Sentences with phrase «local community members in»

Thirty - seven - year - old Ben Miller said he and his brother Daniel, came up with the idea for Fundrise three years ago as a way to raise money and involve local community members in the renovation of a building in an «emerging» neighborhood on H Street in the District.
The article reports that the cultural adaptations enhance acceptability, sustainability, and effectiveness of trauma treatments, as well as the engagement of local community members in participatory dialog regarding their perceptions on the value of treating childhood trauma, the outcomes of successful trauma treatment, and whether there are traditional support strategies that could be blended with the evidence - based trauma treatment.
As a Peace Corps volunteer he focused on small - business development and helped guide local community members in the creation of their own micro-credit bank.
Reeves is a part of the school's artist - in - residence program, which brings local community members in to share their talents with the students.

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He is also widely known in the local tech community, where he is co-organizer of the Boston Ruby Group and is also a member of Entrepreneur's Organization and the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC).
When the researchers asked students, local community members and online participants whether they thought their intelligence would be judged more positively in speech or text, most expected no difference.
In addition to masterminds, members can also benefit from juntos — local community networking events — yearly DCBKK events and more.
Produced in partnership with Entrepreneur Media, the two - day HackON invited local small companies to submit their biggest business challenge and let a group of area business and community members help find (or «hack») a feasible solution.
They should also demand that Amazon be a good community member and contribute to the local commons as well, such as investing in local computer science education or helping construct workforce housing.
Klass Capital plays a vital role in the local tech ecosystem and as a tenant and member of our community it will bring fresh opportunities and resources to our network.»
Members of the local, national and international business community will play an important role in your Haskayne experience, contributing as mentors, advisors, guest speakers and financial supporters.
In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed $ 440 million to charitable and not - for - profit organizations and volunteered more than 6.8 million hours of service to local communities since 2000.
«As an association whose Members are intricately woven into the fabric of their local economies, we are incredibly well positioned to connect local communities to global opportunities, even in an environment that may not always seem conducive to this kind of collaboration.
Mr. Peña, prior to his election as a Company director, served as a member of one of our bank's advisory boards, which boards consist of members of the bank's local community, and in each of 2011, 2010, and 2009 he received fees for attending advisory board meetings of less than $ 2,000;
Volunteering in an LOT Community Outreach Initiative is also a great way to connect with other Members in a more casual environment and learn about the great work local non - profit / charities are doing in the neighbourhood.
Volunteering in a CYP Community Outreach Initiative is also a great way to connect with other Members in a more casual environment and learn about the great work local non - profit / charities are doing in the neighbourhood.
Not only will you benefit from the other members» knowledge and experience, you'll also gain a reputation for being involved in the local business community.
The award recognizes service members for their leadership and devoted service addressing health and safety issues in their local and Military communities.
joined Prospera Housing Community Services last month to meet with members of a local San Antonio community on West Avenue for Design Day, the first step in bringing a brand - new playground to the cCommunity Services last month to meet with members of a local San Antonio community on West Avenue for Design Day, the first step in bringing a brand - new playground to the ccommunity on West Avenue for Design Day, the first step in bringing a brand - new playground to the communitycommunity.
The wide - scale and public racism in New York's 1991 Crown Heights riots» members of the local black community shouted «kill the Jews» as they attacked orthodox Jews on the street» is perhaps the most prominent example here.
I have had several friends and family members who worked at Chic - fil - a and I know that they have always been more than gracious in their support of their local communities.
With stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blood.
The local church must more intentionally structure its life so that it becomes a decision making community in which members have a large voice.
What if the point of community was just to be community that is working towards being a functional, healthy and whole community, a small model of what unity in diversity looks like, a local expression of the Body with all its members?
Local churches should participate with other community groups in establishing panels for review and evaluation of movies playing at local theatres, and in helping communicate any resulting viewpoints to church members and others in the commuLocal churches should participate with other community groups in establishing panels for review and evaluation of movies playing at local theatres, and in helping communicate any resulting viewpoints to church members and others in the commulocal theatres, and in helping communicate any resulting viewpoints to church members and others in the community.
Growing numbers of believers say they have less time to pray, participate in small groups and be active members of their local communities.
After the events of the past few weeks, there is no one in Baton Rouge who doubts the power of the local community to provide for its suffering members.
Urbanization has called forth two types of reaction in Protestantism: first, the church and the ministry have devised numerous means of reaching out to all kinds of people and groups in the cities; and second, attempts have been made to strengthen the inner fellowship of the local church, to bring about a genuine community in which each individual has a sense of being a member of the one body.
The staff members of the centers generally recognize the potential of the local clergy and the churches as community resources but express bewilderment as to how to relate to the various clergy and local congregations in a manner that will be mutually helpful.
Churches should prepare their plans in conjunction with local disaster management authorities, and encourage willing members to get Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and other emergency training, so they will have the necessary credentials to help others in a crisis area.
When we preach to a congregation in a particular community in this country, we are very much aware that members of our congregation are concerned, not only about the issues of the local community, or about those relatives who live with them, but also about loved ones who may be far away.
The local tax collectors, who obtained the concession by bidding for it, and had to exact for the chief tax collector as much as possible in indirect taxes — e.g., tolls on imported goods — were indeed Jews, but because of their dishonorable practices, and no doubt also because of their subservience to an alien government, they were so hated and despised that they were not counted as members of the Jewish community, and all intercourse with them was avoided.
Our members represent a diversity of stakeholders in the local food system including: farmers, food processors, distributors, farmers» markets, retailers, restaurateurs, institutional food buyers, consumers, anti-hunger advocates, children's health advocates, faith communities, agricultural scientists, and sustainability educators.
Fearful that the business could someday land in the hands of a large corporation and shut down, members of the community formed a holding company to purchase the controlling interest of the mill and ensure Stafford County Flour Mills would remain a local, independent flour mill.
To be a strong community member, Tully's is active in many causes, such as sponsoring local schools or participating in cancer awareness events.
«The people overseeing this work are working with the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office to help establish new ways to inform, involve and collaborate with local land and water managers and members of the community who share an interest in environmental water,» he said.
Pioneered in London by the People's Fridge in Brixton (see Jellied Eel issue 54), these are communal chillers where people and businesses can reduce waste by sharing surplus food with other members of the local community.
An important component of each monitoring and evaluation plan involves the establishment of effective partnerships in environmental water delivery, including with environmental water managers, land and catchment managers, local environmental water management groups and community members.
As members of a thriving family - farming community here in Northern California, we have always enjoyed buying produce directly from local organic farms at farmers» markets.
First, it managed to bring together, in the same room and quite often around the same discussion table, representatives of the biggest corporations in food and agribusiness (e.g. Coles and Woolworths); state, federal and local government officers; individual farmers; scientists and academics; and members of the growing community food sector.
He is also an avid home brewer and an active member of various charitable organizations in the local community.
Chef Sells has quickly become an active member of the local community, and when he's not behind the scenes in the kitchen at Harbor View, he can be found leading cooking demonstrations around the island.
Butterball has donated more than 100,000 pounds of turkey for the 2017 holiday season, in addition to their donation of turkeys to local Lawrenceburg residents, and continues to do what they can to help families, as well as deserving community members, enjoy a Thanksgiving meal.
«By sharing the compelling stories of Camp Sunshine and other charities with our guests who visit us in - cafe and on social media, we are remaining true to our core value of solid relationships with guests, amongst team members and within local communities
The Acer Nethercott Sport Hall will be the first building in the redevelopment of the University's Iffley Road Sports Complex, a # 60 million project that will increase available space for the more than 80 University sports clubs and members of the local community.
Lynne can be found at the crack of dawn on Christmas mornings in the school kitchen, helping a local restaurant to warm up over 600 free meals for community members and shut - ins in need of a Christmas miracle.
There will also be a discussion of how state school board associations can engage with other local stakeholders — advocates, parents, and members of the school community — to bring BIC to more districts in your state.
Thank you so much, panelists, for sharing your stories of using mother to mother donor milk, and for our Boob Group club members, our conversation will continue after the end of this show as we will discuss the resources available to you in your local community.
I just found your blog via the local parents email list (3000 parents in silicon valley) and shared it with my POIG (pediatric obesity interest group) email list of MDs, med students, PhDs, RDs and some community members in the SF Bay Area.
We are a local group of parents, students, teachers, principals, nutritionists, policymakers, anti-hunger advocates, and community members who want our kids to have good food in our schools.
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