Name Your Tune wins PTPA Award 

TORONTO - Name Your Tune, the Toronto-based personalized CD for children, has been awarded PTPA Media Inc. (Parent Tested Parent Approved) Seal of Approval.　 The winners of the first-time award are selected based on value, functionality, quality and appeal of the product.

PTPA Media's mission is to discover and appraise new products designed for children and families. Companies throughout North America submitted samples of their parenting product and they were matched with PTPA Media's large database of parents. The products were tested by savvy parenting reviewers and professionals and the results were compiled for PTPA Media Inc.'s review committee for the final decision.　

Name Your Tune is a fresh and exciting children's music compilation that is made-to-order and personalized for each child. Children will hear their name more than 80 times throughout 14 much-loved songs including Wheels on the Bus, If You're Happy and You Know It and Old MacDonald.　 The classic "Old MacDonald had a farm..." becomes "Little Hannah had a farm...".　

Name Your Tune is the only audio-visual product CD to receive this seal of approval and the US-based iParenting Media Award.　 Creator/Executive Producer, Candace Alper, is thrilled with the result. "From the very beginning our focus has been on making music fun for children and parents alike.　 Including the child's name in their favourite songs, we were able to take the classics to a different place. The CD was judged using an extensive questionnaire in order to receive the PTPA Media Award.　 I really appreciate the positive feedback from parents, caregivers and children who are enjoying sharing and experiencing Name Your Tune."

Name Your Tune has been featured in The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, People Magazine (calling the CD the "most sought-after item" at this years' Golden Globes Celebrity and Media lounge),　 Today's Parent, Canadian Living, Inside Entertainment　 and Parents Magazine,　 among many radio stations across North America.

Based in Toronto, Name Your Tune Inc. began in the summer of 2003 and is founded and managed by Candace Alper. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from McMaster University and a Bachelor of Education degree from OISE/University of Toronto. A portion from the sale of Name Your Tune CDs is donated to Hear Here, the non-profit, charitable organization that purchases hearing aids for children through the Hospital For Sick Children. In September, 2007 with this same spirit, she was very excited to launch PLAY IT FORWARD. A new initiative in support of The Canadian Music Therapy Trust Fund, PLAY IT FORWARD was conceived to collect new and pre-loved CDs to be distributed across Canada in support of Music Therapy. With the support and generosity from her customers, friends and colleagues, her goal of 10,000 CDs was more than doubled in the end with over 20,000 CDs collected.

Name Your Tune is proud to be continuing to focus on eco-issues.　 Designed with families and children in mind, Name Your Tune's new digipack is environmentally friendly and made out of recyclable resources using vegetable based ink and water-based coating. Name Your Tune's shipping packaging is also fully recycled and fully recyclable. They have partnered with We Are What We Do in support of their new "Plastic Ain't My Bag" campaign. They have offset the carbon footprint resulting from shipping customers' Name Your Tune CDs.

"We are excited to announce Name Your Tune as a winner of the PTPA Media Inc. product call ," said Sharon Vinderine, Director, PTPA Media Inc. "It's a win-win situation for the consumer as well as the manufacturer. Parents who are shopping for products for their families can look for our Seal of Approval and know that these products have been tried and tested by parents for parents."

Candace is available for phone interviews, and is considered an expert voice in many fields, including home-based businesses, the music industry, and how small businesses can be more ecologically-minded. If you’d like to check out Name Your Tune for yourself (or for your kids), please contact Eric Alper, Media Relations, for more details.