Sentences with phrase «raises money for community»

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

Creed filmmaker Ryan Coogler, Selma director Ava DuVerney, comedian Hannibal Buress, musicians Stevie Wonder and Janelle Monáe and several others hosted an event in Flint to raise money for the community that has been effected by a horrific crisis, in which thousands of residents — including large numbers of children — have been exposed to contaminated city water.

In it's fourth year, Passports With Purpose brings together a community of travel writers and bloggers to raise money for communities in need.

Our town hosts a good old - fashioned pie auction every spring to raise money for our community council.

At that time, L'Arche Calgary was the Rogers Insurance Charity of Choice and the group was running the marathon in France to raise money for the community.

Royal LePage Niagara Real Estate Centre recently entered the St. Catharines Chili Cook Off for the first time to raise money for Community Care.

Joining local businesses and families to raise money for the community is a hometown tradition!

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We open the restaurant on Thanksgiving to serve meals to those in need, we raise money for scholarships, and we serve on the boards of several local community groups.

The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) and New Britain Bees professional baseball club will join forces on Saturday, May 19, to raise money for victims of Hurricane Maria and to treat hundreds of New Britain school students and their...

People use Safety Check to let their friends and family know they are safe; people support one another through Community Help, which enables them to ask for and offer recovery assistance; and people raise money for causes they care about and to help communities rebuild after a crisis.

Now, in addition to raising money for things like vet bills, personal emergencies and whatnot, people can also raise money for travel (community trips or for medical needs), family - related causes (adoption, etc), religious events and volunteer supplies.

We will utilize 100 % of any monies raised or donated for the healing of the Stoneman Douglas Community and create a model to be used in other communities.

Every year, the community involvement competition encourages school teams to log volunteer hours and raise money for charitable organizations by working with external organizations and through our annual Chillin» For Charity evefor charitable organizations by working with external organizations and through our annual Chillin» For Charity eveFor Charity event.

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.

The humanitarian group Doctors of the World have created a line of Christmas cards to raise awareness about conflicts in the Middle East (like the Syrian civil war) and raise money for the group that provides healthcare to vulnerable communities around the world.

Community efforts include donating leftover bread to soup kitchens at the end of each day, raising money for school activities and providing bread and baked goods for charity events.

When listed assets come up for sale or change of ownership, the Act then gives community groups the time to develop a bid and raise the money to bid to buy the asset when it comes on the open market.

The event will be raising money for the programmes provided by the foundation in the community and other beneficial charities around the city.

Monies raised from ticket sales and other fundraising initiatives around the event will be passed directly to the London Community Foundation for allocation to the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund, distributing funds to survivors and the wider community affected by Community Foundation for allocation to the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund, distributing funds to survivors and the wider community affected by community affected by the fire.

Right now we have a national obesity problem, so why aren't we asking for money to raise healthier students, to support coordinated school health, for more nutrition education, more collaboration with partners, parents and the community to encourage children to try new foods, to develop recipes, to provide technical assistance and set professional standards?

This includes monthly donations, community fundraising events like the Winterlight Faire, MayFest and other ways to give, including SCRIP, Amazon Smile and Target Red Card — great ways to help you raise money for our school every time you shop.

#ILGive is a statewide, 24 - hour online fundraising event to raise money for our local communities.

At this event they're collecting hats, coats and winter supplies for the homeless in our community and selling framed photos of your little ones at the party to raise money for struggling local families.

We are jumpstarting the movement by raising money for a salad bar in at least one school in the communities surrounding each of our stores in the U.S.. That's almost 300 schools!

He helped raise money for Holy Family Medical Center and Northwest Community Hospital, among other organizations.

However, for those choosing to raise money, you can be confident that all of the funds go to support and develop deserving projects and programs in communities around the world.

In this case, though, the ad appears in a paper aimed directly at congressmembers, congressional staff and the lobby community, who by many accounts pay attention to who's buying space in Roll Call, The Hill, Congress Daily, etc. — both for the direct messages and for the indirect message sent about who's willing to spend money to raise the profile of their issues.

«On August 11th we can have a bi-partisan spirited discussion at a community center of Senator Schumer's choosing to discuss these important matters facing New Yorkers rather than Chuck prioritizing fundraising and dancing to the sounds of Aretha Franklin at the Plaza in order to raise money for yet another crooked politician.

Vance also came from the private practice, which is a small community in New York of high - powered attorneys who know each other and raise money for various causes.

After all of that work for their candidate, recruiting volunteers, raising money, building a community of supporters, and spreading campaign news, a very large number of campaign web sites freeze on Election Day.

Last year he singled out planning judicial review by saying cases must be brought within six weeks of any decision rather than the usual three months, knowing it is harder for small community groups to raise money and start complex proceedings in this short space of time.

Youths in Igbara Odo, alleged to be officials and members of Federation of Igbara Oke Students Union (FISU) had attacked the palace of the Arajaka of Igbara Odo, on Friday, claiming that he had not properly accounted for the money raised in their community celebration.

The campus foundations are private, not - for - profit organizations designed to raise and manage money and real estate donated by alumni, parents, community members, family foundations, university employees and corporations to fund approved university activities and scholarships.

Community activist Carlina Rivera has raised both the most money overall and the most money from the real estate sector in the race for District 2 on the City Council, which covers the East Village and Alphabet City in Manhattan.

There is a good deal of confusion out there in the development community and local councils about the structures to raise money for the infrastructure needed by a development and where NHB fits in.

Having pledged to put a third of the money he's got - sorry, raised - into a fighting fund for the party, and a good quarter into the drive for community organising, Miliband has the right to a clear conscience.

Erie Community College officials must do more to address systemic financial problems before they raise tuition again or ask county taxpayers for more money, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said.

We have no other source of money except what we raise for each occasion and in this case, we asked the Ministry of Trade and Industry if it was going to be our partner, and give us an introduction to the business community,» Mr. Gbeho explained.

«Moving forward, as communities have increasing demands for services, living within that cap will result in not having the ability to raise as much money from property tax as has been allowed in the past,» DiNapoli said.

At 6 p.m., Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. gives opening remarks at the NYPD Hispanic Federation and the New York State Shields» event to raise money to buy new equipment for Puerto Rico's first responders following Hurricane Maria, Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse, the Bronx.

«While my opponent's reckless and dangerous views should disqualify him from representing our community, the reality is that he's raised approximately $ 250,000 for his campaign and is using that money to lie about my record,» she wrote in the letter, asking for donations ranging from $ 50 to $ 250.

NEW CITY — The Rockland County community joined the New City firefighters in a race to the finish line to raise money for a firefighter recovering from a severe flu infection.

The club serves as a representative of the district, advocating on behalf of its residents, remaining engaged in local politics and government and performing community service, such as a recent drive to raise money for the St. Albans VA hospital.

Ruhe, a Wethersfield attorney who practices family and juvenile law, did not raise money for her campaign, but said she was active on social media and in the community.

Since his early days as a Jaycee, when he sold jam to raise money for the still - young North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, Ernest Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN, has been eager to support his community.

(Full of fun eye candy, the 2016 calendar raises money for the FDNY Foundation, which promotes fire and life safety in NYC communities.)

I'm talking a town that dedicates Friday night football games to raise money for a family that needs to know now more than ever that they have the support from the community to move forward in such a trying time!

The monies raised usually stays in the community and is used for many wonderful causes.

In college I was a part of a student run theater group that would meet to discuss how performing arts could help raise money or awareness for a community.

For example, the speed dating service has hosted special events that raise money for charities, including Sunnybrook Hospital, Woodgreen Community Care, and Homeward BouFor example, the speed dating service has hosted special events that raise money for charities, including Sunnybrook Hospital, Woodgreen Community Care, and Homeward Boufor charities, including Sunnybrook Hospital, Woodgreen Community Care, and Homeward Bound.