Sentences with phrase «of her volunteer time with»

We believe this mission is vital — that's why so many of us live out attachment parenting in our lives, and why so many of us volunteer our time with API and contribute financially as well.

While at the shelter she spends most of her volunteer time with the shy, scared, or older dogs that need a little extra care.

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Their employees volunteered about 188,000 hours in communities in 47 countries, with more than 40 % of their time spent devoted to providing their unique talents and abilities (skills - based volunteering).

In spite of all that testing — at a financial cost of untold billions of dollars and an immeasurable time cost for the patients who volunteered — no one was able to say with any certitude whether the drug would work in any one patient or not.

, fitness breaks legitimized in the work schedule, requiring all employees to take a substantial part of their vacation time off, turning off email while on vacation, providing paid parental leave for new parents and encouraging both mothers and fathers to take advantage with no adverse career impact, paid time off for volunteer activities, and more.

As a teen, she spent time working with children born to women in prison and volunteered at a relief camp in the wake of a devastating earthquake in 2005.

Full - time employees are allowed and encouraged to take up to four paid hours per month to volunteer with a charitable or nonprofit organization of their choice (part - time employees are offered two paid hours per month).

If you give them time to complete those kinds of activities, and even set up occasional volunteer days, it will help them feel more connected with your company.

The new UCalgary Alumni Volunteer program is beginning to take shape and we are recruiting alumni volunteers with a little or a lot of time to spare!

Mike is also an active member of the Vancouver community, volunteering his time and energy with the Canadian Cancer Society, Dunbar Soccer, and Kerrisdale Little League.

Be able to meet the graduation requirements of the program, which include meeting with your mentor five to seven times, attending five events, and committing to the volunteer committee you were selected for

They started volunteering because they were invited, they stayed because their time was used effectively and they keep coming back because of the incredible people who continue to organize with them.

Barb is a community minded volunteer who has assisted with the point - in - time homeless count, and is a strong advocate for the elimination of homelessness.

And since the vast majority of studies still do not report their raw data along with their findings, there is often nothing to re-analyze and check even if there were volunteers with the time and inclination to do so.

The ministers» perceptions of their parishioners» expectations include the burdensome feeling that the minister is supposed to be all things to all people; that he or she will be available 24 hours per day, including days off and vacation times; that the spouse will be a willing volunteer; that the family will love the parsonage, whatever its condition; and that the ideal minister is a young but vastly experienced white male with a homemaker spouse and two or three lovely and well - behaved children.

Even though it was produced by a financial site, the report isn't only concerned with charitable giving; time spent on «volunteering and service» also factored into the overall numbers which were compiled by looking at data from a collection of sources including Gallup, the Census Bureau, Department of Housing and Urban Development, the IRS and the organization Feeding America.

Instead of just relying on day - to - day life for friend time, being an adult means getting involved in church, playing in sports leagues, volunteering or just carving out time to grab some coffee with a buddy to maintain meaningful relationships and actually accomplishing all those squad goals.

As the only full - time staff member at Vertical Ministries, a non-denominational, student - led ministry that seeks to challenge college students to actively pursue an authentic and «vertical» relationship with God, Wallace relies on the support of volunteers to make everything come together week after week.

Often out - of - touch with adult and adolescent needs, it experiences increasing difficulty in finding and motivating volunteers, faces general disinterest among its «clients,» and employs models and procedures that have changed little over time.1

It might not be copper coins that we sacrifice to faithfully walk in our calling; rather, it might be time to listen to someone who has a story or experience to process, commitment to a cause that needs the aid of faithful volunteers, mental effort to solve a problem that has caused havoc in a community, patience with someone God has asked us to accompany through a trial.

Quite a few of us have stable relationships, raise healthy well - educated children, are free from addiction, vote, volunteer and donate to support causes that help make this society work, live in harmony with people who are different from us — I could go on, but you may get the idea that most of us do things most people would call good and have neither the inclination nor the time to do abominable things.

It recognises the positive solidarity of volunteers around the world who answer calls for help in times of crisis, helping save lives and supporting those who want to continue living their lives with dignity tomorrow.

Much of the time the workers are volunteers, but sometimes they need to hire people to help and these employees are not paid with government funds, but funds out of their organzational budgets.

Sitting with a group of adolescents and answering their questions about your marriage might sound scary but it is actually a really life - giving and enriching experience for the couples who volunteer and the young people are often amazed and inspired to see that marriages can last and that love can grow through a life time.

Now I devote all my spare time volunteering at my Church to help with all kinds of projects.

I just happened to be in Houston at the time and volunteered my time to help with the relief of the victims that relocated to Houston.

Stop Hunger Now distinguishes itself from other aid / relief organizations with a focus on engaging volunteers in a hands - on activity to produce meals that are used strategically to support development programs, while at the same time fostering the growth of a movement to end hunger by educating those volunteers about the need and giving them an opportunity to take action.

I've been enjoying lots of time with the puppies, volunteering, making holiday cookies, blogging, and long dog walks.

After spending time volunteering with the United Nations, Simon recognised that many of the economic problems faced by the families in the communities he worked with stemmed from their lack of appropriate storage.

«Personally, through volunteering in sport, I have managed to get myself a part - time paid coaching position with a Manchester - based football performance centre that has links with Arsenal FC, but just the sense of satisfaction and seeing how children's lives can be vastly improved by dedicating a small amount of time to helping them out is enough.

«I was so proud of myself for completing my A Levels and balancing my study with having a part time job, volunteering at a primary school and training at Everton all at the same time.»

With only two other full - time front - office employees, he depends on a coterie of volunteers who believe in the mission as much as the game.

Unlike the PGA Tour, which pays a handful of full - time officials to patrol its fairways, the USGA staffs the U.S. Open with close to 75 volunteer officials.

It's set to be an engaging and productive day, with plenty of time to catch up with regional clubs and volunteers.

-- Displays are groups that the Foundation work with, etc. — Started slightly at Brentford with the presentation to the «Aspire and Succeed» group which volunteered to refurbish a community centre in Lozells, but will form much more of an «entertainment / display» segment at half time in future (hoping to start at Nottingham Forest).

Connell, president of the executive committee of the board of directors of the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee, talks about balancing her volunteer work, time with her partner Melinda, and parenting her son Mick.

What I do know is that both of my children, one whom never experienced the CIO method, and one who may will be in align with the rest of my family as adults based on our all around parental methods and regardless of whether one CIO or not: Educated at the graduate degree level or higher, married with NO divorces, able to afford to maintain themselves and family with no outside financial help, respectful, grateful to our parents, loving, kind, compassionate, often volunteering and donating our time to numerous charities, RESPONSIBLE and ACCOUNTABLE for all of our actions, independent, close to each other and our friends and most importantly HAPPY!

Last week I wrote The Time for Change is Now: A Call to Action Part 1 and promised that I would follow up with Part 2 with stories of my family and friends who have inspired me with their volunteer efforts to help Barack Obama win this election.

API has been blessed with amazingly dedicated volunteers — mothers and fathers and grandparents who have given of their time, talents and skills to the cause.

In her spare time, Whitney enjoys serving on the Strategic Planning Committee of the DC Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, learning web design, and volunteering with hunger relief organizations in the DC area.

For those of you with older children — do they volunteer their time with an organization they are passionate about?

I volunteer my time with the Arlington Cultural Council so I can be assured an eclectic array of arts and cultural programming is coming into my community and that the underserved population is able to experience the arts.

All contributors to APtly Said, as with so many of API's staff, are volunteers who donate their time and energy to promote Attachment Parenting world wide.

To help us illustrate the importance of your donation to the Annual Fund, we reached out to some of our 2016 State Ambassadors to ask them why they have volunteered their time to help raise awareness of the Annual Fund with their fellow SNA members.

A busy mother of four and a community volunteer, she values her time with family, friends, and pet beagles.

You can volunteer to help with the carrot harvest or at other times of the year, and in the fall they have an amazing farm tour that has become a tradition.

She lives on Long Island with her husband, works full - time as a public relations professional for a non-profit organization and volunteers with homeless animals with all of her spare time.

«We have a staff of two full - time Certified Youth Sports Administrator (CYSA) employees along with volunteers and a small support staff to organize and implement youth sports programs,» says Miste Adams, Recreation Superintendent.

If you are a parent looking to get more involved in your child's school or simply enjoy time with children, being a reading volunteer can be a great way to help support the upcoming generation of readers.

I don't volunteer at my kids» school and, sure, I can blame it on the lack of time between working the parenting shifts before and after my paying job and all the responsibilities that come with adulthood, and be completely justified.