Sentences with phrase «community efforts at»

Supporting a candidate for public office who supports REALTOR ® issues provides associations the opportunity to involve their members in community efforts at a whole new level.

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Our efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.

Besides flashy screens and efforts at community building, the flagship mega-stores — such as the first, an 80,000 - foot space in the West Edmonton Mall — are also geared toward product performance and customization.

Though he chose the name Pride in part because it connotes the gay and lesbian community, Farley says, «we don't market solely to them,» and his efforts to target that community are no different from any other group marketing at Pride.

(That's short for the Milford Alliance to Defeat Sprawl at Exit Ten, an effort by residents in the small community of Milford, Pa., to stop a Home Depot from going up.)

Michael McNiven, Ph.D., a Managing Director & Portfolio Manager at Cumberland Advisors, has written a guide called, Personal Finance in a Nutshell, in support of our efforts to drive financial literacy in our local community and wider society.

Over the last five years, the organization has worked with some of the most well - known international relief efforts, such as Medic Mobile and Save the Children, helping them to add Bitcoin to their donation streams and running fundraising campaigns aimed at people in the Bitcoin community.

At the forefront of commercial insurance, AFIRM evaluates and manages risk, serving clients across North America, and has shown a commitment to community outreach efforts, contributing to organizations such as the Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity, Partners Mentoring Youth, the Ronald McDonald charities, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Larimer County, Colorado.

I tend to think of myself as someone who was involved in the effort to build a sense of community in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina through my work with the theater and the researchers at the University of Houston.

Any efforts at changing the culture of the inner city will have to intersect with the African - American churches here; learning from those who have weathered the last few decades and built institutions to serve the community.

The roots of this distinction lie in Augustine's thought: the service of private ends by private persons manifests cupiditas — wrongly directed, self - centered love or motivation — while efforts by those at the head of communities to serve the good of those communities show the effect of a concern for justice informed by caritas, rightly directed love.

«The [FBI] official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, questioned the logic of the mapping program, reasoning that the wholesale plotting of Muslim communities - rather than zeroing in on suspected extremists - could drain counter-terrorism resources and alienate Muslim residents at a time when they are crucial to law enforcement efforts.»

A reaction in the dominant community is already setting in against accepting diversity and in favor of making new efforts at assimilating all into the dominant culture.

At least the scientific community employs detached and objective standards that undermine our efforts to take refuge in the slanted judgments of shared faith.

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

At present the effort to hold together in one country two quite distinct cultural and linguistic communities seems to be succeeding.

Whether you join a small group at your church, find an FPU or Crown Ministries class, or seek out virtual community by following a blog or hashtag, begin to knit together a group of people to support your efforts and point you toward God's plan for your life (which includes your money).

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The community mental health effort is, therefore, a lay effort and requires committed Christian laymen at the center of the movement.

His proposal of an inner church fellowship, which reminds one of the plan that Luther had entertained and quickly rejected at the beginning of the Reformation, represented a final, even desperate, effort to obtain for a minority in the church what he had hoped to realize on behalf of the whole community.

Community efforts include donating leftover bread to soup kitchens at the end of each day, raising money for school activities and providing bread and baked goods for charity events.

Our Eco-Educators and event efforts ultimately contribute to a Zero Waste Guide specifically developed for the UIC Forum, and reflect the sustainability community at UIC.

Living simply, cooking, and staying connected to the earth have always been at the heart of fine living for me, celebrating the community and its efforts.

Among these are the chain's iconic brand logo, its eye - catching, streamlined design, a brand positioning designed to capitalize on its family - friendly appeal while retaining its longstanding sports fan base, a regularly refreshed menu and ongoing series of limited - time offers, a commitment to featuring the most popular beer brands as well as select craft brews at the bar, familiarity among visitors to Rehoboth Beach, Del., and Ocean City, Md., and ongoing youth sports sponsorships, fundraising activities program and other community outreach efforts.

As part of IFA's Franchising Gives Back effort, the IFA Women's Franchise Network Atlanta Chapter recently volunteered at the Atlanta Community Food Bank on Nov. 4 from 1 to 4 p.m. Volunteers from Shane's Rib Shack, We Sell Restaurants, Any Lab Test Now, Adfinitely and Loud & Clear PR helped the non-profit organization inspect, sort and package food for those in need.

Yet, because same - sex couples who married became more accepted by society at large, there was a decrease in a need for a LGBQ community — they no longer feel like they have to make an effort to seek out others who are «like them.»

A 2014 study (1), however, found that, despite the 2010 endorsement of 6 national medical societies of a single PPE form as part of an effort to standardize the screening process, and nearly unanimous public support for PPE screening by a qualified health care professional before participation in a consistent manner across the country, the medical community is still largely unaware of national sports preparticipation physical evaluation guidelines and only 11 % of athletes at US high schools are guaranteed to receive a PPE fully consistent with the national standard.

Last week, the committee extended the efforts to the larger Pleasanton community by launching a book club for parents at the Pleasanton Public Library.

«UNICEF strives to create an environment that enables the best choices in infant and young child feeding practices by supporting the breastfeeding and complementary feeding efforts of partner countries and our NGO colleagues at three levels: improving national regulation and oversight, enhancing the knowledge and skills of health personnel, and increasing success in the community by providing support for each new mother to make the best choices in feeding her children».

includes a mind blowing number of initiatives that address intersections with schools, child care, cities, towns and counties, Indian Country, and faith communities, as well as efforts to connect kids with salad bars at school, outdoor initiatives, parks, museum and gardens, reading, and chefs.

Volunteering at an animal shelter, participating in community clean - up efforts, or fundraising for a good cause can help your teen feel more responsible — which will encourage him to behave more responsibly.

Formed community health clubs, with concerted effort to include men, and promoted health messages at meetingsb

The Arlington Heights Park District board will present floor plans for the Camelot Park expansion at the end of the month in an effort to get community input on the project.

The report finds makes a list of recommendations for business, industry, professional bodies and government, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons later today.

The Preservation League of New York is launching an effort aimed at finding new uses for the many vacant industrial buildings dotting upstate New York communities.

Also at 10 a.m., congressional candidate and state senator Adriano Espaillat joins parents outside of City College Academy of the Arts to call for an end to violence and to update the community regarding security efforts, 196th and Broadway (park side of the street), Manhattan.

Also at 2 p.m., women leaders and activists will gather at City Hall to condemn Cuomo's «bullying of elected officials and community organizations» in response to his reported effort to get NYC Public Advocate Tish James not to accept the WFP endorsement to run for AG, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Also at 10 a.m., NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray makes an announcement regarding the city's efforts to reduce mental health stigma and improve mental health care delivery in communities of color, City Hall, Blue Room, Manhattan.

At 3:30 p.m., Hochul visits and supports efforts to assist NY immigrant and refuge communities, U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, 991 Broadway, Suite 223, Albany.

Barber said that public housing residents are tired of living in decrepit conditions and are banding together to fight for improvements through efforts like the recent lawsuit filed by CCOP and At - Risk Community Services.

At Pratt, he led many successful community - planning efforts, as well as campaigns to expand affordable housing and create NYC's «inclusionary zoning» program, which requires developers seeking tax breaks to set aside 20 percent of their units for low and moderate income families and pay a living wage to their service workers.

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What: Members of «Don't Gamble on our Community» coalition will officially announce their group's formation focusing its efforts on specifically preventing a casino from opening at Willets Point for both economic and moral reasons.

In a related development, the State Government also commissioned the statue of «From Ebute» located at the Mobolaji Bank Anthony way, Ikeja and statue of the «Community» at Ile Zik, Ikeja as part of its effort to tell the history of the State through iconic statues and monuments spread across historical locations in the five divisions of the State.

Also at 2 p.m., NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray will visit South Brooklyn Community High School's Learning to Work program to see and hear more about their efforts to support youth in transitioning to secondary education or employment, 173 Conover St., Brooklyn.

He further urged the Queen mothers to support government's efforts at ridding illegal mining activities out of their communities to help protect the environment.

Cuomo, speaking at the Westchester County Community College ceremony for Democrat George Latimer, compared the current environment to the administration of Ronald Reagan, only he said the current efforts by Republicans are worse.

And «tweet - ups», like the one attended in February by John Prescott at Manchester town hall, are seeing Labour using the online community to boost electioneering efforts.

The Assembly Minority Task Force on Heroin Addiction and Community Response held a regional forum aimed at identifying problems and weaknesses in current efforts to combat the rampant heroin epidemic.