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In the last two weeks County have had two of their players recognised by the Blue Square Premier officials. This had lead to them being included in the team of the week for The Blue Square.
Hobson was added to the squad last Monday and this Monday Sean Newton has been added to the squad after an impressive performance against Kidderminster Harriers at the weekend where The Hatters won 1-0.
As if we didn't need telling, something good is beginning to stir at Edgeley Park under Jim Gannon's stewardship. I'd bet there will be a few other players recognised before this season is out.
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In less than six weeks, the City of Cape May will be the stage for the inaugural edition of the Exit 0 International Jazz Festival, tonight, November 9-11. More than 100 internationally known musicians will perform more than 50 shows over the course of the Festival, with performances taking place in intimate club venues and on the Main Stage of the Cape May Convention Hall during this three-day event.
Headlining the Festival on the Main Stage at Convention Hall will be The Sun Goddess Tour starring Jazz legend and three-time Grammy Award Winner RAMSEY LEWIS AND HIS ELECTRIC BAND on Saturday at 7:30 PM and 9:30PM. Opening the Festival on Friday at 8:00 PM and 10:15PM will be Philadelphia native son and Grammy award winning jazz bassist, Christian McBride and his quintet - Inside Straight. And a very special and rare jazz session will take place on Saturday afternoon at noon when Chilean vocalist Claudia Acuna performs with her quartet followed by the 17-man strong Captain Black Big Band, led by jazz pianist Orrin Evans and featuring Nicholas Payton.
Club venues up and down Beach Avenue in Cape May will provide intimate settings throughout the three-day festival include: Boiler Room @ Congress Hall, CARNEY'S, Carney's Other Room, Martini Beach, Sea Salt @ Ocean Club and Aleathea's @ Inn of Cape May. Performing in the clubs will be world class artists like Nicholas Payton, Mark Murphy, Bobby Broom Deep Blue Organ Trio, the Pedrito Martinez Group, Henry Cole & Afrobeat Collective, Ben Williams & Sound Effect, The Stooges Brass Band, Antonio Sanchez Migration, Joe Krown Organ Trio, Marcus Strickland, and more.
Jazz is no stranger to the City of Cape May with a previous festival having run for 17 years. The November edition of the Exit 0 International Jazz Festival is the inaugural event of a planned series of festivals to take place bi-annually in the Nation's Oldest Seaside Resort. Spy Boy Productions, producer of the Festival, is committed to bringing a world-class festival to Cape May, which is ideally situated on the east coast with easy access to all major cities. "Music has such a great capacity to bring people together, and the festivals that resonate with their audience seem to be able to bring out what is best in both the audience and the musicians," stated Michael Kline, President of Spy Boy Productions.
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The pass through of oil prices into euro area consumer liquid fuel prices in an environment of high and volatile oil prices
AbstractCrude and refined oil prices have been relatively high and volatile on a sustained basis since 1999. This paper considers the pass through of oil prices into consumer liquid (i.e. petrol, diesel and heating) fuel prices in such an environment. The pass through of oil prices into consumer liquid fuel prices has already been addressed extensively in the literature. Nonetheless much of this literature has either focused on the United States or on a time period when oil prices were relatively stable, or has used monthly data. The main contribution of this paper is a comprehensive combination of many features that have been considered before but rarely jointly. These features include: (1) the analysis of the euro area as an aggregate and a large number of countries (the initial 12 member states); (2) the consideration of different time periods; (3) the modelling of the data in raw levels rather than in log levels. This turns out to have important implications for our findings; (4) the use of high frequency (weekly) data, which, as results will suggest, are the lowest frequency one should consider; (5) the investigation of the different stages of the production chain from crude oil prices to retail distribution -- refining costs and margins, distribution and retailing costs and margins; (6) the examination of prices including and excluding taxes -- excise and value-added; (7) the modelling of prices for three fuel types -- passenger car petrol and diesel separately and home heating fuel oil; (8) lastly we also address the issue of possible asymmetries, allowing for the pass through to vary according to (a) whether price are increasing or decreasing and (b) whether price levels are above or below their equilibrium level. The main findings are as follows: First, as distribution and retailing costs and margins have been broadly stable on average, the modelling of the relationship between consumer prices excluding taxes and upstream prices in raw levels rather than in logarithms has important implications for the stability of estimates of pass through when oil price levels rise significantly. Second, considering spot prices for refined prices improves significantly the fit of the estimated models relative to using crude oil prices. It also results in more economically meaningful results concerning the extent of pass through. Third, oil price pass through occurs quickly, with 90% occurring within three to five weeks. Fourth, using a relatively broad specification allowing for asymmetry in the pass through from upstream to downstream prices, there is little evidence of statistically significant asymmetries. Furthermore, even where asymmetry is found to be statistically significant, it is generally not economically significant. Lastly, these results generally hold across most euro area countries with few exceptions.
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Each year seems to pass a little more quickly and 2013 is no exception. Moving into month six of twelve is a great time to revisit how you felt in month one of twelve. Do you still feel as hopeful, committed or inspired?
Reflecting on my plans to jump gently into a brand new year has been really helpful. Some things got done, and some things didn't, but I have stayed true to my declaration to dismiss result-oriented success: I won't be measuring success by how or when I arrive at certain goals or measurements, but instead in how I move through the transition. If the process is full of grace and intention it will be called a success regardless of the outcome.
That simple direction allows me to start something new more quickly, and release what isn't working with ease. Reviewing where I was and what I wanted five months ago is a great benchmark, but I'm not married to those plans. Instead, I am staying focused on the most important things and recognize that they change over time.
New Ventures and Adventures
Adventure Capital
I recently started Chris Guillebeau's Adventure Capital and it is sparking great ideas and reminding me that learning is always a good investment of time and money. Adventure Capital is only open during select times and tomorrow is one of those times! This is for you if you have an idea, but you need help getting off the ground or you have an existing business, and you want to increase sales. If you join Adventure Capital on my recommendation, you'll receive an hour of consulting with me during your second month of the course. Sign up to learn more and to be notified when the course opens.
Charity: water
Together, we've raised $2693 in one week! The goal is $4400 and while we have 60 days to do it, if we make it by my birthday on June 5th, there will be some major celebrating, free books for all, and other surprises. Here is an invitation to help: http://bemorewithless.com/an-invitation-to-be-more-with-less/. Thanks for your donations and awesome messages!
The mother-daughter book club
My favorite Christmas gift came from my daughter. She recognized that I didn't want "stuff" and she knew that what I really wanted was more time with her. She gave me a mother-daughter book club. We read a book and then plan an activity like going out to lunch to talk about it. We recently read The Great Gatsby and finished by going to dinner and seeing the movie. This week we are starting a new novel by Lauren Graham called Someday, Someday, Maybe. I hope you'll use this gift idea for someone you love.
Summer Book Bundle
Speaking of books, if you are ready to get summer started, you may enjoy the Summer Bundle: 5 summer reads for only $7.40.
Speaking at SXSW
I so enjoyed speaking at SXSW with friends, Joshua Becker, Joshua Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus. Exploring Austin and meeting awesome people was as much fun as speaking to a group of 200 about how minimalism is changing entrepreneurship. I'm excited to explore more opportunity for speaking.
- 0:00 Joshua Becker states the case for minimalism
- 11:59 Joshua Fields Millburn discusses cultivating your passion
- 21:35 Ryan Nicodemus discusses overcoming the fear of money
- 28:35 Courtney Carver discusses practical applications of minimalism
- 40:00 Q&A with the crowd
A new direction
In working with clients over the past few years, I've discovered that what they want more than anything else is permission to be creative, the confidence to share their ideas with the world and a mentor to help them grow, share, create and lead. My new blog and offerings at courtneycarver.com will deliver those most important things and will be replacing my business site. We will still talk about ways to do business more simply, but cultivating ideas and enjoying your work will be the focus.
If your life or business is heading in a new direction, be open. Don't force sameness or wallow in complacency. Take a step or a stand. Be curious and ready to embrace something you didn't expect.
Instead of tying your self-worth to the end result of any venture or adventure, focus on your approach, experience, and how you treat yourself and others during the journey.
What's new in your year?
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I love this line: That simple direction allows me to start something new more quickly, and release what isn't working with ease.
This year for me is so exciting. I left corporate America late last year and get to focus on my passion full time. I started a blog, EscapingDodge.com, and it's so much fun to learn and grow from the experience. Meeting new people who are interested in the same subjects make it that much more rewarding.
Thanks for the great post, Courtney!
I love that you and your daughter have created a mother-daughter book club. What memories and connections you are creating. I know CJ and I benefited so much from starting our book club. We even dealt with difficult family situations with humor by saying, Isn't that like Gary from The Corrections? It was rather like when you ask someone for advice for "my friend" and it's really for you!
Courtney, you have a way of putting things in perspective in a beautiful and direct way and that is what makes you simply sensational. I gleaned a lot of good information from the SXSW audio conference and appreciate that you shared that with us. I have recently signed up for Joshua Millburn's writing class that begins in July and only learned about their site from reading your blog. Keep sharing and keep creating because you are making a difference in our lives – one post and one conversation at a time.
We've been so busy writing our book and maintaining our blog that books have disappeared until last week!! So glad they are back and with a killer-read – The Enchantress of Florence. Should be a super boost to the vocab and a model for superior sentence structure. Thanks as always for your terrific reminders and tips, Courtney!
That is so sweet of your daughter. It's sounds like you two are really close. It's nice to hear about that.
Absolutely love the idea of a mother-daughter book club, enjoying the time spent together with family is so important and carries so much more meaning than "just" another necklace. Have a wonderful new month!
Loved this post. I have been thinking of taking up tarot reading professionally for months now but never really started due to my job commitments and complacency. Your post encouraged me to take the first step. I have started offering tarot readings on tarotpress.wordpress.com and slowly will work on a proper website.But at least, I took the first step in the direction of my dreams and that is what's more important.
I love the way you are now measuring your success, and I know I am definitely learning from your example. The bonus is that I am enjoying the process so much more, and allowing it to take as long as it needs, without stress. It feels fantastic.
I also love the mother-daughter book club idea. It is such a thoughtful concept. Yay for you and your daughter.
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Jessica Simpson & Eric Johnson's Brentwood Lunch Date
Enjoying their last few weeks before the baby's arrival, Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson were spotted grabbing a bite to eat in Brentwood, CA on Tuesday afternoon (December 27).
The "Price of Beauty" babe looked as happy as can be as she and her free agent fiance exited a local eatery and hopped into their luxurious ride.
Meanwhile, it has recently been reported that Ms Simpson will most likely not be getting a giant paycheck for her baby's introductory pictures.
"Cult of Celebrity" author Cooper Lawrence told press, "Jessica isn't as relevant as she used to be. She's making shoes now. Her baby daddy [fiancé Eric Johnson] isn't famous enough for anyone who doesn't know her personally to care, and the trend of celebrity baby photos is done for the consumer as well. Let us know if when the kid is 10 it has its first kiss with Mason Kardashian [sic]. Then we'll talk."
Enjoy the pictures of Jessica Simpson out to lunch in Brentwood with fiance Eric Johnson (December 27).
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We love these FUN and eye-catching ways to encourage Box Tops collection in your school!
Re-purposed Pringles Cans via Pinterest
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"Owl Love You" Juice Container via TeachingFourth
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Repurposed Coffee Cans via Pinterest
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We love these FUN and eye-catching ways to encourage Box Tops collection in your school!
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"Owl Love You" Juice Container via TeachingFourth
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The success of your nonprofit or community organization is based largely of the good work and contribution of it's loyal members - but how do you retain a loyal base that both donates to your cause but also pitches in? Kirsten Bullock of TheNonProfitAcademy is sharing her expert advice with you in her June 5th, 2014 post & video (full article here).
To be able to start engaging people in the work we do, it's important to be able to identify some areas that volunteers can help with. It could be as support during events, or to help with thank you calls to donors, become a donor, subscribe to your e-newsletter or become involved in program areas. Not everyone will be interested in the same things, so it's important to be able to offer some variety. Be creative!
Next is to have some systems in place to support volunteers once they become involved. How will you continue to keep them involved? Do you have a volunteer coordinator? How often will you stay in touch with them? How will you track their interests? If you only have 200 people you're trying to stay connected with you can probably do that with minimal systems – however if that number increases to 500 – or 5,000 – you'll have a much more difficult time keeping track of details. Systems that are kept up-to-date will make your life much easier (and your volunteers and donors much happier).
Most importantly though are the interests of your volunteers and potential donors. What do they want to be involved in? If they want to advocate for a particular cause, and you ask them to file paperwork, will they be satisfied? . . .
Read the rest of Kirsten's article here
And join Kirsten for an online workshop around this topic and that of raising more money for your organization - this Friday, June 20th, 2014 at 11a ET, CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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By: Leo Welder, Zilker Ventures
In 2008, two of my good friends and I designed an online fundraising system to help our fellow members of the Young Men's Business League raise money for our charity, the Austin Sunshine Camps. Before building the system, the YMBL typically raised $20,000 to $40,000 during their six-week fundraising season. Now the organization raises $300,000 to $400,000 each year in the same time. Our success is based on a few core principles that I want to share with you today.
1. Utilize a Fundraising Website With Full Transparency
If you use a fundraising website like DonorPerfect.com's DonorPages, each member of your organization will have their own, unique fundraising web page. There are many benefits to this, but the most important is that each member can see how much their peers have raised and can benchmark their own success. Your members will be inspired by the success of others and motivated to be seen as meaningful contributors to their organization's success. This transparency minimizes the amount of external pressure required to spur members into action.
2. Form Fundraising Teams and Create Competition
Individual fundraising is hard work, but you can make it fun by turning the effort into a team sport. By dividing your organization into teams with team leaders (your most dedicated and charismatic members), you can foster an environment where people get excited about fundraising and develop creative ideas to help their team succeed.
3. Create Clear Start And Finish Dates for the Fundraising Campaign
People don't want to fundraise forever, so it's best to create a clear and relatively short time frame during which you will be asking them to raise money. Furthermore, if you have a competition, people want to know when it is officially over and how people know if they won. (Tip: It's a good idea to set a very short time frame at the outset, so people get started right away. You can extend the deadline by a week or two mid-season.)
4. Hold Mandatory Fundraising Kickoff Meetings
In order to make sure everyone knows how to use the tools and share fundraising best practices, you need to have a few face-to-face group kickoff meetings for your members. The leadership of the organization should also use these meetings to remind members why their non-profit is great and why they should feel good about raising money. Older, experienced members can talk about their past successes, which will instill confidence in people who are fundraising for the first time. (Tip: Ask everyone to state their individual fundraising target before they leave the meeting.)
5. Over-Celebrate Success, Don't Worry About Failure
All membership organizations have their shining stars as well as their disappointments. During a fundraising campaign, spend all your time encouraging and celebrating anyone and everyone that contributes and makes an effort. Don't get caught in the trap of trying to MAKE those members who haven't even attempted to raise money get off their butts. If the competitive atmosphere, the motivational kickoff meetings and the transparency of the system aren't enough to motivate them, it's not worth your time. You will generate more revenue for your non-profit spending that time cheerleading and supporting the members that demonstrate some internal motivation.
6. Share Ideas, Templates and Success Stories
When it comes to "making the ask," there are lots of successful techniques, but most people who haven't done it before don't know where to start. Provide your members with email templates that they can customize and use when emailing donor prospects. Suggest the types of people they should contact in their network and how they can appeal to them and overcome objections. During the fundraising season, share stories with the membership about successful techniques that people have implemented. Encourage them to be creative and try things like finding matching sponsors or getting a bar to host a fundraising event. You never know what might catch on.
By implementing these strategies, you will turn your volunteer organization into a fundraising machine.
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About the Author: Leo Welder is the former President of the Young Men's Business League and the Austin Sunshine Camps and was selected for the Big Giver Award by I Live Here I Give Here in 2013 and was chosen to represent Austin at The Jefferson Awards in 2014. Leo is also the CEO of Zilker Ventures, which operates a family of websites that provide information on business communication and technology services, including FindAFax.com.
Buck up those Spring fundraising dollars and add new revenue streams to your school events to boost profits and do more GOOD:
Matching Funds: What is your school raising money for? Is there a sponsor or company that would be interested in matching the funds you raise to help you reach your goal? Do research and connect with community or national organizations that are interested in helping your fundraising dollars go further. The Build Your Dream Classroom campaign from PrometheanWorld, for example, is matching school's funds for up to $3,800 towards qualifying smart technology products. More info here
Add a Product Sale: Organizing a community event like a carnival, walkathon or school movie night? Add a product fundraiser booth to this family-fun event to raise more money! See's Candies is giving away free chocolate eggs this Spring to 4 deserving schools to raise $1,000 each in a flash, enter today for your chance to win > CLICK HERE. Ends 3/27/14.
Add Incentive/Rewards: What exactly is your school's principal willing to do to help raise more money? :) Get pied in the face? Dunked? How about shave their head? Fundraisers are most productive when whole families get involved; and what better way to encourage kids to stay on their parents to contribute than with super fun (and funny) incentives from school staff! Survey your school's administration and teachers to find out how they would like to get in on the fun; boost fundraising profits by setting goal dollar amounts for families to reach at which staff will do promise to do something funny.
Socialize, Socialize, Socialize: Introduce social media into the fundraising mix to increase turnout at your fundraising event - more people can easily mean more dollars raised! A strategic social strategy, engaging your fundraising parent community on twitter and pinterest, is key in the modern day to spreading the word and getting warm bodies to your big day. More info here
Looking to make a mess at this Spring's big outdoor fundraiser? Try some of these FUN booths kids love to take a part of!
1) Pie the Principal: Pie tins filled with whip cream or pudding make this booth fast, messy fun for the whole family. Typically as a reward for a certain amount of money raised or a raffle, principals and other school staff will have just as much fun as students who get to throw pies at them!
2) Confetti Eggs: Carefully hollowed egg shells filled with colorful paper make for an explosive, fun carnival booth. Kids love to buy the eggs and throw them at their friends; they break easily and release all the confetti inside. Game instructions from CarnivalSavers.com HERE
3) Balloon Dart Art: Help kids create a masterpiece at this year's carnival with Dart Art! By filling balloons with colorful paint, tacking them to a large canvas and letting kids throw darts to pop them, a wonderful work of art is created that can be hung up at the school. Instructions and ideas from Craft-Austin.com HERE
4) Dunking Booth: Watching the principal or your favorite teacher get dunked is probably an all-time favorite for kids. If renting a whole booth isn't in the budget, however, consider an inexpensive alternative where kids get to soak big sponges and throw them at unassuming victims 10 or 15 feet away.
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Tip: Control the mess! Have a clean-up volunteer crew signed up to help and necessary tools on hand like vacuums, brooms, and trash bags to make clean up swift. Schedule volunteers and even sign up for people to donate cleaning items with free online signup sheets, get started now!
Pie photo courtesy of http://www.monroenews.com/news/2012/dec/22/pie-eyed-principal-gallery/
Balloon photo courtesy of http://news.erskine.edu/dance-marathon-to-host-childrens-miracle-network-benefit-feb-16/
Dunking photo courtesy of http://marfapublicradio.org/?attachment_id=12003
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Fair, festival and carnival food is a delicious addition to your fundraiser or community event this season. Forget the cotton candy and funnel cakes and opt for "stations" where carnival staples become their own "booth" for families to spend time and have fun!
Popcorn Station: Salt, parmasean, chili powder and other select seasonings give families the option to flavor their popcorn cups to their taste; add kettle and candy corn to the mix too OR chocolate drizzle to get really creative!
Hot Dog Station: Don't forget all the fixin' like ketchup, mustard, slaw, relish, onions, cheese, you name it! This is an all-time favorite families love!
Cupcake Station: Super sweet and fun, make sure you have lots of yummy toppings for mini cupcakes including colorful icing, chocolate chips, sprinkles, cinnamon, you name it!
Sundae Station: Great for your Spring outdoor event, a Sundae station is eazy peazy - don't forget the chocolate syrup, caramel, berries, nuts, and chocolate chips. Looking for less mess? Try a shaved ice or snow cone station where patrons add their own syrups and flavors.
Corn Station: Street corn is a novelty favorite that goes well at any event; grilled or boiled, corn on a stick with butter, salt, cheese powder and other seasonings makes a great food station people will line up for.
Fruit Station: Get creative (and healthy) with a fruit station! Think fruit in small cups, fruit kebabs, chocolate covered frozen bananas and more!
Trail Mix Station: Everyone loves trail mix! Mixed nuts, raisins, m & m's, dried fruit and more make this an easy peasy food option that's pretty healthy too.
*Image via http://www.pnpflowersinc.com/2011/10/styling-rustic-popcorn-bar.html
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Does your fundraiser, gala or festival have a family fun zone or kid's corner? These special areas with kid friendly activities amidst a more adult event provide a fun, creative respite powered by volunteers. Check out 10 fun activities for yours:
1) Family Photo Opp: A colorful backdrop, some oversized props and large 'frame' cutouts make this little section of your family fun zone memorable! Have a volunteer handy to take pictures for folks with their own smartphones and cameras.
2) Toss Game: It's a fact, kids like to throw things! Set up small carnival type toss games with buckets, bins or even a makeshift "toilet", more ideas here
3) Kissing Booth: We love this idea for kids and families - set up your kissing booth and have kids write down and guess how many "kisses" are in the booth (see photo on right); the winner receives a small prize!
4) Dance Party: Near the edge or just outside of the kid's area, have some fun tunes on hand for kids to come and dance with their friends. Parents will appreciate the energy release and kids will have a blast!
5) Craft Corner: Think simple crafts that don't have lots of small pieces but can be made within 5 to 15 minutes and are easy for kids to take home - i.e. friendship bracelet making station, oragami folding station, bead or macaroni jewelry station, etc.
6) Game Walk: Think a cake walk but with donated board and card games instead! Ask volunteers to donate new or gently used board games, or scour local thrift and discount stores; set up like a cake walk or auction and gets excited about winning games they can play with their family.
7) Sand Art: This sit-down activity is a kid's favorite and gives them a keepsake to take home as well. Tip: Get more out of your sand by placing small plates underneath where kids fill their bottles and have volunteers refill the stock bottles with what's left behind.
8) Tattoo/Face Paint: This novelty booth is a must-have for the kid's corner at your big event! Bulk temporary tattoos are cost-effective and super fast and simple to apply, but face paint is also fun for kids (and volunteers). Have a variety of designs handy for kids to choose from.
9) Hula Hoop: Yep, it's that easy. Have 5 to 10 hula hoops handy and watch kids make a time of it!
10) Cupcake Booth: With inexpensive toppings like sprinkels, chocolate chips and icing, kids can decorate their own mini cupcakes for a quick, sweet treat!
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Tip: Coordinate family fun zone volunteers with free online sign up sheets! Easy online scheduling, 24/7 access from computers and smartphones plus automated reminders
*Kissing Booth photo via http://briananddanaewest.blogspot.com/2011/03/kids-parties.html
See's Candies is giving four lucky winners 180 signature, chocolate eggs each in their 3 most popular flavors - chocolate butter, bordeaux, and peanut butter, yum! Winners will receive the free product shipped straight from See's and can raise $1,000 quick with a flash fundraiser held by their school, team, or group.
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Teaching children how to become environmental stewards illustrates a true investment in the future and that's why we love the Learning Garden Challenge from DOLE Fruit Bowls® and Captain Planet Foundation.
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School staff, parents or volunteers involved with a school that has an existing Learning Garden can enter for a chance to win up to $5,000, a one-year supply of DOLE Fruit Bowls, and essential Learning Garden tools from Captain Planet Foundation, including a mobile garden cooking cart, learning garden lessons and lesson supply bins.
Learning Gardens are a multi-faceted, educational platform which teaches kids the joys and responsibilities of tending and maintaining a garden while also illustrating the science behind how plants grow. Learning Gardens also bring discussions of nutrition to the forefront and provide a safe and welcoming environment for social interaction and encourage working together for a common goal.
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Fundraising fatigue is a hot topic in school news this season, with parents over-spent and worn out from feeling like they are too frequently 'hit up for money' by their kids' schools. One significant way to challenge fundraiser burnout is to change up the products with which your school chooses to fundraise. Choosing the right product fundraiser can change how parents view 'donating' to the school and engage more families in giving. It's as easy as:
1) Targeting the right people: Parents are the ones doing the buying! Find new creative fundraising solutions in trendy items parents love - fair trade coffees, gourmet chocolates, luxury bed sheets, homemade pies, reusable bags, delicious pastries and keepsakes with their kids' artwork on them are a few of the hottest items for 2014.
2) Making transactions easier: Finding the right product fundraiser should involve researching the ease of ordering and digital application that is incorporated into the sales process. Moving away from pen-and-pencil order forms to online ordering is totally trending as are scrip gift cards, and on-the-spot transactions with tech gadgets like Square.
3) Socializing sales: Product fundraisers are definitely a family affair and what better way to boost profits then to get more people involved by spreading the word on facebook, twitter, pinterest and instagram. Knowing how parents can quickly share this season's fundraiser with grandparents, co-workers and social friends is key to choosing the right fundraiser for your school - do they have social shares integrated into the ordering process? Do they make uploading and sharing photos easy?
4) Adding rewards & incentives: Everybody love prizes so find out what incentive programs product fundraisers can offer students AND parents. Great examples include Square 1 Art that gives bonus artwork stickers to participating students and BRAX fundraising that is holding a sweeps for Amazon gift cards, iPads and more to schools who participate in fundraisers. Adding incentives like a pizza party for the class or grade and/or a silly thing the principal will pledge to do will also garner added participation.
Our thanks to the Association of Fund-Raising Distributors & Suppliers (AFRDS) conference in Orlando, FL who shared how their professional product fundraisers help schools and clubs raise more than $2 BILLION per year for this post. Local professional fundraising representatives can help guide your group in choosing the best option for your community.
Find out more about product fundraising with AFRDS' Product Fundraising Handbook and check out their Tool for Evaluating Fundraising Companies. VolunteerSpot is proudly sponsored by fundraising companies, check out our website for fabulous Fundraising Ideas and scroll through our past blog articles on Fundraising for more fresh ideas and tips for raising money for your school or group!
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It's a simple fundraising formula . . . more participants + social marketing = bigger profits! It's easy to boost turnout with strategic social media posts, well-selected fundraisers and simple marketing plans.
Check out all our top tips, ideas and resources in our popular webinar slideshare below or click HERE, and don't miss our great sponsors Square 1 Art and Mixed Bag Designs below!
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What a year! BIG announcements, awesome spotlights, new trends for schools and nonprofits plus plenty of volunteer management ideas made 2013 a year to remember. Don't miss some of our most-read, highest-rated blog posts from the year below:
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Winter and holiday-themed carnivals and festivals can be far different from their spring and fall counterparts, but are just as fun! Check out our favorite winter carnival game ideas:
Snowball Toss: Transform your novelty baseball toss or football throw game into a wintry fun activity by wrapping your rubber baseballs or softballs in white felt or glitter.
Treausre Dig: Little kids will love this winter carnival game; simply place small prizes in a container of 'snow' (crumpled and shredded paper). If your event is outside, use real snow!
Santa Hat Ring Toss: Place Santa hats or Frosty top hats over small cones so they stay perked up and use wide plastic rings for kids to toss.
Spoon Snow Relay: With "snow" or mini marshmallows on a spoon, have kids take part in a traditional relay where those who cross the finish line without dropping any 'snow' win a prize.
Snowflake Pop: Take your annual balloon dart game and use balloons with snowflakes on them instead (or drawn them on yourself)!
Snowman Toss Game: With a large cardboard snowman which has 2 holes (at the mouth and in the center), have kids toss "snowballs" (white pom poms) to see if they can get it through the snowman!
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Image & Snowman Toss Game Idea Courtesy of http://intheleafytreetopsthebirdssing.blogspot.com/2012/01/mr-singing-snowman-pom-pom-snowballs.html
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What if you could preserve the imaginative and creative works your children create when they're younger, forever? Well now you can (while raising money for your school), and it's easier than ever with our friends and sponsor at Square 1 Art!
Square 1 Art offers a super creative fundraiser for schools that parents can really get behind. By turning your kids' artwork into memorable keepsakes that last a lifetime, Square1Art is all about helping schools raise money and parents support their kids' arts education.
Online and paper ordering available, Square 1 Art helps schools manage an organized fundraiser and makes it incredibly easy for schools to submit artwork and place orders. Plus, orders come with bonus sticker sets of kids' artwork that children themselves will be very proud of.
Popular products include:
- Mugs
- Magnet sets
- Key chains
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- Cookie Plates
Not only does Square1Art provide a profitable fundraising solution for schools, they are also your school's answer for fabulous holiday gift-giving this season or next. Imagine turning that beautiful painting little Timmy made last week into screen printed mugs for the grandparents or a framed canvas print for Timmy's bedroom?
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Square 1 Art additionally offers a fundraiser that becomes a legacy for the school – the Tile Wall. With artwork from students in the school made into colorful tiles, schools can turn hallway walls into a masterpiece, more info here.
If you chair the fundraising committee or are simply on the lookout for new, unique fundraisers that are sure to be a hit at your school, share Square 1 Art! Request more info
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An influential member of the House Armed Services Committee toured Marinette Marine Tuesday alongside Wisconsin Congressman Reid Ribble.
Ribble, the Republican representing the 8th Congressional District, invited the committee's staff director, Bob Simmons, to Marinette before appropriations begin on the 2015 Defense Authorization Act for the Littoral Combat Ship program.
Marinette Marine is building half the Navy's contract; a shipyard in Mobile, Alabama is building the other half.
Calling today's tour with Marinette Marine, Naval and congressional officials "critical," Ribble said he "feels better" after Wednesday's talks.
"I wanted them to actually see the investment that's actually been made here," he told Action 2 News after the tour. "We need to make sure the Navy keeps their promises in response to the investment."
Ribble lobbied for appropriations to at least cover material requirements for current contracts as part of the 2015 legislation.
The Department of Defense wants to halt production of the LCS to 32 ships, 20 fewer than originally proposed.
Marinette Marine officials said in March conference call current contracts should keep work at the shipyard through 2018. And Monday Action 2 News reported Lockheed Martin is looking to market the LCS internationally.
"Now it's a matter of following this process through," Ribble said. "And the shipyard has some homework that they're going to be doing."
Access to the tour and meetings were closed to the press and an interview with Simmons wasn't granted.
But in a statement Claude Chafin, a spokesperson for the House Armed Services Committee said, "As we get ready to work to pass the Defense Authorization Act, first person oversight for some of our most critical defense facilities is very important."
Ribble said Simmons has already toured the Alabama facility, and Chafin added he's touring other critical defense facilities nationwide.
"There was a robust give and take between the shipyard, the Navy and myself," Ribble said.
Chafin said the Defense Authorization Act should be introduced before the House Armed Services Committee in two weeks and the lawmakers in the House should begin debate in mid-May.
"To actually get on site and see it was pretty critical," Ribble said. "Pretty important for them to see what has actually happened."
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In Parshat Vayakhel we meet for the second time the man who became the symbol of the artist in Judaism, Bezalel: "Then Moses said to the Israelites, 'See, the Lord has chosen Bezalel, son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and he has filled him with the spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills – to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood and to engage in all kinds of artistic crafts' " (Exodus 35:30-33).
It would be Bezalel, together with Ohaliab, who would make the Tabernacle and its furnishings and be celebrated through the centuries as the inspired craftsman who used his skills for the greater glory of God.
The aesthetic dimension of Judaism has tended to be downplayed, at least until the modern era, for obvious reasons. The Israelites worshipped the invisible God who transcended the universe. Other than the human person, God has no image. Even when he revealed himself to the people at Sinai, "You heard the sound of words but saw no form; there was only a voice" (Deuteronomy 4:12). Given the intense connection – until around the eighteenth century – between art and religion, image making was seen as potentially idolatrous. Hence the second of the ten commandments: "You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below" (Exodus 20:4).
This concern continued long after the biblical era. The Greeks, who achieved unrivalled excellence in the visual arts, were, in the religious sphere, still a pagan people of myth and mystery, while the Romans had a disturbing tendency to turn Caesars into gods and erect statues to them.
However the visual dimension was not wholly missing from Judaism. There are visible symbols, like tzitzit and tefillin. There is, according to the Sages, a meta-mitzvah known as hiddur mitzvah (beautifying the command) to try to ensure that all objects used in the performance of a command are as beautiful as possible.
The most significant intrusion of the aesthetic dimension was in the Tabernacle itself, its framework and hangings, its furniture, the cherubim above the ark, the menorah, and the vestments of the priests and the high priest – l'kavod u'letifaret (for dignity and beauty) (Exodus 28:2).
Maimonides, in The Guide for the Perplexed (III:45), says that most people are influenced by aesthetic considerations, which is why the Sanctuary was designed to inspire admiration and awe; why a continual light burned there; why the priestly robes were so impressive; why there was music in the form of the Levitical choir; and why incense was burned to cover the smell of the sacrifices.
Maimonides himself, in the work known as The Eight Chapters (the introduction to his commentary on Mishnah Avot) speaks about the therapeutic power of beauty and its importance in counteracting depression: "Someone afflicted with melancholy may dispel it by listening to music and various kinds of song, by strolling in gardens, by experiencing beautiful buildings, by associating with beautiful pictures, and similar sorts of things that broaden the soul…" (chapter 5).
Art, in short, is balm to the soul. In modern times the thinker who spoke most eloquently about aesthetics was Rav Kook. In his Commentary to the Siddur he wrote, "Literature, painting and sculpture give material expression to all the spiritual concepts implanted in the depths of the human soul, and as long as even one single line hidden in the depth of the soul has not been given outward expression, it is the task of art [avodat ha'umanut] to bring it out" (Olat Re'ayah, II, 3).
Evidently these remarks were considered controversial, so in later editions of the Commentary the phrase "Literature, painting and sculpture" was removed, and in its place was written, "Literature, its design and tapestry."
The name Bezalel was adopted by the artist Boris Schatz for the School of Arts and Crafts he founded in Israel in 1906, and Rav Kook wrote a touching letter in support of its creation. He saw the renaissance of art in the Holy Land as a symbol of the regeneration of the Jewish people in its own land, landscape and birthplace. Judaism in the Diaspora, removed from a natural connection with its own historic environment, was inevitably cerebral and spiritual, "alienated." Only in Israel would an authentic Jewish aesthetic emerge, strengthened by and in turn strengthening Jewish spirituality.
Perhaps the most moving of all remarks Rav Kook made about art came in the course of a conversation he had with a Jewish sculptor:
When I lived in London I used to visit the National Gallery, and my favorite pictures were those of Rembrandt. I really think that Rembrandt was a tzaddik. Do you know that when I first saw Rembrandt's works, they reminded me of the rabbinic statement about the creation of light? We are told that when God created light [on the first day of creation, as opposed to the natural light of the sun on the fourth day], it was so strong and pellucid, that one could see from one end of the world to the other, but God was afraid that the wicked might abuse it. What did He do? He reserved that light for the righteous in the World to Come. But now and then there are great men who are blessed and privileged to see it. I think that Rembrandt was one of them, and the light in his pictures is the very light that God created on Genesis day.
I have often wondered what it was about Rembrandt's paintings that so enthralled the Rav. Rembrandt lived in the Jewish quarter of Amsterdam, knew Jews and painted them, as well as painting many biblical scenes, though the closeness or otherwise of his connection with Jews has been the subject of controversy. Rav Kook's admiration for the artist had, I suspect, nothing to do with this and everything to do with the light Rembrandt saw in the faces of ordinary people, without any attempt to beautify them. His work let us see the transcendental quality of the human, the only thing in the universe on which God set his image.
About the Author: Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, former chief rabbi of the British Commonwealth, is the author of many books of Jewish thought, most recently The Great Partnership: Science, Religion, and the Search for Meaning.
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Cambridge, Mass. - Sophomore Jose Morales (Bradenton, Fla.) garnered America East Player of the Week honors after an outstanding spring break performance in Florida.
Morales shared the honor with UMBC's Justin Carter.
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Residents fight to stop NYC Department of Parks from cutting down trees along Mosholu Parkway
THE BRONX - Residents in Norwood are fighting to stop the city's Department of Parks and Recreation from cutting down more trees in the area.
Neighbors say Mosholu Parkway used to be lined with trees, but it's not bare. Residents say the Parks Department has been cutting down perfectly healthy, 100-year-old trees.
The Parks Department says it has to trim and cut down trees as part of routine maintenance, but it will replace any trees that have been removed.
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However, neighbors say they haven't seen any trimming or pruning of trees, just chopping.