Sentences with phrase «for civic groups»

NHS offers behind - the - scenes tours for civic groups, organizations and clubs, plus tours and presentations to enhance classroom lessons.

In addition to the cuts, Bloomberg announced several new local initiatives, ranging from new grants for civic groups to waving fines for any restaurant that receives an «A» grade.

Since retirement, Bill continues to lead domestic and international travel programs for Mass Audubon, teach the Birder's Certificate Program at Joppa Flats, and conduct workshops and lectures at Joppa Flats and for civic groups, birding organizations, and retirement communities.

Religious believers certainly cause their share of trouble, and can be obnoxiously close - minded to new insights and outsiders, but there're also not universally a den of vipers; religious people are more likely to donate to charities (including secular ones) and volunteer for civic groups than secular people, for instance.

Not exact matches

For example, you could join a civic group, like the Kiwanis or Lions.

Both cite Manchester's own good community works and his larger dedication to San Diego, and say he has pledged to work with them to turn over the U-T to a community group wanting to run it for long - term civic interest.

The Constitution could not take for granted that its citizens would all be motivated by civic virtue and so its concern was as much to protect individuals and groups from abuse at the hands of the government and their fellow citizens as it was to involve all its citizens in genuine participation.

But neither group has a plan for an immigration strategy focused on civic equality and economic mobility.

This will be taken to Include political organizations; fraternal organizations; college and school groups; labor groups; industrial, business and professional organizations; religious orders; civic clubs, memorial and patriotic societies; philanthropic and reform societies (Anti-Tobacco League, for example); athletic organizations; women's groups, etc., which are in good standing.

Newspaper interviews and lectures with question - and - answer periods for civic organizations and church groups soon followed.

On the other hand, he realized that competition among religious groups of strong conviction could have disastrous consequences for civic life.

Without becoming a new civic group, culturally too they retain their original jati, except for the faith dimension and the discarding of the varna ideology.

People who grow up civic are taught how to relate meaningfully to others, to put the good of the group first, to consume wisely and to use amusement sparingly, and to be concerned for rights of others, for their environment, and for the future of human kind.

Around 6 a.m., they sealed the bulk pans, slid them into insulated boxes, and loaded them onto trucks or other vehicles for delivery by more than 150 churches, civic groups, shelters, and first responder organizations such as police, fire departments, Coast Guard, and the National Guard.

Two weekslater a group of local civic leaders staged a protest in downtown Sacramento byeating the same Six Dollar Burger at a press event to mock the playboybrothers» requests for public assistance.

The Breakfast of Champions also serves as the induction forum for the Boys & Girls Clubs Hall of Fame, which honors individuals, civic groups and corporations that have strongly impacted the clubs.

Forget the suggestion box in the front office.The Pasco County school district has sent out an online all - call to schools, cities, civic groups and other entities, asking for ideas for how it can do better.ThoughtExchange went live Monday.

In preparation for the referendum, Park District Director Steve Schelten said the committee will be conducting presentations for homeowners associations and civic groups, holding neighborhood gatherings, telephoning voters and displaying yard signs.

Bre currently works as a Principal Digital Consultant for Civic Resource Group which develops software solutions for the public and civic sectors.

A diaper drive is a great community service project for your school, business, civic group, neighborhood or faith organization.

According to the resolution, scheduled to be considered at the next park board meeting on Sept. 13, the park district staff would meet with the club, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and interested civic and community groups for 90 days to either adapt the gun club activities to eliminate violations or to relocate it to another site on park district property.

A frequent lecturer for professional and civic groups, «he was a very good speaker and could just entertain you with his way of promoting any activity that he was involved in,» his daughter - in - law said.

Joseph Franz Schneller, owner of Schneller Furniture Co. for more than 30 years, first opened his furniture store in Chicago in 1948 and eventually moved it to Arlington Heights, where he was active in civic and community groups.

Meetup.com helps interest groups formed on the Web to get together in person — and a remarkable number of groups do so for civic purposes.

These have long been left for well - meaning civic associations and nonpartisan groups, but were taken up again and pursued with considerable energy and finesse by the Bush campaign among conservative Christians in 2000 and 2004, and by the Obama campaign among African Americans, Latinos, and college students in 2008 on the basis of new forms of political targeting.

The Bridging Gowanus community planning process was convened by the local elected officials representing the Gowanus area, organized together with community leaders from resident, civic, environmental, business, arts and housing groups, and facilitated by the Pratt Center for Community Development.

Reinvent Albany joined civic groups, Brooklyn Democrat Senator Dan Squadron and Manhattan Democrat Brian Kavanagh and dozens of other state legislators in calling for the closure of the infamous «LLC Loophole.»

Recommendations for Using Everyday Information Technology to Open Up Government At a news conference on Thursday, March 22 at 1 PM, leading civic and government watchdog groups will call on the Governor, Legislature, Attorney General, and Comptroller to use the explosion in affordable Information Technology to make NY State government more transparent, responsive, and accountable.

Eastern Queens United, a group of a dozen civic associations, criticized the redistricting process for dividing communities.

Important step towards faster, fairer FOIL responses New York City — Today, major New York City civic groups thanked Maya Wiley, Counsel to Mayor Bill de Blasio, Commissioner Pauline Toole and her team at the NYC Department of Records, and NYC DoITT for launching the beta version of the new OpenRECORDS website.

Comptroller DiNapoli Addresses Business and Civic Leaders in Buffalo Last week, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli was in Buffalo to speak to a group of business, civic and philanthropic leaders about the need for reforming our state's campaign finance laws.

This will include social events and happy hours for members and guests all along the 73rd Assembly District, co-sponsored events with like - minded civic and community groups as well as the hosting of events that delve deeply into issues that the community is concerned about.

«I've had a wonderful opportunity to serve the public in city and state government for almost 15 years and I've served the community,» said Tabone, a Bayside resident and attorney for John Catsimitidis» Manhattan - based Red Apple Group with a long career of civic involvement.

Leaders from more than a dozen eastern Queens civic groups met in Bellerose last week, demanding their communities be united by the state task force that will redraw the area's legislative lines for the coming decade.

Speaking to the Association for a Better New York, a prominent civic group, the mayor cited businesses like Gap and Costco that have raised their employees» pay above the national minimum.

The group works to train recent immigrants for civic leadership opportunities, and Ms. Mark - Viverito said her speech would focus on immigration and «some of the great work we're doing here» in New York.

The Commission on Local Government Modernization - or Consensus, for short - was formed three years ago by six nonprofit civic groups with support from the city and county.

«The Jamaica Now Action Plan reflects an exemplary collaboration by the Mayor, the Borough President, civic groups and the community that can restore Jamaica as one of the region's most affordable and attractive destinations for living, shopping and working,» said Regional Plan Association Chair Elliot Sander.

Nearly 100 civic and community groups called for U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara to create a blue - ribbon panel akin to the shuttered Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption and clean up the «pay - to - play» culture they said rules real - estate development in New York City.

Also at 6 p.m., a large coalition of environmental and civic groups opposed to the Port Ambrose offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility will call for Cuomo to veto the project at a rally outside of a fundraiser the governor will attend at the Harvard Club, (which is not on his public schedule), 35 West 44th St., Manhattan.

Buffalo, NY — Governor David Paterson joined state legislative leaders and civic groups in Albany Wednesday for «Albany on the Record» — a public conference on state government reform.

Mr. Stringer, who was an assemblyman in 1999 and voted against the repeal, will describe his plan in a speech on Tuesday at a meeting of a prominent civic group, the Association for a Better New York, a regular stop for the city's presumptive mayoral candidates as they try to define themselves amid a crowded field of left - leaning progressives.

Good - government and civic groups are joining forces to press for a constitutional convention in 2019, with a vote on whether to hold a convention set for this November.

Local governments, community organizations, not - for - profits and civic groups across Ulster County have been lining up behind the proposal to convert the former resort into a casino and spa, declining in the process to back a proposal to create a casino at Hudson Valley Resort in Kerhonkson.

But civic groups fought against the measure, arguing instead for a long - term permit that might nudge negotiations over relocating the arena so that Penn Station might be rebuilt and expanded.

In a stunning slap at Mayor de Blasio, one of the city's leading civic groups announced Monday that it is not making an endorsement in the mayor's race for the first time in a half century because of «troubling» ethical issues hounding the administration.

In other districts informal civic groups will organize a slate of «reform» candidates for school board, and in at least one exurban Colorado school district, a bunch of people who were also leaders in the county Republican party where the school district was located put together a slate of unofficially Republican school board candidates to square off against a teacher's union slate of candidates.

Good government and civic groups have been working on this for several years now, but the Republicans in the Senate roadblock it every time.

Many of the city's largest civic groups, many economists and West Side neighborhood groups agreed with Mr. Silver's opposition, though sometimes for different reasons, saying the stadium would hurt development by discouraging office tenants and residents who would not want to work and live next to it.

Sara is a cofounder of the New Latino Movement, a civic engagement group focused on developing young leaders to promote equal opportunity and justice for Latinos, and a former member and Vice President the Board of Directors of GNYCFC.