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The Jackson Copeland Foundation Awarded $10,000 Grant from Duke Energy Foundation as Part of Commitment to Support Communities Across Florida

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 19, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Duke Energy Foundation announced it has awarded a $10,000 grant to The Jackson Copeland Foundation to help ensure families can afford essential living expenses following a blood cancer diagnosis. The grant is part of a larger commitment from Duke Energy Florida and its Foundation to support the vitality of the communities the company serves.


Image caption: The Jackson Copeland Foundation Awarded $10,000 Grant from Duke Energy Foundation.

“No one facing a blood cancer diagnosis should have to endure additional stress from the costs or logistics associated with treatment,” said Duke Energy Florida state president Melissa Seixas. “The Jackson Copeland Foundation is doing so much to help alleviate that burden for so many families here in our area. It’s an honor to support their important work.”

“A leukemia diagnosis shouldn’t mean a family loses their home while fighting for their life,” said Jeff Copeland, Founder & CEO of The Jackson Copeland Foundation. “This generous grant from the Duke Energy Foundation allows us to tackle the affordability crisis of blood cancer head-on, ensuring patients can secure temporary lodging and travel to life-saving treatments without facing financial ruin. They should be focused on the fight of their lives, not finances or foreclosure. This partnership ensures nobody fights this battle alone—Jackson would go, and so are we.”

There are only three National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers in Florida, so hundreds of Florida blood cancer patients must travel to receive treatment each year. Patients receiving a life-saving bone marrow or stem cell transplant, in particular, must secure short-term lodging for up to 100 days during treatment and recovery, which creates a massive affordability crisis for most families.

The $10,000 grant will be used to fund “bridge grants” to low- and moderate-income families within Duke Energy’s Florida service footprint who are battling blood cancer. This grant directly addresses those staggering logistical and financial challenges. By covering critical non-medical living expenses—such as primary housing maintenance (rent/mortgage), temporary medical lodging, and transportation costs—the funds ensure the affordability of basic needs during the most disruptive months of a patient’s treatment. This rapid-response financial relief helps families avoid eviction, foreclosure, and bankruptcy, preserving their economic mobility so they can focus entirely on healing.

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Thirty Years in the Mountains: Utah’s Landmark Cancer Survivor Event Marks a Historic Milestone

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 20, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — What began in 1996 with twelve cancer survivors carrying handwritten flags to the summit of Utah’s highest peak has grown into one of the state’s most powerful annual traditions, presented by Survivor Wellness. This July, Survivors at the Summit celebrates its 30th year — a milestone that speaks not just to the longevity of an event, but to three decades of resilience, community, and hope in the face of cancer.


Image caption: Survivors at the Summit celebrates its 30th year.

On Sunday, July 12, 2026, up to 400 participants will gather at Brighton Resort in the Wasatch Mountains for the landmark event presented by Survivor Wellness, Salt Lake City’s nonprofit dedicated to providing free services and support for cancer survivors and caregivers. Registration opens May 15 and sells out each year.

The story of Survivors at the Summit began in the summer of 1996, when the founding members of Cancer Wellness House — a group of local oncologists, cancer survivors, and community advocates — set out on a three-day journey to the top of King’s Peak, the highest point in Utah. Carrying flags inscribed with the names of loved ones impacted by cancer, ten of the twelve cancer survivors in the group reached the summit. At the top, names were read aloud — some into walkie-talkies so those at base camp could hear. Tears were shed. A tradition was born.

The following year, the event was officially christened “Survivors at the Summit,” and in 1997, those same founders established Cancer Wellness House — now Survivor Wellness — in a donated home at 59 South 1100 East in Salt Lake City, offering cancer survivors something that hospitals of that era rarely provided: group support, counseling, yoga, meditation, and therapeutic bodywork in a welcoming, home-like setting.

By 1998, the iconic yellow Tribute Flags — donated by Jack Kirkham of Springbar Tents and screen-printed by students at Skyline High School — became the enduring symbol of the event, their bright banners streaming from mountain peaks with messages of love, hope, and remembrance. For the next 25 years, the Celebration of Life under those flags became a sacred annual ritual at Snowbird Resort. In 2024, Survivors at the Summit began a new chapter at Brighton Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon, drawing its largest and most diverse crowds yet.

In 2025, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall issued a formal Mayoral Proclamation declaring the event day “Survivors at the Summit Day” in Salt Lake City — an official recognition of the profound impact this community has made over three decades.

The 30th Annual Survivors at the Summit will unfold across a full day of mountain activities, community, and ceremony. The event is open to all ages and abilities and features: thousands of bright yellow Tribute Flags carried and displayed across Brighton’s peaks; a moving Celebration of Life held beneath the Tribute Flag display; guided hikes, mountain biking, and rides on the Majestic Lift; live music, Mountain Breakfast and Summit Lunch; restorative wellness activities and nature walks; a Silent Auction and exclusive event merchandise; and transportation available from the welcome area to the main event.

Registration opened May 15, 2026. Tickets are limited to 400 participants and the event sells out every year — early registration is strongly encouraged.

Early Bird Registration (May 15 – June 30):

General Admission — $15

General Admission and Tribute Flag — $30

Ticket price includes Mountain Breakfast, Summit Lunch, and one lift ride.

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Founded in 1997 as Cancer Wellness House and rebranded as Survivor Wellness in 2020, the organization has served cancer survivors and caregivers from a welcoming home at 59 South 1100 East in Salt Lake City for nearly three decades. Today, Survivor Wellness offers free group support, counseling, yoga, mindfulness, fitness classes, and therapeutic wellness services, transforming what cancer survivorship looks and feels like for hundreds of people each year. Survivor Wellness is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All proceeds from Survivors at the Summit directly fund its free programs. Learn more:

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Arsenal wins its first Premier League title in 22 years after Man City draws with Bournemouth


Arsenal’s decades-long wait is over.

Mikel Arteta’s team was crowned Premier League champion for the first time since 2004 on Tuesday after Manchester City drew 1-1 with Bournemouth.

“I told you all.. it’s done,” Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice posted on social media with a photo of he and his teammates celebrating.

The result put an end to what might be Pep Guardiola’s final title challenge with City after the decorated manager didn’t dismiss reports he was set to leave the club at the end of the season.

City needed to win at Bournemouth to take it down to the final game of the campaign on Sunday. But the draw left Arsenal with an unassailable four-point lead at the top, ending its 22-year wait for the title.

Arsenal fans celebrated wildly outside its Emirates Stadium, setting off flares and partying in the street. There were celebrations at the club’s training ground, too, where the players had gathered to watch the match.

City threatened another twist in an engrossing title race when Erling Haaland scored in stoppage time to equalize after Junior Kroupi’s first-half strike, but it was too late to find a winner.

Arteta’s players can now stand alongside club icons Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Ian Wright, who previously led the club to the summit of English soccer. And Arsenal’s current class could yet break new ground by winning the Champions League for the first time in its history later this month.

Thoughts of the May 30 final against defending champion Paris Saint-Germain can be put on the backburner for now.

Now is a time for celebration and relief for Arteta after finishing runner-up in the league three years running.

In back-to-back seasons in 2023 and ’24, he watched as Guardiola’s City chased down Arsenal’s lead to be crowned champion. And another chance was missed last year by finishing second to Liverpool.

Once again Arsenal has led the way for most of this campaign and despite seeing its points advantage ebb away during a gripping run-in, it has finally managed to get over the line.

Arsenal’s last champion was the so-called “Invincibles” team of 2004, which went an entire campaign without losing in the league.

Since then it has seen Chelsea, Manchester United, City, Leicester and Liverpool all take the title. This is the first time since 2017 that a team other than City or Liverpool has not been crowned champion. It is Arsenal’s 14th title and Arteta will hope it is the beginning of a new era of dominance.

He has finally got the better of Guardiola, who he was formerly assistant to at City.

The Spaniard took over at Arsenal in December 2019 — his first role as a manager. After winning the FA Cup in that first season, it has been a frustrating wait for more honors. Even still, he is the second-youngest coach after Jose Mourinho to win the Premier League at the age of 44.

While his team has not maintained the attractive playing style of former manager Arsene Wenger, it has powered its way to the title with the best defense in the league and earned a reputation as a specialist for set-piece goals.

Time will tell if Arteta adopts a more expansive style in the future, more in-keeping with Guardiola’s City.

How City will look going forward is a bigger question, with Enzo Maresco widely considered the front-runner to replace Guardiola.

The future of City’s greatest manager overshadowed the buildup to the game after 10 years at the club.

“I should talk with my chairman first,” Guardiola said. “After that, when I talk with my chairman…. we will decide. We will talk in the next days.”

He was aiming to win the title for the seventh time in England and a second domestic treble after winning the League Cup and FA Cup this term. But Kroupi’s curling shot in the 39th minute left City with a mountain to climb.

Bournemouth wasted further chances to extend its lead, and Haaland ensured a tense finish for Arsenal fans when he leveled in the fifth minute of added time.

Ultimately it wasn’t enough and Guardiola has gone two years without winning a league title for the first time in his coaching career.

Relegation battle

The fight for survival will go down to the final day of the season after Chelsea beat Tottenham 2-1.

Spurs are two points ahead of West Ham, which is in the final relegation spot.

West Ham needs to beat Leeds on Sunday to have any chance of leapfrogging Tottenham and climbing out of the drop zone.

Tottenham hosts Everton and a draw would likely be enough because of superior goal difference. A win would guarantee safety.

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Trump shows reporters ballroom construction site as lawmakers balk at $1B for White House security


WASHINGTON () — Shouting over the banging and clanging sounds from heavy construction equipment, President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave a group of reporters a closer look at the construction for the White House ballroom he’s building on the site of the former East Wing to mount a defense for the project that has hit a speed bump in Congress.

The administration has asked for $1 billion from taxpayers for security additions on the White House campus, including for the ballroom. But the Senate parliamentarian ruled the proposal could not be included in a bill to fund immigrant enforcement agencies for three years, and several Republican lawmakers have balked at the price tag in an election year where voters are grappling with gasoline, grocery and other prices spurred to new heights by the Iran war and the disruption in oil supplies.

So Trump, ever the pitchman, surprised White House reporters by bringing them to a platform overlooking the construction site on a hot and breezy morning as workers in hard hats and fluorescent yellow vests milled about below.

Easels were set up to display renderings of the ballroom building and at least one of them blew off in the wind. “Give that to me, I’ll hold it,” Trump told an assistant.

“There will never be another building like this built, that I can tell you,” Trump told reporters.

He highlighted the security aspects of the building, notably its “dead flat” roof made of “very strong steel” and said it is “drone-proof” because “if a drone hits it, it bounces off, it won’t have any impact — but it’s also meant as a drone port, so it protects all of Washington, the roof of the building.”

He said the military will “stay on it” to keep watch over the city.

There’s no air conditioning or other equipment on the roof for safety reasons, Trump said, explaining that all duct work and equipment like it was hidden within the walls of the complex, which will serve as a “shield” for a military hospital, research facilities, offices for the first lady and her staff, and a full-service kitchen — in addition to a ballroom big enough for 1,000 people.

He said the ballroom building goes down six stories underground and is really “complex” because “everything is intertwined.”

“The roof goes with the ground floor, the ground floor goes with the roof. The roof also goes down into the basement,” the president said. “This is one well-knit building. One thing doesn’t work without the other.”

Trump says the ballroom is a ‘gift’ to the country

He repeated that the $400 million ballroom cost will be covered by donors, including him, and that the work is being done “in strict coordination” with the military and U.S. Secret Service.

“This is not going to be paid for by the taxpayer,” Trump said. “This is a gift to the United States of America.”

But it’s somewhat of an unwanted present as polling shows most Americans oppose the ballroom, which is embroiled in litigation in federal court. A Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll conducted in April found that a majority, 56%, of U.S. adults oppose Trump’s decision to tear down the East Wing to make way for the ballroom, while only 28% are in support.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued to halt construction until Congress approves plans for the building.

Trump insisted he will have “very little” time to use the ballroom. He recently announced that it will be ready in September 2028, less than six months before his term ends.

“This is really for other presidents,” he said.

Trump sidestepped a question about whether he’ll kick in any more of his own money if Congress rejects the $1 billion funding request.

White House spokesperson Davis Ingle said Trump’s tour was not in response to the difficulties brewing in Congress. “President Trump is the most transparent president of all time and was excited to showcase to the press and American people the amazing gift he is giving to the White House and generations of future presidents to come,” Ingle said.

Trump also touched on some of the other beautification projects he’s undertaking across the city, such as restarting dormant park fountains. He claimed to be spending much less to clean up the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool than did his immediate predecessors — both Democrats.

“I’m doing a job on the Reflecting Lake for a fraction of what they paid,” Trump said. He’s having the surface coated in a shade of blue and wants to reopen it by July 4. A separate nonprofit group, The Cultural Landscape Foundation, has sued to halt this project.

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Valuecom Launches Summer Home Shopping Deals Hub to Help Consumers Save on Renovation and Home Upgrades

NEW YORK, N.Y., May 19, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — As demand for summer home renovations and household upgrades continues to grow, online savings platform Valuecom today announced the launch of its new “Summer Home Shopping Deals Hub,” designed to bring together the latest promo codes and discounts from home, furniture, building materials, and lifestyle brands in one centralized destination.


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The new section aims to help consumers reduce overall spending on home improvement projects by making it easier to discover verified savings opportunities across a wide range of shopping categories.

In recent years, more consumers have shifted toward purchasing furniture, appliances, home improvement materials, and outdoor products through online channels. However, navigating large volumes of promotional information and finding legitimate discounts remains a time-consuming and often frustrating process. Valuecom stated that the new deals hub is intended to simplify that experience through a more organized and efficient savings platform.

The Summer Home Shopping Deals Hub covers multiple seasonal shopping scenarios, including home renovation projects, bedroom upgrades, kitchen essentials, office space improvements, and outdoor patio and garden setups. Consumers can use the platform to quickly search for updated discounts from various brands and retailers while staying informed about seasonal promotions.

“Summer is traditionally one of the busiest periods for home improvement and home shopping activities,” said a spokesperson for Valuecom. “We want to help consumers spend less time searching for deals while providing a more reliable and transparent savings experience during major home purchasing decisions.”

According to market research trends, consumer interest in online home shopping discounts has continued growing over the past two years. During seasonal promotions and major retail campaigns, more shoppers are actively searching for promo codes and limited-time offers to reduce household expenses.

Valuecom continuously updates promotional offers across major retail categories to improve deal discovery for consumers. In addition to aggregating discounts from popular retailers, the platform focuses on improving coupon usability and update frequency to reduce the frustration caused by expired or invalid offers.

Beyond traditional coupon services, Valuecom is also enhancing the overall shopping support experience through clearer deal categorization, faster brand search functionality, and seasonal shopping recommendation features designed to help consumers find relevant savings opportunities more efficiently.

As shoppers continue placing greater importance on pricing transparency and shopping efficiency, Valuecom stated that it plans to expand partnerships with additional home and lifestyle brands while further improving personalized savings recommendations for users worldwide.

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Valuecom is an online savings platform dedicated to helping consumers discover verified promo codes, discounts, and cashback opportunities. Covering categories including home, fashion, electronics, beauty, and lifestyle products, Valuecom helps shoppers find high-quality deals more efficiently while delivering a smarter online savings experience.

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PromoCodie Analyzes How U.S. Consumers Are Reducing Online Shopping Costs Amid Inflation Pressure

NEW YORK, N.Y., May 19, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — As inflation and rising living expenses continue to affect household budgets across the United States, American consumers are increasingly changing the way they shop online. PromoCodie, a U.S.-focused online coupon and savings platform, recently released new consumer trend insights showing how shoppers are becoming more strategic in their efforts to reduce e-commerce spending.


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According to PromoCodie’s market observations, more consumers are actively searching for promo codes, seasonal discounts, cashback opportunities, and limited-time offers before completing online purchases. What was once considered optional savings behavior is now becoming a routine part of the digital shopping process.

The report highlights that consumers are no longer only looking for luxury discounts or holiday sales. Instead, shoppers are increasingly seeking savings on everyday purchases, including household products, beauty items, electronics, clothing, subscription services, and travel bookings.

“Consumers today are approaching online shopping with a stronger focus on value and budgeting,” said a spokesperson for PromoCodie. “People are becoming more intentional about when they buy, where they shop, and whether they can apply verified discounts before checking out.”

One of the most noticeable changes identified by PromoCodie is the growing habit of delaying purchases until discounts become available. Many shoppers are now waiting for flash sales, weekend promotions, or retailer coupon events before placing orders. Others are comparing prices across multiple websites more frequently than in previous years.

The report also notes a significant increase in mobile-based coupon searches. More consumers are looking for discounts directly from their smartphones while shopping online, creating stronger demand for fast and easily accessible savings tools.

At the same time, consumers are becoming less tolerant of expired or misleading coupon codes. PromoCodie observed that reliability and transparency are becoming key factors influencing whether users continue using a savings platform. Shoppers increasingly prefer platforms that provide updated and verified offers instead of large quantities of outdated promotions.

Another trend highlighted in the report is the growing popularity of stacking savings opportunities. Consumers are combining promo codes with cashback offers, loyalty rewards, and seasonal sales to maximize value during checkout. This behavior has become especially common among younger digital-first shoppers.

Industry analysts believe inflation-driven spending awareness is likely to continue shaping online shopping habits throughout 2026. As consumers remain cautious about discretionary spending, demand for trustworthy savings tools and transparent pricing experiences is expected to increase further.

PromoCodie stated that it plans to continue improving its deal verification systems, expanding retailer coverage, and enhancing real-time offer updates to help consumers discover more reliable savings opportunities across major shopping categories.

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