Today, Discovery Communications announced the expansion of its annual Say Yes to the Prom initiative, a day that promotes confidence for deserving high school girls. Say Yes to the Prom, now in its third year, invites a group of high-school girls to enjoy a day of prom dress shopping, makeovers and mentoring. Monte Durham of TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta will help the girls select the dress of their dreams…
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Discovery to Lend Support to ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ Initiative
Today, President Barack Obama will announce a new public and private partnership, My Brother’s Keeper, to address a U.S. crisis with regard to minority men and boys. Discovery Communications, as a part of its commitment to equality and education — regardless of color or economic circumstances, will join the President and other leaders in the business, philanthropic and non-profit sectors to develop an aggressive agenda targeted at narrowing and eliminating…
Making #OurImpact on the World
On Friday, while those of us in the States were sleeping, Discover Your Impact Day began in Discovery offices around the world. Fighting the elements in many cases, more than 4,000 Discovery employees (including our newest team members from SBS Nordic) set out to give back to their communities. From cleaning parks and kennels at a local pet rescue to bringing cheer to children in hospitals, we made an impact…
Day Two: Rebuilding Atlantic City
New Jersey: Where only the strong survive. We’ve all seen the phrase plastered on shirts and stuck on bumpers, but today we all learned the true definition of “Jersey Strong.” As we began Day Two, with sore arms and bits fiberglass in our hair, excitement brewed – all of the volunteers (including me) were motivated by Day One’s progress and ready to see our families’ houses continue to return to…
Rebuilding Atlantic City: Day One
What a day! Today marked Day One of Discovery Impact: Rebuilding Atlantic City, and we couldn’t have asked for anything more. The day began with an orientation with Habitat for Humanity Atlantic County, where we learned more about Superstorm Sandy’s devastation, making this experience even more meaningful for all of us. After orientation, we met our Habitat team leaders, and the hard work began. Each team faced different challenges at…
We’re Off! Rebuilding Atlantic City 2013
And we’re off! Today through Sunday, Discovery employees will join ten families in Ventnor, NJ to help repair the damage done to their homes during Superstorm Sandy with our friends at Habitat for Humanity. I’ll be joining the Discovery Impact rebuild team (125 strong!) and sharing the team’s experiences on our social channels – we hope you’ll join us! I’ll share recaps each night on the blog, and you can…
Discovery Announces ‘Connect the Dots’ National STEM Education Initiative
As a company launched on the tenets of curiosity, Discovery has long supported STEM education and its importance in shaping our future leaders (a point I most recently witnessed in action while attending the White House Science Fair last week). Today, Discovery Communications announced a new multimedia, national STEM education initiative called Connect the Dots, designed to inspire students’ interest in STEM education and career paths. The initiative was announced…
‘Inside Story’ Honored with Three Awards by New York Festival
Over the past two years, I’ve blogged several times about Inside Story, a breakthrough film initiative from our nonprofit Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership. The pan-African project, created to entertain millions and revolutionize HIV/AIDS education for millions across sub-Saharan Africa and beyond, has been screened on several continents, been broadcast across Africa and will continue to reach millions more. On Tuesday, the winners of the New York Festival’s World’s Best Television &…
Discovery Prepares to ‘Light It Up Blue’ for Autism Awareness
Once again, Discovery Communications is honored to join forces with Austism Speaks to “Light It Up Blue” on April 2, World Autism Awareness Day. To start, One Discovery Place in Silver Spring, MD will turn blue tonight and tomorrow (joining the likes of the Empire State Building) to show our support. Additionally, viewers tuning into Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Discovery Fit & Health, Military Channel and Velocity will see PSAs…
Local Girls Said ‘Yes!’ To the Prom at Second Annual Event
On Tuesday, Discovery Communications’ headquarters was transformed into the ultimate prom preparation station to help make local high school girls’ prom dreams come true. For the second annual Say Yes to the Prom, Discovery Communications invited 40 local high school girls to One Discovery Place for a star-studded day of mentoring, prom dress shopping and makeovers. The girls, each paired with a Discovery employee who served as a personal assistant,…