Sentences with phrase «good by the local communities»

«It saves us money, it saves us energy and it does good by the local communities,» he said.

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The Canadian adventure - travel firm became one of Canada's Best Managed Companies by making positive change in the local communities it visits

Matt McCracken: Not only do I get to know the SMBs in my community personally by working with them to improve their IT strategy, but we're able to help the local economy grow as well.

The People's Choice Award is voted on by the other CMIT local owners and awarded to owners who have used innovation to reach their goals, stayed active in their communities and collaborated well with other owners.

A system of local markets with many participants, playing by rules established by the community, does this better than a global market dominated by a few players who set their own rules.

One can draw on the result of the careful work that has been done by religious bodies, educational institutions, and local communities regarding better understanding between the Islamic faith and societies since the Gulf War in 1991.

Consider local parks, empty lots owned by neighbors who wouldn't mind having them cleaned up and taken care of for free and church lawns that might serve the community better by growing food instead of requiring regular mowing.

«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.

Develop an environment of trust and reveal authentic interests in the hosting nation and local communities by discussing and developing a shared vision of expectations and behaviors that will successfully lead to a sustainable license to operate without serious disruptions and better outcomes.

We are committed to being a sustainable business by working with the best local and global tea, coffee and food artisans and by contributing back to our communities to promote a healthy lifestyle and the conservation of natural resources.

We also engage employees in our goal to create 3 billion Better Days by giving them 45,000 volunteer days to use at local community food banks, community farms and breakfast programs.

Put simply, it's some of the Adelaide Hills» best food and drink, grown and prepared mostly on - site by a community of passionate local foodies.

GNA is dedicated to preserving the historical character of Gramercy, as well as its residents, local business and schools, by developing a sense of community through various projects, events and initiatives.

In California The Fairmont San Francisco and The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn are supporting local agricultural studies by purchasing two student - raised hogs from the Sonoma Valley High School Agriculture Department so that they can make their own sausages, bacon and dried meats, as well as support local schools and help strengthen the regional farming community.

If you're not familiar with the Mayor's Holiday Special, it's a program that runs during the holiday season and offers thousands of half - price tickets (powered by BosTix, which reinvests sales back into the local arts community) to local performances (as well as dining and parking deals).

Being a baby mama for the third time meant that I was very well supported by my local and Internet parenting community.

Activate Good is a nonprofit Volunteer Center activating volunteers to help charitable causes in our local community by connecting individuals, groups, and companies to volunteer needs with nonprofits around the Triangle.

Fixing school food in every community — the relatively wealthy Boulder and Berkeley, as well as the outright destitute parts of the country devastated by the housing debacle and unemployment — requires all of us to work together as one to get the fedreal government to fund school meal programs in a way that provides fresh nutritious food for all students, not just those lucky enough to live where people can afford to take matters into their own hands and make a local fix.

She said she was interested in the park district race as well because she does not want the local YMCA to be affected by a potential community center that the park district have talked about before.

By dividing up local populations into different catchment areas, it would enhance the experience of patients by offering a smaller, community feel, as well as provide more jobBy dividing up local populations into different catchment areas, it would enhance the experience of patients by offering a smaller, community feel, as well as provide more jobby offering a smaller, community feel, as well as provide more jobs.

Constrained by the diktats, directives and dogma set by a remote central office, the ability of mainstream politicians to always act in the best interests of local people and communities can be compromised.

All parties believe in wider community involvement, in local decision - making and that some services are best run by neighbourhood groups, as long as there is no self - interest.

Many people believe education is best run at the local level because school boards and school officials better serve the public when they are able to be held accountable by the local community they serve; when the decision - makers have local roots, many believe they do a better job than a monolithic federal bureaucracy hundreds or thousands of miles away.

In their recent party political broadcast Nick Clegg argued that «Liberal Democrats are campaigning to make your lives better» by working in local communities to «fix your roads, or protect your local health services», or in government to fix the economy, cut taxes and create more apprenticeships.

He added, however, that he felt local Democratic politicians have done less well by the community throughout the years.

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.

There is a good deal of confusion out there in the development community and local councils about the structures to raise money for the infrastructure needed by a development and where NHB fits in.

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.»

These include: · Restricting trade hours of on - licence venues to limit the availability of alcohol in the early hours of the morning · Enhancing community involvement, better facilitating the engagement of local residents with licensing systems · Adding / prioritising public health and / or harm minimisation objectives in alcohol legislation · Restricting the sales of high risk products in areas of concern; and · Deprioritising government support for industry voluntary schemes in place of policies supported by evidence.

«If it is about choice for parents and the public, evidence shows that what parents and the public want are good local schools run by local councils, democratically accountable to local communities.

A few dozen «hardcore» residents, as City Councilman Mark Levine called them, braved the rain to have their say in the process, which asks locals to weigh in on how they think funding should be allocated, followed by a community - wide voting process to select the best ideas.

Meet your fellow Democrats, hear inspirational speeches by local leaders and candidates making a positive difference in our communities, and enjoy an evening of fine dining and good cheer!

This breakfast forum was hosted by the Larchmont - Mamaroneck Local Summit, an informal community council that seeks to make life better for all in the tri-municipal area.

Select photographs courtesy of Michael Mandolfo.The essential work done by Meals on Wheels for Western New York is made possible by generous financial support from community members, local foundations and corporations, as well as through grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, New York State Office for the Aging and Erie County's Departments of Senior Services and Social Services.

Reed, who has triggered a knife - edge by - election by quitting his Copeland constituency, even went as far to say he could better serve his community in his new job at the local Sellafield power station than as its MP.

Moss said that re-opening shock incarceration camp closed by the Cuomo administration — including Camp Monterey in Schuyler County — would provide local governments with minimum - risk inmates to perform small - bore tasks around the community as well as training skills.

Edward Hardy, Chief Executive of the Considerate Constructors Scheme said: «One of the Scheme's core principles is to encourage construction sites to become better neighbours by communicating and interacting with their local communities.

«An organization that brings over 25,000 people to our neighborhoods should show us respect by sharing its routes with community boards and local elected officials and working together with us well in advance to determine how we can mitigate the negative impacts of this bar crawl on our local communities and small retail businesses, whose annual sales depend heavily on this time of year,» Hoylman added.

Research has also shown that investing in child care bears a substantial economic benefit to the community by boosting the local economy as a whole as well.

By investing in our local youth with programs like these, we are helping communities provide education, life skills, and physical & emotional well - being to the next generation,» said Poloncarz.

At Monday's meeting, which was hosted by Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, resident said the developers needed to do a better job of looking into the impact the building will have on the community, in terms of displacement of local tenants, as well as its environmental impact on increasing traffic and casting shadows on neighboring Fort Tryon Park.

Brown's biggest financial backers during the recent six - month period come from the local business community and include the Buffalo Niagara Partnership as well as the 43 x 79 political action committee formed by some of the city's top business leaders.

By measuring an uptick in online searches as well as social media chatter and mass media coverage, Ion Bogdan Vasi, an associate professor of sociology at the UI and corresponding author of a new study, demonstrated how local screenings of Gasland — a 2010 American documentary that focused on communities affected by natural gas drilling — affected the public debate on hydraulic frackinBy measuring an uptick in online searches as well as social media chatter and mass media coverage, Ion Bogdan Vasi, an associate professor of sociology at the UI and corresponding author of a new study, demonstrated how local screenings of Gasland — a 2010 American documentary that focused on communities affected by natural gas drilling — affected the public debate on hydraulic frackinby natural gas drilling — affected the public debate on hydraulic fracking.

But Alaska salmon falls short and lags behind some of the world's fisheries in how it benefits local fishermen, processing workers and nearby rural communities, according to a new assessment that ranks the vitality of a fishery by looking at its economic and community benefits as well as its ecological health.

Cleaner air means a higher acceptance of coal - fired plants in local communities, and equally important, by lenders and financial institutions — leading to better financing terms for our customers.

, serves the local Asian / Pacific Islander American communities by conducting free health screenings at various community centers for diabetes, vision impairment, and hypertension, as well as hepatitis B and C, which disproportionately affect people of Asian descent.

The student group, which is the local chapter of a national organization, serves the local Asian / Pacific Islander American communities by conducting free health screenings at various community centers for diabetes, vision impairment, and hypertension, as well as hepatitis B and C, which disproportionately affect people of Asian descent.

The insurance fund as well as the reimbursement process is managed by the local community.

Good, sustainable farming supports regional communities by working with groups like Fair for Life fair trade funds and partnering with the farmers and members of a community to jointly develop programs that address needs in local communities such as medical support, improving critical local infrastructure, supporting local schools, establishing sources of potable water, nutrition education, to name a few.

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