Category Archives: GFM Client News

Hunger in America: Why are so many Americans hungry? And obese?

By Ramonna Robinson | Published: March 12, 2013

I’m one of those people. I see a documentary, get excited about the cause, swear I’m going to do something to help, and then move on to the next item on my to do list and forget to spread the word about the issue. Not this time… Thanks to Hunger Free Colorado, I had the [...]

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Discovery Session: Food deserts are real, and so are their health consequences

By Kristina Reilly | Published: July 26, 2012

Lauren Cook is attending this year’s The Colorado Health Symposium “Health Equity: Bridging the Divides.” In the first discovery session about Food Deserts, a correlation was drawn between a community’s access to healthy food options and its overall health. Not surprisingly, there’s a direct connection between the type of food being sold in a neighborhood and the [...]

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GroundFloor Media Teams With Children’s Hospital Colorado to Speak Up for Kids

By Carissa McCabe, APR | Published: August 4, 2011

Did you know that 170,000 Colorado children do not have basic health care? GroundFloor Media’s Amanda Brannum recently sat down with Deb Federspiel from Children’s Hospital Colorado’s Children’s Health Advocacy Institute (CHAI) to talk about our partnership, funded by The Colorado Trust, working together to reach mothers and families throughout Colorado to inform, educate and [...]

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GroundFloor Media Teams With USA Swimming Foundation

By Carissa McCabe, APR | Published: June 30, 2011

GroundFloor Media’s own Jim Licko and Alexis Anderson just returned from St. Louis where earlier this week they kicked off the 2011 Make A Splash tour on behalf of client the USA Swimming Foundation. In addition to working with Olympic swimmer Cullen Jones and engaging with amazing kids at the local Mathews Dickey Boys and [...]

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Corporate Giving – Are You Committed?

By Amanda Brannum | Published: March 3, 2010

Corporate giving, corporate social responsibility, community relations – we hear about these important issues all the time. It’s supposedly essential for companies to give back to their communities – to help solve the ills that plague society. But is it really the role of business to address issues like hunger, natural disasters and poverty – [...]

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Media relations is all about the “relations”

By Jen Wills | Published: February 11, 2010

With the Colorado Garden & Home Show kicking off this Saturday (Feb. 13 at 10 a.m.), it only seems appropriate to give a shout out to Denver’s media outlets. Recently, much of my work at GroundFloor Media has been handling crisis communication, social media and national media relations. But, I must admit that I have [...]

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Fighting the cookie temptation…

By Jen Wills | Published: December 30, 2009

While reading The Denver Post on Saturday, I came across an article titled “Save me… ideas for doing more with less.” (In case you missed it, it was featured in the “In & Out” section; click here to read the story). At first glance I was thrilled to see our client, The Children’s Hospital, included [...]

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Colorado Fall Home Show had a Great First Run!

By Gil Rudawsky | Published: October 7, 2009

Attendees left the show “seeing green” The first-ever Colorado Fall Home Show took place this month at the Colorado Convention Center offering more than 6,000 visitors a variety of ways to renovate, remodel and renew their homes. But what interested attendees the most was the variety of companies emphasizing sustainable living products and services. Walking [...]

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Bringing home the gold (and silver)!

By Gil Rudawsky | Published: May 8, 2009

Last night was the 2009 PRSA Colorado Awards celebration. This year’s event was a little different than recent years (kudos to CSU PR students for a super creative auction and to Andrew Hudson and Bruce Goldberg for adding their unique humor to the emcee honors), but the purpose was still the same – recognizing amazing [...]

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Colorado Garden & Home Show Celebrates 50th Anniversary

By Gil Rudawsky | Published: January 29, 2009

Sick of the cold weather? Next weekend spring will arrive with the annual Colorado Garden & Home Show. Not only will the Show celebrate its 50th Anniversary but will include 15,000 blooming flowers, 100 tons of boulders and rocks and 2,000 truckloads of fresh recycled mulch, waterfalls, ponds and streams, paths and elevated walkways and [...]

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