About Recess Stories:
Families have more entertainment choices today than ever. And children are watching more of their media on computers and mobile devices. Parents are rushing to find games and apps for kids to use. However most children’s programs are animated and fantasy based. The few live action shows that are produced are heavily styled and over acted – presenting a vision of childhood that is slick and sassy. Many parents wonder where the kids are. Surely there must be an alternative to talking animals and 8 year olds who sound like they are 18. Beeswax Productions produced “Recess Stories” to fill this void – real kids acting real stories in short, funny episodes.

“Recess Stories” presents a realistic slice of life on the playground. The girls have messy hair and mismatched socks, the boys are good with a ball but confused by everything else, and nobody can agree on the rules for anything. “Recess Stories” is the only original live action comedy series for elementary school kids online. Like Peanuts there are no adults, like Seinfeld there is no story too small, and like The Little Rascals childhood is presented in all its scrappy chaos.

Creative team Shelley Latham and Kenton Jakub started Beeswax Productions to produce children’s content that shows kids as they actually are – smart, funny, imaginative, caring, resourceful and engaging.

Latham believes that Recess Stories’ quirky, addictive appeal stems from the fact that all of the episodes are based on real events: “We talked to dozens of people about their experiences on the playground and everybody has a recess story to tell. What was surprising to us going into this project was that most of the ‘stories’ that the kids told us involved small moments – the skinned knee, the perfect flip, the day a bug flew into an open mouth, the recess spent pretending to be a dog. What children find momentous can seem trivial to an adult, we wanted Recess Stories to reflect the child’s point of view.”

Latham also noted that none of the stories were about bullying which suggests that all is not bad news from the playground.

This positive approach to children’s programming has struck a chord with kids, their parents, and teachers who have longed for videos that are funny but real, educational but entertaining, and engaging without being hyperactive.

Season Two features nine new episodes including:
* The Bob & Fred War about boys fighting over which name is better;
* Believe It of Not about a girl who can’t help stretching the truth over and over again;
* Mr. Pebbles about some boys who adopt a rock as their mascot and the girls that torment them.

All episodes are based on true stories.

“Recess Stories” was shot entirely on a playground in a small town in Maine. Each episode is a complete story lasting between 2-4 minutes long and features a rotating cast of 40 kids. In addition to streaming at www.RecessStories.com, YouTube, Vimeo, Blip and iTunes, Beeswax Productions has partnered with Yahoo!Kids for an exclusive one week premiere of Season Two episodes and has released Season One as part of the commercial free lineup on the subscription platforms for kids at AmebaTV and Kidobi.

About Beeswax Productions:
Beeswax Productions (www.BeeswaxProductions.com) is a small independent production company based in Maine that specializes in live action content for kids.

Note to editors for the above press release:
- videos: http://www.RecessStories.com .
- more info: http://www.recessstories.com/press .
- photos: http://www.recessstories.com/season-two-photos .
- reviews: http://www.recessstories.com/what-people-are-saying .

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In addition, Grove has been ranked nationally as one of the top ten long-term care insurance specialists, for the last 18 years in a row, by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.

Grove partners with employee benefit brokers to educate Maine’s workforce on the risks associated with long-term care and ways to protect against them. He was recently promoted to National Director of Worksite Solutions for LTCFP.

The LTCFP award is especially noteworthy since the company’s 500-plus agents are regarded as the nation’s leading specialists in long-term care planning. “My colleagues and I specialize exclusively in long term care insurance,” he says. “We’re veterans with years of experience.”

What does it mean to be the top producer? “One way to look at it,” says Grove, “is that I placed the greatest number of policies. Another way to look at it, which I prefer, is that I have helped thousands of families protect their independence and life savings from the devastating effects of long term care costs.”

About Todd Grove:
He is a Founding Partner of LTCFP, one of the nation’s largest and most experienced long-term care insurance agencies. Licensed in 11 states, he has been involved exclusively with long-term care insurance for more than 20 years. Grove represents major insurance carriers that demonstrate an ongoing commitment to the industry, strong financial stability, and commitment to paying claims.

Grove has been quoted in major publications including the New York Times, Portland Press Herald, Senior Market Advisor, and National Underwriter. He is co-author (with Denise Gott, Gene Cutler, and Gary Melnikoff) of “3 in 4 Need More: Long Term Care Planning Today” (ISBN: 978-1449961664) available on Amazon.com.

Financial advisors, attorneys and accountants rely on Grove to seek out appropriate plans and carriers for specific needs of their clients.

He frequently speaks on the subject of long term care financing to groups and organizations across the country; and he is a member of the following associations:
* Maine Employee Benefits Council, Past President
* National Association of Financial Advisors
* Maine Estate Planning Council
* President Emeritus, Board of Directors, Maine Alzheimer’s Association.

Grove lives in Cumberland with his wife, Mary, and their two sons. He may be reached at 207-772-5793, 800-314-9080, or www.toddgrove.com .

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“Vitamin E hydrophilic polyurethane foam is in high demand in the cosmetic industry,” says Peter Klein, President/CEO at Enefco USA, Inc. “Our customers have been requesting a more cost effective and consistent Vitamin E foam.”

“We are very pleased with how our process successfully coats and penetrates our cosmetic foams with Vitamin E,” said John Condon, Director of Operations for Enefco. “We can vary the surface concentration of Vitamin E applied. Once the cosmetic foam is thoroughly coated it passes through our system of rollers designed to aid the penetration of Vitamin E. The new process does not change the consistent softness of our cosmetic foams, which still maintains its supple, velveteen feel and texture. The Vitamin E is available on any foam densities we manufacture.”

About Enefco USA, Inc.:

Enefco, operating in Auburn, Maine for over 90 years, manufactures high-quality non-latex hydrophilic polyurethane cosmetic foam. Our experienced manufacturing abilities allow us to manufacture, cut, and package cosmetic foam within our 75,000 square foot manufacturing facility. ENcell cosmetic foam is available in a variety of thicknesses and densities, providing a range of quality products to meet our customer’s demands and expectations.

For more information, please visit www.enefco-foam.com .

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Says Bishop Pierce: “The population is now living under scraps of cardboard and cloths that give some relief from the sun, but shortly the rainy season will be here and the people will be wet and cold. In their weakened state this will cause yet another round of sickness, suffering and death. And, I would want more than a roll of plastic for my family.”

In response to this need a grass-roots movement of churches is forming across all denominational lines. Various ministries are now banding together to collect tents for shipment to Haiti before rains hit the last week of March (www.Tents2Haiti.org). So far tents are being collected from churches and individuals for delivery to regional centers in the states of New York, Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina and Maine.

“This is how we can help people in Haiti in a practical way,” says volunteer coordinator Mark Swiger, “Just about every family in America has a tent in storage that will mean life or death to a family in Haiti.”

If you are a Church, individual or business in this area and would like to donate tents, the local collection site for this area is:
LifeChurch
8 Elkins Drive
Gorham, Maine 04038
Telephone: (207)-839-6354

HOW YOU CAN HELP NOW:

INDIVIDUALS IN MAINE: Mail or deliver your personal tent (3 man or larger) to the above collection site for delivery before March 23rd, 2010.

MAINE CHURCHES/BUSINESSES: Have Church members bring tents (3 man and larger) to a Sunday service (or workplace if you own a business) and then deliver the tents to the collection site listed above before March 23rd, 2010.

FMI and cash donations go to www.Tents2Haiti.org .

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