Tuesday:
Refugee Day of Prayer (which is part of the official February
2017 - Salt Lake Inter-Faith Round Table Offerings). There
will be prayers from most faith traditions as well as humanitarian
thoughts and blessings.
Febriary 7, 2017, Tuesday, from 10 am to 11 am with an
informal potluck following. (February 7, 2016 - 10-Noonish -
MOSAIC Inter-Faith Ministries 4392 S 900 E SLC, UT
84124
Thursday:
Service project for people to meet and give out food to refugee
families the outside Manna Market on Thursday, February 9th,
2016 from 8:30 am to 11:00 amish at MOSAIC Inter-Faith
Ministries 4392 S 900 E SLC, UT 84124 The service event
is founded on the belief that as people meet each other the
unknown dissolves and relationship begins.
As an example of prayer, I will be sharing again a prayer spoken
at the breakfast which starts inter-faith month (pic below) - shared Feb.
3rd at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral (see below). It was said as a
prayer joining with additional prayers of other faith leaders in Utah.
"All-Loving God,
We know you accompany
have preference for
the most vulnerable
and so you are with refugees
and you are especially with
people, refugees, of
Iraq
Iran
Somalia
Syria
Sudan
Libya
Yemen
that is sure.
You, God of Love,
can bring good out of even
this horrific national event
of discrimination
against national origin
against religion
that is sure.
Give us grace and courage
to do your will
and walk in your ways
with our brothers and sisters,
everywhere,
In every nation.
Let us honor and build upon
the strength of
refugee and immigrant history
that is America,
for all of us were once refugees
except our first nation Indian
brothers and sisters.
Let us be bold
until we stand on equal ground
open-hearted before each other.
In God, as we each name God,
In God, we trust,
Amen."
For February 2017 - Inter-Faith Month Events Schedule see:
http://www.interfaithroundtable.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Interfaith-Month-SLIR_CALENDAR-Feb-2017-George-Rev-01-Feb-to-Janet.pdf
Life, Like the Changing of the Seasons, Continues, Always Sacred...
Dr. Leslie Whited, CEO
MOSAIC Inter-Faith Ministries
Nia Imani Association Community Leadership Agency Award
Presented at Community Lutheran Church
Senator Maxine Washington, Keynote Speaker, Los Angeles, CA
Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian & Justice Agency Award
MOSAIC Inter-Faith Ministries
Celebrating 22 Years of Service
4392 South 900 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84124
801-588-0139/801-721-2641/801-703-3274
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Party On with Wayne and Garth for A Special
Two-Night Screening Event
to Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Wayne's World
Birthday Bash Events on February 7th and 8th in Select Theaters
February 6th,
2017 - Los Angeles, California
- In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the iconic comedy classic Wayne's World, SpectiCast and Paramount Pictures are hosting excellent, two-night, theatrical events on February 7th and 8th, 2017. Fans across the U.S. will have the chance to party on with Wayne and Garth when the film returns to more than 400 theaters. The special events will include an exclusive introduction by Peter Travers (Rolling Stone Magazine and ABC-TV) and a videotaped chat with the director and cast members after the film. Wayne's World was originally released on February 14, 1992.
Based on the "Saturday Night Live" sketch of the same name, Wayne's World is a wacky, irreverent pop-culture comedy about the adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne (Mike Myers) and Garth (Dana Carvey). From Wayne's basement, the pair broadcast a talk-show called "Wayne's World" on local public access television. Wayne's World, directed by Penelope Spheeris, grossed $183 million in its theatrical run, placing it as the tenth highest-grossing film of 1992 and the highest-grossing of the 11 films based on "Saturday Night Live" skits. The movie features Rob Lowe, Tia Carrere, Lara Flynn Boyle, Brian Doyle-Murray, Robert Patrick, Chris Farley, Ed O'Neill, Ione Skye, Meat Loaf, and Alice Cooper.
Tickets for the February 7th and 8th events may be purchased at www.waynesworld25.com.
"Wayne's World transcends generations to pay tribute to an indelible place in American pop culture," says SpectiCast CEO Mark Rupp. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone Magazine adds, "Director Penelope Spheeris brings out the best in Mike Myers and Dana Carvey while converting a classic SNL sketch into an enduring, full bodied film for the ages."
Paramount Home Media Distribution also will celebrate the anniversary with a Wayne's World Double Feature on DVD and Digital HD, arriving February 14, 2017. Plus, Wayne's World will be available on iTunes with new-to-digital extras, including a Director's Commentary and Making-Of featurette.
For artwork/photos related to the Wayne's World 25th Anniversary, visit the SpectiCast press site at http://www.specticast.com/en/titles/wayne-s-world-25th-birthday-bash
#Wayne'sWorld25th
About SpectiCast
SpectiCast is one of the fastest growing producers, financiers, distributors and marketers of Event Cinema worldwide. We have distributed over 400 event cinema releases to screens around the globe and have brought original world class programming to audiences on over four thousand screens in 65 countries. We have distributed programs from some of the world's most prestigious cultural arts organizations and leading entertainment companies including the Opera de Paris, The Vatican Museums, The Royal Albert Hall, The Salzburg Festival, The Paris Opera Ballet, the Mariinsky Theatre, the British Museum, the Philadelphia Orchestra, Universal Music, Sony Music, Paramount, Warner Bros., Trancas International, and EagleRock Entertainment - featuring works by Shakespeare and Shaw, Beethoven and Bach, da Vinci and Dalì, Sondheim and Satriani - with performances by Mikhail Baryshnikov, Renée Fleming, Christopher Plummer, Paul McCartney, Drake, Aerosmith and The Rolling Stones just to name a few.
SpectiCast provides content rights holders with turnkey access to worldwide theatrical distribution as well as all downstream digital distribution platforms including DVD, VOD and TV. We also provide a wide range of logistical and digital media services including feature and short mastering, trafficking and logistical support, Encryption/KDM management and quality control service.
SpectiCast is a privately owned and operated firm based in Philadelphia, PA. We also maintain offices in Pittsburgh, PA, Mexico City, MX and London UK.
About Paramount Home Media Distribution
Paramount Home Media Distribution (PHMD) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. PPC is a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), home to premier media brands that create television programs, motion pictures, consumer products, and digital content for audiences in 180 countries and territories. The PHMD division oversees PPC's home entertainment and transactional digital distribution activities worldwide. The division is responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment content on behalf of Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and CBS and applicable licensing and servicing of certain DreamWorks Animation titles. PHMD additionally manages global licensing of studio content and transactional distribution across worldwide digital distribution platforms including online, mobile and portable devices and emerging technologies.
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United Way of Salt Lake Announces 2017 Changemakers
SALT LAKE CITY — Today, United Way of Salt Lake announced its United for Change Changemaker award honorees for 2017. United Way will honor Kurt Micka, Executive Director of Utah Partners for Health, Utah State Senator F. Ann Millner, Kearns High School Principal Maile Loo, and Silicon Slopes’ Startup Santa as the 2017 Changemakers.
“United Way of Salt Lake is privileged to honor the 2017 Changemakers. These individuals and organizations exemplify the passion, long-term commitment, generosity, hands-on involvement and collaboration necessary to shift ideas to action,” said Bill Crim, President and CEO of United Way of Salt Lake. “By collaborating with United Way and many others to address our community’s toughest issues, these Changemakers have multiplied the effects of positive change and have made Utah a better place to live. We are grateful for their efforts that inspire the Changemaker in everyone.”
The 2017 Changemaker awards are given to business and civic leaders, and organizations that have worked with others to create measureable change in the community. Through dedication and teamwork, they create lasting impact, inspire action, and are a transformational force for good.
Kurt Micka, Executive Director, Utah Partners for Health
Kurt Micka, and his team of professionals at Utah Partners for Health (UPFH), define what it means to be a committed, compassionate, and willing partner in collective impact. At every turn UPFH has stepped up, looking to see what new supports it could bring to the table, and in most cases doing so in a way that leverages existing resources. Kurt and his team serve Promise Communities with mobile health clinics, mobile optometry (eye) clinics, glasses delivered to schools, mental health supports, and even dental supports. In addition, UPFH regularly helps with site visits and works with partners to raise funds to support various programs.
Dr. F. Ann Millner, Utah State Senate
Dr. F. Ann Millner serves as the State Senator for District 18. She is Chair of the Education Standing Committee and serves on the Economic Development & Workforce Services and Senate Rules Committees, and the Higher Education and the Public Education Appropriations Committees. Ann is a Regents Professor of Health Administration and Former President at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah.
When elected, Dr. Millner became one of the Senate’s leading education Changemaker, leading out on key education policy initiatives on behalf of the Senate. She has sponsored groundbreaking legislation in close coordination with the Promise Partnership Regional Council and UWSL, including the High-Quality School Readiness Program Expansion (SB101) and Partnerships for Student Success (SB67) during the 2016 session. The High-Quality School Readiness Program Expansion added $11 million a year for three years to high-quality preschool for at-risk children, increasing the investment Utah makes in early childhood education. Partnerships for Student Success is creates the first state program that supports cross sector partnerships focused on measurable outcomes to increase academic achievement for students in high poverty schools.
Maile Loo, Principal, Kearns High School
Maile Loo has been teaching, coaching, and leading for 32 years – the last 18 as principal at some of the most diverse and challenging schools in the state. During her six years at Kearns High, Maile has been a powerful influence that has changed the odds for thousands of students by emphasizing increased graduation rates and college readiness. The percentage of students applying for college has steadily increased to more than 90 percent. Since 2012, the number of students completing FAFSA applications, one of the strongest indicators of student commitment to college, has doubled from 18 percent to 40 percent. Additionally, Kearns High graduation rates have jumped nearly 20 percent from 66 percent in 2012 to 84 percent in 2016.
Silicon Slopes (Start Up Santa)
Silicon Slopes is a nonprofit that exists to empower Utah entrepreneurs to learn, connect, and serve. In 2015, Executive Director, Clint Betts approached United Way of Utah County to find out how the tech and startup community could best give back to the community over the holiday season. What Clint discovered was that two out of every three Utah children living in low-income families and attending third grade don’t read at a proficient level, 347,000 Utah children live at or near the poverty level, and 234,00 of those children are at-risk of intergenerational poverty. Because of this, Silicon Slopes decided to give the gift of literacy. It launched Startup Santa and raised 13,644 books from over 40 companies its first year.
This year, Silicon Slopes expanded its partnership with United Ways across the state promising to double the results, and engaged more than 90 companies and community organizations Startup Santa 2016 raised 88,000 books cash and book donations for children living in low-income families. Beyond books, 178 volunteers gave 352 hours of service to sort and distribute the books as well as read to children throughout Salt Lake County.
United Way of Salt Lake will honor these outstanding organizations and individuals at the second annual United for Change breakfast on March 16, 2017. For event and RSVP information please visit unitedforchange.uw.org.
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United Way of Salt Lake is working to advance the education, income, and health of our neighborhoods and communities to ensure that every child succeeds, every step of the way, from cradle to career. We invite everyone to LIVE UNITED and be a part of the change. You can give, you can advocate, and you can volunteer. Join the conversation by visiting our blog at uwslhub.org, or find out more at uw.org.
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New Poll: Utahns Split on Income Tax Initiative
(Utah) – A new Utah survey of likely 2018 general election voters regarding an effort to increase the state income tax was released today. The survey showed a split electorate on the potential ballot initiative being pushed by 'Our Schools Now.' The survey also asked several additional questions informing participants of the financial ramifications of the tax increase, as well as a question about possible alternatives to raising the state income tax. The Trafalgar Group (TFG), recognized for having the best polling in the 2016 battleground states and electoral college projection, conducted the poll from January 31st through February 3rd. The survey was commissioned by the Libertas Institute and the Utah chapter of Americans for Prosperity (AFP).
The first question, phrased in the same manner as previously commissioned polls, showed that 50% of likely voters support the initiative, with 45% against.
On questions 2 and 3, when participants were informed of the effective percentage increase of about 20%, leading the average Utah family to pay $900 more a year, support for the initiative wanes significantly. Specifically, over 50% of those who initially indicated support for the initiative said they were less likely to support based on the 20% increase. Nearly 60% of those who initially indicated support for the initiative, said they were less likely to support based on the additional $900 in state income tax per year.
Participants were virtually even on question 4, with support not changing when informed that Utah is last in per student spending. Over 45% of participants opposed all alternative proposals for tax increases conveyed in question 5, with increasing the gas tax being the most chosen, at 16%.
TFG surveyed over 1,050 likely 2018 general election voters using a random sample of registered voters in Utah. The margin of error is +/- 2.98.
Commenting on the survey, TFG Senior Strategist Robert Cahaly said, "Like most issues, public opinion reveals itself based on the presentation of the question. When presented with a single digit fraction the income tax seems insignificant, but when the true cost of the tax increase is revealed there is a major opinion shift."
Cahaly also stated, "The question on cost per student affirms that in the abstract the public is willing to consider additional education support. This poll demonstrates that most Utahns share the current American consensus opinion on spending and taxes: 'We want everything considered important to be well funded and we don't want to pay more in taxes to make it happen.'"
Cahaly concluded, "Republican legislators should pay particular attention to the warning these results provide. Republican voter's opposition to raising income taxes is significant. Supporting this proposal could create difficult primaries and/or miserable caucuses/conventions."
The Trafalgar Group is widely recognized as the best polling firm of the 2016 election cycle, correctly forecasting the results in key battleground and other states (PA, FL, NC, MI, OH, CO, GA) and exactly predicting the Trump electoral college margin of victory (306-232). The results and information of their polls have been featured in thousands of US and global news stories, television networks, and high-profile polling websites like Real Clear Politics.
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Editor’s note: Full report, including methodology can be found at the link below.
Click here for the Full Poll Report
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Utah Taxpayers Oppose State Raising Income Tax, Poll Shows
Opinion swayed against ballot initiative once discovered that the average Utah family could pay about 20 percent more per year
SALT LAKE CITY – A new poll released today shows that Utahns oppose the State Legislature’s consideration of increasing the income tax rate. Americans for Prosperity-Utah opposes any such increase as the effects on job creation and personal financial stability would be sacrificed. The “Utah Tax Poll” was commissed by the Libertas Institue and AFP-UT.
“The legislature should not sacrifice the growth our state has seen since Governor John Huntsman reduced the rate from seven percent to five percent just a few years ago,” said state director, Evelyn Everton. “When confronted with the realities of what raising the income tax would do – namely, costing the average Utah family about $900 dollars more a year – Utahns opposition of the proposed ballot initiative raises to nearly 70 percent. As Utahns learn about the negative impact this proposal would have on their families, support drops dramatically. As such, the Utah legislature should forgo any efforts to increase the state’s income tax rate.”
AFP-UT will educate Utahns about this and other policies being discussed in Salt Lake City. The organization will mobilize activists from across the state to push the legislature against raising taxes. AFP-UT will also score votes in favor of this proposal negatively in their 2017 legislative scorecard.
Americans for Prosperity (AFP) exists to recruit, educate, and mobilize citizens in support of the policies and goals of a free society at the local, state, and federal level, helping every American live their dream – especially the least fortunate. AFP has more than 3.2 million activists across the nation, a local infrastructure that includes 35 state chapters, and has received financial support from more than 100,000 Americans in all 50 states. For more information, visit www.AmericansForProsperity.org
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Roger Core announces release of ‘Pony Bay’
GRANVILLE, Ohio – Visiting a Nez Perce village in Montana has inspired Roger Core to write “Pony Bay” (published by Xlibris), a historical fiction book. Filled with adventure, Core brings a page-turner fiction book about freedom and escape.
In this story, a sixteen-year-old Indian girl loves her Appaloosa horse. Her name is Pony Bay and is adopted by a family. She joins an Indian tribe to escape into Canada. She and her horse survived in a desert.
Set mainly in Granada, Spain, “Pony Bay” introduces readers to interesting story characters: mean captain Scamp, an Appaloosa named Killer, Tally, Ellie, Dewey, among others.
An excerpt from this book:
MAY 1877. A girl of sixteen sat astride her blue-black Appaloosa along the Snake River where spring flooding had sent the water into a tantrum with the din of it engulfing her.
“Pony Bay”
By Roger Core
Hardcover | 6 x 9in | 290 pages | ISBN 9781524534905
Softcover | 6 x 9in | 290 pages | ISBN 9781524534899
E-Book | 290 pages | ISBN 9781524534882
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
Roger Core is a new author with two finished books: a novel, “The Santa Cruz Artist,” and a historical fiction, “Pony Bay.” He lives in a college town surrounded by horses and alfalfa. He attended the University of Virginia and graduated from the University of Michigan. He was raised on a farm near Salem, Oregon. His wife is a retired teacher, and he had an advertising agency in Connecticut. They have five children.
Xlibris Publishing, an Author Solutions, LLC imprint, is a self-publishing services provider created in 1997 by authors, for authors. By focusing on the needs of creative writers and artists and adopting the latest print-on-demand publishing technology and strategies, we provide expert publishing services with direct and personal access to quality publication in hardcover, trade paperback, custom leather-bound and full-color formats. To date, Xlibris has helped to publish more than 60,000 titles. For more information, visit xlibris.com or call 1-888-795-4274 to receive a free publishing guide. Follow us @XlibrisPub on Twitter for the latest news.
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UTAH'S TOP YOUTH VOLUNTEERS OF 2017 SELECTED BY NATIONAL PROGRAM
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards honors Orem and Bountiful students with $1,000, medallions and trip to nation’s capital
Finalists also named in Holladay, Fruit Heights, North Salt Lake City and Elwood
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Rebekah Reno, 16, of Orem and Kara Hughes, 13, of Bountiful today were named Utah's top two youth volunteers of 2017 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism. As State Honorees, Rebekah and Kara each will receive $1,000, an engraved silver medallion and an all-expense-paid trip in early May to Washington, D.C., where they will join the top two honorees from each of the other states and the District of Columbia for four days of national recognition events. During the trip, 10 students will be named America’s top youth volunteers of 2017.
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, now in its 22nd year, is conducted by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).
These are Utah's top youth volunteers of 2017:
High School State Honoree: Rebekah Reno
Nominated by Freedom Preparatory Academy in Provo
Rebekah, a senior at Freedom Prepatory Academy, mentored five younger girls last summer as a counselor at the Utah Valley University’s “LeadHERship” Conference. As an active member of her school’s student council, Rebekah was delighted when organizers asked her to participate in the conference, which was designed to empower young girls as they progress in their education. “This was the first year it was offered by UVU; this meant that being part of the first group of counselors, we set a precedent for the coming years of the program,” Rebekah said.
She and her fellow counselors attended training sessions the weekend before the weeklong conference. Then she and a partner were placed in charge of five girls, ranging in age from 11 to 13. As a counselor, Rebekah helped the girls through each day’s activities and encouraged them to develop their strengths, abilities and talents. At the end of each day, the counselors reviewed with the girls what they had learned, including confidence-building, teamwork, etiquette, and public speaking. On the last day of the conference parents were invited to hear about the progress their daughters had made. “I know that my girls left empowered and excited as they looked forward to entering junior high,” she said.
Middle Level State Honoree: Kara Hughes
Nominated by Bountiful Junior High School in Bountiful
Kara, an eighth-grader at Bountiful Junior High School, arranged for a group of musicians and actors with special needs to perform monthly at a local convalescent hospital. For the past two years, Kara has volunteered at a nearby theater with a group that teaches music and acting skills to people with disabilities and then produces two plays a year to showcase their talents. Kara had noticed how much the budding actors loved performing and thought it was a shame they were limited to only two performances a year. Then she had an idea. “There is a convalescent hospital in our community and I knew the patients liked visitors, so I thought this would be the perfect place for them to share their talents and in doing so, serve the patients at the hospital,” Kara said.
She met with the director of the theater group to get her permission and then brought her idea to the hospital’s recreation specialist. Once she had the go-ahead to begin her “Friend to Friend Outreach,” Kara contacted the performers, sent out emails to parents about her plan, scheduled weekly rehearsals, and recruited other coaches to help. Kara said she will never forget a mute woman with Down syndrome who actually started singing out loud during a performance. “To see the smile on her face and the tears on her mom’s face was so cool,” Kara said. She is currently investigating other performing opportunities for her group.
Distinguished Finalists
The program judges also recognized four other Utah students as Distinguished Finalists for their impressive community service activities. Each will receive an engraved bronze medallion.
These are Utah's Distinguished Finalists for 2017:
Alyssa Baer, 18, of Holladay, Utah, a senior at Olympus High School, is an active volunteer and service leader with the Be Strong Service Club, where she worked with other club leaders to establish weekly service visits to a school serving adults and children with special needs. As a service leader with the club, Alyssa attends monthly leadership meetings to help create community connections that will provide members with ongoing service opportunities.
Jessica Cox, 18, of Fruit Heights, Utah, a senior at Davis High School, has served with the Fruit Heights Youth City Council since ninth grade, lending a hand with five or six service activities each year including city cleanup and an annual Easter egg hunt. Jessica, who was elected mayor for her senior year, has also served as the youth group’s recorder and secretary, and has participated in leadership conferences and retreats to learn how to better serve the city.
Emma Ebert, 17, of North Salt Lake, Utah, a senior at Woods Cross High School, serves as youth mayor of the North Salt Lake City Youth City Council, planning and participating in a variety of activities serving her community. Emma, who joined the group in 2014, has attended weekly meetings in addition to outside activities including food drives and emergency preparedness fairs, and has worked to help other council members use their talents in service to the community.
Jensen Hughes, 17, of Elwood, Utah, a senior at Bear River High School, brightens the lives of the residents of a local care center by singing to them for an hour or two every Sunday, along with a group of other volunteers. Jensen, the group’s longest-serving volunteer, has recruited members to replace those who have moved or gone off to college over the years, to help bring music and conversation to the care center’s residents and their families.
“Prudential is honored to recognize these young volunteers for their exemplary service,” said Prudential Chairman and CEO John Strangfeld. “We hope that their stories inspire others to consider how they, too, can volunteer their time and talents to improve their communities.”
“These service-minded young people have brought meaningful change to communities at home and abroad, and it’s a privilege to celebrate their work,” said JoAnn Bartoletti, executive director of NASSP. “Congratulations to an exceptional group of middle level and high school students.”
About The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards represents the United States’ largest youth recognition program based solely on volunteer service. All public and private middle level and high schools in the country, as well as all Girl Scout councils, county 4-H organizations, American Red Cross chapters, YMCAs and HandsOn Network affiliates, were eligible to select a student or member for a local Prudential Spirit of Community Award. These Local Honorees were then reviewed by an independent judging panel, which selected State Honorees and Distinguished Finalists based on criteria including personal initiative, effort, impact and personal growth.
While in Washington, D.C., the 102 State Honorees – one middle level and one high school student from each state and the District of Columbia – will tour the capital’s landmarks, meet top youth volunteers from other parts of the world, attend a gala awards ceremony at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, and visit their congressional representatives on Capitol Hill. On May 8, 10 of the State Honorees – five middle level and five high school students – will be named America’s top youth volunteers of 2017. These National Honorees will receive additional $5,000 awards, gold medallions, crystal trophies and $5,000 grants from The Prudential Foundation for nonprofit charitable organizations of their choice.
Since the program began in 1995, more than 115,000 young volunteers have been honored at the local, state and national level. The program also is conducted by Prudential subsidiaries in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Ireland, India, China and Brazil. In addition to granting its own awards, The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program also distributes President’s Volunteer Service Awards to qualifying Local Honorees.
For information on all of this year’s Prudential Spirit of Community State Honorees and Distinguished Finalists, visit http://spirit.prudential.com or www.nassp.org/spirit.
About NASSP
The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) is the leading organization of and voice for middle level and high school principals, assistant principals, and school leaders from across the United States. The association connects and engages school leaders through advocacy, research, education, and student programs. NASSP advocates on behalf of all school leaders to ensure the success of each student and strengthens school leadership practices through the design and delivery of high quality professional learning experiences. Reflecting its long-standing commitment to student leadership development, NASSP administers the National Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society, National Elementary Honor Society, and National Association of Student Councils. For more information about NASSP, located in Reston, VA, visit www.nassp.org.
About Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a financial services leader, has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Prudential’s diverse and talented employees are committed to helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth through a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds and investment management. In the U.S., Prudential’s iconic Rock symbol has stood for strength, stability, expertise and innovation for more than a century. For more information, please visit www.news.prudential.com.
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