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Five Tribes Join Federal Agencies to Manage Bears Ears National Monument

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Friday, March 8, 2024

Bears Ears National Monument, Utah, March 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in U.S. history, a coalition of five Tribal Nations have collaborated with federal agencies to craft a management plan for their ancestral homelands and sacred sites on public lands.

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  • The Commission was established during the Obama administration, following the President's proclamation that established Bears Ears as a National Monument.
  • "The petroglyphs, artifacts, landmarks, and landforms in the Bears Ears region help Hopi people trace our migration histories" said Craig Andrews, Vice Chairman of the Hopi Tribe and Co-Chair of the Bears Ears Commission.
  • "In the face of modern challenges, such as the management of Bears Ears National Monument, our commitment to collaboration remains unwavering," said Yanito.
  • "The draft resource management plan represents the culmination of our shared knowledge and insights, offered willingly to federal agencies for the betterment of the Monument.

The 2024 OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade® Float to Honor 56 Organ, Eye and Tissue Donors and Recipients Celebrates 21 Years of Participation in the Rose Parade

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Wednesday, December 27, 2023

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231227237160/en/
    The 2024 OneLegacy Donate Life float, Woven Together: The Dance of Life will honor 56 participants on the 2024 Rose Parade on New Year's Day (Graphic: Business Wire)
    The 2024 Donate Life Float will feature:
    34 floragraphs or floral portraits representing organ, eye and tissue donors who gave the gift of life to others
    Four honorees who gave the gift of life to others as living donors will walk alongside the 2024 OneLegacy Donate Life float.
  • Bios to the 2024 Donate Life float riders are available here:
    34 deceased donors, whose images are being memorialized with floral portraits or floragraphs on the 2024 OneLegacy Donate Life float, will be placed on the woven baskets that surround the Hopi dancer.
  • These donors gave the ultimate gift of life to save and heal lives through the power of organ, eye and tissue donation.
  • As the world’s most visible campaign to inspire organ, eye and tissue donation, the OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade® float inspires viewers to help the over 1 million people in need of organ, eye or tissue transplants each year.

Donor Alliance Volunteer to Represent Colorado, Wyoming in 2024 Rose Parade

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Rhonda will be aboard the OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade float , which is celebrating 21 years on the Rose Parade.

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  • Rhonda will be aboard the OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade float , which is celebrating 21 years on the Rose Parade.
  • The 2024 Donate Life Rose Parade float, “Woven Together: The Dance of Life,” features a beautiful Butterfly Dancer wearing an impressive and intricate headdress.
  • “Donor Alliance is proud to return to the Rose Parade in 2024 to share Rhonda’s remarkable story with viewers across the globe,” said Jennifer Prinz, president and CEO of Donor Alliance.
  • The 2024 Rose Parade will start at 7 a.m. MST on January 1, 2024, and be broadcast live.

Local Organ, Eye and Tissue Donors, Living Donors and Recipients to be Honored on the 2024 OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade® Float on New Year’s Day

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

The 2024 “Woven Together: The Dance of Life” float theme journeys to the Native American community.

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  • The 2024 “Woven Together: The Dance of Life” float theme journeys to the Native American community.
  • This invocation signaled the local Tribal Nation’s welcome to their ancestral land to the Hopi and five other Native American nations represented on the 2024 OneLegacy Donate Life float.
  • In addition to local donors and recipients, OneLegacy is honoring kidney recipient, national recording artist and activist, Freeway.
  • To learn more about the OneLegacy Donate Life float, visit www.donatelifefloat.org

Six Native American Nations Represented on the 2024 OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade® Float, Woven Together: The Dance of Life

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

The 2024 OneLegacy Donate Life float, Woven Together: The Dance of Life will honor six Native American nations and their rich cultural heritage on New Year’s Day.

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  • The 2024 OneLegacy Donate Life float, Woven Together: The Dance of Life will honor six Native American nations and their rich cultural heritage on New Year’s Day.
  • For many tribes, dancing was an important method of communication, and the history of Native American dance is rich and meaningful.
  • Like most Hopi ceremonies, the Butterfly Dance is a petition for rain, good health and long life for all living things.
  • “We are very honored and proud to have our culture represented on the 2024 OneLegacy Donate Life float,” said Timothy Nuvangyaoma, Chairman of the Hopi Tribe.

Clearinghouse CDFI to Fund Four Tribal Projects in Arizona via AHEAD Grant Matching Program

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

LAKE FOREST, Calif., Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clearinghouse Community Development Financial Institution (Clearinghouse CDFI) announced today that four of its member bank sponsored projects have been awarded $170,000 in Access to Housing and Economic Assistance for Development (AHEAD) Grants to fund four Tribal programs within Arizona. Clearinghouse CDFI will work with Native American Outreach Ministries, the White Mountain Apache Housing Authority, The Hopi Credit Association, and the Red Feather Development Group to affect positive outcomes in their communities.

Key Points: 
  • LAKE FOREST, Calif., Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clearinghouse Community Development Financial Institution (Clearinghouse CDFI) announced today that four of its member bank sponsored projects have been awarded $170,000 in Access to Housing and Economic Assistance for Development (AHEAD) Grants to fund four Tribal programs within Arizona.
  • The AHEAD Program is provided through The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBSF) and fosters early-stage funding of targeted economic development and housing projects.
  • By way of membership with the FHLBSF, Clearinghouse CDFI sponsors projects through the AHEAD Program.
  • The AHEAD grant, totaling $70,000, will support the salary of an Education Program Manager, workshops, and healthy home kits.

Marti Technologies, Inc. Announces Chief Financial Officer Transition

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

After a period of dedicated service and contribution, Erdem Selim has decided to step down from his position as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Company, effective October 17, 2023.

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  • After a period of dedicated service and contribution, Erdem Selim has decided to step down from his position as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Company, effective October 17, 2023.
  • Prior to joining Marti, since April 2021, Mr. Ozey held the position of Chief Financial Officer at Omsan Logistics, a company within the OYAK Group, where he was also responsible for strategic planning and digitalization.
  • Prior to that, from July 2014 to March 2020, Mr. Ozey was Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of morhipo.com, a Boyner Group company.
  • During this period, Mr. Ozey also served as Chief Financial Officer of Hopi, another Boyner Group company.

The OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade® Float Announces its 2024 Float Theme, Woven Together: The Dance of Life

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

OneLegacy announced today the theme of the 2024 OneLegacy Donate Life float: Woven Together: The Dance of Life.

Key Points: 
  • OneLegacy announced today the theme of the 2024 OneLegacy Donate Life float: Woven Together: The Dance of Life.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230906713517/en/
    2023 Rose Parade® Sweepstake Winners release 2024 OneLegacy Donate Life float color rendering and theme: Woven Together: The Dance of Life (Photo: Business Wire)
    Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association President Alex Aghajanian selected the 2024 Rose Parade® theme, A World of Music.
  • The OneLegacy Donate Life float illustrates this theme by sharing a rich cultural heritage, craft, and music.
  • The Woven Together: The Dance of Life float showcases the culture of the Hopi, native to the American Southwest.

Cancer Support Community and Equiva Health partner to create new industry standard for digital cancer support

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Friday, June 2, 2023

WASHINGTON, June 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Cancer Support Community (CSC), a nonprofit dedicated to uplifting and strengthening people impacted by cancer, has partnered with Equiva Health (Equiva) to bring an innovative model of care to underserved communities.

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  • WASHINGTON, June 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Cancer Support Community (CSC), a nonprofit dedicated to uplifting and strengthening people impacted by cancer, has partnered with Equiva Health (Equiva) to bring an innovative model of care to underserved communities.
  • CSC is using Equiva’s health relationship management platform to bring CSC’s support services and other offerings to individuals in their homes via Wi-Fi-enabled tablets.
  • The platform enables CSC to bring a range of educational, support and other resources together into an intuitive-to-navigate single-screen interface.
  • Since then, programs have launched with CSC-San Francisco Bay Area and CSC- Breckinridge Health in Kentucky.

Hufford, Horstman, Mongini, Parnell & Tucker, P.C. and Gust Rosenfeld PLC Announce Plans as a Blended Law Firm in 2023

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Monday, January 9, 2023

PHOENIX, Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gust Rosenfeld P.L.C and Hufford, Horstman, Mongini, Parnell & Tucker, P.C.

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  • PHOENIX, Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gust Rosenfeld P.L.C and Hufford, Horstman, Mongini, Parnell & Tucker, P.C.
  • Starting this month they will combine their expertise into one, making Gust Rosenfeld H & H, among the most experienced in Arizona.
  • Gust Rosenfeld H & H clients can immediately access expanded expertise in an abundance of practice areas and expect a continued acumen for effective legal strategies.
  • Gust Rosenfeld H & H represents a wide range of Fortune 100 companies, as well as many public entities, including school districts and municipalities.