Sentences with phrase «relief efforts of other»

The International Fund for Animal Welfare was founded to protect animals and provide funding to assist the relief efforts of other organizations.

While this may not seem like much compared to the extensive relief efforts of other groups, it is a significant gesture given the powerful, negative emotions that the memory of Aum Shinrikyo evokes to this day.

Not exact matches

That could be a big relief for the athletes who did attend the Olympics and took creative precautionary measures like freezing their semen — Zika can be transmitted from sperm — and packing ridiculous amounts of mosquito repellent (among others efforts).

Advocates for efforts against global warming expressed relief that the other countries had remained unanimous in support of the Paris accords.

As Vox's Yochi Dreazen reported from Puerto Rico, the power losses are «significantly slowing the entire US relief effort, and preventing other vital parts of the island's battered infrastructure from coming back online.»

The press also noted that the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) donated C$ 500,000 as relief aid to earthquake survivors in central Taiwan and that Canada sent a team of civil engineers with expertise in building in earthquake zones, a medical team and others to assist in the recovery effort.

«Houston and other nearby communities have experienced devastating loss and destruction, and we feel compelled to do our part to support relief and rebuilding efforts,» said Tad Taube, chairman of Taube Philanthropies.

«Motivated in large part by their religious traditions of protecting the vulnerable and serving «the least of these,» as Jesus instructed his followers to do in the Gospel of Matthew,» writes Eric Marrapodi, «World Relief and other Christian agencies like the Salvation Army are stepping up efforts and working with law enforcement to stem the flow of human trafficking, which includes sex trafficking and labor trafficking.»

«As a congregation, we help each other during the preparation time, pray together a lot more, and help on relief efforts after the event,» said Ríos, lead pastor of La Iglesia del Centro, a congregation of about 350 in Arecibo.

«We saw many other relief efforts spend a great deal of money on hiring new staff and renting office space — very high cost items,» says Tim Keller.

On one hand there's still some of the relief work happening, and on the other hand there's a lot of effort being focused, I'd say medium - term, maybe not necessarily long - term yet.

«Now, more than ever, we have an important opportunity to unite and support each other, together we can improve lives and help those that need it around the world by dining out at one of these amazing restaurants,» commented Chef José Andrés, who founded World Central Kitchen in 2010 after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, and continues to lead relief efforts alongside the World Central Kitchen chef team in hard - hit areas including most recently in Houston and Puerto Rico.

Part of that money will reportedly go to the Red Cross, but there's no confirmation right now of the exact breakdown of how much money is going to which organizations, or what other relief efforts might be receiving funds.

On Sunday pistol shooter Wu Xiaoxuan, who in 1984 became the first Chinese woman to win an Olympic gold medal, carried the torch through the city of Hangzhou in Zhejiang province and then donated $ 70,000, collected from other torchbearers, to earthquake relief efforts.

Our members have worked with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's relief and recovery efforts, along with other unions, medical foundations and associations to bring health response teams and shipments of vaccines and medical supplies to the island.

In 2017 Erie County was proud to join the Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY, the City of Buffalo and others in a local relief effort for Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria devastated the island.

The LDS Church and Jewish leaders in New York are looking forward to working together on relief efforts and other endeavors after announcing Wednesday the resolution of a sticky dispute: posthumous proxy baptisms by Mormons of Jewish Holocaust victims.

Among others, the work quantifies the extent at which the inherent structure of the road network plays a role in facilitating, or hindering, landbound relief efforts, especially in the critical hours and days immediately following a disaster event.

It then utilizes contemporary tools in complex networks to assess several dynamics on the system, particularly, the flow of goods and other relief efforts, and quantify the reachability of critical loci within a geographic area where a disaster has struck.

Hurricane Katrina caused mass devastation and loss of life because recommendations to bolster the levees shielding New Orleans and other protective measures were neglected for decades despite urgent expert warnings, and because the federal emergency relief effort failed completely after the storm.

Well, I don't know if that's the role Chris Evans will be reading, but what I do know is that Scarlett Johansson is gathering her Avengers buddies, as well as some other celebrity friends, for a staged reading of Our Town, which will benefit Puerto Rico's disaster relief effort.

It's not about the effort of the team but only the individuals who have the potential for drama, comic relief, or whatever other roles the script deems necessary for the appearance of a motley crew that can follow the motions of the underdog story.

Expanding the use of Title II funds, for instance, for purposes other than to support teachers and principals — combined with the elimination of the maintenance - of - effort provision and the elimination of programs to enhance literacy, digital learning, and school counseling — will greatly reduce the chances that states will use those funds for anything but budget relief.

Please consider joining the thousands of city workers, teachers and other volunteers who have helped with relief efforts, including at a number of the public schools in our region still being used as shelters.

PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 5, 2012 Many school staff members have expressed a desire to volunteer at a shelter or other organized relief effort for Hurricane Sandy instead of attending the professional development activities at their school.

Section 310 (a)(1)(viii), as amended, will ensure that before consumers sign any contracts with or make any payments to a debt relief company, they will be informed of pertinent material facts including, among other things: (i) how long it will take to settle each debt; (ii) the cost to settle each debt; (iii) that the service will not stop harassing creditor calls or other collection efforts; (iv) that results are not guaranteed, and (v) that the settlement program may adversely impact the consumer's credit rating.

We're excited about our improved ability to care for our county's pets and thank the members of our local dog clubs and other donors for their efforts in helping us acquire AKC Pet Disaster Relief trailers.»

Dozens of soldiers from other Fort Bragg units were sent to Texas to help relief efforts following Hurricane Harvey.

TNR was a vital part of our disaster relief efforts because many community cats were displaced by flooding, and consequently, joined other colonies.

We're excited about our improved ability to care for our county's pets and thank the members of the Lexington Kennel Club and other donors for their efforts in helping us acquire an AKC Pet Disaster Relief trailer.»

Dr. McFarland is also a champion of lifesaving disaster relief efforts, as evidenced in his leadership of Zoetis» emergency response in the aftermath of the recent Louisiana floods, as well as Hurricanes Sandy and Katrina and other major crises.

Artists from all disciplines pitched in, like so many other people, with the array of Hurricane Harvey rescue and relief efforts - often ignoring their own losses.

We're excited about our improved ability to care for our county's pets and thank the members of the Northeastern Maryland Kennel Club and other donors for their efforts in helping us acquire an AKC Pet Disaster Relief trailer.»

A Commissioner of the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, Walt has participated in humanitarian relief efforts in other diverse developing nations including Afghanistan, southern Philippines, and Cambodia.

We recognize the role of the Red Cross and similar organizations in disaster relief efforts, and we encourage cooperation with these entities in notification efforts and other means of assistance.

Under certain circumstances, we may use and disclose PHI to law enforcement personnel or other appropriate persons to prevent or lessen a serious threat to the health or safety of a person or to assist in disaster relief efforts.

Professional Duties & Responsibilities Oversaw security operations in the United States and during three tours of duty in Iraq Served in a 6 man scout sniper team which successfully completed 50 missions in theater Determined range, windage, and elevation for active insurgent targets Built strong rapport with indigenous people to attain information on High Priority targets Operated deep in hostile territory without support units for extended periods of time Trained and led a 12 marine security patrol team in combat and high pressure situations Provided fire support and communications with artillery, jets, and other support units Responsible for base security operations including checkpoints in hostile territory Searched vehicles and individuals for weapons and other contraband prior to base entry Highly trained in weapons, hand to hand combat, and field first aid Proficient in operation and maintenance of military communications technology Oversaw police operations including investigations, law enforcement, and administration Maintain the highest level of physical fitness and health Performed various humanitarian relief efforts throughout Africa and the surrounding area Handled high pressure situations in a calm, professional, and effective manner

That remarkable effort marked the start of the REALTORS ® Relief Foundation, which, over a 10 - year span, has provided more than $ 22 million in funding to help citizens recover from hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, wildfires, and other major disasters.

Two other major goals of the effort are to get money back for those hurt by the collapse of the mortgage - backed securities market and to provide relief for homeowners still struggling to recover from the subsequent recession.