Sentences with phrase «tie to the community for»

Not to mention so many thrift and consignment stores have some sort of tie to the community for giving back and donating to great causes.

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In the past, reporters like Mike Royko, who wrote for The Chicago Tribune, and Jimmy Breslin of The New York Daily News and Newsday, had deep ties to their working class communities, Polgreen noted.

It's also a place that's gotten criticized for ties to the alt - right communities on Reddit, which have become known for fostering hate speech and anti-Semitism.

But for the Hantz team, a driving factor for entering this industry is closely tied to helping the community.

For several years, Cameco has tied compensation to environmental sustainability and worker safety, because «being in the uranium business, the company understands the importance of the social licence from the community,» says Nancy Hopkins, a lawyer who sits on several private - and public - sector boards, including Cameco's.

For example, if you're a blockchain - based startup looking to grow awareness among investors and the crypto community, building up an influencer community on LinkedIn or forums, like Reddit, will allow you to establish deeper ties to your niche audiences.

The black - tie gala evening brings together business, government, and community leaders to induct the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade's immediate past chair into its Council of Governors and to honour the 2017 recipients of the Rix Awards for Community and Corporate Citcommunity leaders to induct the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade's immediate past chair into its Council of Governors and to honour the 2017 recipients of the Rix Awards for Community and Corporate CitCommunity and Corporate Citizenship.

A September study published by the Brookings Institution found that a large share of the growth in the number of students struggling to pay off their loans over the past several years is tied to students borrowing to go to for - profit schools and to a smaller extent two - year community college.

Unless they had strong personal or professional ties to established startup communities, investors outside these regions lacked direction when looking for startup investment opportunities.

Linebrink suggests a regulatory solution, albeit a difficult one both technologically and philosophically for the libertarian - leaning crypto community: «Tying digital identities to physical identities.

Some favoring the second strategy recognize that «[t] he equities are such that compelling some illegal aliens to leave at this point would be unduly harsh — many have been here for a decade or more, have strong community ties, and no longer have any meaningful connection to their native lands.»

The standard explanations in the legal community emphasize the fierce competition for business among law firms that began when clients started to shop around for the best deal, rather than maintaining their traditional ties with a single firm.

This means that InterVarsity seeks to foster close - knit communities, tied together by a common faith and a common vision of what that faith ultimately means for one another.

For every host organization that has decided to sever ties with their troop, eight to 10 new ones have invited the Boy Scouts into their community, according to Jeff Fulcher, spokesman for the Atlanta Area Council of the BFor every host organization that has decided to sever ties with their troop, eight to 10 new ones have invited the Boy Scouts into their community, according to Jeff Fulcher, spokesman for the Atlanta Area Council of the Bfor the Atlanta Area Council of the BSA.

In human terms, this has a disastrous consequence for certain groups of people like the tribals, scheduled castes, traditional fishermen and such other groups who depend on them to eke out a living... They would also be torn away from their natural roots as well as from their community and cultural ties - producing in them a sense of isolation» (Quoted from ISA Journal Dec. 94).

In lieu of celebrations, many mosques are planning open houses next weekend in hopes of strengthening ties to their communities, according to Naeem Baig, vice president for public affairs at the Islamic Circle of North America.

The welfare of the human community, of even the most powerless, is tied to the welfare of the biosphere on which we all depend for basic life needs.

This is a statement of my history, of the tradition that has united the Christian community for 20 centuries; wanting to be a part of that community of faith, I recite the creed, thereby affirming my tie to the community.

My mother grew up in a Jewish household, on both her mother and father's side, but due to a dispute between her father and the local rabbi when she was still very young, her household was not directly tied into a local synagogue for support and community.

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Strengthening community ties through sharing is the perfect excuse to do some surprise baking for someone special in your life.

The major catalyst for sweetFrog's success is a proven ability to build ties to an engaged and loyal consumer base in a wide variety of communities.

William Dermody, a spokesman for the American Beverage Association, said the ties represent a long commitment by the industry to support community organizations across the country.

Football fans have accepted this because, in a world where many of the old ties that linked communities together and provided reassuringly secure points have disappeared, a football club, and in particular a season ticket for a particular club, provides something the fan can cling on to certain whatever else changes this symbol of a community will not.

When I ope4ned his gift to me for Christmas it was a total insult about the last 15 years of a box of dog excrement, Him and his friends set up a wagon wheel in his fathers yard complete with rawhide tie down straps, A whip hanging on the tree and a sign that said the community was free to come participate in the whippen of the uppity slave that day.

Her strong ties to both the medical and unassisted / non-medical childbirth communities give her a uniquely well - rounded perspective on the range of options for birthing families.

The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny.

A little march to and rally outside where he was staying, in support of the action being taken to preserve the eight indigenous ethnic groups, the small but very ancient and entrenched Jewish community, the Gulf's only synagogue and Jewish cemetery, the black community that is part of the East African diaspora, the fifth of the population that is non-Muslim, the half of that fifth which is Christian, the strictly optional status of the women's headscarf, the Sunni third of Bahraini Muslims, the requirement that all legislation be approved by both Houses of Parliament, the election of the Lower House by universal suffrage, the regular appointment of women to the Upper House to make up for their dearth in the elected Lower House, the presence in the Upper House of a Jewish man and a Christian woman (the latter the first woman ever to chair a Parliament in the Arab world), the present position of a Jewish woman as Ambassador to the United States, the very close ties to Britain, and the fact that all of this is perfectly acceptable even to Salafi Members of Parliament.

«Dave's been fighting and serving our community for the last 37 years, and I know he's the best person to represent us in Congress because of his experience and deep ties to the district — that's why I'm so proud to endorse his candidacy,» Schabot said.

Ahead of Trump's planned visit tomorrow to a Long Island community that has been reeling from violence tied to the Central American gang MS - 13, local officials are raising concerns about federal support for migrant children.

Philip Banks, a former NYPD chief of department, was allegedly the point man for various NYPD bosses who were enriched by their relationships with people who have ties to the Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn, including businessman Jeremy Reichberg and real estate investor Jona Rechnitz.

While that may not be a dealbreaker for voters, the scandal has opened the door for three potential challengers, including best bet Mark Gjonaj, a real estate agent with deep pockets and ties to the local Albanian community.

He is close to Assemblyman Herman Farrell Jr., has also served in the Assembly for former members Al Vann and Thomas DiNapoli, and has ties to the black community.

The administration is also providing a $ 1 billion development fund for parks, transit and community facilities tied to rezonings, as well as additional legal aid for tenant harassment, officials said.

The whole process got its start during recent town supervisor Jeff Moran's first term, when he was asked by officials of the French prefecture to visit their community because it perceived a spiritual tie to Woodstock... and it was the host of a large festival (which this year hosted former Woodstock resident Bob Dylan as a headliner for an audience of 300,000 or so Europeans).

The DCCC evaluates candidates» fundraising, grass - roots engagement, local support, ties to the community and campaign infrastructure when deciding who makes the cut for the program.

Diaz, a 74 - year - old pentecostal minister who also has strong ties in the Dominican community, is favored to win an open seat for the district that includes Parkchester, Castle Hill and Soundview.

Though a native New Yorker who was Bloomberg's housing commissioner before signing on with Obama, he hasn't lived in New York for eight years and lacks the deep ties to the African - American and Latino communities that would be essential for undercutting de Blasio in a Democratic primary.

The ties the Latino and Jewish communities have to each other and to our great City are deep and strong and I thank the Israeli Consulate, the JCRC and my colleagues in government for hosting tonight's celebration.

The DCCC touts its «Red to Blue» candidates for having deep ties to the communities they are trying to represent, but one of its most vocal candidates, Randy Bryce in Wisconsin, openly admitted back in January that his campaign is actively reaching out to New York and California for donations.

Tenney, a longtime advocate for refugees who has ties to the large Bosnian refugee community in the Utica area, said she believes immigrants have helped make Central New York and the Mohawk Valley a better place.

With my 25 years of banking experience, my accounting degree and ties to the community, I look to make the best decisions for the county and most importantly for the towns I represent.

Velázquez Blasts Opponent Gjonaj for Housing Lawsuit Election Ploy Community Board member and Democratic Council candidate warns of efforts by Bronx Assemblyman to cloud troubling real estate ties with pandering supportive housing lawsuit THE BRONX, N.Y. — Mark Gjonaj's housing -LSB-...]

It includes recommendations to provide direct funding incentives in the PBF model for the success of one or more at - risk student groups, to introduce measures that wouldn't punish institutions for experimenting with new programs to increase student success, and to better understand the impact of PBF on community colleges before a larger proportion of state funds are tied to the model.

«A lot of social customs come with the Latino community and they are very tied to religious roots, so it is not the most welcoming environment for LGBT people.»

Growing up in New Mexico in a large Latino family, Ventura explains, «A lot of social customs come with the Latino community and they are very tied to religious roots, so it is not the most welcoming environment for LGBT people.»

A senior minister's suggestion that the Australian government may consider tying science funding for universities to the number of patents they generate is drawing a sharp reaction from the nation's academic research community and some opposition politicians.

70 + requests to be sent out in the coming days, pending... And to top it off, Sonia wins the Dr. Matthew J. Buechner Tie Award for service to the community!

The honorary doctors are people who have achieved something of major importance for the University or for society and whom the faculties wish to recognise and tie to their research community.

Industry's deep ties to the region drive concern for employees and neighboring communities.