Clean Freak Patrol News

Clean Freaks On Patrol At Health Minister’s BBQ

admin — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:54:33 +0000

The Clean Freak Patrol are out “spreading the word, not germs” this weekend.

This Saturday, the Clean Freak Patrol is introducing a fun new way to improve kids’ hygiene at Ontario Health Minister George Smitherman’s Community BBQ.

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Smitherman Community BBQ

Brendan — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:56:07 +0000

Free Family Fun Rain or Shine

Meet the Clean Freak Patrol!

Clean Freak Patrol to Keep Canada Safe from Germs, Now Available Exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart Everywhere.

Brendan — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 20:58:46 +0000

Toronto, June, 2007 - A campaign has been launched to remind kids to wash their hands and ‘Spread the Word, Not the Germs’. The campaign includes TV, National Outdoor Billboards, and a partnership with the A-Channel Road Crew who will be visiting over 30 events in Southern Ontario over the summer months.

Visit our Calendar of Events for more information on the events we will be attending.

Clean Freak Patrol 500ml hand sanitizer gel and soap pumps are available exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart’s across Canada and come in specially designed, bright red, car shaped counter top dispensers. By appealing to children and young people we hope to make hand washing fun for kids and help remind them about the importance of proper hand hygiene. Consumers are invited to ask for it by name - Clean Freak Patrol.

The Clean Freak Patrol non alcohol, moisturizing hand sanitizer gel countertop pump is great for places where soap and water is unavailable; places like classrooms, cafeterias, school lockers, cars, and computer desks. Our unique no alcohol formula is safe for children’s gentle skin, contains moisturizing Aloe Vera, fights germs, smells great, and requires no water! With Clean Freak Patrol, kids can fight germs whenever they want and wherever they may be.

Kids can check out the Clean Freak Patrol at our audio rich website www.cleanfreakpatrol.com. ‘We have created an online headquarters where young people and their parents can visit for child friendly information about health and the spread of germs and bacteria. Games, talking books, cartoons, colouring books, our MP3 single and music video, educational material, and our ‘Germ Elimination Contest’, are currently available, with more being added all the time!” says Michael Morris, President of Clean Freak Patrol.

Michael Morris, President of Clean Freak Patrol is available interviews for all media organizations.

About Clean Freak Patrol Ltd.

Clean Freak Patrol is a for-profit, socially conscious, cause-related manufacturer and marketer of health care products for the youth and adult market. A portion of all sales are donated to charity. Clean Freak Patrol - ‘Spread the Word, Not the Germs’

For more information on Clean Freak Patrol please visit: www.cleanfreakpatrol.com

Or contact:

Michael Morris

President, Clean Freak Patrol

416 332-8794 x 229

michael@cleanfreakpatrol.com

Media Contact:

Norman Evans 416 722 5186

Yaeer Katz 416 596 8229

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Clean Freak Patrol at Zareinu ‘Move-A-Thon’

Brendan — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:17:07 +0000

Clean Freak Patrol attended the Zareinu ‘Move-A-Thon’, promoting ‘Germ Elimination’, School Fundraising, and our new line of Clean Freak Patrol hygiene products.

Zareinu is a Jewish Day School at Treatment Centre, which provides special education and individualized therapies to children with a wide range of physical and developmental challenges.

The Zareinu ‘Move-A-Thon’ is an annual fundraising event which brings out thousands of participants across the GTA in support of the Zareinu Educational Centre, a world-renowned treatment facility that provides special education and individualized therapies to children with a wide range of physical and developmental challenges.

For more information, visit:

http://www.moveathon.com

http://www.zareinu.org

Clean Freak Patrol In City Parent Magazine

Brendan — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:38:13 +0000

The latest issue of City Parent Magazine, Canada’s Largest Regional Parenting Publication, mentions Clean Freak Patrol:

‘A lot of parents spend a lot time reminding their children to wash their hands. Hand washing is one of the most effective ways to avoid getting sick so no wonder it’s a priority. Clean Freak Patrol Ltd. has produced a new line of hand sanitizer gels with a no-alcohol formula, moisturizing Aloe Vera and kid-friendly dispensers. Counter-top bottles with pump, feature four cartoon characters: Missy, Combat, Karate, and Princess Fairy. Place a car shaped holder or character pump where water isn’t available, like in the car, classroom, or at a computer desk. And while the kids are at a computer, they can visit www.cleanfreakpatrol.com. “We have created an online headquarters where young people and their parents can visit for child friendly information about health and the spread of germs and bacteria. Games, talking books, cartoons, colouring books, our MP3 single and music video and our ‘Germ Elimination Contest’, are currently available, with more being added all the time,” says Michael Morris, President of Clean Freak Patrol. Clean Freak products are available exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart.”

City Parent Magazine is published monthly. City Parent offers today’s busy families a showcase of children’s activities, family oriented events, what’s new in products and services, health issues, education and timely advice on a variety of parental concerns.

City Parent is available free of charge through a controlled network of locations including libraries, recreation centres, and family oriented retail outlets.

www.cityparent.com

Toilet Cleaner Than Drinking Fountain?

Brendan — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:28:49 +0000

A middle school student tested his school water fountains and toilets to find out which was cleaner, his experiment found that the toilet water was actually cleaner than the drinking fountain! In a study he created to reverse a school-wide ban on bottled water, Kyleray Katherman devised a simple study using q-tips wiped around the bowl of a school toilet and the nozzle of drinking fountains. The experiment showed that there was more bacteria on the water fountain nozzle than in the toilet bowl, probably because the toilets were disinfected on a daily basis. This shouldn’t scare you away from drinking fountains, as most bacteria is harmless to people and this particular schools drinking fountains could be old and poorly maintained. No students reported illness from drinking from the fountain. The school had placed a ban on bottled water due to some students bringing alcohol in the bottles. Bottled water is also not environmentally friendly, with thousands of tons of waste being generated from discarded water bottles. There are very few instances of tap water being contaminated with any dangerous bacteria in North America and people should not be afraid to drink from taps or water fountains unless their is notification that tap or well water is unsafe in their area.

For more information, visit:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/11/ap/strange/main2916262.shtml

Bottled Water

New Genes Linked to Common Diseases

Brendan — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:55:19 +0000

Scientists working on the largest ever study of genes and disease have found ten new genes linked to common conditions. Scientists from 50 research groups examined 500,000 genetic markers from 17,000 people to learn more about genetics. This new information will greatly help doctors and scientists understand common afflictions like diabetes, as well as other problems. Continuing study of this type of information will hopefully lead to treatments and cures for some medical problems in the next decade.

For more information, visit:

New Scientist Article

Press

admin — Mon, 28 May 2007 08:14:27 +0000

School Advocate feature - coming soon!

Clean Freak Patrol press release via Cision (Bowden’s)
July 30, 2007, ‘Master the Art of Washing Hands with Clean Freak Patrol’

July 17, 2007, ‘CJAD 800AM Montreal Newstalk Radio Interview with Michael Morris’

Clean Freak Patrol press release via Cision (Bowden’s)
July 16, 2007, ‘Wash Hands This Weekend with Clean Freak Patrol!’

Clean Freak Patrol press release via Cision (Bowden’s)
July 9, 2007, ‘Clean Freak Patrol at the Barrie Ribfest’

Clean Freak Patrol press release via Cision (Bowden’s)
July 2, 2007, ‘Champion Hand Washers Visit Steelback Grand Prix’

Clean Freak Patrol press release via Cision (Bowden’s)
June 25, 2007, ‘Clean Hands on Canada Day with the Clean Freak Patrol’

Clean Freak Patrol A-Channel Road Crew TV Inclusion Video

Clean Freak Patrol press release via Cision (Bowden’s)
June 18, 2007, ‘Clean Freak Patrol Partners with A-Channel Road Crew’

Clean Freak Patrol press release via Cision (Bowden’s)
June 15, 2007, ‘Clean Freak Patrol Launches National Billboard Campaign’

Canada News Wire (CNW)
June 14, 2007, ‘Clean Freak Patrol to Keep Canada Safe from Germs, Now Available Exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart Everywhere’

City Parent Magazine
June 2007 – Wash Your Hand!

World News Network
Friday, May 11, 2007, ‘Non-Alcohol Hand Sanitizer Designed to Make Handwashing Fun for Kids – Available Soon Exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart’s Across Canada’ (link to CNW)

Global Television News
May 10, 2007, Clean Freak Patrol interviewed and took stage in a news story about school fundraising. Michael was interviewed on television, the intro to the website was on air, and the products were also introduced, including mention of ‘Clean is the New Chocolate’ and Clean Freak Patrol as the ‘New Kid of the Block’ for fundraising.

The Education Show
May 10 – 11, 2007, Clean Freak Patrol trade booth and seminars + interviewed by Global TV.

Canadian Business Online
May 10, 2007, ‘Clean Freak Patrol Make Hand Washing Fun at The Education Show – May 10 -11, 2007’

Technocrati – blog
May 10, 2007, ‘Clean Freak Patrol Make Hand Washing Fun at The Education Show’ + cartoons

Shalom Toronto
May 10, 2007, ‘Kids Fighting Germs’ – article in Hebrew!

Canada News Wire (CNW)
May 10, 2007, ‘Clean Freak Patrol Make Hand Washing Fun at The Education Show – May 10 -11, 2007’

Clean Freak Patrol press release via Cision (Bowden’s) media database
May 7, 2007, ‘Clean Freak Patrol at 2007 Bell Walk for Kids Help Phone’

T.O. Kids Show
April 28-29, 2007, Clean Freak Patrol trade booth, interviews and testimonials.
> www.tokidsshow.com

Canadian Business Online
April 27, 2007, ‘Non-Alcohol Hand Sanitizer Designed to Make Handwashing Fun for Kids –Available Soon Exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart’s Across Canada’

Google Finance – News about Shoppers Drug Mart
April 27, 2007, ‘Non-Alcohol Hand Sanitizer Designed to Make Handwashing Fun for Kids –Available Soon Exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart’s Across Canada’

NewsZoom.com
April 27, 2007, ‘Non-Alcohol Hand Sanitizer Designed to Make Handwashing Fun for Kids –Available Soon Exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart’s Across Canada’

Alpha Trade Financial News
April 27, 2007, ‘Non-Alcohol Hand Sanitizer Designed to Make Handwashing Fun for Kids –Available Soon Exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart’s Across Canada’

Topix – Kids Wire ‘Comprehensive News for Kids’
April 27, 2007, ‘Non-Alcohol Hand Sanitizer Designed to Make Handwashing Fun for Kids –Available Soon Exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart’s Across Canada’

2shoppinguide.info
April 27, 2007, ‘Non-Alcohol Hand Sanitizer Designed to Make Handwashing Fun for Kids –Available Soon at Shoppers Drug Mart’s Across Canada’

Canada News Wire (CNW)
April 27, 2007, ‘Non-Alcohol Hand Sanitizer Designed to Make Handwashing Fun for Kids –Available Soon Exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart’s Across Canada’

Clean Freak Patrol press release via Cision (Bowden’s) media database
April 11, 2007, ‘CleanFreakPatrol.com and Jam Van Make Health and Fitness Fun for Kids in Toronto Schools’

The Food Safety Forum
February 19, 2007, trade booth with Rabco Foodservice

Clean Freak Patrol press release via Cision (Bowden’s) media database
February 16, 2007, ‘Public Service Announcements Make Hand Washing Fun! Available Now for TV, Radio, Internet and Print Media’

Clean Freak Patrol press release via Cision (Bowden’s) media database
February 14, 2007, ‘Remember What Your Mother Told You – “Always Wash or Clean Your Hands Before You Eat”’

Clean Freak Patrol press release via Cision (Bowden’s) media database
January 31, 2007, ‘Clean is the New Chocolate – Educational Fun for Fundraising!’

Clean Freak Patrol press release via Cision (Bowden’s) media database
January 9, 2007, ‘Clean Freak Patrol Helps Local Charities’

Clean Freak Patrol press release via Cision (Bowden’s) media database
December 1, 2007, ‘Clean Freak Patrol teams up with Wild On Walls for Public Service Announcements’

Wild on Media Digital Billboards
Dec 2006 – Feb 2007, Digital Billboards at three locations in Toronto, playing 30 second Clean Freak Patrol Public Service Announcements 24/7 every 3 minutes for over 2 months – reminding people to wash hands before they eat. (Yonge & Eglinton / Young & Adelaide / John & Richmond)

MyOakville.info
November 28, 2006, ‘Business Students, Junior Achievement and CleanFreakPatrol.com team up to “Spread the Word, Not the Germs”!’

Canada News Wire (CNW)
November 27, 2006, ‘Business Students, Junior Achievement and CleanFreakPatrol.com team up to “Spread the Word, Not the Germs”!’

Canada News Wire (CNW)
November 23, 2006, ‘CleanFreakPatrol.com Signs Up Over 100 Schools at Ontario Principals’ Conference’

Ontario Principals’ Council ‘Odyssey 2006’ Show
November 23, 2006, Clean Freak Patrol trade booth and showcase

National Catholic District School Board - Director’s Update newsletter
November 18, 2006, ‘Business Studies Junior Achievement & The Clean Freak Patrol Team Up to “Spread the Word, Not Germs” Message’

Topix – Kids Wire ‘Comprehensive News for Kids’
November 16, 2006, ‘CleanFreakPatrol.com Launches Cartoon Character Fundraising Products for Schools!’

Canada News Wire (CNW)
November 16, 2006, ‘CleanFreakPatrol.com Launches Cartoon Character Fundraising Products for Schools!’

Clean Freak Patrol press release via Cision (Bowden’s) media database
November 16, 2006, ‘CleanFreakPatrol.com Launches Cartoon Character Fundraising Products for Schools!’

Assumption Catholic School – Business Class
November 6, 2006, Clean Freak Patrol visited a business class in the Assumption Catholic School in Oakville, along with Ross Maund, President of Junior Achievement of Canada.

610AM Radio – Tim and Bonnie in the Morning (St. Catherine, Ontario)
November 1, 2006, Interview with Michael Morris, President of Clean Freak Patrol, Ltd.
** opens: online radio interview **

Top Fans Wyclef Jean - blog
November 1, 2006, ‘CleanFreakPatrol.com Germ Prevention Website Launched with Cartoon

Clean Freak Patrol press release via Cision (Bowden’s) media database
October 30, 2006, ‘PSAs Available for Germ-Prevention Awareness Campaign’

Yahoo! Finance / News & Opinion
Monday, October 30, 2006, ‘CleanFreakPatrol.com Germ Prevention Website Launched with Cartoon Characters, PSA Music Video and Contest!’

Forbes.com
Monday, October 30, 2006, ‘CleanFreakPatrol.com Germ Prevention Website Launched with Cartoon Characters, PSA Music Video and Contest!’ (source: PR NewsWire.)

globeandmail.com / globeinvestor.com
Monday, October 30, 2006, ‘CleanFreakPatrol.com Germ Prevention Website Launched with Cartoon Characters, PSA Music Video and Contest!’

Arrivenet.com / Education Press Pages
Monday, October 30, 2006, ‘CleanFreakPatrol.com Germ Prevention Website Launched with Cartoon Characters, PSA Music Video and Contest!’

Big News Network.com
Monday, October 30, 2006, ‘CleanFreakPatrol.com Germ Prevention Website Launched with Cartoon Characters, PSA Music Video and Contest!’

StarNet – Online News Service of the Arizona Daily Star
Monday, October 30, 2006, ‘CleanFreakPatrol.com Germ Prevention Website Launched with Cartoon Characters, PSA Music Video and Contest!’

Topix – Kids Wire ‘Comprehensive News for Kids’
Monday, October 30, 2006, ‘CleanFreakPatrol.com Germ Prevention Website Launched with Cartoon Characters, PSA Music Video and Contest!’

Orange / ADVFN
Monday, October 30, 2006, ‘CleanFreakPatrol.com Germ Prevention Website Launched with Cartoon Characters, PSA Music Video and Contest!’ (source: PR NewsWire)

PR News Wire took our release
Monday, October 30, 2006, ‘CleanFreakPatrol.com Germ Prevention Website Launched with Cartoon Characters, PSA Music Video and Contest!’

Clean Freak Patrol press release via Cision (Bowden’s) media database
Monday, October 30, 2006, ‘CleanFreakPatrol.com Germ Prevention Website Launched with Cartoon Characters, PSA Music Video and Contest!’

Assumption Catholic School Newsletter
Fall 2006 – article about the school visit

YouTube.com
Online Cartoon – viewed over 500 times

University of Leeds - Educational Links for Kids, ‘Clean Freak Patrol: Superheroes of the MicroWorld’

Environmental Health at USAID
Handwashing – Hygiene, ‘Clean Freak Patrol’ (link to site)

World Cinema Information Superhighway - blog
CleanFreakPatrol.com Germ Prevention Website Launched with Cartoon

The 2007 Official Fundraising Handbook – partner link and ad

Better Fundraising Ideas

Clean Freak Patrol press release via Cision (Bowden’s) media database
September 15, 2006, ‘10,000 Schools Invited to BETA Test New Educational Website’

10 Minutes of Exercise Can Help Your Heart!

Brendan — Wed, 16 May 2007 15:24:28 +0000

Researchers have found that even 10 minutes of exercise can help your cardiovascular fitness. Journal of the American Medical Association published the findings, noting that 10 minutes may help your heart, but even more exercise can greatly improve your health.

For more information, visit:

Just 10 Minutes of Daily Exercise Boosts Heart Health

Germs In Space!

Brendan — Thu, 10 May 2007 18:12:17 +0000

Scientists are convinced that some bacteria is alive and well and living on the Voyager 1 Rocket, is currently traveling away from our solar system. The rocket, launched in 1977, is a deep space exploration craft. The bacteria, likely placed on the rocket booster engines by the hands and breath of the people who built the craft, is probably in a dormant, hibernation stage. In recent years scientists have discovered that some types of bacteria, collectively called ‘Extremophiles’, are able to live in very hostile environments. The parts of the rocket, designed to seperate from the main craft, should float harmelsly in space. Modern space researchers make sure that anything they send into space now is sterile and free of bacteria, not because it could do any harm to us, but becuase if foriegn bacteria were to make it’s way to another planet it could contaminate any possible bacteriological life that exists on that planet. With what science has discovered in the last decade, it is not thought that Mars may have its own native bacteria, and scientists hope to study this bacteria without it being contaminated by earth craft.

For more information, visit:

Old Rockets Carry Bacteria to the Stars

Voyager 1

Extremophile