Sentences with phrase «as local community members»

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He berated members of his local mosque and Muslim community who weren't as devout as he thought they should be.

Since 2014 James has served as president of the Hawaiian Venture Capital Association, a professional organization designed to bring together members from the local entrepreneurial, investor and business communities to interact through educational and networking events.

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.

«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;

ORLANDO, Fla. — June 24, 2016 — Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE: VAC) is pleased to announce, as a member of the Orlando business community, it will be making a $ 25,000 donation divided among several local organizations coordinating support and healing efforts to those who have been so profoundly affected by the tragic event on June 12, 2016.

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.

As the first Humanist Chaplain at USC, he is committed to developing a community that offers regular inspiration, pastoral care, supportive fellowship and service opportunities to students, faculty, staff members and local families and individuals exploring or actively pursuing secular goodness as a way of lifAs the first Humanist Chaplain at USC, he is committed to developing a community that offers regular inspiration, pastoral care, supportive fellowship and service opportunities to students, faculty, staff members and local families and individuals exploring or actively pursuing secular goodness as a way of lifas a way of life.

One that was based on a survey of mainline church members, for example, suggested that identification with the local community served as an important plausibility structure for traditional religious tenets.13 Furthermore, those who made such localistic identifications were considerably more likely than «cosmopolitans» to espouse traditional religious beliefs (controlling for a variety of other factors) and to allow these beliefs to influence their thinking on racial and social questions as well.

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 Prince and The Duchess heard more about the Church's outreach work and meet members of the wider community, including representatives from the local Mosque and volunteers from local charities, including those who offered support to victims following the London Bridge attack, such as street pastors.

The staff members of most community mental health centers view the local parish clergyman as an ancillary mental health worker.

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.

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.

«Chief Collaboration Officer Rodney Youckton, as well as other executive team members, leads by example and sit on local nonprofit boards such as Community Youth Services, the Boys & Girls Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters or United Way,» Miles says.

As a member you support over 50 local farmers and give back to their communities.

To be a strong community member, Tully's is active in many causes, such as sponsoring local schools or participating in cancer awareness events.

Local Casino Operator Support Team Members and Local Community The Cannery Casino Resorts, LLC was named as a 2013 Business Excellence -LSB-...]

As a Certified B Corporation, founding member of Slow Money, and member of 1 % For the Planet, Mamma Chia donates 1 % of all its gross sales to support farmers, community groups and organizations that are building healthy and local food systems.

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.

De Laurentiis is proud to be a part of the Las Vegas culinary community and wants all guests to feel as though they are members of her family, including the locals.

Bill is an active member of the vegetable industry and the local community, currently serving on the Vegetable Growers Association of Victoria Executive Committee, a member of the Ausveg board, VFF Hort Committee, Board member of the East Gippsland Water Catchment Authority, Chair of the Mitchell River Catchment Agricultural Business Association, Chair of the Lindenow irrigators advisory committee, East Gippsland Food Cluster and previously as the President and Life Member of the Lindenow Football and Netball clubs, bringing a range of skills and insights to the AUSVEG member of the vegetable industry and the local community, currently serving on the Vegetable Growers Association of Victoria Executive Committee, a member of the Ausveg board, VFF Hort Committee, Board member of the East Gippsland Water Catchment Authority, Chair of the Mitchell River Catchment Agricultural Business Association, Chair of the Lindenow irrigators advisory committee, East Gippsland Food Cluster and previously as the President and Life Member of the Lindenow Football and Netball clubs, bringing a range of skills and insights to the AUSVEG member of the Ausveg board, VFF Hort Committee, Board member of the East Gippsland Water Catchment Authority, Chair of the Mitchell River Catchment Agricultural Business Association, Chair of the Lindenow irrigators advisory committee, East Gippsland Food Cluster and previously as the President and Life Member of the Lindenow Football and Netball clubs, bringing a range of skills and insights to the AUSVEG member of the East Gippsland Water Catchment Authority, Chair of the Mitchell River Catchment Agricultural Business Association, Chair of the Lindenow irrigators advisory committee, East Gippsland Food Cluster and previously as the President and Life Member of the Lindenow Football and Netball clubs, bringing a range of skills and insights to the AUSVEG Member of the Lindenow Football and Netball clubs, bringing a range of skills and insights to the AUSVEG Board.

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.

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.

This might include reading a chapter from a book to prepare for the class discussion the next day, or interviewing a community member for a school project, or collecting real data, such as water samples from a local source for a science lab.

Although state regulations may vary, all five surveyed states require that a member of the school nutrition staff be designated as the «person in charge» and pass a food safety exam from an accredited certification program.15 This person is responsible for supervising people in the kitchen, whether school staff or community members, to ensure that they comply with all state and local regulations.

Local Issues We want a society where all individuals feel empowered as members of a democratic community to influence decisions made about their lives.

Under the proposed law, local constituencies, such as community boards, council members and borough presidents would have a say in how the plazas are used, but the transportation agency would have ultimate rule - making authority, Garodnick said.

Paul's life has been dedicated to community service, as evidenced by the numerous local and Citywide Boards of which he is a member.

In my view, member states should put emphasis on areas such as mediation and let the UN step back from traditional development and humanitarian assistance, as plenty of other actors are now involved in this work — state agencies, NGOs, local communities, foundations and companies.

Members of Community Board 1 have been invited, as have operators of tour bus companies and owners of local businesses.

«We are very pleased to see Phase II of the Liberty Gardens redevelopment progressing positively as this strategic investment by the MVREDC will improve the quality of life for members of our community while boosting the local economy,» said MVREDC Co-chairs Lawrence T. Gilroy, President of Gilroy, Kernan and Gilroy Inc. and Bjong Wolf Yeigh, President of SUNYIT.

ERIE COUNTY, NY - Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz was joined today by elected officials and members of the business community as he signed his 18th Executive Order, mandating that Erie County construction projects of over $ 250,000 and involving at least three workers shall include requirements to employ local and disadvantaged workers.

As such, I was recently joined by elected officials and members of the business and labor community to sign my eighteenth Executive Order, mandating that Erie County construction projects of over $ 250,000 and involving at least three workers must include requirements to employ local workers.

Thompson has served the local community in numerous ways, including as a Savona school board member and President, Commander of VFW Post 1470, member of the Bath Planning Board, member and sponsor of the Savona Fire Department, and President of the Steuben County Veteran's Memorial.

«The vast majority of people in Britain are not members of any local church, religious group or community, and so to lay such emphasis on religious identities as being the ones most important for encouraging voluntary work or community building is misguided.»

He was joined by a large contingent of constituents (including the local «Red Hats» group shown ^ with the Senator and with members of the Morris Park Community Association shown >), largely from the Morris Park area where Klein grew up and currently lives, as well as a number of sitting Bronx elected officials and former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer, who all resoundingly disputed Koppel's critique of the Senator and pledged their support to challenge other Democrats from other areas of the city and state.

But community boards across the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan have voted to reject much or all of the plan — as have the borough boards consisting of the community board chairs, local Council members and the borough presidents.

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz will be joined by local veterans as she presents representatives from the United War Veterans Council (UWVC)-- the producers of the annual NYC Veterans Day Parade — with cards and gifts donated by members of the Queens community.

The New York Post's reporting on the murder of Williamsburg developer Menachem Stark has attracted widespread outrage from members of the Orthodox Jewish community as well as local politicians.

During the European parliamentary campaign of 2014 party Co-President András Schiffer described LMP as having a pronounced pro-integration position on environmental, wage and labour policy however, as supporting member state autonomy on the self - determination of local communities concerning land resources.

The working group is expected to include members of the 75MCA, the District 2 Community Education Council and CB 2, as well as representatives for local elected officials.

Members of the local community have become increasingly frustrated in recent months as plans from the city to address worsening traffic congestion at Grand and Clinton streets have failed to materialize.

«As the end of the job approaches, we thank local elected officials and community members for their patience, which will be rewarded with a more reliable water supply and sewer system, and reconstructed roadways that will serve the public for years to come.»

In this first three research appointments and his PhD studies local government issues were the dominant interest, a theme which covered work on issues as diverse as the executive and scrutiny reforms; member allowances; the role (s) of local councillors; local elections; departmentalism; community appraisals; consultations; ward boundary changes; and history and structure.

A spokesman for the prime minister said: «The government's position is we believe these matters are best addressed locally, by local members of the community as well as by professional healthcare advisers.»

Just as our members providing vital local services know the real cost of cuts will be paid by their communities, Liberal Democrat councillors charged with implementing cuts are waking up to the dangers.

We expect Clermont Mine will continue to perform strongly under its new ownership and make an ongoing contribution as a member of the local community.