OMAHA, Neb., April 4, 2013 – Tony Cato is getting used to miracles. In September, 2007 his doctors told the former University of Nebraska – Lincoln basketball star he’d never walk again. They ate heir words just months later when Tony surprised friends by taking his first steps since being declared a quadriplegic following an accident involving an uninsured drunk driver.

 

Tony, who walks on his own but still suffers partial paralysis, recently received a surprise of his own, as representatives from Nashville-based Safe Step Walk-In Tub Co. arrived in Omaha to bring Tony its top-of-the-line walk-in tub free of charge as part of the Safe Step Cares program. Cato couldn’t escape tears as he walked slowly down his porch steps to see his new tub.

 

“This is a miracle,” said Cato. “I wasn’t sure I was ever going to be able to take a bath again, but now I can.”

 

Tony has undergone 12 surgeries since the wreck and his mother says his medical bills are in the millions. In a conversation with his friend Jennifer Galloway in January, Tony was asked if he could have one thing, what it would be. His answer: a tub. So she wrote several leading walk-in tub companies requesting consideration for a donation.

 

“I took a chance but didn’t know if it would turn into anything,” said Galloway. “But it was on my heart, so I wanted to give it my best shot for Tony.”

 

Only one company responded: Safe Step.

 

“We heard his story, how he had fought back, never quit, never complained and made time to speak to the dangers of drunk driving in between volunteering at the VA among other community endeavors, and we said, ‘this is our guy, let’s swoop in and show him Safe Step cares,” said Omaha native and Safe Step’s corporate marketing manager Danielle Revelette, who flew in to be a part of Tony’s special moment. “We are here to change his life,” added Revelette.

 

Safe Step says that Tony is the first recipient of Safe Step Cares but the company intends to keep giving back to the communities it serves on a regular basis.

 

“Safe Step’s business is about changing lives,” said Safe Step executive Stuart Hall, who also came to Omaha to meet Tony. “When I saw the look on his face as he walked out to see the tub, I knew that we had done the right thing. Safe Step is here because we care about Tony.”

 

Tony’s first words upon seeing the completed install: “Wow, it’s unbelievable. This is going to be great. Now get out of here so I can take a bath (his first on his own in more than five years).”

 

Safe Step Walk-In Tub Co. is one of the nation’s leading walk-in tub providers, known for quality, service and affordability. Safe Step Tubs have received the Ease-Of-Use Commendation by the Arthritis Foundation and are manufactured and built in America using American-made components. Their quality is backed with the best warranty in the business, including a lifetime warranty on the tub, the door seal and faucets. Servicing all of the US and parts of Canada, Safe Step Walk-In Tub is a family company, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

 

Interview footage and b-roll w/o voice over is available upon request. Please contact Derek Farley, derek@dfpr.com, 704-941-7353.

 

Forty years later, The Beau Brummels have created a new CD titled Continuum. It features 18 songs written by Ron Elliott, who has been The Beau Brummels’ prolific songwriter. Elliott and the producer Lou Dorren wanted performances by all The Beau Brummels, but unfortunately John Petersen, the drummer, passed away in 2008. Three drum tracks that were recorded in 1965 by Petersen were found.After listening to these tracks, one of the tracks was chosen and Elliott wrote a song to go along with this track. That song is the lead song of the new Continuum CD and is titled “She Is.” This performance has all of the original Beau Brummels performing together again.

 

Fifteen songs are new and three of their signature songs have been re-recorded, including “Just a Little,” “Don’t Talk to Strangers” and “Laugh Laugh.” The CD has a 36 page booklet full of the history of The Beau Brummels and some great photos from then and now.

 

The Beau Brummels are: Sal Valentino, Ron Elliott, Ron Meagher, Declan Mulligan and John Petersen.

 

Bay Sound Records Website: http://baysoundrecords.com

CD Baby Website with Audio clips: https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thebeaubrummels

 

 

 

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March 20, 2013 — Oakland, CA — Bulldog Reporter’s PR University is empowering PR professionals to learn how to set up and supercharge their Google+ presence with the latest upgrades and tricks. The Master Class Webinar will teach attendees to engage millions more brand fans and boost SEO ranking.  

 

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The “Rock the Rhythm, Beat the Odds” will bring together 7,200 sixth and seventh graders of Santa Clarita Valley to perform potentially the largest drum circle ever recorded. Guinness World Records adjudicators will be on hand to observe the students at Santa Clarita Valley’s College of the Canyon’s Cougar Stadium.

 

The year-long activities in support of the event will also draw attention to the need for sustainable arts programs in five local school districts. Preparation for the May 18program has included visits to area seventh grade classes and, over the next six weeks, will finish working with Santa Clarita’s sixth graders as well.  

The students will be joined in their world record attempt by legendary drummer Hart, as well as Remo Belli, owner of locally run REMO Inc.

 

“This kind of event is inclusive, not exclusive, and meant to enhance the community,” said Hart. “I strongly urge the community to get involved because it’s really for their benefit.”

 

Coinciding with Hart’s visit, “Rock the Rhythm, Beat the Odds” launched www.rocktherhythm.org.  The site showcases a countdown clock timed to zero out at 10:30 a.m. on the day of the event, along with links to the latest project news, information on participating organizations, and the “Video of the Day.”  

 

It also hosts a ”Get Involved” page which provides information on sponsorship opportunities, a link for donations, and a link to the PAC’s Box Office where tickets can be purchased for the Stadium event.  A Twitter feed -- @RtR_BtO -- also goes live, along with a Facebook presence.

 

Rock the Rhythm, Beat the Odds Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY5t3GdHsFo&feature=player_embedded#!

The PAC K-12 Arts Education Outreach Program continues to provide opportunities for the youth of the Santa Clarita Valley through valuable partnerships with major arts organizations in California and across the nation. The program uses College of the Canyons’ cultural and community resources to expose student population to top-tier, visual and performing arts standard-based arts activities and integrated performing arts learning opportunities.  The outreach program has at its core a collaborative approach, partnering with teachers and administrators in school districts, and community-based organizations throughout the area to develop an enhanced arts education curriculum and a variety of unique educational opportunities for all students. More information on the Outreach Program can be found online at http://www.canyons.edu/Offices/PIO/CanyonsPAC/k12arts.html

 

Launched at UCLArts and Healing, Beat the Odds is a drum circle-based activity that seeks to maximize creative expression while building social and emotional skills, emphasizing the process of learning over performance.  UCLA researchers have shown that Beat the Odds can significantly improve a spectrum of behavior problems in children, including inattention, withdrawn/depression, posttraumatic stress, anxiety, attention deficit/hyperactivity, oppositional defiance, and sluggish cognitive tempo. www.uclartsandhealing.net/training.aspx

 

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