... A public-private partnership for securing the future vitality of the arts and culture of Metro Louisville and Southern Indiana September 20, 2004 • [pic] ▪ Preamble 1 ▪ Cultural Blueprint Goals ← Goal 1 6 ← Goal 2 8 ← Goal 3 10 ← Goal 4 12 ← Goal 5 14 [pic] Imagine if you will: • Walking in downtown Louisville and having every weekend evening feel like the First Friday Gallery Hop, with people popping in and out of galleries, retail stores and restaurants, getting on the trolley for a next stop and meeting and greeting neighbors and friends… • Experiencing the excitement of going to your church, where four gospel groups have come together in celebration of vocal music… • Attending a school theater performance where the audience is made up of your neighbors, other parents, and arts patrons who don’t have children in that production but have come to experience that night’s show… • Our region will be considered a premier destination by cultural tourists… • Attending an arts or cultural event, knowing that all of our arts and cultural institutions are financially healthy and will continue to grow and thrive… • Being proud of the arts and cultural programs that you, your family and children attend together right in your neighborhood, produced by an arts group that has grown up and...
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...Club of Metro Atlanta. Today in 2014 I currently stay in the outskirts of Atlanta, GA and I am a product of The Boys and Girls Club. After I graduated from Clark Atlanta University in 2006, I then started a paid internship with The Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta. From past experience until this very day there needs to be more strict background checks implemented when it comes to the basis of hiring volunteers and employees. If a stronger hiring process is not implemented I really feel that this location of the Boys and Girls in Metro Atlanta will be in a crisis because the wrong individual(s) were perhaps mentoring young adolescents that shouldn’t be. If this continues this could ultimately crush the dreams and aspirations of young mind. Today in 2014 there is a new generation when it comes to technology, and it’s improving each and every day of our lives. So it wouldn’t be a bad idea to take opinions and suggestions from the public within the community area of Metro Atlanta. Atlanta isn’t really a big place for the most part, and everybody knows everybody as it may seem scarily strange. These surveys could deliver information about the needs of The Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta, a comments section for the public, and ideas and information that they can share to better the individuals that mentor the young adolescents within the community. So the question is are the children safe and can parents put trust in the organization when it comes to their children. Discussing...
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...HOSTILE SANCTUARY Metro Manila--the center of multitudinous opportunities, haven for the optimistic businessmen and the desperate person’s keyword to break-free from the chains of poverty. In the present state of the metropolitan region with thousands of informal settlers marring the view, is there still room to say that this place is the answer to a person’s daydream? The government has a very ambitious aim to lessen the poor people from the present 27.9 percent to 16.6 percent of total population by the end of 2015. No one is going to buy that ludicrous statement because according to National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) Secretary General Jose Ramon G. Albert using income data from the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO), one out of every five Filipino families (about 19.7 percent) experienced poverty in 2013. From the recently issued report, NSCB has pointed that a family of five needs more or less 10 000 pesos as a monthly income to meet the basic food and non-food needs. This goal would never come into reality if more and more Filipinos from the rural areas are incessantly entering the boundaries of Metro Manila thus, increasing the number of informal settlers splayed across the danger zones of Metro Manila. Informal settlers colloquially known as “squatters” are persons who unlawfully occupy an unused land or unoccupied building. These are usually the people who once had high expectations before they...
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...to take a walk, jog down the road and or even ride their bikes but most important, protecting their most valuable asset; their children. There is a beautiful upscale Washington DC suburb called “Kingstown” located in Alexandria, VA. This is the area my family and I decided to live about five years ago. We purchase a townhouse located off a street called “Chelsea Search Way” which is a cuddly sac off another street named “Summer Ridge.” This is the main street going through our neighborhood and links many cuddle sacs together. Summer Ridge is like one big loop that turns off of Kingstown Village Parkway and then reconnects after a mile and a half. Summer Ridge is one of the liveliest streets neighborhoods you would ever see. Everywhere you look there are small children playing, people walking their dogs, joggers running and bicyclist’s riding. The only problem with this is that this neighborhood could be one of the most dangerous places because there is a lot of traffic going up and down this road. Each year over 4,000 sons, daughters, mothers & fathers were killed while walking in their neighborhoods or crossing streets. Fairfax County must not understand that there is a problem here, because the speed limit was set at 25 miles per hour, which I believe is way too fast for such a playground. Not only the speed is the problem, you have Metro and school busses driving through and cars parked on both sides of the road making it almost impossible for two way traffic at times...
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...Elimination Washington ranks number nine in the top ten among the most polluted cities in the United States American Lung Association, 2013). The Washington, DC pollution index is the sum of the most hazardous air pollutants displayed in pounds. The Washington, DC pollution index is equal to the District of Columbia average and 16.2% less than the national average. Washington D.C. has been an unhealthy place to live due to its poor air quality. The environmental quality and public health statistics of Washington D.C, indicate increased pediatric emergency room visits. The top five pest problems in Washington are mice, termites, bed bugs, stinkbugs and ants (Capitol Pest, 2013). Activity and Rest: The Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) has recreation centers in every ward located in DC. The city's network of recreation facilities also includes 12 senior citizens centers, where residents over the age of 55 may take part in programs that challenge them to remain active and involved in the larger community (District of Columbia, 2013). DPR operates 127 tennis courts across the District. There are multiple courts available in every ward, with a premier tennis facility. DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Fitness Centers are maintained by the Athletic Programs Administration (APA) at DPR centers across the District. DPR Fitness Centers offer a wide variety of wellness and fitness activities with equipment to maintain or improve your physical fitness. Fitness Centers...
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...of Marketing Final Project April 2014 Executive Summary Mini Miracles is a full-service 24-hr child care/development facility that cares for children from age three months to thirteen years. Mini Miracles will be concentrating on the upper end of the market, single professional parent to dual professional parent. These personally ambitious parents are typically eager in terms of their children's development and are willing to pay to have their children attend the best facilities. Through specialized training of the support staff and innovative learning systems, Mini Miracles is cutting edge in terms of child development. The curriculum, coupled with a custom designed facility and a low caregiver/child ratio ensures a top-shelf service for the children and the parents. Mini Miracles expects to become profitable by the end of the first year, and has projected $40,000 as the revenue for year three. The Challenge Mini Miracles is a 24-hr Child Care and Transportation Service is a full service Family child care facility that specializes in providing dependable 24-hr child Care 365 days a year. We have an infant/toddler program that transitions into our preschool program. Both programs are taught by a certified private preschool teacher. Our program is all inclusive so special needs children are welcome. We provide transportation to and from area schools for 6-12 year olds. We can pick up from your home and take your child to school and/or...
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...sales on the Russian market are METRO GROUP and Auchan. Rewe and Tengelmann from Germany are also active here. France’s Carrefour plans to open its first two supermarkets in Moscow and Krasnodar in the last quarter of 2008. Domestic retailers such as market leader X5 Retail Group (Pyaterochka and Perekriostok) are also expanding. The company runs more than 860 outlets in Russia – mainly supermarkets – as well as around 866 franchise stores, mostly in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Over the next few years, X5 plans to expand its network especially in the provinces. [pic] Meeting needs As a corporate citizen, METRO GROUP makes a strong commitment to its own employees and to the communities served by the company. The METRO GROUP sales brands have initiated a series of aid programs for Russian people, with a particular focus on children, the elderly and the disabled. Examples of such projects are numerous. In 2007, Metro Cash & Carry supplied over 20 orphanages and other social institutions with food, clothing, shoes, toys and office equipment. Real and Media Markt are also actively involved in helping the needy in Russia. In cooperation with Procter & Gamble, Real hypermarkets launched a project in spring 2008 whose earnings will benefit a Russian orphanage. The only companies who can survive in the international food trade will be those who use the knowledge of international experts and secure the high quality of their products. To this end, METRO Cash & Carry Russia and Moscow...
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...It is part of the Angat-Ipo-La Mesa water system, which supplies most of the water supply of Metro Manila. The La Mesa Dam is an earth dam whose reservoir can hold up to 50.5 million cubic meters and occupying an area of 27 square kilometers. The water collected in the reservoir is treated on-site by the Maynilad Water Services, and at the Balara Treatment Plant further south by the Manila Water. Both water companies are private concessionaires awarded by the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, the government agency in charge of water supply. It is a vital link to the water requirements of 12 million residents of Metro Manila considering that 1.5 million liters of water pass through this reservoir every day. It is also the last forest of its size in the metropolis. La Mesa Watershed in Quezon City is the primary source of drinking water of about 12 million Metro Manila residents. The property is owned by the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS), a government agency. La Mesa Watershed is 2700 hectares, 700 hectares of which is the reservoir and 2000 hectares of which is the surrounding forest. This forest is the last remaining one of its size in Metro Manila and serves as its carbon dioxide sink. La Mesa Watershed, therefore, is vital to the city, not only because it is a primary source of drinking water, but also because its forest functions as the lungs of Metro Manila, providing it with clean air. Today, the park continues to be a popular destination...
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...provides programs, whose focus is on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. (YMCA of the USA, 2012) Particularly, the Arthur M. Blank Family Youth Y is one of the 28 Y locations in the Metro Atlanta area. This location only provides on childcare services through its Preschool and After-school Programs. Between these two programs, they employ up to 50 staff members. They are dedicated to the following goals: help children develop their full potential, support and strengthen the family unit, and deliver childcare in a caring, safe, and positive environment. (YMCA Metro Atlanta) The After-school Program is a state licensed program that admits elementary school students between grade levels kindergarten through 5th grade. During this program, children are engaged in the following activities: academic enhancement (i.e. homework assistance, reading, math, science, annual spelling bees, and CRCT Prep), an hour of health, wellness and nutrition activities, and an hour of enrichment activities including, but not limited to character development, volunteering, poetry, and cultural appreciation. Children also have the option to participate in organized sports leagues such as football, basketball, track, tennis, and cheerleading. (YMCA Metro Atlanta) I have served several roles at the Y since my October 2009 start date. I applied for a Cheerleading Coach position. Upon accepting this position as a Cheer Coach I also accepted a position as an After-school...
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...in the last ten years. The nation’s girls are indeed at risk and the subject of neglect and discrimination. Millions of girl children in India face challenges every step of the way and many of their rights are not upheld be it – health, nutrition, education, protection or simply a space to be heard. Communities in India are still largely patriarchal and girls always end up taking the second place to the male members in their families. The female literacy rate for women in the country which hovers around 65% as compared to the male literacy rate which is over 80% - is a direct reflection of this situation. Lack of proper health care and immunizations, malnourishment, child labor, no access to education, early marriages leading to early pregnancies and health issues and a total lack of voice or opinion on their own lives– are some of the many issues that girls in India face today. Campaign requirement: While CRY has always worked with children as a whole, the girl child given her special vulnerable status has always received extra attention within this structure. Over the months of April–June, however CRY is looking at running a campaign which would specifically bring to fore the issues the girl child faces and generate funds for the same. Problem Statement: ‘Champion a fundraising campaign for cause of the girl child amongst youth from mini-metros with limited resources.’ In the movement to change the...
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...DepEd chief: Moving start of classes to September will only benefit some areas KIMBERLY JANE TAN, GMA NewsAugust 14, 2012 3:30pm 61 4 2 1307 Tags: Department of Education Moving the opening of classes to September will only benefit some areas and not the entire country, Department of Education Secretary Armin Luistro said Tuesday. "When I looked at the data it looks like there is very little additional advantage, benefit for schools if you look at things nationwide," Luistro said at a Senate hearing on the K to 12 basic education program. Luistro said that proposals to move the opening of classes from June to September will probably just benefit the National Capital Region (NCR). "Obviously we cannot have a different start of the school year recognizing that the country may have different ways of experiencing the weather," he said. "I think the benefit of moving it to September may be confined to maybe NCR and a few other regions, but that may not necessarily translate to additional safety realities for the other regions," he added. Two climate types PAGASA acting deputy administrator for research and development Flaviana Hilario explained that the country has two climate types: Western areas of the country such as the NCR and Central Luzon fall under type 1 climate, which experiences rain from May to September. Eastern areas such as Aurora and the Bicol region experience type 2 climate, with their rainy season lasting from October to January...
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...Demographic: The Vancouver Aquarium attracts a wide range of demographics, “One-size-fits-all”. The bulk of visitors are Adults aged 18-49 (55%), followed by youth and seniors (25%) and then finally children with the average age around 9 years old (20%). There is no concentration toward male or female. Majority of attendees to events such as the Frogs Forever campaign, are high income families with elementary school aged children along with their grandparents. Along with families there are efforts to attract various ethnic back grounds with focus towards Asian and south Asian markets. Geographic’s: Western Canada residents make up for 2/3 of visitors to the Vancouver aquarium The majority of the western Canada visitors are BC residents living in the metro Vancouver area. These customers are visiting on a regular basis and contribute to the membership revenues which have been increasing substantially since 2009.The other third consists of various tourists that make Vancouver an overnight destination. Stats Canada states that the geographic origin of overnight visitors to the Metro Vancouver area is: United States 1,894,257, Asia/Pacific 650,689, Europe 410,409 and other international tourists 120,376. Psychographic: Psychographics attracted to the aquarium are middle to upper class residents who are interested in animals and marine life. For the most part these visitors are environmentally conscious that live an active, energetic, exciting and economical lifestyle...
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...people with disabilities, and older adults. A Complete Street can also can help improve equity, safety, and public health, while reducing transit expense. In addition, the reports of The Relationship between the metro area median household income and Pedestrian Dangerous Index (PDI) shows that lower-income metro areas are correlated with higher PDIs than higher income metro area. Benefits for Children Streets are very dangerous for young people when streets are only designed for cars. When Young people walk or ride bicycle along or across the road, it is not safe for them. One According to a transportation safety report in 2004, (Surface Transportation Policy Project (2004). Mean Streets), the leading cause of unintentional, injury-related death among children, age 5-14 is pedestrian injury. Lack of safety environment on walking or biking to school, more and more families chose to let their kids setting in the car instead of letting them walk or bike to school. One recent survey shows that 71% of adults walked or ride their bicycles to school as a child, but only 17% of their own children currently choose to do that. Because of the limited activities, the overweight has already been a problem for young children and the number of overweight or obese American children nearly triple between 1980~2004. (U.S. Centers...
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...SAMPLE CHAPTERS 1-5 1 ASSESSMENT ON THE FINANCIAL SERVICES OF CAVITE METRO CREDIT COOPERATIVE IN IMUS CITY, CAVITE Rosanne Esmeralda Bordador A Research Paper submitted to the faculty members of the Department of Management, Cavite State University-Imus City, Cavite in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Management. Prepared under the supervision of Dr. Jennypher N. Fenomeno. INTRODUCTION Informal types of cooperatives are as old as human history. Whenever people come together voluntarily to help one another by providing a group service, they actually had a simple form of cooperative. But the cooperative movement as we know it today had its beginnings in Europe during the modern times as a result of the Industrial Revolution. In several European countries, the first cooperatives were organized by workingman who were seeking to change the wretched conditions brought about by the new age of machine and factory production that began in England two hundred years ago, and soon after in other countries. In England, the weavers and the other workers in the textile industry were the hardest hit, and they were among the first to organize cooperatives for the purpose of improving their desperate economic and social conditions (San Gabriel, 2010). The International Co-operative Alliance mentioned that Cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural...
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...Brilliant Minds Academy, LLC Business Plan Name, CEO Name, CFO Name, COO Name, CMO Address of School Confidentiality Agreement The undersigned reader acknowledges that the information provided by Brilliant Minds Academy, LLC staff in this business plan is confidential; therefore, reader agrees not to disclose it without the express written permission of Brilliant Minds Academy, LLC. It is acknowledged by reader that information to be furnished in this business plan is in all respects confidential in nature, other than information which is in the public domain through other means, and that any disclosure or use of same by reader may cause serious harm or damage to Brilliant Minds Academy, LLC. Upon request, this document is to be immediately returned. ___________________ Signature ___________________ Name (typed or printed) ___________________ Date Table of Contents I. Table of Contents 3 II. Executive Summary 4 III. Company Description 6 IV. Marketing Plan 8 V. Operational Plan…………………………………………………………………………… 22 VI. Financial Plan 32 VII. Exit Strategy 39 VIII. Appendices & References 41 Executive Summary Brilliant Minds Academy, LLC (BMA) will be a private school that offers group tutoring, individual tutoring, and a student supply store. BMA is scheduled to open on August 13th, 2012 at 113 Cumberland Avenue in Madison, Tennessee. The school and tutoring programs are on a year round schedule where the classes will meet for 45 days...
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