world — Bologna, Italy. He grew up enjoying similar products served at many festive occasions with family and friends. The company produces everything in the Amalfi Coast of Italy, and have been awarded Best New Frozen Product of the Year by The Gourmet Retailer. Divino is available in over 1,500 locations nationwide including Whole Foods, Safeway/Albertson’s, The New York Times HQ, and the Wynn Hotel Las Vegas.

For more information about Divino, please visit: www.lovedivino.com

Offering Contact
Guido Molinari
CEO
Divino
Email: guido.molinari@lovedivino.com
Direct: 617-763-8638

Company Contact
Erik Straub
CMO
Kickfurther, Inc.
Email: erik@kickfurther.com
Direct: 908-698-3130

Media / PR Contact
Matthew Bird
President
1-800-PublicRelations, Inc.
Direct: 646.401.4499
Main: 800.782.6185
Email: support@1800pr.com
Website: www.1800pr.com

InteloMed, Inc. to Exhibit Non-Invasive Monitoring System for Assessing Dialysis Tolerance at the National Association of Nephrology Technicians/Technologists Conference

CVInsight® Monitoring System Will Be Demonstrated on Site

PITTSBURGH, PA–(Mar 21, 2016)InteloMed, Inc., an emerging leader and developer of advanced non-invasive systems for patient monitoring and informatics, will be exhibiting the CVInsight® Patient Monitoring & Informatics System for assessing dialysis treatment tolerance at the 33rd Annual National Association of Nephrology Technicians/Technologists Symposium (NANT). The NANT Annual Symposium is described as the world’s largest multi-disciplinary conference on dialysis. This year’s symposium is hosted in Las Vegas, Nevada March 21-24, 2016.

“The NANT Annual Symposium is a significant meeting for the dialysis community, focusing on professional development and advances in technology for dialysis treatment, so we are extremely enthusiastic to demonstrate our unique CVInsight® Patient Monitoring and Informatics System to this important group of clinicians,” stated Jill Schiaparelli, InteloMed President and CEO. “Our technology is the first in a new category of advanced non-invasive monitoring options and provides unprecedented insight on the dialysis patient.”

Demonstrations of the CVInsight® Monitoring System will be available in the NANT exhibit hall in the InteloMed booth, number 311.

About CVInsight® Monitoring System
Providing an unprecedented level of physiologic insight, the CVInsight® Monitoring System is an easy-to-use, multi-parameter system. It empowers clinicians with non-invasive, real-time, dynamic, and actionable information about a patient’s dialysis tolerance. Based on patented and proprietary algorithms, the system clinician set alerts to notify healthcare providers of changes in the patient’s tolerance to dialysis treatment, allowing them to intervene to avoid dialysis interruptions that can have serious patient consequences.

The CVInsight® Patient Monitoring and Informatics System is FDA-cleared and CE-marked and has launched commercially.

About InteloMed
InteloMed is redefining the standard of care in patient monitoring and informatics through its intelligent, multi-dimensional, non-invasive CVInsight® Patient Monitoring & Informatics System.

The CVInsight® Patient Monitoring System provides real-time insights to inform clinical decisions in a variety of healthcare applications, including in-patient and out-patient facilities, clinics, medical facilities and sleep labs.

InteloMed is headquartered in Wexford, PA.

For more information, visit us at www.InteloMed.com.

About the National Association of Nephrology Technicians/Technologists
The NANT recognizes the roles of the Nephrology Technician and Nephrology Technologist can and will incorporate a variety of responsibilities including, but not limited to: direct care of the dialysis patient, medical equipment maintenance and repair, reuse of hemodialyzers, materials management, quality assurance, and research and development. For more information, visit: www.dialysistech.net

Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements in this release are “forward-looking” and as such are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary significantly from the results expressed or implied in such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to materially differ from forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the need to obtain additional capital in order to grow our business, our ability to engage qualified employees, the acceptance of new products by doctors and hospitals, changes in the regulatory environment and healthcare legislation, the need to keep pace with technological changes, our dependence on third party manufacturers to produce components of our technology platform on time and to our specifications, and the successful implementation of our commercial strategies.

InteloMed, Inc.
Michael Dignazio
CFO
Email: Info@InteloMed.com
Main: 412.536.7654

PR / Media Contact
Matthew Bird
President
1-800-PublicRelations, Inc.
Direct: 646.401.4499
Email: matt.bird@1800pr.com

Van Glam Hair Extensions Has Successfully Funded Their Inventory Through a Kickfurther Crowd-Funding Campaign

Crowd-Funding Based Inventory Financing Is Replacing Traditional Invoice Factoring Industry for Local Product Companies

SAN DIEGO, CA–(Mar 17, 2016)Kickfurther, a leading inventory and invoice financing crowd-funding platform that connects companies and backers seeking qualified short-term deal financing, is proud to announce it has successfully completed Van Glam Hair Extensions inventory financing through its crowd-funding platform in just one day. The high quality, custom made hair extensions raised 5,440.41 USD through KickFurther investors and is expected to payout a consignment profit of 15% over a projected offer term of 6.7 months.

In this Kickfurther campaign, Van Glam Hair Extensions funded their inventory for their customized hair extensions. The inventory will be shipped to Van Glam Hair Extensions in the name of their Kickfurther backers and the brand intends to provide a total payout of $6,256.48 USD.

Van Glam prides itself on being one of the few places that offers customized hair extensions. Most women find it difficult to match their hair with the limited color selection and install methods currently available to them by the large online hair extension retailers. For the last 2 1/2 years Van Glam has been able to have a customer upload a photo of themselves or their favorite celebrity look and receive a set of customized extensions to match. They offer the 3 most popular install types of extensions (clip in, tape in, halo/flip in) at a variety of lengths, texture and volume. This is Van Glam’s first campaign with Kickfurther.

Click here to see the successful Van Glam Hair Extensions offering summary information.

About Kickfurther
Kickfurther is a leading inventory and invoice financing crowd-funding platform that connects companies with backers seeking qualified short-term deal financing. Our platform enables productive growth oriented companies seeking capital to finance production to share their sales opportunities with backers interested to put their money to work in short term profit opportunities in the retail supply chain.

Businesses post offers by choosing the amount of inventory capital they need, the profit percentage backers will earn, and a projected timeline based on sales history. Since its 2015 launch, Kickfurther has funded more than $4.96 Million in 225 offers by more than 170 companies. Their backers have earned an average greater than 2% consignment profit per month on completed offers.

For additional information, please visit www.kickfurther.com.

About Van Glam Hair Extensions
After years of trial and error (and disappointment) with hair extensions, this mother and daughter team set out to develop a line of customizable extensions that were made from the same high quality cuticle remy human hair as their expensive competitors, but at a price all women could afford. Thus, Van Glam was born. In addition to our direct to customer online retail sales, Van Glam Hair Extensions also offers distribution to salons, stylists and entrepreneurs worldwide.

For more information about Van Glam Hair Extensions, please visit www.vanglamhairextensions.com

Offering Contact
April Navarro
Owner
Van Glam Hair Extensions
Email: vanglambeauty@gmail.com
Direct: (858)260-1241

Company Contact
Erik Straub, CMO
Kickfurther, Inc.
Email: erik@kickfurther.com

Media / PR Contact
Matthew Bird
President
1-800-PublicRelations, Inc.
Direct: 646.401.4499
Main: 800.782.6185
Email: support@1800pr.com
Website: www.1800pr.com

SODO Apparel Inc. Completes Biggest Crowd-Funding Raise in History of Kickfurther

Raises $257,920 in 6 Days to Fund Nordstrom, REI Orders

SEATTLE, WA–(Mar 16, 2016) Kickfurther, a leading inventory and invoice financing crowd-funding platform that connects companies and backers seeking qualified short-term deal financing, announced today it has successfully completed a $257,920 inventory financing with SODO Apparel Inc. (SODO) a premium athletic apparel company for men. The funds will be used to finance SODO’s inventory for its product lines at Nordstrom and REI.

All SODO products are created through athlete-driven design. SODO develops world-class performance fabrics in conjunction with top global mills, utilizing these unique fabrics in styles specifically requested & tested by elite athletes. SODO currently works with over 40 professional athletes from 30 professional teams to develop their gear, which is carried by Nordstrom, REI, and elite Seattle gyms.

This is SODO’s second campaign with Kickfurther after raising $45,273 USD in their first offering within 30 minutes, and repaying their backers 75 days earlier than scheduled. “SODO is in hyper-growth mode right now. Kickfurther allows us to fund our production quickly without having to give up equity. It’s a great deal for us, and a great deal for our backers on Kickfurther,” said Mark Nelson, founder & CEO of SODO.

Click here to see SODO Apparel’s offering on Kickfurther

About Kickfurther
Kickfurther is a leading inventory and invoice financing crowd-funding platform that connects companies with backers seeking qualified short-term deal financing. Our platform enables productive emerging-growth companies seeking capital to finance production to share their sales opportunities with backers interested in short term profit opportunities backed by sales to put their money to work.

Businesses post offers by choosing the amount of inventory capital they need, the term of the investment payback, and the profit percentage backers will earn. Since its 2015 launch, Kickfurther has funded more than $4.9 Million in 225 offers by more than 170 companies. Their backers have earned an average greater than 2% consignment profit per month on completed offers.

For additional information, please visit www.kickfurther.com.

About SODO Apparel, Inc.
Headquartered in Seattle’s SoDo district & founded by Seattle natives Mark Nelson, Lars Haneberg, Julie Stevenson, and Laura Hosford, SODO is a premium men’s athletic apparel brand. SODO has been seen on top NFL, NBA, and MLB athletes across the country (#SODOsighting). Follow us on twitter (@SODOapparel) and Facebook (Facebook.com/SODOapparel).

For additional information, please visit www.sodoapparel.com.

Offering Contact:
Mark Nelson
Founder, CEO
SODO Apparel, Inc.
Email: mnelson@sodoapparel.com
Direct: 425 442-9300

Company Contact:
Erik Straub
CMO
Kickfurther, Inc.
Email: erik@kickfurther.com
Direct: 908-698-3130

Media / PR Contact:
Matthew Bird
President
1-800-PublicRelations, Inc.
Direct: 646.401.4499
Main: 800.782.6185
Email: support@1800pr.com
Website: www.1800pr.com

Kickfurther Offers 1% Credit When Uploading Funds Directly From Bank Account

BOULDER, CO–(Mar 16, 2016) Kickfurther, a leading inventory and invoice financing crowd-funding platform that connects companies and backers seeking qualified short-term deal financing, today announces it’s providing a 1% credit towards backer claims made by those who upload funds to their Kickfurther account directly from their bank accounts.

In the current environment where traditional investors are hunting profits in a volatile market, Kickfurther is offering the promotion to drive adoption of their ACH system. This 1% credit is compounded by the outstanding profits offered on Kickfurther once users start buying inventory through the platform.

“Everything we do at Kickfurther is aimed at making our platform a better experience,” said Sean De Clercq, Kickfurther Founder & CEO. “By linking your bank account, you’ll experience faster checkouts when submitting claims and the quickest way to withdraw funds and since using ACH supports us, we want to support you!”

For people who are looking to deploy capital and grow their wealth, there has never been a better time to get started on the Kickfurther platform.

For additional information, please visit Kickfurther.com.

About Kickfurther
Kickfurther is a leading inventory and invoice financing crowd-funding platform that connects companies with backers seeking qualified short-term deal financing. Our platform enables productive, growth-oriented companies seeking capital to finance production to share their sales opportunities. They connect with backers interested to put their money to work in short term profit opportunities in the retail supply chain.

Businesses post offers by choosing the amount of inventory capital they need, the profit percentage backers will earn, and a projected timeline based on sales history. Since its 2015 launch, Kickfurther has funded more than $4.9 Million in 225 offers by more than 170 companies. Their backers have earned an average greater than 2% consignment profit per month on completed offers.

For additional information, please visit Kickfurther.com.

Company Contact:
Erik Straub
CMO
Kickfurther, Inc.
Direct: 908-698-3130
Email: erik@kickfurther.com

Media / PR Contacts:
Anna Maria Alejo
Direct: 720-989-5395
Email: anna@kickfurther.com

Matthew Bird
President
1-800-PublicRelations, Inc.
Direct: 646.401.4499
Main: 800.782.6185
Email: support@1800pr.com
Website: www.1800pr.com

New Social Media Campaign Launch: Are You Speaking Up?

YouthSpeak Survey to Reach 3.5 Billion People in 14 Days

NEW YORK, NY–(Mar 16, 2016)YouthSpeak, a global youth movement and youth insight survey powered by AIESEC announces its survey focused on raising awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals aiming to reach 3.5 billion people in the world in only 14 days. This indicates the power of Millennials: they are the largest generation after Gen X, and the ones capable of driving meaningful change in the next 20 years. As Ban-Ki Moon, UN Secretary General, said: “Ours is the first generation with the potential to end poverty — and the last to act to avoid worst effects of climate change.” However, in order to engage this generation, it is necessary to understand them, how they see the world, and what they care about; and this is what YouthSpeak powered by AIESEC is trying to achieve.

Last the survey identified that there’s a need for better education systems in the world, as 23 per cent of respondents think it is the most serious global issue, and 53 per cent don’t think their higher education experience is connected with their future goals. At the same time, the survey reported a need to integrate experiential learning, as 68 per cent of respondents prefer this method when learning new skills. Finally, it allowed to discover that millennials are a purposeful generation, and that the triple bottom line approach (people, planet and profit) is critical to millennial evaluations of employers’ attractiveness.

Young people do not have it easy. Not only they are three times more likely than adults to be jobless, but also face an environment, social, and political crisis. But youth are more than victims of poverty and economic downturns — they can be agents of change. They want to be involved in conversations and decision-making processes, not only in their place of employment, but also in their societies. “Youth do not want to be talked at — they want to be engaged in a meaningful way. They should not only be seen as beneficiaries; they should be seen as partners,” Ahmad Alhendawi, UN Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth, said.

YouthSpeak is about opportunity: for millennials to speak about their interests, passions and challenges; for business and organizations to understand this generational shift from the inside; and for youth around the world to unite, creating a movement that sends one message; a global youth voice that can then influence leaders across government, business, media and civil society.

This year the movement is growing, but in order to achieve real, visible impact it needs to grow faster. The more people are engaged in the YouthSpeak initiative, the stronger and more credible the message can be. This is why global youth is invited to help spread this message, raise their voice and participate in shaping the world. How? By joining our Thunderclap campaign, inviting your network to participate, and advocating for YouthSpeak.

To join YouthSpeak Thunderclap campaign please follow this link: https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/38914-are-you-speaking-up

About YouthSpeak
YouthSpeak is a global youth movement and youth insight survey powered by AIESEC. The movement focuses on understanding the hopes and challenges surrounding various issues which involve young people in the ages of 16-30. For more information, visit: http://youthspeak.aiesec.org

About AIESEC
AIESEC is an international non-governmental not-for-profit organization that provides young people with leadership development and cross-cultural global internship and volunteer exchange experiences across the globe, with a focus to empower young people so they can make a positive impact on society. For more information, visit: http://aiesec.org

This press release was made possible through our media partner PVBLIC Foundation, an organization focused on using media to drive impact and social change. PVBLIC utilizes existing and emerging technologies to increase issue awareness around important causes and to help non-profits amplify their message.

*News, media, PR, and content distribution by 1-800-PublicRelations, Inc.

Media Contact:
Ivana Gusic
AIESEC International
ivanag@ai.aiesec.org

World’s Biggest Book, Created by Massachusetts School Children, Kicks Off “Global Peace Tour”

“The Big Book: Pages for Peace” World Tour Begins at United Nations Headquarters in New York City on Sunday, March 20, the International Day of Happiness

NEW YORK, NY–(Mar 15, 2016) – “The Big Book: Pages for Peace,” a massive book measuring 12 feet tall by 10 feet wide, will be displayed for the first time at United Nations headquarters in New York this Sunday, March 20, marking the first stop in a planned 2016 World Tour. “The Big Book” begun in 2004, now weighing more than a ton (!) includes contributions from more than 3,500 notables, including 9/11 First Responders, Nelson Mandela, Jimmy Carter and the Dalai Lama.

“We are thrilled that The Big Book will be on display during the UN’s International Day of Happiness,” said Betsy Sawyer, Founder of the Pages for Peace Foundation. “And even more excited by the prospect of taking this amazing book around the world to spread its powerful and enduring message of peace. This has been the dream of our kids for over 10 years.”

The Big Book began as a classroom project at the Groton-Dunstable Regional Middle School in Massachusetts in 2004 when Ms. Sawyer and eight 5th grade students formed the “Book Makers and Dreamers Club” with a goal of building the biggest book in the world on the topic of peace. From that moment on the Club began soliciting letters, poetry, artwork, photos and even songs in answer to its questions about world peace.

More than 10 years, 1000 student participants, and 3,500 contributors later, the book is now comprised of more than 1000 pages and weighs more than a ton.

After being displayed at United Nations headquarters in New York City, The Big Book will head to the Republic of Korea, where it will be featured at the 66th United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI)/Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Conference in the City of Gyeongju from 30 May to 1 June 2016.

“Around the world, children and youth are committed to peace,” said Jean Trudel, Co-founder of PeaceDay365 and Co-chair of the Program Sub-committee for the UN DPI/NGO “Education for Global Citizens” conference in the Republic of Korea. “The Big Book is a powerful physical manifestation of this commitment. Our Global Peace Education Tour will bring the book’s universal message not only to citizens of the world, but to world leaders, too.”

For more information, please visit the Pages For Peace website:
http://www.pagesforpeace.org/big-book-world-tour-kicks-off-sunday-march-20-2016/

About The Pages for Peace Foundation
The Pages for Peace Foundation is a 501c3 not-for-profit foundation supporting peace education, community service and public speaking skills for students in grades 5-12. The Foundation was formed in 2008 in response to public donations toward building and exhibiting the World’s Biggest Peace Book. The Pages for Peace Foundation is dedicated to the concept that kids CAN make a difference and aspires to teach peace through sharing messages in the World’s Biggest Peace Book with children and adults around the world. Please visit our website to learn more or to make a donation: http://www.pagesforpeace.org

About PeaceDay365
Founded to support the International Day of Peace on September 21, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #16, Peace Justice and Strong Institutions, PeaceDay365 serves as a bridge between civil society, business, NGOs and the UN to help leverage and create greater awareness and impact of peace education and global citizenship.

Please visit our website to learn more: https://www.facebook.com/peaceday/?fref=ts

This press release was made possible through our media partner PVBLIC Foundation, an organization focused on using media to drive impact and social change.

PVBLIC utilizes existing and emerging technologies to increase issue awareness around important causes and to help non-profits amplify their message.

*News, media, PR, and content distribution by 1-800-PublicRelations, Inc.

Media Contact:
Kelly Egan
Inneo Creative
Direct: 917-741-2322
Email: kelly@inneo-creative.com
Website: inneo-creative.com

One Horizon Group Reaches 15 Million Mobile VoIP App Subscriber Downloads With Revenues Continuing to Ramp

China Mobile VoIP Aishuo App Surpasses 15 Million iOS and Android Downloads in Record 12 Month Pace — Launches New Free Conference-Call Solution for Users

LIMERICK, IRELAND–(Mar 9, 2016) – One Horizon Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: OHGI), a leading carrier-grade VoIP solution for mobile providers and smartphones, today announced one of its mobile assets, a Chinese mobile VoIP telco Aishuo™ (“Aishuo”), has already reached and passed its 2-year target of 15 million downloads in less than 12 months of operation. This milestone triggered the launch of a new free Aishuo conference-call service for all individual and business users.

One Horizon Group CEO, Brian Collins, noted, “The pick-up of the Aishuo mobile app product inside China is well ahead of our forecast. We are delighted with both the reception of the app among our users and the positioning of the app as a true value for mobile users that need to make high quality mobile VoIP calls at a fraction of the cost of a cellular call. Revenues continue to grow for Q1 this year solidifying our position as a truly high quality replacement for a cell phone call. No more choppy voice, just a smooth uninterrupted call no matter what the internet connection on your smartphone:2G, 3G, 4G or Wi-Fi.”

The new free conferencing add-on will allow Aishuo’s 15+ million app subscribers to access One Horizon’s new technology to create conference calls, for both individual and business use. Users with the app join a conference-call for free and those yet to download the app can dial in directly from home, office or cell phone to join.

Aishuo is available as a FREE download in over 25 smartphone App stores including Apple’s iTunes, Baidu’s 91.com and Baidu.com, the Tencent App store MyApp.com, 360 Qihoo store 360.cn and Xiaomi on mi.com. Aishuo supports all major Chinese mobile payment platforms including China UnionPay, Apple In-App Purchases, Alibaba’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat Wallet providing subscribers with convenient options to purchase credit.

About One Horizon Group, Inc.
One Horizon Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: OHGI), a leading developer and operator of carrier-grade optimized VoIP solutions for mobile telcos and enterprises. The company currently services over 15 million subscribers across 20 licensed brands worldwide. The technology is one of the world’s most bandwidth-efficient mobile VoIP, messaging and advertising platforms for smartphones. Founded in 2012, the Company now has operations in Ireland, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, China, India, Singapore, Hong Kong and Latin America. For more information on the Company please visit http://www.onehorizongroup.com.

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