Sentences with phrase «of volunteer labor»

The project required over 400 Weber Thompson staff hours, 60 hours of LIHI volunteer labor, and 110 hours of volunteer labor from spouses, friends and family members.

It was remodeled and repaired for use as an animal shelter, through a combination of volunteer labor and a trust established in the 70s by local animal lover Laura Abrams.

Not exact matches

In general, under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), individuals can't volunteer services to for - profit, private - sector companies unless the activity benefits the employee, such as in the case of an unpaid internship.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 62.8 million Americans volunteered for an organization at least once between September 2013 and September 2014.

Given the scale and scope of damage, SBP will bring to bear a number of rebuilding methods including its proven effective AmeriCorps and volunteer labor based model.

It is labor intensive (but fun once you get the hang of it), and the Food Bank can use all the volunteers they can get.

The new playground was built with a $ 2.3 million parks bond, private donations, City of Raleigh labor, monetary donations and the physical help of volunteers.

Giving Austin Labor Support is an organization of dedicated volunteers who provide emotional, physical and informational support to those who are under - supported through their birth experience in order to improve birth outcomes and empower women and their families.

Wouldn't it be great if someone you trust volunteered to be on hand — even sleep on your couch — in case you went into labor in the middle of the night?

Many volunteers took great satisfaction in seeing the fruits of their labors.

Even though Rosie was doing this on a volunteer basis, she came to our home ahead of time and got to know us, and she even met us at our home when I first went into labor.

By charging $ 5.25 per meal and requiring payment in advance, these schools generate enough money to pay for their high end offerings, and the use of «school - mom volunteers» to run the cafeteria saves on labor costs.

Organized labor, which traditionally leans left and can pump tons of cash and volunteers into campaigns, applauded the union - dues tax deduction.

The Capital Region Assembly races garnered the attention of labor organizations, which threw their support behind Doran and O'Connor, and mobilized members to knock on doors, volunteer for phone banks and vote.

«This victory would not be possible without the support of my family, Governor Cuomo, Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, County Executive George Latimer, elected officials across the state, my brothers and sisters in labor, advocates, all the Indivisibles of Westchester, and the hard work of my army of dedicated volunteers and talented campaign team.

My deepest gratitude goes to my family, many friends and volunteers, and especially Citizen Action of New York, the Working Families Party, the Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation (AFL - CIO), Ulster People for Justice and Democracy, and the Kingston and Ulster County Democrats, all of whom endorsed me and stood by me throughout this entire campaign.

Through Election Day, the labor movement will have hundreds of volunteers working on the Congressman's behalf, and will send out thousands of flyers and mailings.

In recent years, the railroad folks claim to have invested upwards of a million dollars in track, bridge and equipment repair, citing «professional volunteer labor» for much of the expense.

The labor - backed party's Reuben Hayslett, national online and social media campaigner, said the WFP would be «pulling out all the stops for Bernie» in the days leading up to Super Tuesday, sending buses of volunteers to Massachusetts (where the senator is well known) and Virginia, and phone banking and door knocking in other states (11 are in play, all told).

Though relatively small, the WFP enjoys close ties with organized labor and a corps of volunteers and paid field workers who specialize in going door - to - door to get out the vote.

«I am so thankful to all of those who stood together and made this victory possible, including my volunteers and supporters from all political parties, my friends and allies in labor, the great Ulster County Democratic Committee, and especially my family and friends.

In less than 72 hours, organized labor mobilized hundreds of volunteers on the streets in the 23rd Congressional District.

Fresh faced, wearing metal - rimmed glasses and a silky black dress cinched at the waist, she resembles more a neighborhood volunteer than a politician — an identity born out of her upbringing in the Glen Oaks section of Eastern Queens, where she was raised by a father who was a labor organizer and a mother who was a tenant lawyer.

Casper recommends pursuing an internship or a short - term volunteer project in your university «where you have to rely on a division of labor to reach goals,» he says.

In 2011, Brookings Health System became the first hospital in South Dakota to offer the services of volunteer doulas for labor and delivery at its New Beginnings Birth Center and, in 2012, the first in the nation to offer volunteer doulas for postpartum support — free of charge.

On Reddit, the labor and delivery nurse volunteered a possible reason for the charge on the statement in question: After deliveries at her hospital, an additional nurse is called in to supervise and help the parents with skin - to - skin contact while the rest of the team tends to the mother's incision and vital signs.

During World War II, a scientific study was performed wherein 36 men volunteered for a semi-starvation diet of 1,500 calories a day for 6 months, combined with several hours of hard labor every day.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women volunteer at a higher rate than men across all age groups, educational levels, and other demographics.

She takes especial pleasure from throwing barbs at the daughter of a scout volunteer, who gets it worse for daring to think that it might be a bad idea to have a convicted felon run a business that depends on child labor.

This year's new cohort consists of principals, researchers at major educational research organizations and centers, teachers who have been highly effective in the classrooms, an executive director for a region of Teach for America, policymakers from ministries of education, a founder of a volunteer organization working on programs for homeless youths, an education fellow on the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, leaders of professional development programs for teachers, a director of development for a private school, and individuals who bring years of experience in the corporate sector and are now turning their energies to the education sector.

They got some of the materials as donations or at a discounted rate, and students, staff, parents, and community volunteers did all the labor.

In addition, the Sacramento Business Journal published a story showcasing the labor of local volunteers to beautify local elementary school campuses, including Westlake Charter's.

Fair Labor Standards Act: Interpretation of nominal fee — Payment of stipends to school support staff who volunteer as coaches / advisors for athletic and extracurricular activities.

Our virtual book fair and awards program is a labor of love run by volunteers.

«Our books are tiny, and tiny things tend to cost less in our marketplace than regular - size things,» says Prabhaker, adding that volunteer labor, free content from the writers and lack of national distribution all allow them to keep their prices lower.

Everything else was provided free of charge (such as the radio station from which I broadcast my two weekly shows (Madison Review of Books; The Science Fiction & Fantasy Hour), and the labor of unpaid volunteers.

Rescue is a labor of love on the part of our volunteers, but it is also dependent upon the love of people in our community and surrounding area to make room for our homeless cats and kittens.

Darlene Duggan worked for many years behind the scenes at The Anti-Cruelty Society in Chicago overseeing volunteer programs, problem solving shelter issues, and laboring tirelessly for the welfare of animals.

Growing our volunteer pool to assist us with a wide variety of functions to keep our labor costs as low as possible and to make our animals as adoptable as possible.

They're vaccinated against rabies, preventing spread of the deadly disease, and because TNR allows the cats to live, many cat - loving volunteers come forward to help and provide free labor and other resources.

In addition, there is a need for volunteers willing to do manual labor in a variety of construction and maintenance projects.

Moreover, probably 99 % of the labor and supplies that are expended on TNR and colony care are donated by volunteers, without costing taxpayers or businesses a dime.

More than 200 hours of labor are donated monthly by our volunteers.

Most of the labor is handled by volunteers like me.

According to VIN, in addition to efforts to spread the word, a group of volunteers are formulating organizational documents and compiling paperwork to file with the National Labor Relations Board, all of which may lead to the NVPU becoming an officially recognized union.

One shelter was fined because its employees volunteered in a similar capacity as their paid positions — a violation of labor laws.

Small groups of volunteers who have worked at Bacalar Chico for short periods, such as a few days to a rnonth, engaged mostly in manual labor.

Founder Liz Putnam believed that student volunteers could provide much needed labor to help maintain parks while simultaneously learning to be stewards of the environment.

Some were active members of the armed forces, having volunteered or been conscripted into service; others were interned in labor or refugee camps; more were forced to flee, taking shelter in neutral countries, hiding in mountainous or rural areas, or relocating to New York, as was the case with a number of European artists in exile.

These groups are labors of love, struggling for every penny to stay afloat, heavily dependent on overworked staffs and volunteers.