Sentences with phrase «local community organizations in»

Some schools are able to partner with local community organizations in order to send a student home with a backpack of food for the weekend.

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Prior to Black Friday, Patagonia announced that it would donate 100 percent of its global retail and online sales from the shopping event straight to grassroots organizations that work in local communities to «protect our air, water and soil for future generations».

This Houston - based power company is giving back to its local community in the form of one million dollars to Houston organizations.

Yet another great example is Twitter; Twitter's #FridayForGood Initiative is a chance for its employees to spend their Fridays volunteering in support of local community organizations.

The law, known as Senate Bill 4, is slated to take effect Sept. 1, but has been challenged in court by rights organizations and localities that say the law infringes on local governments» constitutional rights, and will sow fear through immigrant communities by dissuading people from reporting crimes or testifying as witnesses out of fear they will be deported.

«Local organizations will continue to work in the community long after the disaster has happened, as they have an established presence in the community.

It broke ground in March that year with the help of teachers and students from a local school and, to this day, continues to work with the community, donating some of its 2,000 pounds of produce each year to local organizations.

Throughout his career he has been actively involved in many local community organizations and boards.

Vancouver Airport Authority is a dedicated community partner and in 2016 donated more than $ 1,000,000 to local organizations.

In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed $ 440 million to charitable and not - for - profit organizations and volunteered more than 6.8 million hours of service to local communities since 2000.

In addition to bettering our local communities and supporting numerous organizations through our Spirit to Serve efforts, Marriott Vacations Worldwide is also committed to social responsibility through corporate financial contributions, fundraising efforts and in - kind givinIn addition to bettering our local communities and supporting numerous organizations through our Spirit to Serve efforts, Marriott Vacations Worldwide is also committed to social responsibility through corporate financial contributions, fundraising efforts and in - kind givinin - kind giving.

In 2005, the Morgan Creek Foundation was established to support local community organizations with an educational focus.

The Springfield, Missouri - based hunting, fishing, camping and outdoor recreation retailer provided more than 80 Tracker boats to local, state and federal government agencies and rescue organizations in the widely flooded city, as well as in other impacted communities in Texas.

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?

The Starbucks Community Store in Daehakro, like the Langsuan Neighborhood Starbucks in Bangkok, plays a role in supporting education, job training and apprenticeship initiatives by working directly with non-profit organizations to offer local services.

If you're an organization that supports hunger relief in your local community and need Walmart's support, please click here to apply for Walmart's $ 1,000 Community Grantcommunity and need Walmart's support, please click here to apply for Walmart's $ 1,000 Community GrantCommunity Grant program.

Walmart Canada kicks off Giving Tuesday by inviting eligible community organizations to apply for 1,000 local grants of $ 1,000 to support hunger relief and local services that help families in need.

Based on every dollar invested in The Greater Interest GIC, CWB makes a corporate donation to the local BBBS organization in the community where the investment was made.

VANCOUVER — Hundreds of community organizations that rely on provincial grants, including 78 in Vancouver, are feeling the pinch thanks to Christy Clark's government dropping the ball on processing applications, says New Democrat spokesperson for local government, sports and seniors,...

As optimistic as Burnham is about reinvesting profits in local reporting resources and in community organization funding, it's easy see how the continuing decline of metros could burst that bubble.

Walmart Canada kicks off Giving Tuesday by inviting eligible community organizations to apply for 1,000 local grants of $ 1,000 to support hunger relief and local services that help families in...

In our short time on the island, our team forged local partnerships on the ground with incredible organizations like Community Action Now.

As the Americares response team on the ground identified needs in affected communities, the organization coordinated and worked with its network of local health centers, free clinics and response partners in Texas, meeting requests for water, medications and supplies with emergency deliveries.

Whether hosting an event on campus to inform your community about a humanitarian issue happening on the other side of the world, going into your city to help at a local organization or picking up trash on the way to class, getting involved and engaged in any way possible is an important facet to add to your college life.

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.

Changes in circle 5 (larger, more impersonal organizations) and circle 6 (the systems beyond the local community) may occur through educational [and] persuasive approaches, but often they require the use of political [and other social action] methods....

In many cases a labor union, the local Chamber of Commerce, a realty board, a mayor's commission, the P.T.A., or some community organization may be the key to the solution of some local problem, or the means by which «the secular relevance of the gospel» can be made manifest.

A decade later, a study of Episcopal churches by Wade Clark Roof showed that church people tend to be divided into two groups: the «locals» who prefer to live in small communities, get their satisfaction from relating closely to families and to friends, and belong to local groups; and the «cosmopolitans» who prefer living in large cities, get their satisfaction from dealing with ideas and international issues, and belong to large state or nationwide organizations.

Changes in circle 5 (larger, more impersonal organizations) and circle 6 (the systems beyond the local community) may occur through educational persuasive approaches, but often they require the use of political methods.

In addition, the National Council of Churches can provide direct consultation with national, state, and local church and mental health organizations concerning the involvement of churches and clergy in community mental health centerIn addition, the National Council of Churches can provide direct consultation with national, state, and local church and mental health organizations concerning the involvement of churches and clergy in community mental health centerin community mental health centers.

These organization serve in way that the government simply can't and they provide million to their local communities in free health care for the poor.

Other symptoms of this new spirit are to be found in the increased interest in the common worship of the academic community, though this is by no means universally evident; in the widespread and intensive discussions of faculties about the purpose and organization of the course of study; in the experiments that are being carried on to relate the work of the seminary more intimately to the work of other church agencies, particularly to the local churches.

Cooke's takes pride in its local community by supporting a number of events and organizations.

«We're very involved in our local communities and try to give back throughout the year,» he says, noting that it sponsors local events, as well as makes donations to organizations like The Salvation Army and United Way.

This means pounding the pavement and stopping into local businesses and organizations to introduce yourself, your business and your goals, placing phone calls, attending community meetings, posting fliers in - store and at local organizations and following up with emails.

Once you have established yourself and communicated the ways in which you can support local organizations, you will find that community leaders and organizations will begin to seek you out.

Shannon and his family maintain close ties to the community and regularly participate in local business and charity organizations including a brain tumor research fund established in honor of his late wife Judy, VanMatre says.

Any additional tips for franchisees who are interested in establishing themselves in the community and who desire to help local organizations?

He attributes his success to community support and in return has donated more than $ 50,000 since 2010 to local organizations including, but not limited to nonprofits, fire departments, area schools, booster clubs, health organizations and athletic teams.

Wholesome Wave is a nonprofit organization with a mission to increase access to (and affordability of) fresh, locally grown food through programs that work with neighborhood farmer's markets and encourage those in under - served communities to make healthier choices and buy local produce.

It's why we are working with national and local public health organizations on comprehensive efforts to reduce sugar consumption in communities where it's most needed.

With support from the Alliance, the companies will seek partnerships with local organizations and community leaders to increase the scope and impact of the initiative and drive change in the marketplace for the health and well - being of their communities.

This program ensures that our restaurants» high - quality, surplus food is donated to hunger relief organizations in our local communities across the country — rather than simply disposing of it in landfills.

The Westin Colonnade hosted such an ice cream breakfast at their property to support GKTF, inviting the local community to raise donations for the organization and to treat area children to ice cream in the morning!

We are committed to making a difference in our communities by partnering with local organizations and leading volunteering efforts.

LDEI Atlanta provides thousands of dollars of funding and numerous volunteer hours to local organizations each year, focused on helping organizations working in the areas of: green tables / farming, global culinary initiatives, the culinary community and programs that teach cooking, nutrition or support anti-hunger work.

She is a graduate of the Natural Gourmet Institute in New York City, and apprenticed under the worker - ownership of Three Stone Hearth in Berkeley, California, the first community supported kitchen (CSK) of its kind and has experience managing farmer's markets, working with a variety of artisan food producers, in restaurants, business management and organizations promoting urban food sustainability, local food economies and seasonality.

He is also an avid home brewer and an active member of various charitable organizations in the local community.

For in - kind product donations, we focus more on local community, mission - aligned and civic organizations, and local schools.

In addition to local community support, our company funds The McCain Foundation — a philanthropic organization, largely supporting initiatives in the Atlantic provinces of Canada where McCain Foods was foundeIn addition to local community support, our company funds The McCain Foundation — a philanthropic organization, largely supporting initiatives in the Atlantic provinces of Canada where McCain Foods was foundein the Atlantic provinces of Canada where McCain Foods was founded.