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An example of a press release: a Wikipedia press release template prepared by the Wikimedia Foundation communications team. This is a list of notable press release agencies. A press release is a written or recorded communication directed at members of the news media for the purpose of announcing something ostensibly newsworthy.
Press releases are typically delivered to news media electronically, ready to use, and sometimes subject to "do not use before" time, known as a news embargo. A special example of a press release is a communiqué [1] (/ k ə ˈ m juː n ɪ k eɪ /; French:), which is a brief report or statement released by a public agency. A communiqué is ...
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Live 8, a large, international series of benefit concerts staged in 2005. A benefit concert or charity concert is a type of musical benefit performance (e.g., concert, show, or gala) featuring musicians, comedians, or other performers that is held for a charitable purpose, often directed at a specific and immediate humanitarian crisis.
Extra Life is a fundraising event, [1] the proceeds of which go to branches of the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. [2] 100% of all donations go directly to the hospitals. [1] Extra Life was formed in 2008 to honor Victoria Enmon, who died of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Hands Across America was a public fundraising event held on Sunday, May 25, 1986, Memorial Day weekend, which attempted to create a continuous human chain of people holding hands across the contiguous United States. While approximately 5.5 million people participated, the chain was broken in many places, particularly in the Southwestern desert.
[30] [31] The event is central to Norwegian society inasmuch as it is viewed as the most famous and trusted charity fundraiser in the country. [32] The campaign is held on a Sunday in October each year, and on the selected day NRK devotes most of its airtime to informing the public about the organization and that year's special cause. [33]
Established in 1970, the March for Babies, previously called WalkAmerica, [56] is the largest fundraiser of the year for the March of Dimes, as well as the oldest nationwide charitable walking event. [57] In the decades since, many other organizations have used the walkathon format to help raise money. [58]