Thai Community Development Center

Global Times: GT Investigates poll unveils Asian people's expectations for a shared future

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木曜日, 6月 8, 2023

This collective sentiment resonates with the concept of an "Asian community with a shared future" that seeks to strengthen cooperation and foster mutual understanding.

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  • This collective sentiment resonates with the concept of an "Asian community with a shared future" that seeks to strengthen cooperation and foster mutual understanding.
  • "The reason why Asian countries need unity is that we share the goal of common development," Zheng told the Global Times.
  • The overwhelming majority of respondents in the Global Times poll expressed optimism about the future, emphasizing the importance of unity among Asian nations.
  • "Our Asian compatriots will eventually see the long-term benefits brought by the common development of Asian civilizations," Zheng said.

Founders First CDC Non-Profit to Award $100,000 in Grants for Third Year to Support Illinois Businesses.

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水曜日, 1月 11, 2023

CHICAGO, Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Founders First CDC (Founders First), a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that empowers expansion in diverse founders leading revenue-generating businesses has opened their Chicago Job Creators Quest Grant application today and it will remain open through February 8, 2023.

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  • Founders First CDC announced the third wave of its Chicago Job Creators Quest Grant to support minority and underrepresented business owners throughout the state of Illinois.
  • said Shaylon Scott , Executive Director of Founders First CDC.
  • "We bring this grant to those diverse founders working hard to grow their business and develop their leadership.
  • Founders First CDC aims to retain and grow the workforce as we emerge from the pandemic and amid threats of an economic recession.

UNITE HERE Local 11: As Relevant Group’s Tommie and Thompson Hotels Face Foreclosure Auctions, Immigration Groups Ask If the Developer Created Jobs in Hollywood as Promised

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月曜日, 12月 19, 2022

These numbers far outpace comparable hotel construction and operation projects in the Seattle and Miami areas, calling into question the accuracy of Relevant Group’s projections.

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  • These numbers far outpace comparable hotel construction and operation projects in the Seattle and Miami areas, calling into question the accuracy of Relevant Group’s projections.
  • To our knowledge, Relevant Group has not publicly disclosed the economic studies it relied on to generate these claims.
  • On November 21, UNITE HERE Local 11 filed a federal unfair labor practice charge alleging that workers at the Thompson Hollywood bar were unjustly fired after engaging in concerted protected labor activity at the hotel.
  • UNITE HERE Local 11 is a labor union representing over 32,000 hospitality workers in Southern California and Arizona who work in hotels, restaurants, universities, convention centers, and airports.

New Bosch Survey Finds that Americans Cook to Preserve Family Memories and Cultural Ties

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月曜日, 8月 15, 2022

Bosch home appliances are designed with superior performance and quality to help Americans relive treasured family memories and honor their heritage.

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  • Bosch home appliances are designed with superior performance and quality to help Americans relive treasured family memories and honor their heritage.
  • However, the survey also found that there are barriers to families continuing to preserve their cultural recipes and heritage in the kitchen.
  • Cooking with family members is a memorable activity for homes across the country, said Cara Acker, Bosch Senior Brand Manager.
  • Celebrating cooking memories and cultural heritage, while also learning about other cultures through food is reflected by Americans pride and eagerness to preserve cultural recipes.

BMO Announces New $650,000 Investment in Madison, Wisconsin

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月曜日, 8月 1, 2022

"Investments like these are at the core of our Purpose, to Boldly Grow the Good in business and life," said Anthony Hudson, Regional President, Retail Banking, Wisconsin, BMO Financial Group.

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  • "Investments like these are at the core of our Purpose, to Boldly Grow the Good in business and life," said Anthony Hudson, Regional President, Retail Banking, Wisconsin, BMO Financial Group.
  • Alongside the economic growth and prosperity achieved by customers we serve, this financial commitment is a direct investment in the future of the Madison economy," said Jeff Ticknor, Senior Vice President and Group Marketing Director, Commercial Banking, Wisconsin, BMO Financial Group.
  • BMO's investment will allow young adults to access resources, programming, and support systems that will generate transformational change for families in South Central Wisconsin.
  • Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a highly diversified financial servicesprovider - the 8th largest bank, by assets, inNorth America.

Los Angeles Trail Blazer, Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, Steps in to Lead the Center by Lendistry

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木曜日, 3月 31, 2022

LOS ANGELES, March 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Center by Lendistry ("The Center") announced today that Tunua Thrash-Ntuk will take the helm as the organization's inaugural CEO & President.

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  • LOS ANGELES, March 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Center by Lendistry ("The Center") announced today that Tunua Thrash-Ntuk will take the helm as the organization's inaugural CEO & President.
  • Under Tunua's leadership, The Center will adopt a coordinated national strategy, expanding the nonprofit's footprint just as record numbers of small businesses are joining the marketplace.
  • She also intends to build out a stronger community development ecosystem of opportunity at the national level.
  • "We have worked with Tunua on multiple projects and seen her vast success," says Everett K. Sands, CEO of Lendistry.

ERTZ FAMILY FOUNDATION AND GRACE AND PEACE COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCE THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE HOUSE OF HOPE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

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火曜日, 2月 1, 2022

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --In July 2021, the Ertz Family Foundation and Grace and Peace Community Fellowship announced a capital campaign to raise funds for the Grace and Peace Community Fellowship' House of Hope' in North Philadelphia.

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  • PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --In July 2021, the Ertz Family Foundation and Grace and Peace Community Fellowship announced a capital campaign to raise funds for the Grace and Peace Community Fellowship' House of Hope' in North Philadelphia.
  • The goal was to raise $900,000 to remodel and transform the Grace and Peace Community Fellowship building into a resource center.
  • To kick off the Grace and Peace Community Fellowship 'House of Hope' capital campaign, Zach and Julie Ertz personally donated $100,000 that the Ertz Family Foundation matched.
  • The Grace and Peace Community Fellowship 'House of Hope' powered by the Ertz Family Foundation, will provide hope and a safe space for underserved families in Hunting Park.

Citi Foundation Announces Recipients of Community Progress Makers Initiative in the United States

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月曜日, 12月 13, 2021

The Citi Foundation today announced the 50 nonprofit organizations selected as the newest recipients of the Community Progress Makers initiative.

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  • The Citi Foundation today announced the 50 nonprofit organizations selected as the newest recipients of the Community Progress Makers initiative.
  • Six years ago, the Citi Foundation launched Community Progress Makers with a vision of empowering community leaders to grow their transformative impact through unrestricted, trust-based funding, said Brandee McHale, Head of Community Investing and Development and President of the Citi Foundation.
  • Through the Community Progress Makers initiative, these social innovators and advocates can continue to look for new ways of addressing long-standing societal challenges at scale.
  • The Community Progress Makers initiative was expanded earlier this year as part of Citi and the Citi Foundations Action for Racial Equity , which has already invested $1 billion in strategic initiatives to help close the racial wealth gap in the United States.

North Texas Food Bank Honors Outstanding Supporters and Volunteers

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金曜日, 10月 29, 2021

Dallas, Oct. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) recognized top supporters and volunteers at its annual Golden Fork Awards ceremony.

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  • Dallas, Oct. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) recognized top supporters and volunteers at its annual Golden Fork Awards ceremony.
  • DLA Piper has provided pro bono General Counsel support to the North Texas Food Bank, in addition to serving other food banks and Feeding America.
  • About the North Texas Food Bank:
    The North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) is a top-ranked non-profit hunger-relief organization that sources, packages and distributes food through a network of more than 200 Partner Agencies across 13 North Texas counties.
  • The North Texas Food Bank is designated a 4-Star Exceptional organization by Charity Navigator based on its governance, integrity and financial stability.