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Fenway Sports Group Announces Strategic Minority Investment in Liverpool F.C. From Dynasty Equity

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Thursday, September 28, 2023
Baseball, Entertainment, Sports, Professional Services, General Sports, Hockey, Golf, Construction & Property, General Entertainment, Soccer, REIT, Finance, Morgan Stanley, Partnership, Club, AXA, Marketing, Multimedia, FSG, Goldman Sachs, Melwood, Fenway Sports Group, Liverpool F.C., Anfield, Dynasty, Growth, Bank

Fenway Sports Group (FSG), a global sports, marketing, media, entertainment, and real estate company, today announced that Dynasty Equity (“Dynasty”) has completed a strategic common equity minority investment in Liverpool F.C.

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  • Fenway Sports Group (FSG), a global sports, marketing, media, entertainment, and real estate company, today announced that Dynasty Equity (“Dynasty”) has completed a strategic common equity minority investment in Liverpool F.C.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230928836358/en/
    Co-founded and led by Jonathan M. Nelson and K. Don Cornwell, Dynasty Equity is a global sports investment firm focused on acquiring minority interests in sports franchises and other related assets and rights.
  • “Our long-term commitment to Liverpool remains as strong as ever,” said FSG President Mike Gordon.
  • Longer term, the partnership between Dynasty and FSG will also explore further growth opportunities for Liverpool F.C.

The Wills Group Raises Over $374,000 at Seventh Annual Blackie Wills Golf Classic to Invest in Local Communities

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Sports, Golf, Philanthropy, Fund Raising, Other Philanthropy, Foundation, Outdoors, Plata, Partnership, MTC, Head, Family, Hunters Oak Golf Classic, Multimedia, Photograph, Melwood, Dream, Wills, Community engagement, Food, ADA, SMO, Capital Area Food Bank, Mid-Atlantic (United States), Sunshine Millions Dash, Auction, Tourism, Tanglewood Park, MD, Motion

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230920007654/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230920007654/en/
    The Wills Group raised more than $374,000 in support of the Blackie Wills Community Leadership Fund at the seventh annual Blackie Wills Golf Classic.
  • “Our annual Blackie Wills Golf Classic is instrumental in advancing our Community Engagement goals, and I am overwhelmed by the generosity of our sponsors.
  • The seventh annual Blackie Wills Golf Classic brought together community and business partners to raise awareness for the need in our communities and to affirm the Wills Group’s commitment to Community Engagement in its local neighborhoods.
  • For more information about the Wills Group’s Community Engagement efforts and how the Wills Group works to keep Lives in Motion visit: willsgroup.com/community .

THE NWHN HIRES A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
American Cancer Society, Melwood, Howard University, Executive, Education, Communication, Financial management, Network, Supporter, Whitman-Walker Health, Trinity Washington University, NETWORK, Partnership, Organization, Woman, Health policy, Policy, Clinical trial, MBA, Friends, Brain damage, George Washington University, Management, Health education

Contact Director of Communications Adele Costa at [email protected] or by phone at 631 – 538 – 6348 for comments and questions.

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  • Contact Director of Communications Adele Costa at [email protected] or by phone at 631 – 538 – 6348 for comments and questions.
  • Denise Hyater-Lindenmuth, MA, MBA was brought on as the NWHN’s new settled Executive Director this month, ending a year-long period of interim leadership for the organization.
  • Most recently, she was the Executive Director of Brain Injury Services, an organization that provides education, advocacy, and programs for individuals impacted by traumatic brain injury.
  • “We are delighted to have found Denise,” said Abigail Arons, chair of the NWHN Board of Directors.

Wounded Warrior Project Partners with Melwood to Provide Help for Military Sexual Trauma Survivors

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Thursday, June 10, 2021
Sexual assault in the United States military, Wounded Warrior Project, Military sexual trauma, Melwood, Army Wounded Warrior Program, Military, Articles, Justice

UPPER MARLBORO, Md., June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Melwood is proud to partner with Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) in support of Melwood's Operation Tohidu, holistic retreats for female veterans who have experienced Military Sexual Trauma (MST).

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  • UPPER MARLBORO, Md., June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Melwood is proud to partner with Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) in support of Melwood's Operation Tohidu, holistic retreats for female veterans who have experienced Military Sexual Trauma (MST).
  • We're proud to support Melwood and their Operation Tohidu program, which will help to fill in critical gaps in care that exist for women warriors, especially those living with the pain of Military Sexual Trauma."
  • Wounded Warrior Project teaming up with Melwood helps address the scarcity of resources and support available to vets who have experienced Military Sexual Trauma," said Larysa Kautz, Melwood's President and CEO.
  • Melwood also has an inclusive summer camp program for children and provides support services to veterans and active duty military members who have experienced service-related trauma or injury.

Melwood Board Names Chief of Staff & General Counsel, Larysa Kautz, as Interim President & CEO

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Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Liverpool F.C., Melwood, Board of directors, Business, Articles, Private law

She has already made important contributions to the success of Melwood during her tenure, including leading our AbilityOne public policy and advocacy efforts.

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  • She has already made important contributions to the success of Melwood during her tenure, including leading our AbilityOne public policy and advocacy efforts.
  • The Board is confident that she will successfully lead our organization during this time of transition, together with our newly elected Board Chair, Don Hathway," said Steve Martin, Chair of the Melwood Board of Directors.
  • "It's an honor to have Melwood's Board place its trust in me to lead our dedicated staff and volunteers during this transition.
  • Kautz will be leading the $110M nonprofit until the Board of Directors concludes the formal search process for a permanent President & CEO.

Melwood Donates Thousands of Vegetable and Flowering Plants to Hospitals, Food Pantries in Response to COVID-19

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Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Liverpool F.C., Melwood, Nursing home care

UPPER MARLBORO, Md., May 26, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Melwood is proud to be donating thousands of vegetable and flowering plants grown by people of differing abilities to DC area hospitals, food pantries, group homes and nursing homes.

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  • UPPER MARLBORO, Md., May 26, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Melwood is proud to be donating thousands of vegetable and flowering plants grown by people of differing abilities to DC area hospitals, food pantries, group homes and nursing homes.
  • Melwood is one of the largest employers of people of differing abilities in the country, employing more than 1,600 workers nearly 1,000 of whom are people of differing abilities.
  • Melwood offers job placement, job training, life skills for independence, and support services to more than 2,300 people each year in DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
  • Melwood's Garden Center sells plants commercially and wholesale to businesses throughout the year.

Amazon Partners with Melwood to Create Jobs for People of Differing Abilities

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Publishing, Liverpool F.C., Melwood, Amazon, Companies, Retailers

UPPER MARLBORO, Md., Feb. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Melwood has partnered with Amazon's Alternative Workforce Supplier Program (AWSP) to provide job opportunities for people of differing abilities.

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  • UPPER MARLBORO, Md., Feb. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Melwood has partnered with Amazon's Alternative Workforce Supplier Program (AWSP) to provide job opportunities for people of differing abilities.
  • Since 1963, Melwood has offered job placement, training, and support services to people of differing abilities while providing companies like Amazon with a reliable workforce solution.
  • Amazon chose to partner with Melwood because of the nonprofit's proven capacity to train and support individuals of differing abilities.
  • Melwood is one of the largest employers of people of differing abilities in the country and offers workforce solutions to private businesses and government agencies.

Melwood Testifies Before U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Calling for Abolishment of Subminimum Wage Laws

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Monday, November 25, 2019
Liverpool F.C., Melwood

"Service providers across the United States, like Melwood, have an obligation to help correct this injustice by relinquishing their 14(c) status and calling for an end to this discriminatory practice nationwide."

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  • "Service providers across the United States, like Melwood, have an obligation to help correct this injustice by relinquishing their 14(c) status and calling for an end to this discriminatory practice nationwide."
  • Today more than 420,000 Americans of differing abilities make less than the minimum wage and are forced to participate in biannual Time Trials, the result of which determines their pay rate.
  • Melwood, a nonprofit that employs nearly 1,000 people of differing abilities, eliminated all subminimum wages in 2013 and relinquished its 14(c) status in 2016.
  • Friday's hearing, entitled "Subminimum Wages: Impacts on the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities" was an opportunity for Melwood to join with other disability rights advocates and thought leaders to discuss both the financial and personal impacts of 14(c).