Sentences with phrase «local communities around»

May 4, 2017 - Niantic, Inc., creators of hit augmented reality games Pokémon GO and Ingress, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation have formed a multi-year partnership to advance civic engagement in local communities around the United States through augmented reality experiences.

It is our sincere hope that our research can help provide a key tool for the new carbon economy by providing local researchers and even local communities around the world with remote sensing tools that they can use to manage carbon on their own.

An economic study released by ACC last month on the contributions of insulation to the U.S. economy in 2017 reported the insulation industry — including the manufacture, distribution and installation of insulation — generates more than 500,000 jobs in the U.S. and more than $ 30 billion in payrolls that support families and local communities around the country.

Every September for the past 13 years, they have shown the same passion while serving local communities around the world during our annual Responsible Business Action Month, creating a ripple effect of positive impact.

That said, I'm delighted to have been privy to all the meaningful and wonderful work benefitting local communities around the world and as result the richer, deeper experience this provides the volunteer.»

Elanco Animal Health, a division of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), will celebrate its 10th year of giving back to local communities around the world during Global Day of Service on Thursday, Sept. 28.

What has been the impact of it so far on teachers and students, and of course the local communities around there?

Helps groups of people with shared interests plan events and form offline clubs in local communities around the world.»

There you can search for meetings and offline clubs in local communities around the world geared toward lesbian - only members.

«EcoSikhs» are carrying out scientifically informed projects in Sikh communities and congregations that make a difference in local communities around the world.

Coffee embodies Jamaica and has a meaningful impact on the farmers who work for us, the people in the processing center and the local community around the farm.

Starting in the fall, the Parks Department will hold meetings to figure out what changes the local community around these five parks would like to see.

Q29: How does the integrated fuel storage system contribute to the safety of the local community around an SMR - 160 facility?

Indeed, if refugees and asylum - seekers engage in productive work, they will not be viewed as a burden to a hosting state and they will be respected by members of the local community around them.

This session will take a look at creative ways to partner with parents and the local community around three critical areas of partnerships: sharing information, working together, and seeking feedback.

Not exact matches

The poll results suggest that people want more officers conducting background checks; they want the same standards applied to those who buy a gun from a person at a gun show or online or at a physical store; they want to remove the background check work - around of buying a gun through a trust or corporation; and they want the feds to do a better job of notifying local law enforcement when people in their communities who are prohibited from purchasing a gun attempt to buy one.

Phil and Sheila Harris wanted to own a business that would give them the opportunity to help out those in need, both in their local community and around the world.

Born out of N ot For Sale, a non-profit with the mission to eradicate modern - day slavery around the world, the organization built REBBL as a self - sustaining business that would source ingredients from the Peruvian Amazon to improve the local community.

The more the owner appeared in the local news, the more photos of him were plastered around town, the more he spoke and shared his political and personal views with the community and the more his customers got to know him, the more of them he alienated.

It sends teams of volunteer health professionals to carry out disaster relief, long - term development and community health programs with local partners, ships millions in humanitarian aid to countries around the world, and provides mobile dental care to those in need in the US.

We are heavily involved in local community activities around the globe, including many social sabbaticals that donate weeks at a time from our experts in different areas.

Why not spearhead something or reach out to local organizations like your Chamber of Commerce to see if other area businesses might be interested in building a community event around shopping local?

Our ecosystem, of millions of professionals and businesses around the world, is supported by a strong localized community team and local on - the - ground staff who run highly targeted events.

«Fundraising this time around was more of a challenge, but my community has been so generous in support of my trek and, ultimately, our local women's shelter.»

Donor - advised funds have been around for years, particularly at community foundations aiming to encourage giving to local causes.

Lasch reminds us that the corrosion of our democratic way of life and especially our public discourse has its roots in widespread distrust of our institutions and the traditions around which they have developed and of which they are the expressions — whether the family, church, and local communities, or private enterprise and all the various levels of government.

Churches around the country are vital centres for local communities and wider society, preserving our rich heritage for future generations, and I very much welcome the opportunity to support the Council in their work.»

I have hope because of my own beloved church and community and the thousands of other healthy and imperfect local churches all around the world (I am a local church girl, can't deny it).

Speaking with Premier, he said: «Some people are significantly upset that the inquiry panel doesn't include someone from the local community... but I do think there's a range of emotions around this and, perhaps, it depends on how close people are to the situation».

Ogolla said: «Our local aid workers are working around the clock to ensure that communities have the emergency aid they need before and after the elections.

While I've spoken at many of them, and Passion has influenced them around the world, I want to be able to lay down at the feet of Jesus and say I gave it a shot — I tried to build into the local community of faith that he gave his life for, that he loved, and that he believed is the best agent for change in the world.

After heavy snow fall in the area, he's been clearing sidewalks around an elementary school, explaining to a local news station, «I don't want kids or parents having to go through the snow and possibly trip or hurt themselves... The community has supported me immensely with my struggles and tough times as I had a leg amputated and my fight with brain cancer.

Instead, our role as Christian leaders within the community can be to actively engage in conversations around education equity issues like accountability, state vision, and transparency and accessibility in reporting so parents and community leaders alike have the needed information to know how to best support strengthening local schools.

We love doing whatever we can at Deliciously Ella and giving back to the community how we can so we are also looking into another charity that cooks dinner for the homeless in the local synagogue around the corner.

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Simultaneously, during 2012 — 2015, three years of mentoring were provided by «The Postharvest Education Foundation» for more than a dozen Tanzanian extension workers and post-harvest trainers who are currently working within the local communities in and around Arusha to improve post-harvest handling practices and reduce losses in horticultural crops.

Yet even as the Congo Basin and other tropical forests around the world face mounting threats, a promising alternative has begun to emerge: the devolution of forest management to local communities.

IRRI's IBC is composed of three IRRI scientists, two scientists from the University of the Philippines Los Baños, and four representatives from the local Los Baños and Bay communities around the IRRI headquarters.

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.

Being in Kensington will be an opportunity to build a sense of community around the show and we will partner with leading local restaurants, bars and venues to provide entertaining choices to both exhibitor and visitor.»

We're welcoming our local community to come and get a first - hand look at how we turn our farmers top quality milk into dairy nutrition that is enjoyed at home and around the world.

Extraordinary Artisan Table works with local farmers and growers in the Valley to offer delicacies that are created, loved, and shared with the community and visitors from all around.

Cat Green is a local community facilitator, who has been bringing The People's Food Plan to citizens all around South East Queensland in 2012 and 2013.

First, it managed to bring together, in the same room and quite often around the same discussion table, representatives of the biggest corporations in food and agribusiness (e.g. Coles and Woolworths); state, federal and local government officers; individual farmers; scientists and academics; and members of the growing community food sector.

The People's Food Plan is a local community response to the National Food Plan, as mothers, fathers, sisters & brothers around Australia seek to support our local farmers, local community and local economy.

Transnational agribusinesses and financial institutions are acquiring stakes in agricultural land and infrastructure in land - rich countries around the world including Australia but to what benefit to local economies and communities?

Chef Sells has quickly become an active member of the local community, and when he's not behind the scenes in the kitchen at Harbor View, he can be found leading cooking demonstrations around the island.

«We have received a lot of support from the local community in putting this event on and the meet brings in some of the best NAIA teams from around the country with 12 teams traveling from Idaho, Washington, Oregon, the Bay Area and Southern California,» explained Daniells.

For the folks invited, the experience starts the moment they reach the auditorium — Starz24 has teamed up with Glenda's Gals, a group of local teachers and guidance counselors that perform community service around Greenwood.

Learning experiences at our wildlife sanctuaries, in your classroom, in your schoolyard, or around your local community