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Malaysian Reserve
a day ago
- Politics
- Malaysian Reserve
Solving Hunger Announces Four Campaign Wins In School Meals Expansion Efforts As Momentum Grows For Universal School Meals Across the Nation
NEW YORK, July 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Solving Hunger, a project of Tusk Philanthropies, today announced the results of its 2025 campaigns. Solving Hunger won campaigns in Arkansas, Delaware, North Dakota, and New York. Working with statewide organizations and providing advocacy, lobbying and communications tools, Solving Hunger helped secure $117 million in new state funding to provide an additional 164.7 million meals every year, starting in the fall, to 600,000 children who do not currently have access to meals. This year's results represent the strong momentum towards school meal funding across the nation, with 2026 poised to be an important year as states prepare to adjust to dramatic changes in federal nutrition policy and funding, which will be fully implemented by January 2027. School meals programs were left largely untouched by the new 2025 tax act. The School Breakfast Program and the National School Lunch Program – in partnership with states — could prove to be a lifeline for families and communities facing deep nutrition and health care cuts. 'There are hungry kids everywhere and a growing realization that feeding kids nutritious meals at school is a great investment for schools, families, and communities', said Bradley Tusk, the Founder of Tusk Philanthropies.'There is tremendous momentum for school meals in 2026. Just in the last four year, nine states have enacted universal school meals, three states have enacted universal school breakfast, and dozens of states have significantly expanded access to school meals. We hope more governors and legislators will take notice and follow suit. No child in America should go hungry.' In 2025, Solving Hunger partnered with grantees to help run campaigns on the ground in the following jurisdictions: Solving Hunger partnered with Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance on a successful campaign to fund universal free breakfast for all 475,000 K-12 Arkansas students. At a cost of $14.7 million, Arkansas will provide access to 42 million meals for an additional 237,000 students who previously did not have automatic access. Arkansas will become the second state in the nation to offer universal breakfast in the fall, and the first southern, GOP-led state, to offer a universal meal program. Tusk said: 'Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders committed to helping kids, and she has done it. While other governors, including some in Democratic-led states, pay lip service to feeding children, Governor Huckabee Sanders and the Republican legislature has followed through, year over year, to expand access to meals for kids. As a society, this is the most basic function we should provide – feeding our children – but only a few, true leaders really mean it.' Solving Hunger worked on a successful campaign to fund universal free breakfast for all 141,000 K-12 Delaware students. This means access to 13 million meals for an additional 77,000 students who previously did not have automatic access. Delaware will become the third state to offer this universal program, after Arkansas and Pennsylvania. Tusk said: 'Democrats Rep. Kim Williams and Sen. Jack Walsh guided their colleagues in approving a universal breakfast program that got strong bipartisan support in the legislature. Instead of spending over $3 million annually for ten years on a lease for a government building for Delaware's Department of Justice – a space that the Department didn't want – Delaware will make sure that every kid has a good breakfast at school.' Solving Hunger worked on a successful campaign in North Dakota to increase school meals to K-12 children living in households at 225% of the federal poverty level. This represents 1.2 additional meals for 3,300 students living in households whose income does not exceed $72,338 in the 2025-26 school year. Tusk said: 'North Dakota is in a strong financial position, and twice in the last two legislative sessions, Republicans have wisely chosen to spend precious taxpayer dollars on our most precious assets – our kids. In 2023, they raised the eligibility for meals to 200% of the federal poverty level, and they've taken another step this year to 225%.' Solving Hunger worked with the New York state coalition in 2023 to get over 80% of New York kids fed in school. This year, they worked independently to help achieve universal school meals for all 2.7 million New York K-12 school children. This year's final effort means an additional 108 million meals will be available to an additional 300,000 kids at a cost of $160 million. Tusk said: 'I'm proud of our state. Governor Hochul showed real leadership in advocating for this in her budget. Legislative leaders, who have moved in recent years toward universal school meals, were finally able to get it done, and New York will be better for it.' Solving Hunger also led a campaign in Ohio, with the support of Gov. Mike DeWine, to expand free meals to kids who already qualify for them, but who aren't receiving them. Despite the popularity of expanded school meals in Ohio, House Speaker Matt Huffman refused to allow meals to be expanded in the state, even to schools and districts who would have received them for free from the federal government. Solving Hunger also assisted in a campaign in Oregon for universal school meals that would have made it the tenth state to expand free meals to all students. Despite support in the Governor Tina Kotek's budget, overwhelming support among voters who saw it as their top spending priority, and unanimous support in committee votes in the legislature, Joint Ways and Mean Chairwomen Senator Kate Lieber and Representative Tawna Sanchez refused to bring the measure up for a final vote, and the legislature adjourned without considering the measure. Solving Hunger will announce its 2026 grantees in October. Contact:cory@
Leader Live
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Ronnie Wood urges people to look after wildlife before there is ‘nothing' left
The star joined the Tusk Turtle Trail campaign and designed one of the 16 life-sized turtle sculptures to help raise funds and awareness of endangered marine species. Launched by African wildlife conservation charity Tusk, the installations are positioned at sites across central London including Covent Garden, Carnaby Street and the top of The Shard. The street art can also be found at St James's Market, Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square, with the aim of encouraging passers-by to 'pause, reflect and engage with urgent marine conservation issues'. Wood, 78, is an ambassador of the charity and helped design one of the sculptures, titled The Prodigal, which is in Carnaby Street. He told the PA news agency: 'It was great fun to do the turtles. 'It's wonderful. There's a whole brigade of them. 'If we don't look after the animals now, there'll be nothing for our children to see in the future.' The guitarist added that he hopes the campaign will encourage people to 'appreciate what your surroundings hold and especially the wildlife and the flora and the fauna. You know, look after everything that goes up around us. 'I think the future of Tusk relies on if we can raise enough money with these turtles to keep the whole project going and the whole message going.' The 16 installations will remain until the end of August before going up for auction in mid-October, with the funds supporting Tusk partners' marine conservation projects. The charity led similar campaigns between 2018 and 2023 with rhino, lion and gorilla trails. Other stars who helped design a sculpture for the Tusk Turtle Trail included Irish actor Andrew Scott, Dragons' Den stars Deborah Meaden and Steven Bartlett, artist Hannah Shergold and Fawlty Towers star John Cleese and his wife Jennifer Wade. Cleese told the PA news agency: 'These people like Tusk are doing a great job. 'We got involved because of my wife. 'She is passionate about photography and all sorts of conservation projects, and we got sucked in. The first thing we did was a lion, and then we did a wonderful gorilla.' The comedian added that they named their turtle sculpture Teddy after their cat, who died earlier this year. He said: 'We've christened this little tortoise Teddy to remind us of those happy days.' Wade said: 'Teddy was a really amazing cat, Maine coon, and he was, like, one in a million. And he's really unique. But with turtles and the conservation we don't want one turtle to be one in a million. We want people to realise that all these turtles need to be saved, and there's species, and there's so many things that people can do to help save them. 'In other words, Teddy's unique to us, but we want all the turtles to be Teddies in the world. That's what we feel.' Wade said she and Cleese have been supporting the charity for about five years. She said: 'Tusk is amazing. Also, because it's a smaller conservation, and the people, you feel like it's part of a family, and you feel like you're actually doing some good. We've loved it.' Nick Bubb, chief executive of Tusk, said: 'Marine turtles have navigated our oceans for over 100 million years, yet six out of seven species are now threatened with extinction. From entanglement in fishing gear to plastic pollution and rising sea levels, human activity has decimated turtle populations across the globe. 'The aim of the Tusk Turtle Trail is to inspire collective action to celebrate and protect one of the most ancient and endangered marine species.' Bidding for the sculptures will begin on Monday.
South Wales Guardian
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Ronnie Wood urges people to look after wildlife before there is ‘nothing' left
The star joined the Tusk Turtle Trail campaign and designed one of the 16 life-sized turtle sculptures to help raise funds and awareness of endangered marine species. Launched by African wildlife conservation charity Tusk, the installations are positioned at sites across central London including Covent Garden, Carnaby Street and the top of The Shard. The street art can also be found at St James's Market, Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square, with the aim of encouraging passers-by to 'pause, reflect and engage with urgent marine conservation issues'. Wood, 78, is an ambassador of the charity and helped design one of the sculptures, titled The Prodigal, which is in Carnaby Street. He told the PA news agency: 'It was great fun to do the turtles. 'It's wonderful. There's a whole brigade of them. 'If we don't look after the animals now, there'll be nothing for our children to see in the future.' The guitarist added that he hopes the campaign will encourage people to 'appreciate what your surroundings hold and especially the wildlife and the flora and the fauna. You know, look after everything that goes up around us. 'I think the future of Tusk relies on if we can raise enough money with these turtles to keep the whole project going and the whole message going.' The 16 installations will remain until the end of August before going up for auction in mid-October, with the funds supporting Tusk partners' marine conservation projects. The charity led similar campaigns between 2018 and 2023 with rhino, lion and gorilla trails. Other stars who helped design a sculpture for the Tusk Turtle Trail included Irish actor Andrew Scott, Dragons' Den stars Deborah Meaden and Steven Bartlett, artist Hannah Shergold and Fawlty Towers star John Cleese and his wife Jennifer Wade. Cleese told the PA news agency: 'These people like Tusk are doing a great job. 'We got involved because of my wife. 'She is passionate about photography and all sorts of conservation projects, and we got sucked in. The first thing we did was a lion, and then we did a wonderful gorilla.' The comedian added that they named their turtle sculpture Teddy after their cat, who died earlier this year. He said: 'We've christened this little tortoise Teddy to remind us of those happy days.' Wade said: 'Teddy was a really amazing cat, Maine coon, and he was, like, one in a million. And he's really unique. But with turtles and the conservation we don't want one turtle to be one in a million. We want people to realise that all these turtles need to be saved, and there's species, and there's so many things that people can do to help save them. 'In other words, Teddy's unique to us, but we want all the turtles to be Teddies in the world. That's what we feel.' Wade said she and Cleese have been supporting the charity for about five years. She said: 'Tusk is amazing. Also, because it's a smaller conservation, and the people, you feel like it's part of a family, and you feel like you're actually doing some good. We've loved it.' Nick Bubb, chief executive of Tusk, said: 'Marine turtles have navigated our oceans for over 100 million years, yet six out of seven species are now threatened with extinction. From entanglement in fishing gear to plastic pollution and rising sea levels, human activity has decimated turtle populations across the globe. 'The aim of the Tusk Turtle Trail is to inspire collective action to celebrate and protect one of the most ancient and endangered marine species.' Bidding for the sculptures will begin on Monday.
BBC News
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Turtle art trail opens in London to raise marine conservation awareness
A trail of life-sized turtle sculptures has been placed around central London, to raise awareness of marine conservation Tusk Turtle Trail takes visitors to 16 locations, including Covent Garden, Carnaby Street, Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus and the top of The wildlife conservation charity Tusk has worked with a number of celebrities to design the street art installations, including Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood and Dragons' Den dragons Deborah Meaden and Steven trail features stories that highlight the reasons why ocean conservation is needed. Meaden said: "We see wildlife on land, and it triggers emotion: it is visible, tangible, and easy to connect with."The ocean is too often out of mind, and yet it is the beating heart of our planet - the force that sustains all life forms."If the ocean dies, so does the planet. It's that simple, and that urgent." The trail's organisers described it as a "vibrant public art exhibition highlighting the urgent need to protect our oceans and endangered sea turtles".The sculptures will stay in place until September, before they are auctioned off through Tusk to raise funds for marine conservation.
TimesLIVE
15-07-2025
- Automotive
- TimesLIVE
Land Rover Defender Trophy revives iconic Camel Trophy competition
Land Rover is reviving the iconic off-road competition that used to be known as the Camel Trophy and was held annually between 1980 and 2000. The new Defender Trophy — now without tobacco sponsorship — will have teams competing in a series of driving, navigational and physical challenges in harsh environments. The global 4x4 competition will have national qualifiers in 74 countries with a final to be held in October 2026 in an as-yet-unnamed venue in Africa. At the global final, competitors will work with wildlife agency Tusk to drive conservation efforts. The location for the final will be revealed in August 2026. The vehicle used in the competition is the recently announced Defender 110 D350 Trophy Edition which is on sale to the public as a more rugged version of Land Rover's best-selling model range. The Defender Trophy is painted in yellow similar to the iconic colour used in the original Camel Trophy (or optionally green) and rides on rugged all-terrain tyres with gloss black 20" alloy wheels. Trophy decals and badges set the special edition model apart along with a dark rear scuff plate, gloss black wheel arch guards and a black front undershield. Inside, the Defender Trophy Edition lays on tough luxury with ebony windsor leather seats and Trophy illuminated treadplates. The exposed cross car beam is finished in the same distinctive colour as the exterior and features laser-etched endcaps with Trophy branding. The six-cylinder 3.0 l turbo diesel engine produces 257kW of power and a lusty 700Nm of torque, with drive sent to all four wheels via permanent all-wheel drive and a Terrain Response system with modes for Grass/Gravel/Snow, Mud, Sand and Rock Crawl. With the air suspension raised to its maximum height, the Defender has 291mm of ground clearance.
