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Austin Exploration launches new website

tmagnus@johnstonwells.com (Teresa Magnus) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:44:28 +0000

Austin Exploration, an oil and gas exploration company headquartered in Lakewood, Colo., has launched a new website to provide investors with the most current information on its projects in the United States and Australia. The website, which was created through a joint effort between JohnstonWells and Peak Creative Media, can be viewed at www.austinexploration.com.

“This new website will enable us to provide all our shareholders, local communities, media and other interested parties with a comprehensive resource for keeping up-to-date with the company’s progress,” said Mr. Richard Cottee, Austin Exploration’s Chairman of the Board.

JohnstonWells CEO judges Silver Anvil Awards for the 31 year

tmagnus@johnstonwells.com (Teresa Magnus) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:51:50 +0000

JohnstonWells CEO, Gwin Johnston, was a senior judge for the Public Relations Society of America Silver Anvils Awards, one of the most prestigious awards in the public relation profession, which was held in New York City on Friday, March 23.

“I still learn a lot by being a judge,” said Gwin Johnston. “In the 31 years I have judged the Silver Anvils, winners are usually organizations that have hired public relations firms. That doesn’t mean public relations firms are smarter than the people they serve. They just know how to put awards together.”

The Denver HALO Center changes name to the Heart & Hand Center

tmagnus@johnstonwells.com (Teresa Magnus) — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:25:52 +0000

The Denver HALO Center, a nonprofit organization that serves at-risk youth in the local community, will no longer be associated with The HALO Foundation and will operate as a new entity known as the Heart & Hand Center for Youth and their Families.

Located in the Five Points area of Denver, the Heart & Hand Center will continue to provide warm meals, after school activities and support on week days to underprivileged Denver children, which it has done since 2008.

“As the HALO Denver Center evolved, so have the needs of the Five Points Community,” said Nikki Cady, president and founder. “We decided that our branch needed to focus our efforts at a local level and expand in order to support the families of Denver.”

The Arc of Colorado celebrates Developmental Disability Awareness Month with film festival

tmagnus@johnstonwells.com (Teresa Magnus) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:55:06 +0000

More than 140,111 Coloradoans have a developmental disability. To celebrate Developmental Disability Awareness Month, The Arc of Colorado and the 11 chapters within it will hold a film festival on Tuesday, March 20 at the Denver Film Center.

“Too often people with developmental disabilities are marginalized in movies and on television,” said Marijo Rymer, Executive Director of The Arc of Colorado. “The film festival aims to raise their profile by showcasing works of all genres, featuring people who may learn, communicate, move, function and think differently.”

The film festival, which is titled “Achieve with Us,” will showcase films by and about people with developmental disabilities. This event marks the first opportunity for Coloradans to view some of the hundreds of films that feature accurate portrayals of people with developmental disabilities. The show times are at 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. and will each feature seven different films that range from 2 minutes to 25 minutes.

JohnstonWells donates books to Mile High Montessori

tmagnus@johnstonwells.com (Teresa Magnus) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:04:54 +0000

Today, the team at JohnstonWells Public Relations donated more than 50 books to low-income children at the Mile High Montessori Early Learning Centers.

Since January, JohnstonWells has sought the community’s assistance to expand Mile High Montessori’s lending library by asking people to donate new or gently-used books. The initiative is part of the JW’s celebration of 40 years in business.

JohnstonWells launches book drive to benefit local Montessori school

tmagnus@johnstonwells.com (Teresa Magnus) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:48:49 +0000

We are asking the community to join us in collecting books for students at the Mile High Montessori Early Learning Centers, the most recent initiative in the our year-long celebration of 40 years in business.

“Reading is important in developing young minds and books can become very important to children.” said JohnstonWells CEO, Gwinavere Johnston. “We hope many families with grown children can participate.”

Mile High Montessori Early Learning Centers provides early childhood care and education to low-income Denver children, in order to prepare them for school.

JohnstonWells announces Denver Resources Partners as new client

tmagnus@johnstonwells.com (Teresa Magnus) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:03:04 +0000

Denver Resources Partners has chosen JohnstonWells Public Relations to assist in the planning of an upcoming Denver conference that will inform potential U.S. investors of Australian-based resource companies.

JohnstonWells will offer strategic public relations counsel and an investor outreach program to drive awareness of the conference taking place on Feb. 29, 2012.

Denver Resources Partners is a Colorado-based company that helps foreign companies establish themselves in North America.

Mattson Development hires JohnstonWells

tmagnus@johnstonwells.com (Teresa Magnus) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:12:30 +0000

JohnstonWells has been hired to develop a strategic plan for Mattson Development, a leading real estate re-development firm in Maine.

With a focus on the rehabilitation of historic properties, Mattson Development is the largest landlord to the State of Maine. The firm has received numerous awards for its work, including the Maine Preservation’s Statewide Historic Preservation Award and the Maine Downtown Center’s Outstanding Historic Preservation Project of the Year Award.

JohnstonWells will work with former JohnstonWells employee, Drew Morris, who is now the director of communications for Mattson, to create the plan.

JohnstonWells continues 40th birthday celebration with donation to the Delores Project

tmagnus@johnstonwells.com (Teresa Magnus) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:11:27 +0000

To continue to celebrate its 40th anniversary, today JohnstonWells delivered 40 pairs of socks to the Delores Project, a homeless shelter for women.

As a year-round shelter, The Delores Project is able to enhance services, providing support for women in securing long-term housing and addressing the other myriad challenges they face.

JohnstonWells has pledged to do something every 40 days from its 40th anniversary on Oct. 1. Last month they delivered 40 muffins to competitor Linhart Public Relations, to thank them for the leadership in public relations. The firm also it doing $40,000 worth of work for the Halo Foundation, an organization in the Five Points area that has after school programs for students who might otherwise go home to empty houses.

“The part that interested us, at first in the Halo Foundation, was its arts programs, but we think what they’re doing goes beyond art,” says Gwinavere Johnston, CEO of JohnstonWells.

Heska's "Inspiration in Action" Contest to fund projects that save animals

tmagnus@johnstonwells.com (Teresa Magnus) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:38:33 +0000

Animal lovers everywhere can support and honor veterinary medicine by voting for one of five projects submitted in the 2011 Heska Inspiration in Action Contest.

Heska, a leading provider of veterinary diagnostic and specialty products, will award the grand prize winner $25,000 and the second place winner $5,000 to help bring inspired ideas to life (subject to official contest rules).

"Veterinarians spend countless hours working to impact the human experience through our bond with animals," said Robert Grieve, Heska's Chairman and CEO. "Serving that bond every day creates room in the imagination to think differently about solutions to important problems that directly impact the health of both animals and humans worldwide. Heska promotes this contest as a means to encourage innovation. We are honored to provide this opportunity to our colleagues.”