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Integris to assess community’s top health needs – News – The Miami News-Record – Miami, OK MIAMI Integris Baptist Regional Health Center in Miami is currently working to assess Oklahoma’s three main health needs: obesity, heart disease and mental health.The needs were reported and discussed at the monthly Partners of Ottawa County Inc. Other projects the coalition is involved with are Bright Futures Miami, Man-Up and Running Wild.Summer Beck, Integris Community Education Coordinator and POCI vice-president, said that the hospital is initiating the second cycle of the requirements associated with its community health needs assessment (CHNA) and subsequent development of the community health improvement plan.”In order for the non-profit hospitals to maintain their tax exempt status, we now have new requirements in regards to how we go about distributing our community benefit dollars out in our community,” Beck said. We must do a CHNA, develop a community health improvement plan based on that assessment and work with coalitions to decide what our priority areas will be.”INTEGRIS administered a survey to update the CHNA that POCI is working to develop through the Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) assessment. If any individual would like to teach the class, contact McAffrey at 918-787-2104.Page 2 of 3 – In other action group reports, the school based social workers reported that they are currently working on the College Bound Program with second and fifth graders from all Miami schools.Afton and Fairland schools continue to use their designated funds for Farm-to-School and Tobacco prevention/cessation efforts as their Partnerships Improving Community Health (PICH) grant activities. The PICH grant is a two-year grant that pays $35,000 a year, which is provided by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).POCI and the health committee are partnering with Community Action Agency to purchase raised garden beds for the schools and working to identify school champions to spearhead the projects.Cindy Tuder, public health educator for the Cherokee Nation, and Beck provided education and a veggie-tasting opportunity to 425 students at the recent “Farm To You” program brought to Quapaw Schools by Kathy Enyart and the OSU Extension Office. For more information, call Walker at 918-825-2582.Beck said that the Delaware County Community Partnership (DCCP) is having a Health Fair on March 29 from 5 to 8 p.m.

Garden City Public Schools Foundation awards mini-grants | Local News | gctelegram.com

Kelly Butcher, right, talks Thursday about how she and Tracy Meinzer will use funds from a mini grant at Garden City High School after being awarded the grant by the Garden City Public Schools Foundation.

Kelly Butcher, right, talks Thursday about how she and Tracy Meinzer will use funds from a mini grant at Garden City High School after being awarded the grant by the Garden City Public Schools Foundation.

Several local teachers received min-grants Thursday designed to help them enhance instruction in their classrooms

Teachers who received mini-grants included Skyler Lightner, Jennie Wilson Elementary School; Dawni Lunzmann, Kenneth Henderson Middle School; Alicia Simpson, Garden City High School; Tracy Meinzer and Kelly Butcher, GCHS; and Tara Boaldin, Jennie Barker Elementary School.

The Garden City Public Schools Foundation Grant Squad presented the awards in surprise celebrations in teachersa classrooms.

The foundation received 16 grant applications from staff around the school district. The applications are read and judged by the Garden City Public Schools Foundation committee.

Lightner, ESL Interventionist at Jennie Wilson, will use the grant to purchase the Six Minute Solution program to help increase reading fluency for students. The goal would be to help engage students to increase their reading ability and help them present their research and views in class.

Meinzer and Butcher, English Language Arts teachers at GCHS, will use the grant to provide a scholarship to motivate students with their top projects that they create for an upcoming Human Rights Expo at the school. This will help aid in communication efforts of students to convey their ideas, motivate students to present their research findings and engage students to learn from each other.

The foundation was founded in 2004 and is a nonprofit organization that offers the opportunity to enhance the learning environment, increase the effectiveness of instruction and help strengthen and broaden ties between the schools and community.

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Newpoint Education Partners, the charter school management company that operated four Pinellas County schools in financial distress, made a surprising announcement on Tuesday: it had been acquired by a nonprofit, Alliance Education of Florida.

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Edward Burtynsky, “Manufacturing #17, Deda Chicken Processing Plant, Dehui City, Jilin Province, China” (2005), chromogenic print (collection Art Gallery of Ontario, Edward Burtynsky)

On Monday the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) announced the winners of this year’s Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts, which come with CAD 25,000 cash (~USD 18,700).

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Finish line in sight for Arts Center renovations | Springville Journal Despite our success with these grants the organization still has a very small operating budget and we have no means to fund this work on ticket sales or workshop fees.”

Mary Anderson, Lynne Giroux, Joanne May and Chelsea May work on the gallery railing.

The church building was first purchased in 2007 with member donations. In late 2012, after years of denials, the organization was awarded several major state matching grants, which helped push the project into construction.

Work in this phase included roof replacement, wood repair, masonry restoration, foundation work, construction of a classroom, installation of an elevator, creation of new bathrooms and renovation of the Olmsted Gallery. While most of the work has been finished, a funding gap to complete the elevator and bathrooms has prevented the new spaces from being fully occupied.

After a plywood cutting ceremony, an exhibit of photography by Richard Stamps was held in the uncompleted gallery last summer so that members could see the progress and understand the remaining work.

Improvements to the theater are planned in the future but the current renovations were limited to the exterior and south wing of the building.

Pistons owner offers $1 million match in Flint water crisis telethon effort | MLive.com Pistons owner offers $1 million match in Flint water crisis telethon effort

FLINT, MI — Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores has pledged to match up to $1 million in donations during a telethon to raise money towards Flint water crisis relief.

Gores made the announcement Thursday, March 10, days ahead of the “Flint Water Crisis: 4 Our Families” by WDIV-TV, running from 6 a.m.-8 p.m. on March.

The broadcast is also set to air on WILX-TV, WOOD-TV, WEYI-TV, and 9&10 in Northern Michigan.

Proceeds raised during the telethon will be donated to the Flint Child Health & Development Fund established at the Community Foundation of Greater Flint to provide ongoing and long-term care for children in the community.

“What’s happened in Flint is wrong, but there are things we can do to turn it around,” said Gores in a statement. “Children and families affected by this crisis need our help and we can make the biggest impact for them by working together.

Gores, who started the FlintNOW organization to garner aid from private sector support to aid in the water crisis, previously donated a total of $1 million to the Flint Child Health & Development Fund, the United Way of Genesee County’s Flint Water Fund, and the American Red Cross.

The Pistons recently announced $500,000 in donations from the team’s players and executives, while FlintNOW announced a partnership with NBA legend Magic Johnson to develop programs focused on early education and scholarships.

“We are partnering with likeminded organizations that take a long view and people who are committed to making a lasting difference for the people of Flint,” said Gores, who previously pledged $10 million to water crisis relief.

Marla Drutz, vice president and general manager of WDIV-TV, said “Thanks to this partnership with Tom Gores and FlintNOW, on March 15 people that want to help the children of Flint will have an opportunity to double the impact of every dollar they give to the Flint Child Health & Development Fund.

“When viewers make that donation, they can rest assured that their gift will go directly to providing critical interventions for Flint youth,” she said.

Art Van Furniture has also pledged up to $100,000 towards the telethon.

“Our heartfelt thanks goes out to all at Art Van Furniture for their generous donation and assistance in organizing and staffing this Telethon,” said Kathi Horton, president of the Community Foundation of Greater Flint.

Washington State Sheep Shearing School returns to Moses Lake – iFIBER One News: IFIBER ONE News

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MOSES LAKE a Grant County sheep owners can learn the right way to shear sheep in April.

The Washington State Sheep Shearing School returns to the Grant County Fairgrounds April 4-9.

The school is organized through a partnership between the Washington State University Extension Office and Washington State Sheep Producers.

State Schools Superintendent Tom Torlakson awarded $245 million towards developing career technical education and ROP programs This is really eye-opening and it really brings this job to life in a way.”

The firefighter ROP program is one of many Central Valley career pathways that will get a financial boost thanks to the Career Technical Education Incentive Grant. Officials say in the next three years, the program will distribute $900 million to career readiness programs. It’s about truly having a passion.”

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