Sentences with phrase «about the donation on»

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He is concerned about the issue of childhood obesity in the U.S., and raced to raise $ 1 million for the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation, which helps schools develop and improve programs focused on food and nutrition (Lawrence's website is still accepting donations).

A pamphlet about the post-church services and an envelope for donations were on the armrest of every seat.

That decision, rooted in constitutional arguments about free speech, removed certain limits on corporate political donations.

The nonprofit organization, which uses a commerce - based business model instead of relying on donations, began selling incredibly fashionable metal whistle necklaces to encourage people to become «whistle - blowers for peace» in Congo and raise awareness about the deadly war.

Furthermore, Bozzo contacted the person who had uploaded his film Blue Gold and asked if she could help spread the word about it and solicit donations on his behalf.

Priscilla Chan, the wife of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, speaks with NBC's «Today» about the $ 120 million donation the couple made to San Francisco area public schools - and her rules on her husband's ubiquitous hoodie.

Politics today is more about crunching data — voter demographic information, tracking what individual voters care about, and campaign donation histories — and then acting on it.

The Gates Foundation, which focuses on improving health, reducing poverty and aiding education, is receiving about $ 2.42 billion of Monday's donations.

From an average $ 1,000 donation, GFI would spend about $ 220 on their science and technology program and about $ 200 on building their operating reserve.

Think about it — if every person that comment on this post was instead a donation to charity, WE COULD FEED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE.

For them, I was their pastor and I really don't feel easy to talk about insurance with them since it will involve my own benefit (my commission that will make me survive, so that I can start up a new church from zero since I didn't want to rely on donation from others.).

CARE is calling on the UK to follow the lead of Spain - which has the highest organ donation rates in the world - by spending money on educating people about the merits of organ donation.

Churches spent about $ 1.2 billion on missions — out of $ 11.1 billion in donations — in 2014, about 5 percent less than in 2013.

With this need in mind, pastors and ethicists organized a day - long conference in mid-April on «Organ and Tissue Donation: Role of the Ministry» to inform pastors about the current need for donor organs and to help them approach the topic of organ donation during bereavement couDonation: Role of the Ministry» to inform pastors about the current need for donor organs and to help them approach the topic of organ donation during bereavement coudonation during bereavement counseling.

But on Saturday Wahlberg, who has spoken publicly on numerous occasions about his faith, announced he would make the donation, adding: «I 100 % support the fight for fair pay.»

Trussell Trust says foodbanks have concerns about the extra pressure the increased demand puts on food donation stocks and volunteers» time and emotional welfare.

K - 12 schools have a special role in not only reducing, recovering, and recycling food waste on their premises, but also in educating the next generation about recovering wholesome excess food for donation and about reducing food waste to conserve natural resources.

The team receives some donations, but he's not about to start holding court at any local booster club dinners with steaming buffet trays on particleboard tables and mid-shelf liquor.

On the drive home, he talks about how jazzed he is that he got to meet some kids his donations will benefit.

But Nestlé has no shame — the following year, when the Guardian newspaper reported that Breakthrough Breast Cancer had refused a # 1 million donation from Nestlé on ethical grounds, Nestlé sent a letter to the newspaper dismissing criticism of its baby food marketing and claimed it was a force for good in the world, citing the donation made to Ethiopia — of course, it did not mention that that the donation came about not because of Nestlé altruism, but because of campaign protest.

I spoke with Dr. Danielle Aparecida da Silva of Brazil's Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (equivalent to the Food and Drug Administration in the USA) to learn more about the upcoming «World Day of Human Milk Donation» which will be celebrated on May 19, 2013.

You may also find previous articles on how to become a milk donor and debunking common milk banking myths helpful as you educate others about milk donation options.

So, here's the ask my friends: Please consider a) attending one of the diaper drive parties happening around the country; b) making a donation by going to my party link and selecting «I can't make it, but I'll be there in spirit»; or c) spreading the word about Help A Mother Out by hosting your own diaper drive or talking about someone else's diaper drive on your blog or Facebook page.

Breastmilk donation came in my mind again when I wrote the blog about Salma Hayek breastfeeding an infant in Sierra Leone while on a vaccination (tetanus) campaign.

While the District continues to develop alternative non-tax revenue sources, such as grants, donations and sponsorships, it still relies on taxpayer support: property taxes comprise about 52 % of District revenue.

We are continuing to grow and help more families, averaging about 8 - 15 packages of diapers being sent every single week, so the ability to gather more donations on a large scale is extremely beneficial and we are grateful to all of the locations collecting.

Miliband paved the way for his proposal of a # 5,000 cap on donations to political parties by asking Cameron about the # 25 million his party has received from hedge funds.

If your group is thinking about participating in Giving Tuesday, the effort first organized last year to create a national day of philanthropy on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, you really need to know one thing: are these NEW donations or just early gifts of money your supporters were planning...

You have the treasurer of the Conservative party, Peter Cruddas, on tape talking to two undercover reporters and making some pretty serious claims about what they can get in return for donations.

With your donation campaigns, you can analyze which ads performed best and which gave yielded the highest about of donations, but can't do much tracking on the individual donor level.

«It's disappointing to me that, despite many years of talk from people on both the left and the right of politics we are still stuck with this system which is antiquated and undemocratic... We need to try to get beyond the more tabloid version of this argument and really understand what it says about our democracy — you've got people appointed to the legislature without going through the proper processes of democratic accountability that are taken for granted in most countries in the world and you have people being influenced by making political donations.

Instead, the P.S. could have reinforced the primary ask, or sent people to a page that had more info about same - sex marriage and how to advocate for it, or even asked for donations to an OUTSIDE group that works on the issue.

If your group is thinking about participating in Giving Tuesday, the effort first organized last year to create a national day of philanthropy on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, you really need to know one thing: are these NEW donations or just early gifts of money your supporters were planning to make anyway?

[60] In April 2012, in the midst of a debate about the nature of political party funding, Miliband called on David Cameron to institute a # 5,000 cap on donations from individuals and organisations to political parties, after it had been suggested that the government favoured a cap of # 50,000.

And he says that while he's willing to talk about limiting political donations of county vendors, he has no thoughts on what the limits ought to be.

De Blasio told reporters on Sunday that he could not recall whether he had a conversation with real estate developer - turned - felon Jona Rechnitz about making such a donation, and on Monday repeated his claims that Rechnitz was a «felon» and a «liar.»

Click on the Google Ad to the right with the enticing «Support Bob Latta with a donation and more at Slatecard» and see what happens — at least since this weekend, you'll get a «file not found» [Hey David and rest of the Slatecard guys, how about a custom 404 page so that at least people can see SOMETHING useful when they request a page through a bad link?].

And as Justin again points out, «what most impresses me about this campaign is the fact that it is the ONLY WAY to contact people on their cell phones to solicit financial donations» because of the limitations of the medium — no unsolicited calls, high vendor fees for donations - via - text message, etc..

On Thursday, Cuomo told a reporter in the Bronx who asked about his lack of small - dollar donations: «I'm going to go back and work on the budget and then we'll answer your small questions.&raquOn Thursday, Cuomo told a reporter in the Bronx who asked about his lack of small - dollar donations: «I'm going to go back and work on the budget and then we'll answer your small questions.&raquon the budget and then we'll answer your small questions.»

• And now some Luxenberg text messages, obtained by Government Watch and confirmed by Luxenberg as genuine, raise questions about Drew's recent denial that Luxenberg made donations to Democrats around the state on his behalf, as the mayor seeks support for the 2018 Democratic gubernatorial nomination.

Publication of the list was delayed and stories began to appear in the press stating that the Commission had concerns about some of those nominated on grounds of their large donations to political parties.

The governor's chairwoman of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE), Westchester District Attorney Janet DiFiore, presided over the hearing, which took public input on how much lobby groups should be required to disclose about political donations.

Both candidates accused one another of being too entrenched in the system to be in a position to cast themselves as the outsiders they both claimed to be, and concerns about campaign donations from questionable donors arose on both sides of the campaign.

While the development of alternative sources of income has allowed the parties to offset the decline in subscriptions, the growing dependence on donations raises questions about the political system being captured by powerful interests.

The businessman declined to talk about being interviewed by investigators, but told The Post on Monday that the donations were «100 percent legal» and that he had «zero control and zero knowledge» over where the funds were directed.

Read more about the BHA's campaigns work on organ donation.

After being appointed by Mr Brown on September 3rd, Mr Mendelsohn inquired about donations from Janet Kidd, Ray Ruddick and John McCarthy because he did not recognise their names.

Labour may suffer the biggest headache from the review because of its heavy dependence on the trade unions, which provide about 80 per cent of its donations.

Harold M. Ickes, a longtime friend and mentor of Mayor Bill de Blasio, delivered about $ 13,000 in donations last week to the mayor's re-election campaign, on the day that one of his lobbying clients received the de Blasio administration's go - ahead to hold a lucrative music festival in New York City.

Mr. Lafayette also never returned any of our calls when we reached out to get statements on several stories involving him and DA Difiore to inquire about the donations.