Sentences with phrase «of charity for»

Explaining her choice of charity for this year's marathon, Emma said: «I worked with vulnerable children and young people, both in care and leaving care, in my twenties and saw the amazing contribution Barnardo's made to so many of their lives.

For a small fee of # 180 - # 250 you can rehome a boxer that has come into the care of this charity for a variety of reasons and is looking for their forever home.

Particularly when any written work is swamped by tens of thousands of books that in another time would only ever be bought by friends and family — purely out of charity for the writer and the knowledge that once all those short - run books are no longer clogging up the author's parent's garage, the parents might actually be able to park their car undercover again.

(5.10) The Church as the Body of Christ: the importance of charity for Catholics - 47 slides.

So dressing in a way that is pleasing to the eye is an act of charity for those we will encounter, and especially toward our students.

Robert Bellah has shown that American culture from its early beginnings has held two views in tension: on the one hand, the biblical understanding of community based on the notion of charity for all members, a community supported by public and private virtue; and, on the other hand, the utilitarian understanding that community is a neutral state which allows individuals to pursue the maximization of their self - interest.16.

Such utter lack of charity for those with whom he disagrees — especially Ratzinger — can not build up the church he professes to love.

Cash is emerging as a more efficient, immediate form of charity for refugees in crisis regions like Aleppo, Syria.

Not exact matches

Eggers, the author of, among others, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and A Hologram for the King, is both a beloved Bay Area resident — he founded the McSweeney's publishing empire and the 826 Valencia literacy charity — and an admitted technophobe.

Regulatory filings on New Year's Eve revealed that he and his brother each gave away 1.5 million Walmart shares to the family charity, Walton Family Holdings Trust, while sister Alice gave away 3.7 million shares, for a total family donation of $ 407 million.

The preference of young consumers for products linked to charities they support is so strong it is altering marketing strategies.

Take the team to a local sports game, restaurant or plan a day of volunteering for a local charity.

It's also a good choice for people who care about the company they support, as Tom's of Maine funnels much of its profits to charities and encourages employees to spend a percentage of their working hours doing volunteer activities.

Jason is an Independent Director on the board of Australia's Sleep Health Foundation where he assists the national charity in its aim to increase community awareness of the importance of sleep for both physical and mental health.

It's become a charity event for various cancer foundations, but began in 2005 as the bizarre idea of an employee.

In February, for instance, Starbucks launched a five pence paper cup charge in a number of its stores across London, with proceeds from the levy donated to environmental charity Hubbub.

What they will be working on is software solutions for charities including Big Sisters of B.C., Canuck Place Children's Hospice, Ending Violence Association of B.C. and the Greater Vancouver Food Bank.

We've sponsored local realtor golf tournaments, rooted for the home team at football games, chowed down at food truck parties, hit the pavement in charity runs and, of course, filmed the occasional spoof video.

Going beyond the mandate of the Giving Pledge (which requires «a majority» of wealth to be earmarked for charity), Buffett is giving all his wealth to charity, including through The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and foundations organized by Buffett's children.

One of the most important aspects to investigate before giving to a veterans» charity — or any charitable organization — is how much of the money donated actually goes to the cause being supported, and how much is earmarked for administrative expenses.

For others, a sense of purpose could involve raising money for a charity or pursuing a passiFor others, a sense of purpose could involve raising money for a charity or pursuing a passifor a charity or pursuing a passion.

(The MegaDo also raised more than $ 65,000 for charity, auctioning off items like a Qantas deck of cards, British Airways pajamas, model airplanes, fluorescent yellow rain suits worn by American's ground crew, two free tickets to Europe and 60,000 American miles.)

The initiative, which donates 50 cents to charity every time one of its Contribute members takes an opinion survey, has raised $ 6 million since 2011 for charities engaged in causes including animal welfare and youth programs.

It was a Wednesday in October 2012, and Ulman, CEO and president of the Livestrong Foundation, had just received the inevitable news he had been dreading for months: The United States Anti-Doping Agency's long - awaited and damning report, which concluded once and for all that Lance Armstrong, the cancer charity's founder and chairman, was guilty of doping during his legendary cycling career.

The second group of guinea pigs were college students, half of whom were asked to complete a survey for charity in an overheated room, and half of whom got to do the same task in a nice cool one.

In fact, there's probably no better way to end this post than with a video of Mr. Buffett playing ukulele duet for charity with Jon Bon Jovi.

I give as much as I can to many favorite charities, but I have a special love for Pencils of Promise.

Or what if this guy you kind of see around at parties has an older brother who's the manager of an NGO and you're an over-eager unpaid intern at a charity who's looking for a way to eat something more than ramen noodles?

To keep himself busy, he put his organizational skills to use as vice-president of the Diplomatic Spouses Association, which raises money for local charities.

Bankwest today launched its new charity, which will raise funds for community initiatives, as well as a scholarship program that aims to better the lives of Western Australians, and has pledged $ 1 million per year to the charity for five years.

For the last three years, Lady Spencer has also been involved with Centrepoint, a charity that aims to raise awareness and funds for thousands of homeless youFor the last three years, Lady Spencer has also been involved with Centrepoint, a charity that aims to raise awareness and funds for thousands of homeless youfor thousands of homeless youth.

Macquarie Telecom, a leading Australian provider of web hosting services, supports charity funds for youth cancer across Australia as a way of giving back to their community.

Expanding on its allegations, WSJ said on Tuesday that hundreds of millions worth of unreported political spending flowed from public sources or programs intended for other purposes, including at least $ 140 million that was spent on charity projects to boost the party's election chances.

And for the name, he simply thought of what he was doing as charity and added whatever the first thought he had was, which unsurprisingly was water.

US - CERT further recommends reviewing these safety guidelines from by the Federal Trade Commission for Hurricane Harvey - related charitable giving, and cross-checking organizations on this directory of national charities from the Better Business Bureau.

They may deduct potentially up to 30 percent of their annual income against their foundation's disbursements to charities, and they are likely to benefit from what's known as a carry - forward into subsequent years for amounts they can't deduct in a given year, Lieberman says.

For charity: water, that's the people that actually drive the rigs of clean water into the underserved towns, the people that build the wells, etc..

McConaughey has a titular channel on YouTube that is verified and has six videos, four of which are vertical videos of the actor encouraging viewers to donate or take part in a charity for clean water or children's education.

The royal couple has chosen seven charity organizations to contribute for the wide range of social causes instead of accepting fancy weddings gifts

For charity: water, their sleek New York office consists of donated goods but rivals any top creative agency, they employ sophisticated CRM software to learn more about their donors (like a salesperson would a client), and plenty more.

The record $ 16.8 million donated this year to Telethon's annual fundraising weekend — the charity's most successful event to date — will mean more money in the pockets of the chosen beneficiaries, including the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research.

He'll be great & will raise lots of $ for charity.

For every test drive, the company supports their employees giving an hour of time to charity.

That influx of cash will mean big things for Girls Inc. — the charity currently has an annual budget of $ 2.8 million.

«For stock (in a private business), you'll have to get the approval of the charity,» said Marguerite Griffin, national director of philanthropic services at Northern Trust.

Discovering that all the profits of the competitively priced brand were donated to charity made something to click for the office products company manager.

The 8th season of the show will be hosted by former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as celebrity contestants like Mötley Crüe's Vince Neil and football star Ricky Williams compete for the chance to win $ 250,000 for their favorite charity.

Graeme McDowell, professional golfer, discusses sponsorship opportunities and endorsement deals that usually follow a championship win, and his charity which raises millions of dollars for children's medical research.

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