ACT-SO identifies student's unique talents, provides them with mentoring and coaching opportunities to perfect their talents and skills. It. allows them to test their skills against their peers in local and national competitions. Sponsored by the Davenport NAACP Branch with an objective to recruit, stimulate, improve and encourage high academic and cultural achievement among African-American high school students, allowing each person to showcase their talent. ACT-SO to start this month. Other upcoming events:

Friday, September 18, 2009 Press Conference with Ako Abdul Samad, State Representative - Des Moines. Time: 6:00 PM. at One Eleven Restaurant.

Saturday, September 19, 2009 The "N" Word - Panel and audience will share an open discussion on the language of hate, a pertinent dialogue. 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM. One Eleven Restaurant.

Saturday, September 19, 2009 "NAACP 100 YEARS: BOLD DREAMS - BIG VICTORIES!" ANNUAL Freedom Fund Banquet at 6:00 PM

Speaker: Ako Abdul Samad

Guest: Miss Scott County

Radisson Quad City Plaza Hotel

For more information, call 563-324-6347 or 563-333-3500

MILWAUKEE, Wisc. - (September 8, 2009) - The semi-annual Goodwill® Sale event at Younkers will be held Wednesday, September 16 through Tuesday, September 29. The popular retail trade-in promotion is a successful collaboration between The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. and Goodwill Industries®. Consumers who donate clean, gently used clothing and home textiles at Younkers locations will receive a coupon for every single item they donate. The coupon will be good at Younkers for 20% off on apparel, shoes and accessories merchandise and 15% off on cosmetics, fragrances and home store merchandise. This year, with more job seekers coming for help than ever before, there is an increase in demand. Goodwill needs more donations to fund the services it provides and The Goodwill Sale generates millions of pounds of clothing donations, which are sold in more than 2,300 Goodwill stores. The revenue from the donations goes toward job training programs, employment placement services and other community programs for people who need it most in local communities.

Every customer who donates gently used apparel at Younkers during the Goodwill Sale event is contributing an "Act of Goodwill" to help others. Younkers is seeking a million people to support this mission by donating and registering their commitment on www.millionactsofgoodwill.com. In exchange for their support, consumers will receive a 25% in-store coupon and a chance to instantly win a $100 shopping spree instantly. Now through September 29th, registered consumers will also be entered into the grand-prize sweepstakes for a trip for two to Los Angeles and a tour of Universal Studios.

"Bon-Ton Stores has a long history of supporting the communities in which we operate," said Bud Bergren, president and chief executive officer of The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. "The Goodwill Sale is not just a major sales event; it's an event that has the power to transform lives."

"By donating your gently used items to Younkers as part of the Goodwill Sale, you're doing your part to provide us with the necessary resources to fund our critical job training programs," said Jim Gibbons, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International®. "These job training programs help families in your local communities achieve economic stability. Through our valuable partnership with Younkers, shoppers are helping us to increase our job placement rate."

ABOUT BON-TON

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. operates 279 stores, including 12 furniture galleries, in 23 states in the Northeast, Midwest and upper Great Plains under the Bon-Ton, Bergner's, Boston Store, Carson Pirie Scott, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's and Younkers nameplates and, under the Parisian nameplate, stores in the Detroit, Michigan area. The stores offer a broad assortment of brand-name fashion apparel and accessories for women, men and children, as well as cosmetics and home furnishings. The Goodwill Sale event is just one of the ongoing charitable partnerships that the company has developed on a local level. Look for more exciting cause-marketing promotions as Bon-Ton continues to be an active and positive participant in the communities that it serves. In addition to offering customers a great shopping experience, The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. also supports its communities by promoting and raising money and awareness for non-profit organizations. Through these partnerships, Younkers touches customers in all of its communities as well as their friends and family members who benefit from these organizations. Visit www.bonton.com for more information.

ABOUT GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL
Goodwill® generates opportunities for people to achieve economic stability and build strong families and vibrant communities by offering job training, employment placement services and other community-based programs for people who have disabilities, lack education or job experience, or face employment challenges. One of North America's most recognized nonprofit organizations and a leading social services enterprise, Goodwill Industries International is a network of 183 community-based, independent agencies in the United States, Canada, and 14 other countries. To pay for its programs, Goodwill sells donated clothes and other household items in more than 2,300 retail stores and online at shopgoodwill.com. Local Goodwill agencies also build revenue and create jobs by contracting with businesses and government to provide a wide range of commercial services, including packaging and assembly, food service preparation and document imaging and shredding. In 2008, 1.5 million people in the United States and Canada benefited from Goodwill's career services and more than 172,000 obtained job placement services. Goodwill channels 84 percent of its revenues directly into its programs and services. To find your local Goodwill, use the online locator at www.goodwill.org or call (800) 664-6577.

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MOLINE, ILLINOIS & FALLS CHURCH, VA - WQPT launches MHz Worldview as the 24^th nationwide affiliate.

MHz Worldview will be available initially to over-the-air viewers from 7 am - 11 pm, on channel 24.2. Area cable systems will be adding the service within the next few weeks. A complete program schedule can be found on www.wqpt.org or at www.mhznetworks.org/mhzworldview/.

Known for its 'Programming for globally-minded people,' MHz Worldview serves as a liaison in bringing programs and understanding from around the world to American audiences.  MHz Worldview watchers will see a variety of news, public affairs and entertainment programming from around the world. News programs include "Euro News", "France 24 News", "RT News" from Russia and "Al Jazeera English News".  Sports fans can watch Australian Rules football. Entertainment programs include "BB's Presents: Best of the Blues", "Asian Variety Show", and "Bollywood Unlimited". Drama fans will see series such as the police/crime drama "The Octopus" and the French detective series "Maigret".

WQPT General Manager, Rick Best says, "The international scope of MHz Worldview will provide our globally-minded viewers with a wide array of new programs to supplement the programs from PBS and other public television sources that they are accustomed to watching on WQPT's main channel."

MHz Networks CEO, Frederick Thomas says, "WQPT brings the mission of global understanding to their viewers with the launch of MHz Worldview and we know the Quad Cities and surrounding areas will appreciate WQPT's addition of the globally-minded content."

WQPT is located on the campus of Black Hawk College in Moline, Illinois.

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MHz Networks is an independent, non-commercial television broadcaster delivering international educational and arts programming and providing diverse cultural perspectives for a globally-minded audience.

MHz Worldview, MHz Networks flagship channel, brings programming to globally-minded audiences in the US though affiliates, including cable, satellite and online. A division of Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation headquartered in Richmond, VA, MHz Networks is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. MHz has studio facilities in Falls Church, VA and at Washington, DC's Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. Contact for MHz Networks: Stephanie Misar, 8101 A Lee Highway, Falls Church, VA 22042, 703-770-7100.

Modern Woodmen of America has recently earned the Excellence in Education Award from the Life Office Management Association. Of 1,200 member companies worldwide, only 85 organizations earned the recognition in 2009.

This is the seventh time Modern Woodmen has received the award.

The Excellence in Education Award recognizes companies developing human resources through the use of LOMA's professional education and learning programs.

To be eligible for this award, an organization must be a member of LOMA and enroll in a minimum of 20 examinations during the calendar year. Other criteria include :

· Exceptional pass rates for LOMA examinations (historically an average of 85 percent or higher)

· Growth in LOMA examination enrollments from the previous year

· Ongoing support and promotion of LOMA educational programs

At Modern Woodmen, 48 percent of employees hold the Fellowship Life Management Institute designation, a 10-course, professional development program for the insurance and financial services industry.

Modern Woodmen will be honored during the LOMA Annual Conference Sept. 13-15, 2009. Gerald P. Odean, retired National Secretary of Modern Woodmen, will accept the award.

Founded in 1883, Modern Woodmen of America touches lives and secures futures. The fraternal benefit society offers financial services and fraternal member benefits to individuals and families throughout the United States.

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