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"No Advice Giving"

When we heard about the Women’s Center of Huntington’s “No Advice Giving” policy, we knew they were on to something.  No wonder they’ve been thriving for over twenty five years.  A spirited group dedicated to bringing women of all ages together, the Women’s Center is a nurturing bastion of sister support Oprah would applaud. You can find the center’s updated weekly calendar on Americantowns, where you can register for everything from “Miss Brigit’s Academy for Wise Women” to “Financial Planning for Women Only”. It’s nice to know that groups like the Women’s Center of Huntington are using Americantowns to get the word out.  It’s a strategy all local organizations should use.  Ooops, was that advice?  Oh well. Old habits die hard.  Check out the Women’s Center of Huntington here.

Has Americantowns helped your club or organization get the word out? We’d love to hear about it and feature you on our blog! Just tell us about it!

AmericanTowns launches new Press Release Distribution Tool

Have you ever wished you could just press a button and send out a press release to every media outlet you needed to get the word out to? Well, that day has come. Now, on Americantowns to distribute a press release just click on the "Post your press releases" link, type in your info, press “Create A Press Release” and you’re done. Not only will your release immediately appear on your community site, but we'll also submit it to the local media outlets you choose, via email, within an approximate twenty mile radius (larger papers have a larger radius).

It’s an incredibly simple, reliable way for local clubs and organizations to get the word out.. Of course, public relations people all over the country won’t want anyone to know that we’ve made their job so much easier. We’ll just keep it our little secret.

Local Heroes: Peter Morici

Peter A. Morici may not consider himself a hero. But it is people like Peter, using AmericanTowns all across America, who make a difference every day. Peter started “Adopt A Staten Island Soldier” a local organization that aims to supply every soldier in Staten Island and other units across the USA with supplies and encouragement. 

For Peter Morici it all started while serving his country in the Vietnam War.  Captain Morici was adopted by his local community in the Bensonhurst, Bay Ridge sections of Brooklyn.  Receiving those supplies and letters meant so much to him that forty years later he decided to do the same for the men and women of Staten Island now serving in Iraq. 

Today, they send packages of every day items like sunscreen, crackers and soap and have members of the community, from school children to adults write the soldiers supportive  letters from home.  Peter tells us to date, they have shipped over 400 boxes of supplies to individual soldiers, including members of the Marines, Air Force and Navy now stationed in Iraq. If you would like information on how to contribute to the “Adopt A Soldier” program, go to MyStatenIsland.com. Who knows, you might just end up making a difference in the life of a soldier far from home.