TJ & Pals Launches Sweepstakes for App Savvy Moms

(PRWEB) November 03, 2011

Umachaka Media Inc., the company that created the popular new kids website TJandPals.com, have just announced an exciting new sweepstakes. The winner will receive a brand new iPad 2 and a TJ & Pals Apps gift card for their child. The Apps card will allow the child access to a variety of TJs interactive Games, Stories, Videos, Activities and How Tos where young kids can create, learn, play, and be entertained.

TJ & Pals Apps include TJs Art Studio where kids can team up with their favorite TJ characters to create their own works of art. The App includes five videos to watch and learn from, fun stickers, backgrounds, shapes, letters, numbers, and a color palette for the children to choose from. There is also TJs Puzzle Fun, an App for puzzle lovers, or for kids who are just beginning to learn how to fit shapes together. There are four levels of difficulty, and when the child completes the puzzle, the picture comes to life as an animated song or video. TJs Remember is the classic memory game for young children. In TJs Remember the child gets to choose a theme she can play with animals, toys, fruits and vegetables, or TJ & Pals characters. When a child finds a match, he, or she, is rewarded with sound effects and a spoken word definition. These are just some of the Apps that are included in the package gift card that is being offered by TJ & Pals.

TJ & Pals is an imaginative educational website that has been approved by educators and has attracted children ages 3-5 from all over. The site revolves around the lives of a friendly inquisitive pencil named TJ and his group of friends as they take children on a journey of Games, Videos, Stories, Activities and Songs. The site was created by Ashley Lazarus, an award winning film director, who has worked on popular childrens educational projects for Sesame Street, and Disney, and Mattel. Lazarus strongly believes that the more fun and interactive learning is, the more effective it is. Just sit with a five year old playing a fun game, or learning to count through a catchy song, and you will see that the principle of learn as you play really helps kids learn and remember what they learned, especially in this interactive mobile age. Every Game, Activity, How To and Story we create at TJ&Pals is based on this principle."

Anyone 18 years and over is eligible for this sweepstakes. One simply has to go to the sweepstakes page on the TJ & Pals website and fill out your name and email address where you become eligible to win an iPad 2 and a TJ & Pals Apps gift card for the kids.

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ABC News and The UN Foundation to Launch the Million Moms Challenge

New York, NY (PRWEB) September 19, 2011

Today ABC News and the UN Foundation will launch an initiative engaging millions of Americans to support millions of moms across the globe around the critical issues of pregnancy, childbirth and children's health -- moms here helping moms worldwide.

The Million Moms Challenge will be featured on weekly segments on ABC News broadcasts including Good Morning America, World News with Diane Sawyer, Nightline, and 20/20, as well as other ABC News platforms including ABCNews.com and ABC News Radio. The initiative will lead up to a one-hour prime time special on maternal health anchored by Diane Sawyer on December 16, 2011.

There is so much we can do together so many simple ways for us all to link arms to make sure every mother and child has a chance to lead a healthy life, said ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer.

Using the latest in social media strategies together with world-class broadcast and digital news platforms, this initiative will build a vibrant community that connects moms everywhere around things all mothers care about: the right nutrition to support their pregnancies, trained midwives to assist in safe deliveries of newborns, and vaccines that allow children to survive to celebrate their first birthdays and beyond.

Through broadcast stories focusing on personal stories and innovative solutions from around the world, the Million Moms Challenge will raise awareness about the extraordinary difficulties faced by mothers and babies in the developing world:

Every 90 seconds a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, yet we have the knowledge to prevent 90% of all maternal deaths.

More than 50 million women give birth without a skilled birth attendant every year.

Boulder Tech Startup BlogFrog Powers Online Community for Abc News and United Nations Foundations Million Moms Challenge Campaign

New York, NY (PRWEB) September 19, 2011

Today BlogFrog is joining ABC News and the United Nations Foundation to help launch the Million Moms Challenge. This first-of-its kind initiative will connect millions of Americans with millions of moms in developing countries around the world to engage on the critical issues of pregnancy, childbirth and children's health -- moms here helping moms worldwide.

The Million Moms Challenge provides a vibrant community that connects moms across the globe by using the latest social media strategies together with world-class broadcast and digital news platforms to shine a light on the extraordinary challenges faced by mothers and babies in the developing world. The community will also feature personal stories of motherhood from over 900 mom bloggers participating in the movement.

Stories based on compelling characters and innovative solutions will be featured on ABC News broadcasts including Good Morning America, World News with Diane Sawyer, Nightline, and 20/20, as well as other ABC News platforms including ABCNews.com and ABC News Radio. The initiative will lead up to a one-hour prime time special on maternal health anchored by Diane Sawyer on December 16, 2011.

There is so much we can do together so many simple ways for us all to link arms to make sure every mother and child has a chance to lead a healthy life, said ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer.

The Million Moms Challenge will focus on things mothers care about: the right nutrition to support their pregnancies, skilled attendants to assist in safe deliveries of newborns, and vaccines that allow children to survive to celebrate their first birthdays and beyond.

As part of the initiative a dedicated website (http://www.millionmomschallenge.com) will provide a live, interactive forum for some of the nations top mom bloggers to share their stories and ideas through blogs and video posts in real time with moms and midwives in the developing world. Viewers who want to know more and get involved will find ways large and small to make a difference in their own communities and around the world. The Million Moms Challenge wants a million Americans to join the movement by signing up on the Challenges website and /or on Facebook.

As the largest network of mom blogs on the web, we are honored to power the Million Moms Challenge community and enable women from across the globe to connect, share and learn about safe childbirth and childrens health, said Rustin Banks, co-founder and chief executive of BlogFrog. "The Million Moms Challenge campaign demonstrates the power and influence that is created when like-minded people engage in conversations about passionate topics that matter."

You dont have to be a mom to help a mom, said Kathy Calvin, CEO of the UN Foundation. A healthier tomorrow for our world starts with healthy moms and babies today. The Million Moms Challenge gives us the chance to make history by sharing stories, ideas and sparking a global conversation that will help the United Nations build a global partnership for healthy lives, she added.

In addition to BlogFrog, the Million Moms Challenge partners include African Medical and Research Foundation, CARE, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, GAVI Alliance, mothers2mothers, ONE Campaign, Partners in Health, Riders for Health, Save the Children, UN Foundations Shot@Life campaign, U.S. Fund for UNICEF, White Ribbon Alliance, and WorldVision.

The Million Moms Challenge is a joint effort of ABC News and the UN Foundation, in conjunction with corporate partners Johnson & Johnson and BabyCenter. BabyCenter will encourage its 10 million moms in the US and 14 million moms overseas to join the Million Moms Challenge. For the first 100,000 people who sign on to the Million Moms Challenge, Johnson & Johnson will donate $ 100,000 to some of the biggest NGO partners helping moms and babies overseas.

The Million Moms Challenge is part of an ABC News year-long global health series Be the Change: Save a Life, which is sponsored in part by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

For more information about the Million Moms Challenge visit http://www.millionmomschallenge.com. To get involved in the conversation about healthy moms and babies around the world, follow @AMillionMoms on Twitter and use the hash-tag #AMillionMoms. You can also like Million Moms on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/millionmomschallenge.

For more information:

BlogFrog contact: Courtney Walsh / courtney(at)theblogfrog(dot)com / 303.875.9007

ABC News contact: David Ford / david.ford(at)abc(dot)com / 212.456.7243

U.N. Foundation contact: Eric Porterfield /eporterfield(at)unfoundation(dot)org / 646.637.6438

About BlogFrog

BlogFrog is an online community platform used by bloggers and brands to enable readers to interact with each other, engage in like-minded discussions, and share rich media content. The companys community and sponsored conversation technology platforms help brand marketers build relationships and trust among women and mom consumers online. BlogFrog is a private company headquartered in Boulder, Colo. Visit http://theblogfrog.com or follow @theblogfrog.

About ABC News

ABC News is responsible for all of the ABC Television Networks news programming on a variety of platforms: television, radio and the Internet. Its flagship program is World News with Diane Sawyer with other programs including Good Morning America, Nightline, Primetime, 20/20, and the Sunday morning political affairs program This Week with ChristianeAmanpour. With an average television and radio audience of 180 million people in a given month, ABC News surpasses the competition. More than 2,400 affiliate stations broadcast ABC News Radios global news coverage. In addition, ABC News NOW is a 24-hour news and information network currently available to 44 million users across cable, broadband, and mobile platforms. NewsOne, the affiliate news service of ABC News, provides live and packaged news, sports, and weather reports, as well as footage of news events, to 200 ABC affiliates and more than 30 domestic and international clients. Visit http://www.abcnews.com.

About the United Nations Foundation

The United Nations Foundation, a public charity, was created in 1998 with entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turners historic $ 1 billion gift to support UN causes and activities. The UN Foundation builds and implements public/private partnerships to address the worlds most pressing problems, and works to broaden support for the UN through advocacy and public outreach. Through campaigns and partnerships, the organization connects people, ideas, and resources to help the UN solve global problems. The campaigns reduce child mortality, empower women and girls, create a new energy future, secure peace and human rights, and promote technology innovation to improve health outcomes. These solutions are helping the UN advance the eight global targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Visit http://www.unfoundation.org.

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