- From January to August 2026, roughly one in every seven dollars sent through this corridor moved through Bitso's infrastructure.

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bitso, Latin America's leading digital financial services company, processed 14.7% of all remittances sent from the United States to Mexico in the first eight months of 2026, based on Banco de México (Banxico) figures. The result reflects the growth of Bitso Business, the company's B2B payments unit.

Unlike a traditional direct-to-consumer remittance service, Bitso operates as part of the infrastructure that enables remittance companies and other financial providers to move money between the United States and Mexico. Its technology uses digital assets and stablecoins as rails to transfer value across borders and settle in local currency, reducing the friction of moving money internationally.

Remittances are one of Mexico's main sources of foreign currency and account for about 4% of GDP. According to Banxico, Mexico received US$41.8 billion in remittances between January and August 2026, up 2.2% year over year. Of that total, 99.1% (US$41.4 billion) arrived through electronic transfers.

In 2024, Bitso estimated it was processing more than 10% of US–Mexico corridor volume through Bitso Business and the companies that use its technology for international payments.

"Close to 15% of US–Mexico remittances now run through our infrastructure. That shows digital assets are no longer a niche technology. They are becoming part of the financial infrastructure that moves money in Latin America. Most people receiving a remittance never see the technology behind it. What matters is that their money arrives faster, more efficiently and more securely," said Felipe Vallejo, CEO of Bitso Mexico.

About Bitso

Bitso is Latin America's leading digital financial services group, serving more than 10 million users and over 2,000 institutional clients through a regulated financial infrastructure built for the digital economy.

Through its ecosystem of specialized companies, including Nvío, Nvierte, and Juno, Bitso provides consumers with access to digital assets, equities, and investment products, while enabling businesses and financial institutions to process local and cross-border payments at scale.

Founded in 2014, Bitso operates across North, Central, and South America and Europe.

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IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL®, one of the world's best-selling consumer electronics brands, announced savings of up to $150 on select smartphones and tablets during Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days, taking place October 6-7 on Amazon. The promotion spans the complete TCL TAB A1 Series, select NXTPAPER tablets, and the TCL NXTPAPER 70 Pro smartphone.

Across the featured lineup, TCL devices support productivity, entertainment and everyday connectivity, with several incorporating the company's NXTPAPER display technology. Designed to provide a more comfortable, paper-like viewing experience, NXTPAPER supports activities such as reading, streaming and note-taking.

The limited-time offer comes as consumers begin holiday-season shopping, providing an opportunity to access TCL's latest smartphone and tablet innovations at reduced prices.

TCL's Prime Big Deal Day deals include:

* FREE Stylus and Flip Case are included for NXTPAPER tablets.

ABOUT TCL MOBILE

TCL Mobile (a TCL subsidiary) specializes in the research, development and manufacturing of smartphones, tablets and connected devices. On a mission to deliver 5G for all, TCL Mobile helps its customers 'Inspire Greatness' in their lives through industry leading technology and solutions. For more information on TCL Mobile products, please visit: https://us.tcl.com/

TCL is a registered trademark of TCL Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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COVINGTON, Ky., Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Promevo today launched Insights by Promevo, the first platform to unify AI agent governance, Gemini Enterprise adoption, and Google Cloud cost management into a comprehensive view, giving leaders visibility that native tools cannot provide. The platform comes from Promevo, a Google Cloud Partner and the creator of gPanel, the top rated Google Workspace management and reporting software.

Unifying AI Governance, Security, and FinOps into a Single Pane of Glass

Insights by Promevo addresses critical visibility gaps by delivering a unified visibility plane for an organization's entire Gemini Enterprise and Google Cloud ecosystem. The platform provides real-time, comprehensive observability across three key areas:

- AI License Optimization: Insights surfaces deep intelligence on license utilization and adoption trends. The platform automatically identifies idle or underutilized licenses, quantifying direct, reclaimable spend to optimize software investments.

- AI Agent Governance & Security: Insights creates a complete inventory of all custom-built AI agents, mapping out their specific permissions and data access. This allows IT and security teams to manage their AI security posture, enforce the principle of least privilege, and mitigate risk without impeding innovation.

- AI Cost Attribution (FinOps): Insights clarifies the total cost of ownership (TCO) for AI by connecting every agent to its underlying Google Cloud resource consumption and associated costs.

While native consoles provide fragmented data with limited 28-day lookback windows, Insights consolidates these disparate data silos into a single platform with extended historical data retention. This enables powerful trend analysis and forensics. Insights provides this complete visibility and governance without ever reading or storing an organization's sensitive prompt or response content, ensuring data privacy and trust.

Extending Visibility Across Google Cloud

The same continuously updated view extends beyond Gemini Enterprise into the rest of a customer's Google Cloud environment, giving IT and finance leader real-time visibility into cost, assets, and access:

- Cloud FinOps: Real-time visibility into cloud spend and resource allocation by project and service, enabling precise budget control.

- Asset Discovery & Hierarchy: A living, continuously updated map of the organization's cloud footprint, including every project, folder, and asset.

- Access Intelligence: Cross-project IAM visibility that automatically flags overpermissioned users and risky role assignments.

For enterprises running Gemini Enterprise agents that touch Google Cloud resources, that means a clear view across a license, to the agent using it, to the cloud resources and cost behind it.

Executive Perspective

"We built Insights by Promevo to address the biggest questions enterprises have around AI: are my employees benefiting from it, are we managing costs, and are agents within proper boundaries?" says Karthik Kripapuri, Promevo CEO. "We're already seeing customer organizations with thousands of agents, and as that scale becomes common and even proliferates, platforms like Insights will be there to help organizations have full visibility into every user, every agent, and every dollar spent."

Availability

Insights by Promevo is available today for customers utilizing Google Workspace and Gemini Enterprise, with platform expansion planned in the coming days and weeks.

Besides Insights by Promevo, Promevo also offers a broad array of services to enable AI optimization organization-wide

- The Gemini Enterprise Accelerator structured adoption program

- Custom and no-code agent development

- An agent ISV program enabling enterprises to publish their own agents on the Google Cloud Marketplace.

About Promevo 

Celebrating 25 years of operation, Promevo is a dedicated Google Cloud Partner helping more than 4,000 organizations worldwide maximize the value of their Google investments, from Google Workspace and Google Cloud to Chrome Enterprise. Promevo is also the company behind gPanel, the  top rated Google Workspace administration platform, available at gpanel.io. With a team of certified specialists and a proven track record of enterprise deployments, Promevo is the trusted partner for organizations looking to move faster, work smarter, and grow with Google. Visit https://promevo.com for more information.

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Concord Locksmith Marks Nearly 80 Years of Service Since 1947 With Expanded Access Control, Keyless Entry, and Safe Solutions Across Contra Costa County and the East Bay

CONCORD, Calif., Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Concord Locksmith is marking nearly 80 years of community service since its founding in 1947, continuing a two-generation family legacy while expanding newer access-control and keyless-system solutions for homes, businesses, and property managers across Concord, Walnut Creek, San Ramon, Lafayette, Pleasanton, Dublin, Pleasant Hill, Martinez, Richmond, Berkeley, and Livermore.

From its downtown Concord roots, Concord Locksmith has grown with the region while keeping its focus on local service, transparent pricing, and practical security work. The company serves residential and commercial customers, including businesses seeking a commercial locksmith serving Contra Costa County and upgraded entry systems that simplify day-to-day access management.

"For nearly 80 years, our work has centered on showing up for this community and doing the job right," said Lisa Lage, COO of Concord Locksmith. "We're proud of our history, but we're also focused on what customers need now, whether that's modern access control, keyless entry, or dependable locksmith and safe services across the East Bay."

The company's current service offering includes lock and key service, access-control system installation and integration, keyless-entry solutions, and master key systems for businesses and multi-site properties. Concord Locksmith also provides commercial safes, gun safes, and fire safes, along with safe installation, delivery, safe moving, safe opening, and safe locksmith services.

"Security needs have changed a lot over the decades," Lage said. "Customers want trusted local technicians who can handle both traditional locksmith work and newer system integration, and that's exactly where we continue to invest."

Concord Locksmith provides service throughout Concord, Walnut Creek, San Ramon, Lafayette, Pleasanton, Dublin, Pleasant Hill, Martinez, Richmond, Berkeley, and Livermore. Its team works with homeowners, renters, businesses, property managers, and vehicle owners who need local locksmith expertise backed by long-standing community ties.

Those seeking more information about Concord Locksmith's locksmith, safe, access-control, and keyless-entry services can visit https://concordlock.com.

About Concord Locksmith

Concord Locksmith was founded in 1947 and has served the community for nearly 80 years through a two-generation family legacy. Based in downtown Concord, California, the company serves Concord, Walnut Creek, San Ramon, Lafayette, Pleasanton, Dublin, Pleasant Hill, Martinez, Richmond, Berkeley, and Livermore. Its primary services include residential, commercial, automotive, and safe locksmith work, along with access-control systems, keyless-entry solutions, and related installation and integration services.

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HAGERSTOWN, Md., Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Rider Jet Center, a full-service Fixed Base Operator at Hagerstown Regional Airport, has announced two new tenants in its 22,000-sf office building. Rider Jet Center is also home to a restaurant, the Grille at Runways, and an aviation repair station.

Professional Luxury Transportation

On The Town Limousines has expanded into Hagerstown, Maryland! The Frederick-based company serves multiple states, and recently added a new location at Rider Jet Center. On The Town Limousines, Inc. delivers luxury transportation in Maryland, Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. The company's mission: reliable arrivals, immaculate vehicles, and professional chauffeurs. On The Town Limousines has several vehicles to choose from and offers quality and affordable transportation options. With a new office at Rider Jet Center, and several available vehicles, the company is a welcome tenant for the significant amount of corporate and charter traffic. For more information, see: Maryland's Trusted Transportation Service - On The Town Limousines or call: 301-695-5466 (LIMO), or toll free: 1-866-829-7999.

FAA Designated Aviation Medical Examiners

Dr. Daniel Weinberg and Dr. Roberta Rothen have moved offices to Rider Jet Center. The aviation medical examiners perform required pilot medical exams. Dr. Weinberg and Dr. Rothen are FAA Designated Senior AMEs offering all classes of FAA medical exams. An FAA medical examiner, officially called an Aviation Medical Examiner (AME), is a doctor certified by the Federal Aviation Administration to perform physical examinations and issue medical certificates to pilots and air traffic controllers. For more information, call 301-992-2973 or 240-520-3854.

Both of the new tenants are in upstairs offices in the Rider Jet Center office building.

President and CEO Ben Rider said, "It is great to welcome these two new tenants. On the Town Limousines and Doctors Weinberg and Rothen bring added value to Rider Jet Center. Both of these entities provide services for the aviation industry."

Rider Jet Center: Rider Jet Center is a full-service Fixed Base Operator at Hagerstown Regional Airport, known for its customer-first approach, premium amenities and on-site jet and propeller maintenance. Serving both civilian and military clients, it offers seamless aviation support with a focus on hospitality, efficiency, and operational excellence. Rider Jet Center is home to The Grille at Runways and South Mountain Aviation. See: www.riderjetcenter.com. Rider Jet Center was named as the 2025 Tops in Service for all Fixed Base Operators, by Aerospace and Defense Review. Additionally, in 2026, Rider Jet Center won the Washington County "At Your Service" Award for being the "best in service" of any local company. Rider Jet Center houses The Grille at Runways and South Mountain Aviation. The office building also houses several other tenants, including numerous flight operation offices, and service businesses.

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Award-winning spas in Grand Cayman, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas and Mexico showcase a destination-led approach to wellness

PLANTATION, Fla., Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Marriott International Caribbean & Latin America is celebrating a series of top honors at the 2026 World Spa Awards, with properties recognized across Grand Cayman, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Mexico. The accolades spotlight a portfolio where spa experiences are shaped by the natural beauty around them, from treatments inspired by ancestral Mexican wellness traditions and Caribbean marine rituals to treetop treatments grounded in Puerto Rico's botanical heritage.

Now in its 12th year, the World Spa Awards recognizes excellence in spa and wellness tourism worldwide. Marriott's 2026 winners span beachfront retreats and urban sanctuaries, offering travelers distinct paths to rest, recovery and reconnection.

Four Award-Winning Wellness Escapes

Cayman Islands' Best Resort Spa 2026: The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Grand Cayman presents a newly reimagined, nature-inspired haven along Seven Mile Beach at the Caribbean's first and only Forbes Travel Guide Triple Five-Star resort. Wellness journeys begin with in-house consultations and continue through tailored rituals featuring 111SKIN and ESPA. Vibroacoustic wellness beds pair immersive soundscapes with body-based relaxation, bringing a contemporary yet botanically tapped-in dimension to the Caribbean retreat.

Puerto Rico's Best Resort Spa 2026: Spa Botánico at Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve unfolds across a five-acre sanctuary where local Puerto Rican ingredients and traditional "Manos Santas" healers, treehouse massages, garden bathing rituals and outdoor sound healing amid lush tropical surroundings complete with an infinity reflection pool overlooking pineapple and outdoor gardens.

U.S. Virgin Islands' Best Resort Spa 2026: The Ritz-Carlton Spa, St. Thomas channels its al fresco seaside setting through ocean-inspired relaxation and tropical respite. Its signature island-inspired treatments are guided by the rhythm of the Caribbean with oils scented by the tropics, while the broader menu offers one of the Virgin Islands' most diverse selections of therapies.

Mexico's Best Hotel Spa 2026: The St. Regis Spa at The St. Regis Mexico City offers an urban escape above Paseo de la Reforma that uses ancestral techniques, local herbs and massage therapies designed to ease deep tension, purify the body and connect with traditional Mexican cosmology. The spa provides a restorative counterpoint to the vibrant energy of Mexico's capital, pairing personalized care with the timeless rituals of St. Regis.

Recognition Across the Portfolio

The 2026 World Spa Awards also recognized wellness destinations across Marriott's broader Caribbean and Latin America portfolio. Select nominees included The Spa at Salterra, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Turks & Caicos; Nimbu Spa at Nekajui Peninsula Papagayo, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Costa Rica; AWAY Spa at W São Paulo in Brazil; and Andes Spirit Spa at Palacio del Inka, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Cusco in Peru.

ABOUT LUXURY GROUP BY MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL

With an unrivaled portfolio of dynamic luxury brands, Marriott International is creating authentic, rare, and enriching experiences sought by today's global luxurian. Spanning all corners of the world, Marriott International's Luxury Group offers a boundless network of more than 565 landmark hotels, resorts, and yachts in over 70 countries and territories through The Ritz-Carlton, Ritz-Carlton Reserve, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts, St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, EDITION, The Luxury Collection, JW Marriott, and W Hotels. From the world's most iconic destinations to the ultimate undiscovered gems, the international hospitality leader's collection of luxury brands is focused on elevating travel with highly contextualized, nuanced brand experiences that signal the future of luxury by allowing guests to indulge their passions while sparking personal growth. For more information, please visit Luxury.Marriott.com.

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Webex users can now message clients on messaging channels without leaving the application.

SAN JOSE and NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LeapXpert, the leader in Governed Communication Intelligence, and Webex by Cisco, a leading provider of collaboration technologies powering hybrid work, today announced a collaboration that extends Webex beyond internal collaboration into governed client messaging on their channel of choice. The integration lets Webex users message clients on WhatsApp without ever leaving the platform — the first of several channels LeapXpert plans to bring into Webex. With Webex used by 95% of the Fortune 500 and roughly 300,000 organizations worldwide, the partnership brings governed consumer messaging within reach of tens of millions of business users.

"The conversations that matter most to a business already happen outside the systems it controls," said Avi Pardo, Co-founder and Chief Business Officer, LeapXpert. "Clients moved to messaging channels because that's where they want to be, not because any enterprise approved it, and the firms that can't govern those conversations are carrying risk they can't see. This partnership is how we close that gap for Webex customers, starting with WhatsApp, and expanding from there."

Available now on the Webex App Hub, the integration empowers employees to engage in text conversations with external contacts on WhatsApp directly from Webex, signing in with their existing Webex credentials on desktop or mobile. Every message is checked by data loss prevention in both directions, and the full conversation is captured by LeapXpert, enabling archiving. Additional messaging channels will be rolled out.

The integration is available now on the Webex App Hub. A Leap Work account and a Webex license are required.

LeapXpert will showcase at WebexOne 2026, October 5–8, 2026, at booth B24.

About LeapXpert

LeapXpert is the leader in Governed Communication Intelligence. The LeapXpert Communications Platform brings enterprise-grade governance to the consumer messaging channels employees and clients already use. Every conversation is captured, governed, and understood in real time, turning client interactions into intelligence businesses can act on. Hundreds of the world's most demanding enterprises across financial services, government, and the Forbes Global 2000 rely on LeapXpert daily. For more information, visit LeapXpert.com.

About Webex by Cisco

Webex is a leading provider of cloud-based collaboration solutions which includes video meetings, calling, messaging, events, customer experience solutions like contact center and purpose-built collaboration devices. At Webex, we start with people and their experiences first. This focus on delivering inclusive collaboration experiences fuels our innovation, which leverages AI and Machine Learning, to remove the barriers of geography, language, personality, and familiarity with technology. Our solutions are underpinned with security and privacy by design. We work with the world's leading business and productivity apps – delivered through a single application and interface. Learn more at webex.com.

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Inspired by SVEDKA Vodka Water's signature transparent can, SVEDKA's Clearest Gameday Collection serves up limited-edition looks and clear tailgating essentials for football season and beyond.

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Clear bags may be stadium standard, but SVEDKA Vodka Water is taking transparent gameday style a whole lot further.

Introducing the SVEDKA Vodka Water Clearest Gameday Collection: a limited-edition lineup that brings the brand's signature transparency beyond the can with fashion and lifestyle essentials made for tailgates, watch parties, and everything in between.

From pre-game fun to sideline seats, gameday style has become a cultural moment all its own. And while clear-bag policies have made transparency a stadium necessity, SVEDKA is turning it into a full-on gameday aesthetic. Inspired by SVEDKA Vodka Water's transparent can, the SVEDKA Vodka Water Clearest Gameday Collection brings the brand's signature clarity to life through see-through materials, flavor-inspired details, beverage-ready functionality, and unmistakable SVEDKA energy.

"Gameday style has become a big part of football season, and we wanted to have some fun with something already important to fans and stadium-goers," said David Binder, Senior Brand Director at SVEDKA. "The SVEDKA Vodka Water Clearest Gameday Collection takes the transparency that makes SVEDKA Vodka Water stand out and brings it to life in a way that is playful, fashionably functional and football ready."

The SVEDKA Vodka Water Clearest Gameday Collection is inspired by each of the flavors in SVEDKA Vodka Water's lineup and includes:

To celebrate the collection's launch, SVEDKA teamed up with model and fashion influencer Sophia Culpo to bring one standout piece from the collection to life with its official gameday debut on Sunday, October 4th.

Fans can purchase The SVEDKA Vodka Water Clearest Gameday Collection beginning October 9th at https://svedka.com/gameday for prices between $4 and $90. Quantities are limited and sure to clear out quickly -- so snag yours early.

The SVEDKA Vodka Water Clearest Gameday Collection continues to celebrate SVEDKA Vodka Water's clear and refreshingly simple vision and taste. The ready-to-drink vodka water delivers 90 calories, zero sugar, zero carbs and zero bubbles and is available in four fruit-forward flavors: Strawberry, Peach, Lime and Pineapple. Each flavor serves as inspiration for a different piece in the collection, bringing a pop of color to an otherwise totally clear lineup.

SVEDKA Vodka Water is available at retailers nationwide in 8-count variety packs and 12-ounce single-flavor cans.

To learn more and stay up to date on all things SVEDKA moving forward, follow along on Instagram @svedkavodka and TikTok @svedkavodka.

About SVEDKA Vodka

SVEDKA Vodka is an award-winning spirit, distilled four times for a clean, crisp taste that's as bold as it is smooth. As both the fastest-growing vodka and total spirits brand in the U.S., SVEDKA is a crowd-pleasing favorite, perfect for mixing cocktails. Available in 80-Proof, 100-Proof, and a vibrant lineup of flavors including Strawberry, Raspberry, Peach, Citron, Vanilla, Clementine, Blackberry, Banana, Mango Pineapple, Strawberry Lemonade, Blue Raspberry, and Cherry Limeade.

PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY. SVEDKA VODKA, 35-50% ALC/VOL. SAZERAC CO., LOUISVILLE, KY.

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The partnership's Crucial Catch initiative works to improve cancer outcomes nationwide by addressing access to cancer screening.

ATLANTA, Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- When caught early, the five-year survival rate for many cancers is over 90%. This year, the American Cancer Society and the NFL's Crucial Catch initiative supported projects that helped deliver more than 1.1. million cancer screenings. Those efforts reached a milestone of 2.7 million people with education, patient navigation, screening reminders, and resources that help reduce barriers to screening. Since 2009, the partnership has focused on improving cancer outcomes by educating fans on the importance of cancer screening, early detection, and risk reduction, while raising funds for CHANGE grants that help community health centers and NFL-affiliated or in-market hospitals in under-resourced areas improve access to cancer screening. In 2025, Crucial Catch projects impacted 435 participating clinic sites from 64 health systems, reached over 760,018 eligible patients, diagnosed 9,757 cancers, and helped to increase cancer screening rates by an average of 4.1 percentage points.

Today, the American Cancer Society and the NFL are proud to highlight Crucial Catch's 2026 CHANGE grant recipients. The complete list can be found here. These 64 funded projects leverage various resources to address breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancer screening in NFL markets.

"The American Cancer Society is working in communities across the country, side by side with local health centers, health systems and partners people know and trust," said Shane Jacobson, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society. "Through Crucial Catch, the NFL is helping us expand that work so more people can access the screening support they need. That local collaboration is what makes this work real, and it is how we continue improving cancer outcomes for more people."

By donating 100% of its proceeds from the sale of Crucial Catch-branded products, NFL auctions, and general fundraising, the NFL has raised more than $38 million to support the American Cancer Society's work to improve cancer screening in under-resourced communities. The NFL does not profit from the sale of Crucial Catch-branded items on NFL Shop or from items sold on NFL Auction. This year, Crucial Catch games will activate both on and off the field during NFL games in Weeks 4-6. These games will feature an array of in-game visuals such as Crucial Catch game balls, goal post wraps, and field-wall banners, branded on-field equipment for players, coaches, and officials, among other activations, to make the initiative come alive in-stadium.

"Crucial Catch demonstrates what is possible when the NFL, the American Cancer Society, our clubs, players and fans come together around a shared commitment to saving lives," said Anna Isaacson, NFL senior vice president of social responsibility. "For more than 15 seasons, this initiative has helped bring vital cancer education and screening resources to communities across the country. We know early detection can make a meaningful difference, but too many people still face barriers to care. Through Crucial Catch, we are continuing to use the power of football to help close those gaps and make progress toward reducing health disparities."

Last year, new NFL league partner Novartis joined the league in its commitment by donating $5 million to the American Cancer Society to expand education and cancer screening efforts. The collaboration will launch Crucial Catch LIVE: The Tour, sponsored by Novartis. The series of community-based events will bring Crucial Catch, along with prevention and early detection resources, directly to fans and local communities throughout the season, including stops at Super Bowl LXI and the 2027 NFL Draft.

Through the Crucial Catch and American Cancer Society Player Ambassador program, 37 NFL players with a personal connection to cancer will also amplify Crucial Catch's mission and vision through appearances, fundraising campaigns, and social media awareness initiatives.

The NFL-funded grants are part of 85 projects funded by the American Cancer Society that focus on improving cancer screening rates in communities with the greatest need. Visit NFL.com/CrucialCatch to find local cancer screening resources and learn how to reduce cancer risk.

About The American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society is a leading cancer-fighting organization with a vision to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. For more than 110 years, we have been improving the lives of people with cancer and their families as the only organization combating cancer through advocacy, research, and patient support. We are committed to ensuring everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer. To learn more, visit cancer.org or call our 24/7 helpline at 1-800-227-2345. Connect with us on Facebook, X, and Instagram.

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The Los Angeles Benefit Brings the Acclaimed Play to the West Coast with 100% of Proceeds Benefiting NAMI

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a star-studded New York debut that drew industry attention and raised nearly $500,000 for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), THIS IS CRAZY! is coming to Los Angeles for a one-night-only benefit performance and afterparty at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.

Written and directed by Tony and Obie Award-winning playwright V, formerly Eve Ensler, creator of THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, the bold, funny, and deeply human play brings together an ensemble of film, television, and theater talent for original monologues exploring mental illness, family, survival, and the complexity of the human experience.

The Los Angeles cast includes Marisa Tomei, Rosanna Arquette, Lois Smith, Rudy Pankow, Rob Morrow, Rachel Hilson, Colette Hayes, Luke Ferrari, and Olivia Oguma with additional participants still to be announced.

Tickets are now on sale for the Tuesday, October 13th benefit performance and afterparty at The Wallis Annenberg Performing Arts Center in Beverly Hills and are available here.

The evening marks the West Coast bow of the New York project that featured leading artists including Jane Fonda, Edie Falco, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Hilson, Sanaa Lathan, and Lois Smith, underscoring the entertainment community's continued commitment to using storytelling to expand mental health awareness.

Developed as an idea by CAA's Community & Impact (formerly the CAA Foundation), the philanthropic arm of leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), in memory of beloved talent manager Chris Huvane. THIS IS CRAZY! is produced by Ruth-Ann Huvane, mental health advocate and NAMI National Board Member, and Tony Montenieri, executive producer of Lotus Productions. One hundred percent of proceeds from the performance will benefit NAMI.

"Chris was adored by all who had the honor of knowing him. He was outspoken about living with and battling depression for years before he died by suicide. His experience taught us the importance of providing help and support for people and families affected by mental illness. To honor the life and legacy of Chris, my family and I are committed to supporting NAMI's mission to provide advocacy, education, support, and public awareness about mental illness. We are eternally grateful to NAMI, V, and CAA Community & Impact for embarking on this journey to help pay tribute to our brother Chris," said Ruth-Ann Huvane.

"We're thrilled to see this powerful play come to Los Angeles and reach a new audience," said NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. "We're deeply grateful to V, Ruth-Ann, and everyone who has made this performance possible. We've seen how storytelling can open conversations, challenge stigma, and help people feel less alone. The support from this performance will help NAMI continue connecting people and families with the resources, support, and community they need."

"Mental health conditions touch nearly every family in some way," said NAMI Westside Los Angeles, CEO Erin Raftery Ryan. "These challenges affect people of every age, background, and community. NAMI Westside Los Angeles offers free education programs along with support, guidance, and hope for the growing number of Angelenos affected by mental health conditions. Our office works every day to ensure that no one feels alone in their journey—and that individuals and families have access to the support and community they deserve. We respond personally to thousands of requests each year, providing free referral, information, and support—a much-needed lifeline for many."

The views, opinions, and perspectives expressed in this play are solely those of V's and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of NAMI, its board of directors, its affiliates, or its members.

ABOUT NAMI

The National Alliance on Mental Illness is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness.

Join the conversation at: NAMI.org, Facebook.com/nami, TikTok.com/@nami, Instagram.com/namicommunicate, Twitter.com/namicommunicate, YouTube.com/NAMIvideo, and LinkedIn.com/company/nami.

For more information about NAMI and how you can get involved, visit nami.org

ABOUT CAA COMMUNITY & IMPACT

CAA Community & Impact (formerly CAA Foundation) harnesses the power and reach of the entertainment and sports industry to drive positive social change. Rooted in Creative Artists Agency's (CAA) commitment to being a force for good, the group builds impactful public-private partnerships, mobilizes volunteerism, and helps shape public discourse around critical issues. For more than 30 years, CAA Community & Impact has led work across public education, civic engagement, climate action, and crisis response, while supporting the agency's clients in advancing purpose-driven initiatives. CAA Community & Impact | CAA

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