Cartoonist And Green Side-Kick Awarded 1st Place Best Editorial Cartoon

    BISHOPVILLE, MD, June 20, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Cartoonist Jenifer Jurden and her character Jurdy Green win 1st place for Delaware Press Association Best Editorial Cartoon as featured cartoon for the widely distributed "green" Living. Well Magazine. An environmentally friendly, socially responsible and award winning print publication, Living. Well Magazine offers fresh and original perspectives that "empower, educate and engage" its readers with mainstream topics. From health and wellness to environmental and sustainable living and self growth, LWM promotes a positive lifestyle for the community, the environment and the world in which we live.

Thus with the wit and wisdom of Jurdy Green cartoons, Jurden has catapulted herself into the green spotlight, providing cartoons about anything and everything green--from solar to carbons, from recycling to climate change. Jurdy Green's power and energy has taken the international environmental scene by storm, bringing both attention and humor to all topics green. Most recently, Jurdy Green has won not only the hearts but also the position of green cartoon spokes-being for such formidable green groups as the Tahiti Sustainability Summit and the British Chamber of Commerce of Chili.

Jurdy Green can now be seen in print and on the web in green publications world-wide, including noted environmental websites www.greenbang.com and www.ecostreet.com which each enjoy the exposure of thousands of viewers monthly.

Additionally, Jurdy Green has found a home in the corporate world, promoting energy conservation efforts for financial institutions and other mid-size to large companies. These cartoons are cropping up on company intra-nets to help keep employees engaged and committed to the green way of thinking.

And with a newly re-designed www.JurdyGreen.com, Jurdy Green is now fast becoming a green status symbol with merchandise such as Jurdy Green calendars, e-greetings, shirts and tote bags to name a few. Jurdy's motto? "get grinning. get greening".

The company features a copyrighted and trademarked cartoon character named Jurdy Green who brings comic relief to serious challenges facing the world at large, and more specifically relating to environmental issues. As a universal spokes-being who connects with viewers of all ages and cultures, Jurdy Green hits the "green" sweet spot by not only raising awareness of the environment, but doing so while creating smiles along the way to a greener life. From green idea generation programs to green intranet messaging and internet cartoons, from e-greetings, e-newsletters and e-calendars to print publications and merchandise, Jurdy Green offers compassion and understanding, wit and wisdom at a time when morale and motivation are in recession. For more information, please contact Jenifer Jurden (creator of Jurdy/Jurdy Green) at 410-352-3308 or [email protected].

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