Sentences with phrase «volunteer efforts by»

CMIP continues to rely heavily on volunteer efforts by enthusiastic climate researchers.

The Society of Humane Friends of Georgia provides all financial support, selects the dogs, coordinates veterinary care, handles the adoption process and supports volunteer efforts by the trainers and others.

MANHATTAN — NYPD took to Twitter Monday in their hunt for a man accused of a sexual assault in Chelsea following a fruitless three months of investigation, volunteer efforts by community leaders and circulation of clear surveillance photos.

This site was developed and maintained as a volunteer effort by an animal loving member of the Portland community, so any earned fees help support the site costs.

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You can also support the Puerto Rican relief efforts by donating essential goods and volunteer through efforts coordinated by the New York City and State governments:

Volunteer efforts have included the opening and operation of two shelters managed by the American Red Cross and a Volunteer Reception Center managed by members of AmeriCorps, which has processed more than 45,000 volunteers.

And where the volunteer efforts that are favored should be located is suggested by the fact that so many people — especially among those who have thought more about their responsibility to the poor — believe active involvement in churches would be a good way to help the needy.

But God ordered his world in such a way that his own work within that world takes place not least through one of his creatures in particular, namely, the human beings who reflect his image... He has enlisted us to act as his stewards in the project of creation... So the objection about us trying to build God's kingdom by our own efforts, though it seems humble and pious, can actually be a way of hiding from responsibility, of keeping one's head well down when the boss is looking for volunteers...» (207).

To make its efforts possible, OBR is fueled by donations of food, BBQ rigs and volunteer support from restaurateurs and pit masters.

Over recent years, in addition to supporting volunteer duck rescue efforts by the Coalition Against Duck Shooting, Animals Australia's extraordinary legal team has secured crucial wins for native waterbirds, setting powerful legal precedents for animals.

We are committed to making a difference in our communities by partnering with local organizations and leading volunteering efforts.

During the five full days of meetings, everyone sat in a semi-circle and live translation was made available in English, French, Korean and Spanish by the tireless effort of purely volunteer interpreters committed to the food sovereignty agenda.

Over 2000 tickets have been issued to those directly affected by the tragedy, including families, the emergency services, volunteers, local residents and those who played their part in the recovery efforts in North Kensington.

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Each Share the Love host site is ran by a volunteer who coordinates all outreach efforts, including cloth diaper collection, loans and distribution.

In recognition of the efforts by those volunteers who helped create the Riverwalk, the Illinois Association of Park Districts recently awarded the Park District its coveted Community Service Award.

Given their history as the pioneers of grass - roots get - out - the - vote efforts, Republicans claim not to be particularly impressed by the Obama operation, including its estimated army of 8 million volunteers.

The board's case against Mark - Viverito centered on the acceptance of «volunteer efforts» from The Advance Group's president Scott Levenson, who volunteered to work for Mark - Viverito in 2013, according to a disposition document obtained by POLITICO.

Meanwhile, Mr. Spitzer's rival in the comptroller's race, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, spiked the signature football yesterday by announcing e had collected over 100,00 signatures in an «all volunteer grass - roots effort.»

For example, in Michigan in the early 1990s, the Law Review Commission was led by a law professor who devoted perhaps 200 hours a year to the job in exchange for a small stipend, who coordinated the efforts of perhaps a dozen volunteer commission members who devoted perhaps 50 hours a year to the job, and a couple of law student interns who worked mostly in the summer for perhaps 300 hours a year each.

He has been a lifelong volunteer for causes he believes in, including conducting climate change science field research with the Harvard Department of Forestry in Southern Africa, working on get - out - the - vote efforts for John Kerry, Barack Obama and Zephyr Teachout, building agricultural databases for USAID funded international projects all over the world, and providing technical assistance to schools in Senegal (for which he was awarded the President's Volunteer Service Award by the Obama administration).

With 18 percent of the electorate, according to the GSG poll, still undecided, Eldridge's campaign is hoping that a strong Election Day effort by a corps of enthusiastic volunteers will be enough to put them over the top and score a resounding upset.

A gritty but glorious effort to showcase a sculptural dome made mostly of umbrella spokes — created by two artists and volunteers based at Rocking the Boat in Hunts Point — in the waters off of Inwood ran ashore last Wednesday on, of all places, Rikers Island.

CROWN HEIGHTS — As some neighbors of two planned Crown Heights homeless shelters fight to block their openings, city officials hope to mend relationships between shelters and residents by hiring a full - time Director of Community Partnerships to manage problems and volunteer efforts.

Aside from raising the millions of dollars needed for campaign advertising in one of the nation's most expensive television markets, Bharara, as an independent, would need to pull together a statewide organization of paid staff and volunteers that could compete with get - out - the - vote efforts run by the Democratic and Republican Parties, particularly in a year when they'll be running gubernatorial campaigns.

Today, one group of researchers is launching a crowdsourcing initiative to pave the way, by harnessing the efforts of lay volunteers who will scan papers for key terms to help create a powerful searchable database.

It is maintained by Professor Michael Hebgen of the University of Heidelberg's computer center and can be considered a true volunteer, grassroots effort.

«[O] ne group of researchers [has launched] a crowdsourcing initiative,» called Mark2Cure, to help researchers «find those needle - in - haystack connections» in the rapidly growing biomedical literature «by harnessing the efforts of lay volunteers who will scan papers for key terms to help create a powerful searchable database,» Esther Landhuis wrote in a Thursday ScienceInsider.

Dr Joe Cox, who led the research, said that while the projects don't require specialist knowledge, volunteer effort and retention seems to be most strongly driven by a desire to enhance knowledge and understanding.

This latest smell prediction effort began with a recent study by olfactory researcher Leslie Vosshall and colleagues at The Rockefeller University in New York City, in which 49 volunteers rated the smell of 476 vials of pure odorants.

Now Hawkins and his colleagues have launched an effort to «rescue» the nearly two million data points the weathermen worked so hard to gather, asking volunteers to type them into a database column by column.

Part of my argument admittedly focuses on highly personal values, such as my concern that collective online creations like Wikipedia have made the Web less expressive by absorbing the efforts of hordes of volunteer authors into an overly regularized scheme.

The Precision Medicine Initiative includes $ 130 million spread across NIH's institutes to create a 1 - million - volunteer study to explore links between genes and health; another $ 70 million would expand National Cancer Institute efforts to treat cancer by targeting genes that drive tumor growth.

The Brooklyn effort differs in that it's run by local core of five volunteers, not professional researchers, who have worked on the project for the past year.

Research activities are supported by an active Community Advisory Board (CAB), which was created in 2005 as part of an effort to facilitate dialogue between community members, study volunteers and the research team.

Meredith Miller, AgriLife Extension District 11 4 - H specialist based in Corpus Christi, said efforts by 4 - H members and adult volunteers in response to Hurricane Harvey have been «overwhelming and humbling.»

At first I was bothered by the lack of acknowledging lay expertise and the efforts and abilities of volunteers.

Initial effort of mapping volunteerism, largely supported by United Nation Volunteers (UNV), have been made in a limited number of developing countries.

The HGSE volunteers came to the Marshall as part of the Graduate Students in Various Efforts of Service (G.I.V.E.S.) program run by Felicia Brown out of the Office of Student Affairs.

By the end of the school year, these volunteer efforts will save the school system between $ 5 million and $ 10 million in repair work, Costello estimates.

Most of the local efforts are run during the summer by volunteers at public libraries or housing projects.

Abstract: This joint paper was conducted by Issues without Borders (IWB) and Citizens Rights Watch (CRW), non-governmental organisations with aim to raise awareness on the ongoing European refugee crisis, inform the public about the «IWB Refugee Project», the value of volunteering and ask you to join us and contribute to our efforts towards bringing a positive change and improve the human quality of life.

Among the many moving photographs taken during the rescue efforts after Hurricane Harvey, the scene of Bush School Senior Lecturer Richard MacNamee carrying a girl to safety captured by Getty Images, shows the danger he and other volunteers went through to save flood victims.

Click to read part 2 of this article Topics covered: — Recruiting Volunteers — Volunteer Handbooks — Getting Every Parent to Give 3 Hours — Many Schools Provide Volunteer Training — Volunteers Aren't Always Easy to Come By — Recognizing the Contributions of Volunteers — One School's «Volunteer Hall Of Fame» — A Software Tool for Tracking Volunteers» Efforts — more

While some districts may be able to identify new resources, including volunteers, from the school, neighborhood, or the business community, much can be accomplished by leveraging existing efforts to fulfill the needs of the program.

Our organization evolved from a small group of parent volunteers who happened to also be credentialed educators; dedicating their time, expertise and licensure to charter schools in an effort to assist charter schools in maintaining special education compliance as well as fulfilling parent volunteer hours required by those Charter Schools.

Anticipating the needs of a growing metropolitan area was among the service learning goals that gained Meridian its designation as a Service Learning Leader School by the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency that promotes and funds volunteer efforts.

Teachers communicate frequently with parents about their child's progress, and parents are encouraged to be a regular presence at school locations, whether by attending performances, volunteering in the classroom, or participating in weekend beautification efforts.

In a recorded back - to - school message sent Monday evening to 38,000 teachers and healthcare professionals, Warren Fletcher, president of United Teachers Los Angeles, told members they should reject efforts by the Los Angeles Unified School District to find one volunteer at each school to participate in the program.

There is a sign - up system run by the parent run Community Partnership Leadership (CoPaL) which coordinates efforts in the principle areas of Community Building, Fundraising (Gala and Annual Fund), Communications / Volunteering, the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), and the parent representative on d.tech's Board of Directors.