Sentences with phrase «growing volunteer efforts»

Volunteering Works is designed to help new and growing volunteer efforts grow by providing seed money and mentoring from the seasoned experts that make up the Good Neighbor Society.

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The 19 - year - old twins are the co-founders, along with 62 - year - old Kentucky volunteer Bill Goins, of Hucksarmy.com, an until - recently under - the - radar national grassroots effort that is growing into a powerful component of Huckabee's support network.

High - level Clinton aides» interest in the Ohio Democratic Party's growing field program as a tool for the lead - up to November 2016 «encourages us, our volunteers and our donors, to put more resources into this effort,» said state party executive director Greg Beswick.

«[O] ne group of researchers [has launched] a crowdsourcing initiative,» called Mark2Cure, to help researchers «find those needle - in - haystack connections» in the rapidly growing biomedical literature «by harnessing the efforts of lay volunteers who will scan papers for key terms to help create a powerful searchable database,» Esther Landhuis wrote in a Thursday ScienceInsider.

Today, the program has trained thousands of student volunteers in 11 states who make up a growing effort that relies on kids from third grade up to track, input data, and reporting it.

Anticipating the needs of a growing metropolitan area was among the service learning goals that gained Meridian its designation as a Service Learning Leader School by the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency that promotes and funds volunteer efforts.

With a capacity of 250 to 300 kittens at a time, managing the demand is a joint effort between the paid staff of 26 caregivers, 60 (and growing) volunteers, and a host of foster homes, who take on litters of kittens to bottle - feed and care for at home for days, a week, or as long as the eight weeks it takes for a newborn kitten to be old enough to spay or neuter.

Thanks, in large part, to the efforts of an energetic and talented group of volunteers, the shop has grown from its original 250 square foot location to its current 4,000 square foot «a fun place to shop» store.

Wisconsin Border Collie Rescue (WBCR) is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization, and is the effort of a dedicated group of volunteering individuals who love the breed and are concerned about the growing number of unwanted Border Collies within the midwest.

In an effort to do our part in controlling the growing animal overpopulation problem, we are proud to volunteer with numerous rescue organizations and animal shelters.

Since 2010, Georgia Aquarium staff and volunteers have logged over 2000 hours underwater assisting the Coral Restoration Foundation with their efforts to effectively grow coral fragments in an underwater nursery near Molasses Reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

And imagine the more than 11,000 container plants that were grown and cared for by the Redwood Creek Nursery volunteers since the beginning of this year, which will be planted by the hundreds of volunteers who will join the efforts of our Marin Stewardship team once the rains begin!

Since 1993, due to the volunteer efforts of the Board of Directors, the office staff in Amsterdam and countless partners and friends, Res Artis has grown to become the largest network of its kind, promoting the role of artist residencies as a vital part of the contemporary arts world, stimulating the creative development and mobility of artists, and furthering intercultural understanding.

Shovein was recognized for her efforts and leadership within the State Bar of Michigan's Intellectual Property Law Section, various International Trademark Association (INTA) Committees, volunteer efforts for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, as well as her successful and growing practice.

Volunteering Works is designed to help new and growing community service efforts grow by providing seed money and expert mentoring.