Sentences with phrase «in local community projects»

She is active in local community projects and plays bass in an Atlanta - based rock band.

We understand the importance of helping people and being part of a community and regularly get involved in local community projects and events.

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Celis's work in Africa consisted of a project that focused on helping local governments provide better community services.

«You could ask the local community foundation in the area to give you a docket of projects in the area you're focusing giving,» he says.

We need to protect the environment by reducing GHGs, and First Nations and local communities in B.C. need the work that our sector can deliver through clean and renewable energy projects such as wind, solar, hydro and biomass.»

Led by the passion and dedication of employees in our local offices, Franklin Templeton volunteers take part in more than 400 community service projects annually.

Prior to local project approvals, you'll engage in meaningful negotiation with community stakeholders regarding community benefits and measures to mitigate project impacts;

Talison Lithium is proud to be involved in this proactive community project which promotes not only the Greenbushes community but also local industries, including the mining industry as a whole.

Led by the passion and dedication of employees in our local offices, Franklin Templeton volunteers take part in 393 community service projects annually.

We are active in our local church, Christ Community Church supporting local outreach projects and volunteer with the USO.

Significant support is given to the local primary school and Talison Lithium employees are involved in a number of joint environmental and community based projects with the school including Clean - up Australia Day, National School's Tree Day and the annual biological monitoring of the Greenbushes Pool for the Waterwatch Ribbons of Blue project.

Our efforts represent the single largest block of community support in the history of New Orleans, contributing more than 54,000 volunteer hours and investing more than $ 1 million in local projects like painting, landscaping, and building playgrounds.

Ultimately, a project that had been designed to benefit a specific group of small businesses in the West Bank came full circle to return benefits to the local financial community.

NOVAGOLD has made it a priority, and rightly so, to involve the local community from early on in the project.

Fundrise specializes in facilitating creative urban development projects that impact local communities.

Average baby boomer investors also can take advantage of this unique service to be part of those funding creative development projects in their local communities.

All of the money remains in a council's local area, funding Girl Scouts» activities and community projects.

BlocPower: Smart Cities platform connects investors to green and healthy building projects in local communities.

As an estimated $ 5 billion project employing as many as 50,000 people, the Amazon HQ2 is likely to have a broad impact on the local community in terms of what people pay for real estate, how long it takes them to get to work and what dollar figures they see on their paychecks.

Depending on the program you choose, it's possible to stay in your community, working with local nonprofits, public agencies, and projects that benefit low - income Americans.

Most of the young people who take part make it a ten - day or two - week event, staying at a local parish, helping with some community project, visiting a well - known shrine or shrines, taking part in catechesis, or doing all of these things.

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.

In New York, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation secures corporate and foundation investment capital for «locally created, locally executed» community development projects.

Yesterday, USDA announced more than $ 56 million in grants to support local and community food projects, including a program administered by my agency, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS).

The multi-award winning project, which launched in December 2015, has been praised as a sustainable eco-friendly solution, while James Cropper was commended for its commitment to green energy and the local community.

For example, two years ago, when we first began identifying potential sites around the Philippines for our multi-location field trials of Golden Rice varieties, one of our considerations was that the local government units and other community leaders should be well - informed and interested in the project and willing to support the conduct of the trials.

In her paper, Liz Young from Local Harvest highlighted the positive impact such projects can have on farmers and local communiLocal Harvest highlighted the positive impact such projects can have on farmers and local communilocal communities.

The Acer Nethercott Sport Hall will be the first building in the redevelopment of the University's Iffley Road Sports Complex, a # 60 million project that will increase available space for the more than 80 University sports clubs and members of the local community.

He claims he has started a project with his father - in - law to open a farm and sell fruit and vegetables to the local community.

Family Intervention Projects (FIPs) were introduced by the Government in 2006 as part of its Respect Action Plan to address the behaviour of the most anti-social families and reduce their impact on the local community.

Volunteer Match www.volunteermatch.org National organization helps match volunteers with projects in local communities.

In your post, nominate a local community project that you love.

We have a variety of other childbirth - related community events such as well - known speakers, movie nights, booths at local fairs, and attendance and participation in national conferences and projects relating to childbirth.

As part of Mass Audubon's ongoing work in the Blackstone River Watershed, five communities have been selected to receive technical assistance for local Low Impact Development (LID) and land use planning projects to improve water quality and stormwater management.

The Teal Pumpkin Project was inspired by a local awareness activity run by the Food Allergy Community of East Tennessee (FACET) and launched as a national campaign by FARE in 2014.

With the support of the Whole Kids Foundation and the Life Time Foundation, two local nonprofits that support community wellness projects, the district has been able to install these more curated salad bars in more than 50 elementary campuses.

Participate in hands - on, family - friendly service projects, enjoy live music and refreshments, and hear words from local community leaders and Activate Good to wrap up this fourth annual community - wide day of service.

The project will also develop opportunities for local residents to participate in stewardship projects and climate literacy discussions that focus on taking meaningful action at home and in their communities.

It encourages employees to engage in activities within their local communities, with particular emphasis on actively supporting charities and community projects that support babies, children and young people.

Throughout the school year and during the summer, students practice science skills through the study of local habitats, learn about Massachusetts» native wildlife, work as a team to plan and execute stewardship projects that benefit their school and the larger Lowell community, and participate in community - based events.

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.

Our goal in this project is to help elected officials, local taxpayer groups, community associations and concerned taxpayers explore ways of improving the quality and cost - effectiveness of local government.

«This is not only an investment in affordable housing projects, but a critical step towards developing safer communities, stronger local economies and brighter futures for all New Yorkers.»

Martins acknowledged that he «fought like hell» to stop the third track, but said opposition forced the LIRR and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to accommodate his concerns about the impact to local communities in their new project proposal.

«Irwin Raij has years of experience working together with sports franchise owners, local communities, and government in sports development projects, and he will be a valuable addition to the state's efforts to keep the Bills right here in New York.»

(February 3, 2017) New York State Homes and Community Renewal joined Selfhelp Community Services, Broadway Mosholu LLC, Enterprise Community Partners, local leaders and project partners to celebrate the ribbon - cutting of the $ 26.4 million Van Cortlandt Green, an affordable housing development for low and middle - income seniors in the Riverdale community of tCommunity Renewal joined Selfhelp Community Services, Broadway Mosholu LLC, Enterprise Community Partners, local leaders and project partners to celebrate the ribbon - cutting of the $ 26.4 million Van Cortlandt Green, an affordable housing development for low and middle - income seniors in the Riverdale community of tCommunity Services, Broadway Mosholu LLC, Enterprise Community Partners, local leaders and project partners to celebrate the ribbon - cutting of the $ 26.4 million Van Cortlandt Green, an affordable housing development for low and middle - income seniors in the Riverdale community of tCommunity Partners, local leaders and project partners to celebrate the ribbon - cutting of the $ 26.4 million Van Cortlandt Green, an affordable housing development for low and middle - income seniors in the Riverdale community of tcommunity of the Bronx.

Commenting on the reports in the media that the Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, is to apologise to Parliament for errors contained in the Government's list of schools to be rebuilt or refurbished under the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said: «The Government's decision to scrap over 700 projects to rebuild or refurbish schools was an unnecessary and disastrous development that history will judge to be bad for children, bad for education and bad for local communities and the economy.

«It's taxpayer dollars the governor is proposing,» said Amedore, the Albany - area Republican, «so you need to have an all - hands - on - deck approach and have communities with everyone involved in the process, from lawmakers to local officials to regional councils that are not just behind closed doors selecting projects that may be of interest to one or two particular people.»

The Fentons opened Main Street Ice Cream in 2009 and over the years have held numerous fundraisers, partnering with Ride for Roswell, local veterans on Veterans Day, youth baseball, Hamburg High School, the Hamburg Community Playground Project, and numerous groups through the annual Scarecrow pProject, and numerous groups through the annual Scarecrow projectproject.

Projects eligible for consideration are those that maintain and enhance natural assets, local infrastructure, safety, recreational opportunities, and quality of life for communities in Rockland and Westchester counties.