Sentences with phrase «local grass roots»

Members can also donate miles to via Aeroplan's Charitable Pooling Program that allows members to use miles to support individuals, families or local grass roots charities in need.

He summarizes the DCCC's approach as «arm [ing] the rebels» — training a national network of activists and potential campaign staffers while deploying organizers into districts they see as particularly vulnerable to help rally the local grass roots.

Maloney despite his claims has done NOTHING to reach out and garner local grass roots support from the towns and committees in the district.

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Many have hope that Cleveland can recover by taking advantage of a growing grass roots movement to patronize small, local businesses, which are seeking to develop a larger, global presence.

They also helped us improve our grass roots marketing efforts with local chambers and associations.

Second, we need to acknowledge that innovation occurs at the local and grass - roots level.

Prevention at the grass roots includes the whole range of activities in the program of a local church, which contribute to the development of wholeness in persons and the vitalizing of families so that they satisfy the basic interpersonal hungers of children, youth, and adults.

Reddy's rationalization is fairly representative of views popular with the government and the development elite, who strive to keep the international and local media's attention on South Africa's AIDS crisis in order to foster foreign aid and grass - roots projects.

It also showed the need to develop a specific method for this type of contact in order that local needs can be taken into consideration while developing an analytical and global perspective with the heads of the grass roots movements.

The Dallas Farmers Market has a long history that begins with the grass roots story of local farmers looking to sell their produce around Dallas.

He is still young and more or less not going to have a problem playing every week at his present club, The new owner who is a Russian with plenty of money to spend on players has no need to sell and will spend the same sort of money we will and at moment the way Ithey are playing and the way we are they would have no trouble turning us over, We need to go back to grass roots which is what the majority want produce local talent and actually give them a chance in the first team, Play entertaining football all the time not respect the point (they will come if you play well) There is talent all over the world we need to find it, Howe is showing the way and in years to come may be a great England Manager but not for us right now and if I was him I would stay put

The Grass Roots Ticketing scheme sees us connecting with local football clubs, schools and youth organisations throughout Yorkshire and the surrounding areas, encouraging their juniors to be part of matchdays here at Elland Road.

Instead, Ecale - Schultz said, museum officials should concentrate on grass - roots fundraising programs such as membership sales, profit - generating art classes and smaller grants from local businesses.

But Bellavia has racked up a long list of local county and town committees in the sprawling district on his side, giving him an edge in organizational, grass - roots support.

«The PDP holds that the governor and the APC are jittery and unpopular of going into the grass roots elections in the state, thus the decisions to control the councils by nomenclature of executive secretaries and sole administrators, which are alien and offensive to the provisions of our Constitution, which under section 7 guarantees only democratically elected local government council administrations.»

Local boards, especially ones that are elected are where the grass roots candidate can get their start.

The situation is one where MPs are effectively being asked to do two jobs: by a local problem - fixer and grass - roots issue solver, whilst also being a national lawmaker / scrutinser.

CORONA — The crowded race for Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland's seat has seen candidate donations from local unions and elected officials — while grass - roots candidates say they're limited in how much money they can raise while they struggle to get on the ballot.

Two local Liberal Democrat parties have called on Nick Clegg to quit, as part of a growing grass - roots campaign to oust the Lib Dem leader.

She appealed for the government support, saying the association will be working with the various Local Government chairmen in the state and their wives in carrying out this education and sensitisation in the grass root area.

«We will run more and more local candidates, building the party even stronger — from the grass roots up.

These led to «grass - roots» control of national affairs, under the Local Government Act 1898, that had been in the hands of landlord - dominated grand juries of the Protestant Ascendancy.

New grass - roots Long Island groups that backed Pellegrino hope it's a harbinger of future victories in local, state and national elections.

The DCCC evaluates candidates» fundraising, grass - roots engagement, local support, ties to the community and campaign infrastructure when deciding who makes the cut for the program.

Meanwhile The Guardian's guide to spotting a swivel - eyed loon noted that they are «generally to be found lurking in the grass roots, especially near local Conservative associations and seaside shopping precincts in the home counties and the south - west».

Graf accepted Miliband's challenge, and proposed new campaign methods that relied on grass - roots campaigns on concrete issues such as pay - day lenders, the living wage, energy prices, zero - hours contracts, saving the local library, and so on.

Either way, they face a long slow haul to rebuild, not just at Westminster but in local councils and at their withered grass roots.

Over the last several years, a grass - roots campaign by criminal justice reform activists, former inmates and local politicians have held protests demanding that the jail complex be shut down.

Teachout is one of a handful of area politicians who are hoping that the energy of Sanders «political revolution» will reverberate over time and down the ballot as grass roots groups that formed to support the Vermont senator's unexpectedly strong primary run turn their attention to local political contests — and the machinery of the Democratic Party itself.

Local yokels included the usual suspects, none of whom have had notable success in promoting grass - roots economic development, except for restaurants, drug stores and gas - station makeovers.

The city's corporate and real - estate classes, accustomed to a place of influence under previous administrations, were unable to salvage the bid of their preferred candidate, Daniel R. Garodnick, an establishment Manhattan Democrat, who found himself outmaneuvered by labor and grass - roots groups eager to reassert their strength in local government.

He also had the endorsement of the New York Times, and the grass - roots field savvy of the Working Families Party, a local powerhouse, also helping him turn out the vote.

To earn their spot in the program, these five candidates surpassed goals for fundraising, grass - roots engagement, local support and campaign organization, the DCCC said.

It was never about producing a game - changing moment but continuing to build the momentum that will energise the grass roots into taking the argument these next few months to community halls, local gatherings and doorsteps around the country.

The Tories lost control of 10 councils in Thursday's local elections, as the UK Independence Party made gains in grass root Conservative areas.

Speaking at a Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars forum yesterday, Brady noted what she called a «missing middle» between the international scope of the U.N. climate change discussions and the very local, grass - roots efforts to help communities adapt to weather - related impact.

Traditional hunter - gatherer cultures whose diets are composed of grass - fed game, pasture - raised poultry and eggs, wild - caught seafood, organic, local fruits and vegetables, roots and tubers, nuts and seeds are virtually free of the long - latency, degenerative diseases that plague Westerners.

Some items I like to keep stocked at home (I choose organic and local whenever possible): unsweetened, full - fat coconut products (oil, butter, milk, cream); MCT oil; cold - pressed olive oil; grass - fed beef and jerky; pastured poultry and eggs; wild - caught seafood; seaweed like nori (great for «burritos»); grass - fed, full - fat, cultured dairy like butter oil, ghee, and heavy whipping cream; raw milk and cheese; fermented cod liver oil; raw nuts and seeds (especially macadamia nuts) and nut butters; olives; fermented foods like sauerkraut and kimchi; non-starchy vegetables and leafy greens; avocados; low - glycemic berries; lemons and limes; whey protein powder; stevia; apple cider vinegar; sea salt; garlic; onions; mustard; fresh and dried herbs spices (especially turmeric, cinnamon, and fresh ginger root); salsa; grass - fed beef and pastured chicken stock and vegetable stock.

Provides grants of between # 100 and # 1 million to revitalise grass roots sport, investing in schools and harnessing the power of the game within local communities to promote education and social inclusion.

It will also include an investment of # 50 million in over 700 community sports projects with a focus on making it easier for local community and volunteer groups to improve and refurbish sports clubs or transform no - sporting venues into modern grass roots sport facilities.

If we can't make inroads on the national level, we can and should advocate for policies on the state or local level through old - fashioned grass roots organizing, building a movement from within the field itself.

KidsPeace President and CEO appeared on the morning news on WFMZ, Channel 69 today to help promote Kids of Character, a local nonprofit that is promoting instilling character in our children at a grass roots level.

In some states, they retaliated against the sales tax by dropping affiliate commissions, in the hopes a grass roots effort by local merchants might create some noise.

This is a grass roots effort that will take some of the pressure of local shelters and animal control facilities.

But all across the country, grass - roots organizations, animal welfare groups and local governments are abandoning the idea that killing homeless pets is an inevitable and acceptable «necessary evil.»

For the second consecutive year, Pets of the Homeless has been the beneficiary of a local, grass - roots fundraising event sponsored by Chef Jose «Don Pepe» Noriega - Paz and hosted by the Downtown Coin Club on Telegraph Street in Carson City.

The store does advertise some in local and pet - related publications, but most of the advertising is more grass roots than that.

A lot of visitors actually prefer the grass roots atmosphere of Gili Air and the feeling of really being part of a close knit local community.

However for intrepid grass - roots travellers that enjoy unique local experiences we also offer a homestay option in Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Lake Baikal and Ulan Ude at a discounted rate.

Now local officials are pushing for demolition, but there is a grass roots effort to save and preserve the iconic structure.