Sentences with phrase «of volunteers on»

Alaskan Malamute Rescue Alaskan Malamute Breed Rescue is run by a dedicated team of volunteers on behalf of the AMCUK Rescue's mission is to re-home purebred Alaskan Malamutes of all ages with owners and in situations which will be successful for both the dog and its new family or «pack».

We have a wonderful team of volunteers on which we heavily rely, and we're so grateful for the dedication that they show on a daily basis.

Due to space restrictions experienced by HSoP, we are unable to accommodate groups of volunteers on site.

Have plenty of volunteers on hand to help you out!

«We have a plethora of volunteers on the street pounding the pavement,» said Cobb.

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

Her remarks come the morning after an email to supporters from Jeremy Bird, OfA's organizing director, that explained a majority of volunteers on the campaign chose to do so from a field office, while «many» used Dashboard or other online tools instead.

It says it is providing shelters for those displaced by Harvey, and it has thousands of volunteers on the ground in the state.

One troubling finding for the research team was that «very few studies» have examined the benefits of volunteering on cognitive functioning in older adults.

View all the ins and outs of volunteering on our Volunteer page here.

For some reason I thought the idea of volunteering on an organic farm outside of Chiang Mai would be perfect for both Dave and myself.

Abstract: This study investigated age differences in longitudinal effects of volunteering on three facets of subjective well - being (SWB), i.e. positive affect (PA), negative affect (NA), and life satisfaction (LS).

This study investigated age differences in longitudinal effects of volunteering on three facets of subjective well - being (SWB), i.e. positive affect (PA), negative affect (NA), and life satisfaction (LS).

Hence, indirect effects of volunteering on SWB with self - efficacy as mediator were found for the two age groups around retirement only (55 — 64, 65 — 74 years).

Not exact matches

The Oscar winning Tom Hanks met his wife Rita in 1988 on the set of «Volunteers.»

People who are building careers are the ones who take the assignments that everyone else shies away from as a way to gain valuable experience and a new perspective, like the engineer who volunteers to work on a finance project to learn more about that side of the business.

On the day of its launch in April 2014, Cotopaxi held a competition called Questival in Utah that asked teams to compete for prizes by completing challenges like hiking or volunteering at a local soup kitchen.

To test the effects of moderate anxiety on memory, the research team behind the study gathered 80 undergrad volunteers and used a standard personality questionnaire to determine their tendency towards anxiety.

The most popular (and likely apocryphal) version of events then goes something like this: One soldier and two plant workers, all volunteers, bravely strapped on wetsuits and clamored into the radioactive water.

Based on a comparison of the change in subjective well - being of these people and of people from the control group who had no change in their volunteer status, the hypothesis is supported that volunteering is rewarding in terms of higher life satisfaction.

, 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.

According to Brandi Bennett at HostGator.com, maintaining a blog on a well - hosted website, or volunteering your time and skills, shows instead of tells the community, and thereby builds expertise and trust.

So when I had to terminate all employees, and ask 12 of them to volunteer their time for three months (on the hopes of me raising a new round of capital and getting their volunteered back - pay funded), that was a monumental ask.

A child interested in the lives of others could focus volunteer energy on chipping away at poverty and hunger.

In fact, they «were 50 percent less likely to engage in prosocial behavior such as volunteering to help customers, listening actively, and making suggestions,» reports Christopher Bergland on Psychology Today (hat tip to Science of Us).

As 3 a.m. was closing in on election night, Ron Ferrance sat in a crowded party for local Republican volunteers in the small town of Dallas, Pennsylvania.

There are 60 full - time employees from Discovery Studios, plus the network's in - house production studio the week of the shoot, and that's not counting the on - site vet, or the reps from the Humane Association, or the puppy handlers, or the brigade of volunteers.

«Other kinds of work — be it exercise, a creative hobby, hands - on parenting, or volunteering — will do more to preserve your zest for Monday's challenges than complete vegetation or working through the weekend,» she writes.

Garrett Brown is co-ordinator of the Maquiladora Health and Safety Support Network, a network of 400 occupational health - and - safety professionals who volunteer to provide technical assistance and on - site instruction at manufacturing plants primarily in Mexico.

One of the best ways to do this is volunteering to take on projects.

First off, Eco's blockchain, or shared ledger system, is designed to run on «verified nodes,» rather than on the machines of an anonymous network of volunteers.

But when a set of volunteers rated the responses based on how likely they were to hire each person, the minority of people who admitted to «real» flaws were perceived as more honest, and therefore as better hires.

Davidson came up with the idea this summer, when she volunteered on a farm in upstate New York to mourn the sudden death of her best friend.

Hasen's point appeared to be borne out Saturday when Stone submitted an affidavit to the Nevada court pledging to post a list of cautionary commands on the «Stop the Steal» web site in an effort to ensure that its volunteers do not break the law.

Keeping their volunteers motivated means letting them see the results of their efforts, whether it's the smile on a hungry child's face when they receive the food package a volunteer packed, or the first book a learning disabled child reads after months of tutoring.

I think a lot of the success I had was due to how hard we worked, both on and offline, and the excitement of the volunteers around my campaign.

Getting everyone on - board with volunteering is the best way to truly foster a culture of service that snowballs and grows along with the company.

If you work in an environment where people can't take a lot of time away from their desks, sometimes bringing the volunteer activity on - site is the best course of action.

Walk around any floor of the company's plus - sized headquarters in Seattle, and you'll see blackboards and posters touting the number of volunteer hours a particular team of employee volunteers has put in on a particular project, or the current level of the Partner (employee) Cup Fund, an employee initiative whose value is in financially helping partners in need, including this formerly homeless barista, whose story I tell here.

At the end of World War II, researchers starved 36 young male volunteers for 24 weeks, giving them a low - fat diet limited to just 1,600 calories a day, which was 600 to 1,500 calories fewer than their body needed (depending on their level of daily activity) to maintain a healthy weight.

Be okay with taking jobs to pay the rent, but never lose sight of your passion and the resume building (taking classes, volunteering) required to keep you on your career track.

While one aspect of Stanford study involved self - reporting (some participating volunteers filled out a questionnaire on their perceptions of their own heart health), the most significant finding of the study didn't come from that.

Her desire to help others stemmed from seeing United Nations volunteers looking for survivors of a plane crash on the news when she was six.

This experience took her to the UK, where she continued to volunteer and learn about the impact and affect of terminal illness on people.»

One Florida - based entrepreneur says he has leaned on the helping hands of volunteers to get his brewery up and running.

Leaders who prioritize volunteering and a connection to social causes are finding success in attracting and retaining Gen Yers, many of whom stress their desire to work for a business that has a positive impact on society.

«Other kinds of work — be it exercise, a creative hobby, hands - on parenting, or volunteering — will do more to preserve your zest for Monday's challenges than complete vegetation,» she has written before recommending that, if you really want to feel jazzed up after a break, you should proactively schedule challenging or engaging activities rather than just planning to chill and take things the days as they come.

If you bought a regular economy ticket, sometimes the airline, for the sake of an on - time departure, will allow volunteers to check their full - size carry - on bags, free of charge.

As explained on the TED Ideas blog by economist and author Tim Harford, the study compared volunteers» productivity on a routine task in a variety of spaces.

He sits on the board of trustees for the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture and volunteers for the Preble Street Resource Center in Portland.