Sentences with phrase «year her efforts raised»

Last year her efforts raised $ 3,600 for the new emergency ward at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH).

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Over the past few years, the Obama administration has made an effort to address the issue by proposing to raise the federal minimum to $ 10.10 an hour.

Nine - year - old Vivienne Harr used a lemonade stand to raise more than $ 100,000 to support efforts to eliminate child slavery around the world.

Icahn's efforts last year to overhaul the biofuels program - while acting as an adviser to Trump on regulatory issues - drew scrutiny from federal investigators after lawmakers said it raised ethical concerns.

A few years ago, after an earthquake in Nepal, the Facebook community raised $ 15 million to help people recover and rebuild — which was the largest crowdfunded relief effort in history.

It also ruins nascent diplomatic efforts, raises fears of war or a pre-emptive U.S. strike and casts a deeper shadow over the security of the Winter Olympics early next year in South Korea.

May 3 - Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier Inc has agreed to sell its Toronto aircraft assembly site to a pension fund as part of efforts to raise extra cash under a five - year recovery plan.

May 3 (Reuters)- Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier Inc has agreed to sell its Toronto aircraft assembly site to a pension fund as part of efforts to raise extra cash under a five - year recovery plan.

An 80 - year - old ban that has prevented private companies from publicly advertising their efforts to raise funds will lift on Monday.

When the Securities and Exchange Commission lifts its 80 - year - old ban on general solicitation on Monday, private companies will be allowed to publicly advertise their efforts to raise funds.

In anticipation of expected future growth, we continued to increase our hiring efforts, and we raised our year - end headcount target to 520 employees.

His open letter also contains a fund - raising appeal and a notice that Graham's son Franklin, himself a major evangelical figure, is launching a new effort to «bring the Gospel into neighborhoods and homes in every corner of America next year.»

This practice was not wife - buying, as some western people thought, but rather reimbursing the wife's family for their years of labor and effort raising her.

Joining a club of arsenal s stature has its ups and downs.There is a requirement of how our players should perform when on the pitch.The following is a list of players who were wrong to choose arsenal.Aaron ramsey - Even though he is the most favoured of all players at the club now.I cant help but think how it would have gone for Him if he decided to search for other greener pastures.He was a clear talented footballer during his time at cardiff but he hasnt been raised with the discipline at arsenal.You can always see ramseys all round strengths but sadly Its not helping him or the club with his foward moving pleasurr.He is so Over used and its sometimes difficult for him to get used to the rythm of the game.With time you realise he gets low ib confidence and his engine gets wasted.He needed somebody who would have managed him properly and with care and that person is certainpy not wenger.You would have been better off at Manu mate.Calum chambers - Came us a very talented player from southampton with raw talent.He was very good at first but wenger found a way to reduce his level of confidence.His inexperience was left exposed and wenger did nt do anything to resolve that problem and instead He looked for other talented players.Alex oxlade chamberlain - Another very talented player who needed only his skilled sharpened and his character modelled.That and he was ready to become a world beater.But wenger decided to let him run and run like a headless chicken causing him to be often injured and damaging his confidence.Who knows what would have happened to him gad he decided to look for more greener pasture.He is surely a much better player than this.Theo walcott - Another player who was tipped to have a very bright future.He had it in him.But all he needed was an appropriate manager who would nurture him with discipline and help him with his talent.But on Coming to arsenal he was given Much more responsiblities putting more weight on his shoulders on top of that another player who was recklessly managed with his talent and never coming off age because his character wasnt properly shaped.Mesut ozil - Al right i agree he perfoms well just recently.But imagine all the legendary players he was often compared to during his time at real madrid.On coming to arsenal he found no rotation often overused, suffered many injuries and his confidence dwindled.It is pretty clear arsene does not take any responsibility for players.And when at arsenal you have to be your own manager.You need not rely on your manager otherwise you might continue being the same player for the next many years.That is why each and every player are what they are because of their own efforts and wenger had nothing to do with it.Van persie was the same player for over 7 years untill he himself decided to change.Wenger only organises and prepares tge team while the rest is in your court.It is not what so many people make it out to be.Thats why we need to pressure wenger more than our own players.They are their own self managers and wenger needs to take that responsibility

Trophy Winners Brewster Cup (most species seen)- Drumlin Farm (211 species) Forbush Award (2nd place most species seen)- Ipswich River (197 species) Hatheway Cup (most money raised)- Drumlin Farm ($ 22,200) The $ Cup (2nd place most money raised)- Joppa Flats ($ 15,000) Statewide Migration Award (greatest percentage increase in fundraising): Broad Meadow Brook (41 % increase) IBA Regional Award - NEW this year: For the team that sees the highest % of species of all teams birding according to IBA Regional Award rules: Broad Meadow Brook Thanks to Wellfleet Bay and the IBA program for also participating in this first year effort.

A breastfeeding association has released a new video, joining several efforts over the past few years to raise the volume on the hindrances to breastfeeding in the black community nationwide.

The developments at D.C. Central Kitchen converge precisely with the public school system's recent efforts to introduce fresher, healthier foods, as well as the «Healthy Schools Act» approved earlier this year by the D.C. Council, which not only raises nutritional standards for school food but provides bonus funding for every meal that contains a locally grown component.

But officials connected to the Democrats» fundraising efforts are quick to note that they've raised $ 2 million last year, a figure that's considered impressive for a minority conference.

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia has quietly dropped plans to raise passing scores on Common Core Regents exams in English and math by the year 2022 — plans originally pushed as a linchpin in efforts for students» strengthened academic performance and preparation for college and careers.

For the most part, however, what the first minister served up as part of a long - trailed effort to «refresh» her administration after more than ten years in office sounded familiar: educational reform («most radical change»), more cash to boost economic growth («raising our ambition») and the creation of a Scottish National Investment Bank.

The mayor, who returned to office in 2015 after a seven - year stint in prison on corruption charges, has raised more than $ 600,000 for his gubernatorial effort.

An effort by Governor Andrew Cuomo to cap the outside pay of state legislators this year failed to gain any traction, despite the scrutiny raised by the corruption cases of Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Earlier this year when the Port Authority announced that it was backing out of a 40,000 square foot lease at Moynihan Station (the transformed James A. Farley Post Office building), it raised the question of whether the agency would still make a financial contribution to the $ 3 billion effort of the post office and Penn Station.

Many legislative Democrats, seeking to block Gov. Cuomo's efforts to cut spending to close a projected $ 10 billion deficit, have hoped the «millionaires tax» on high earners, which expires Dec. 31, would be renewed to raise more than $ 1 billion in the new fiscal year.

The efforts made by individuals, business, organisations, educational institutions and governing bodies to promote the observance of an anti-slavery day each year would represent one of the many examples of an ongoing commitment in the UK to raise awareness of human trafficking and to oppose such trafficking actively.»

The mayor described the cut in the tax rate as an effort to «cushion the impact of Southampton Town's recent reassessment of village properties, which raised total assessed values in Sagaponack by 20 percent since last year.»

Some lawmakers were very frustrated by what they believe was Cuomo's efforts to prevent a pay raise from being approved late last year.

It did, however, raise money from many of the same donors who participated in de Blasio's efforts two years ago.

* The 62 - year - old Mayor will continue efforts to persuade Governor Cuomo to veto a bill that would raise pension benefits for some retired city employees and cost the city about $ 100 million a year.

Former CIA Director John Brennan said he had raised concerns last year that Russians had sought to recruit Trump campaign officials in an effort to influence the election, providing the most expansive public remarks to date from an official involved at the time.

Indeed, in his efforts to raise a billion dollars of private money, Obama became the first presidential candidate in the general election in over 30 years to back out of public financing, an idea which is now more or less kaput.

But in his district, where the 81 - year - old, 21 - term congressman heads into a June primary looking increasingly vulnerable, the question of whether his fund - raising efforts have crossed the line is joined by another: Has he simply stayed too long?

Heading into 2013, the party's housekeeping account — which can receive unlimited donations but can't spend the money directly on electoral efforts — had raised a combined $ 5.6 million over the preceding six years.

Her rise has coincided with a leftward shift by Cuomo, including a push for college affordability this year and a successful effort last year to raise the minimum wage to $ 15.

Over the past several years, the Board of Regents and the Department have raised standards for our teachers and are working to uplift the entire profession through efforts such as TeachNY.

In an effort to minimize a rebellion from organized labor and the left during the governor's election last year, Cuomo made promises to workers and their organizations that he would raise the minimum wage to $ 10 an hour for public employees.

This was tough,» remarked Cuomo of efforts to pass Raise the Age legislation, noting that the proposal was first put forth 12 years ago.

Howie Hawkins has raised more than five times the amount of money for his 2014 gubernatorial run as he did for his effort four years ago, which he says is a sign that his candidacy is being taken more seriously.

Cuomo this year has also raised about $ 1 million for an effort to unseat six New York House Republicans in 2018.

Deacy, who has been a Republican district leader for the last four years, had only three weeks to prepare before opening her office, and lacked the long - term fund - raising efforts many politicians rely on to increase their visibility before an election.

While a Newsday source says he'll raise the issue in Wednesday's address, he hasn't exerted much effort in this area over the past year, saying in December that he was «going to keep pushing» but «there was no appetite to do it in the Legislature.»

Behind the scenes, colleagues say, he has fought for tightening rent laws and raising the minimum wage, although in recent years those efforts have been largely in vain.

The New York People's Convention, a group funded heavily by Bill Samuels, a New York City businessman and promoter over the years of everything from improving how congressional and legislative district lines are drawn to term limits, has raised — and spent — $ 251,000 on a Proposal 1 yes effort.

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.

Over the past fifty years, there have been efforts in China to raise the endangered Alpine musk deer (Moschus sifanicus) on farms.

While the effort managed to raise nearly $ 100,000 after almost three years, the money came from less than 1 percent of the 1.2 million Save Darfur members.

Rich countries have collectively pledged to raise at least $ 100 billion a year for mitigation and adaptation efforts in the developing world by 2020.

The critique from an Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Research Council (NRC) panel raises questions about whether the National Children's Study (NCS) can sustain the political support needed to assure funding for the ambitious effort, which has already cost $ 1 billion and could require billions more in coming years.

They tried unsuccessfully to introduce a male southern white rhino to the female northern whites in an effort to at least conserve some of the northern white's genes, and last year listed Sudan on Tinder as the «most eligible bachelor» to raise funds rhino IVF and rehabilitation.

We've been holding events each year and are in the process of re-focusing our fund raising efforts in order to maximize our impact.