paws inc. international headquarters the home of garfield the cat
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Paws Inc. International Headquarters
The home of Garfield the Cat
Paws Inc.
The creative team behind the “Cat”
Before James Davis was a cartoonist,he worked for the British Secret
Service!
A little know fact …
“I’ve got the best job in the world…To make you smile for 15 seconds
every day!”
Foundation for
American Health Care Leadership
The most widely syndicated comic strip on The most widely syndicated comic strip on the planet!the planet!
GARFIELD: SINCE JUNE 19, 1978!GARFIELD: SINCE JUNE 19, 1978!
*Guinness World Records, 2002*Guinness World Records, 2002
• Published in 2600 newspapers worldwide• 263,000,000 readers daily• Translated into dozens of languages• Published in over 110 countries• Over 140 million books sold worldwide• The Garfield Movie this year grossed over 195 million dollars
Literacy and Education Programs…Literacy and Education Programs…Past and PresentPast and Present
Jim Davis hosts US Teacher of the Year at Paws every year
Children’s Literacy Initiative with Barbara Bush’s Story Time
Title I Reading Program
Indiana Motor Vehicles License plate program - raising over 3mm dollars for Indiana schools
Garfield’s “Sleep Well, Do Well” Campaign, National Institutes of Health
Argus Big Book reading program
Children’s Museum Learning Centers
Garfield bookmobile dedicated before Congress at the 1998 American Library Association
SHOPA Foundation for Educational Excellence
American Library Association’s Summer Reading Program
Literacy Volunteers of America
NASA’s Facts of Life in Space Campaign
Safety Belt Education Program
Current Professor Garfield AlliancesCurrent Professor Garfield Alliances
The College Board The National Commission on Writing National Council of Teachers of
English The Charles Schwab Foundation Pearson Digital Learning Merriam-Webster Dictionary NASA AWS/Weatherbug USA Funds/Sallie Mae Scholarship America DeMarque Typing Instruction US Dream Academy Tom Chapin - Children’s Music National Institutes of Health
Professor GarfieldProfessor GarfieldOn HealthcareOn Healthcare
Solution:Solution:Leverage the power of the Professor Garfield website as a national platform to teach the importance of health and wellness to children around the world!
Fact:Fact:Health care education is NOT being addressed sufficiently through the public school system or at home.
MethodologyMethodologyEntertain • Empower • Enlighten
Inform • Inspire
Just as television lead the way with one-way edu-tainment shows like Sesame Street in the 1960’s, the Internet will become the two-way communication tool of choice for educators.
Professor GarfieldProfessor Garfield
A World Class Learning LabA World Class Learning Lab
(The Next E-Bay of Education!)(The Next E-Bay of Education!)
Professor GarfieldProfessor Garfield An overview of the website… An overview of the website…