Sentences with phrase «money on community projects»

His 2010 arrest in Tivoli Gardens provoked large - scale riots among residents who viewed him as a philanthropist (much like the Medellin cartel's Pablo Escobar) who spent money on community projects that raised their standard of living.

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One rabble - rouser, Arianna Huffington, has concocted a remarkable stunt, which she calls the Move Your Money Project, to rally consumers to transfer their deposits from big banks to small community banks across the U.S. Alas, there's no run yet on Citigroup

«British Columbians work hard for their money and want to see it help their communities, but the B.C. Liberals are wasting it on failed pet projects and mismanagement.»

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Coworkly, a side project that's currently dominating the majority of Arar's time, arose from a desire to fill a gap he's seen in Ottawa for many years now — namely, a community of startups that focus on venture capital and raising money rather than returning to the basics of bootstrapping and profitability.

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.

With the vast majority of the NIAF project's budget being spent on international consultants, not on new power stations or connections to link poor communities to the grid, it's difficult to imagine a more disastrous use of aid money.

Instead of spending taxpayer money on projects to help his community, Ruben Wills betrayed the public trust by stealing tens of thousands for himself — and he'll now pay the price,» Schneiderman said.

In exchange for taking its parkland, soaking up taxpayer dollars (in the form of subsidies and tax breaks) and bringing more traffic congestion and parking woes to the area, the Yankees (and the city which backed the project) promised to provide local jobs, quickly restore parkland and give back money to community groups and programs on annual basis.

«So we're imposing additional costs on the communities that would have gotten these monies at a low interest rate, and their property taxpayers are going to have to pay more for the projects that they need to do.»

The report, by the independent Authorities Budget Office, says the Cuomo Administration mishandled its attempts to use $ 500 million dollars in federal Clean Water monies to help finance work on the massive Tappan Zee Bridge reconstruction, including ignoring a warning letter from the EPA that the bridge project was an inappropriate use of the revolving loan fund, which is supposed to go to communities who need to clean up pollution.

«Instead of spending taxpayer money on projects to help his community, Ruben Wills betrayed the public trust by stealing tens of thousands for himself — and he'll now pay the price.»

VALUE FOR MONEY Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Blackburn took pupils on an 18 day community / education project in Uganda, including a three day safari in Murchison Falls National Park.

Tsunami: After the wave focuses on one project in Sri Lanka and shows how some of the money raised in the UK and Ireland is being used to bring some normality back to communities affected by the tsunami.

But because this money is awarded on a first - come, first - served basis to districts with approved projects and matching funds, critics say, it provides an unfair advantage to LEAs in wealthier communities or with dedicated facilities staff who are able to navigate the system.

If spending a bunch of money to have a project manager, or personal coach, or to be involved in a supportive community makes you feel good about your writing and confident enough to keep working on your project, it can feel like money well spent.

We are committed to increasing financial literacy within our communities through workshops and events — like #BlackMoneyMattersLA, our Smart Money Summer School Workshops, the OneUnited Mural Project and Money on My Mind symposium with the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)-- and by offering affordable financial services to meet the needs of urban communities — like UNITY Savings, UNITY Visa secured credit card to rebuild credit and U2 Checking, our second chance checking account.

She concluded that Project Pet, which became Pawmetto Lifeline on Aug. 12, had the right plan for addressing the problem, transforming Lexington and Richland counties into a «no - kill» community, ultimately saving money as well as countless lives.

The festival focuses on family and entertainment and raises money for community based projects.

«Monies raised will go to support temporary public art installations and help provide support for projects such as Pianos on State, the kinetic Holiday Sculptures and more community public art opportunities downtown.»

While we don't want to give it all away yet, the program will encompass a variety of initiatives: Bodhi Surf School's own community, impact - reduction, and educational efforts; support of multiple non-profit organizations that focus on a variety of issues within our community; and the connection of visitors with opportunities to contribute their time, energy, and money to ongoing projects and campaigns during and / or after their time here.

Purchasing a share in a community solar project is like making an investment in a rooftop solar system: You are making a payment now in order to save money on power bills in the future.

This includes projects that provide safe drinking water to communities, so they no longer have to boil water, the provision of clean energy to rural communities, support for sustainable agriculture that improves yields and incomes or more efficient cookstoves that save families money on fuel bills and reduce their exposure to toxic fumes.

The Halfmoon Community Solar Project will feed solar energy to the grid operated by New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) and will allow more than 100 residential customers in NYSEG's Capital Region territory (parts of Columbia, Essex, Rensselaer, Saratoga and Washington counties), including low - income residents, to participate in local clean power generation and save money on their electricity bills.

Written and directed by Toronto director and writer Kate Lushington, the play «Easy Money» turned the findings of an academic study by Joan Eakin, Ellen MacEachen and Judy Clarke on the stigma faced by injured workers into a community theatre project which used also the personal experiences of the Injured Workers Theatre Collective.

«Easy Money», written and directed by Toronto director and writer Kate Lushington, turned the findings of an academic study on the stigma faced by injured workers into a community theatre project.

And three, because the reaction of the community organisers on the project was unprofessional — inferring that those that lost money were stupid and should pay more attention.