The book tells the story of Uber-X’s genesis in a large metropolitan area from the point of view of an actual hands-on driver.
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Arlington-based Girl Scouts, representing Troops 5216 and 6100, announced that they are organizing the first of its kind dance party – the PAWS Ball – in an effort to raise awareness about the importance of the Animal Welfare League of Arlington (AWLA) that helps over 3,000 stray, hurt and lost animals each year.
The Girl Scouts, who attend 5th grade in Arlington County at K.W. Barrett Elementary and Long Branch Elementary Schools, have come together to organize the PAWS Ball as a way to promote AWLA’s services to help all animals in our community. After touring the AWLA headquarters at 2650 South Arlington Mill Drive, the girls learned that AWLA is not only helping to rescue domestic animals but they are also keeping our community safe by saving injured wildlife, quarantining sick animals, helping the police with animal related issues and investigating public health concerns.
3/20/15 Annapolis, MD: The Squires Group, Inc. (TSGi) announced that it is continuing to support HART For Animals by producing a video to promote HART’s “Forever Home” fundraiser. HART is a non-profit organization that is focused on saving lives of homeless dogs and cats in Western Maryland. The “Forever Home” fundraiser was designed to help raise funds to build the HART Adoption Wing by raffling off a house and 18 other cash prizes. The raffle is expected to raise $125,000 towards the construction of the Adoption Wing. The majority of these funds will come from the sale of 4,000 raffle tickets with the grand prize being a single-family Cape Cod home located in Thurmont, Maryland, and 18 other cash prizes including the first prize of $5,000. “I have been supporting the HART for 8 years now. HART has been one of our top charitable organizations that we support and we are on the home stretch. I am on the Board of Directors for HART and over the years I (with support of TSGi employees and consultants) have donated over $200,000 to them!,” says Nancy Squires, CEO of TSGi. “I am very happy with the progress HART has made and I am looking forward to helping them find homes for hundreds of homeless animals by building the Adoption Wing,” she adds. “A small group of fiercely committed people became determined to change the lives of homeless cats and dogs in Western Maryland,” says Mercedes Pellet, HART’s Development Director. “So, we rolled up our sleeves and knowing that the reward was greater than the risk, began a capital fundraising campaign to build, from the ground up, a dedicated, state-of-the-art animal rescue facility,” she adds. The house, valued at $236,000, is located one block from Mount Saint Mary’s College, in Thurmont, Maryland. Convenient to Hagerstown, Emmitsburg and Frederick, this newly remodeled 1,419 square foot home on one-quarter acre features a detached garage, secluded, fenced-in backyard, three bedrooms, one full bath and one half-bath and a walk-out basement. “The beauty of this Cape Cod home is the options you have if you win,” says HART’s Executive Director, Paula Yudelevit. “You can keep this beautifully-appointed home, sell it or rent it. Being one-block from Mount Saint Mary’s College makes selling or renting a profitable option,” she concludes. With a maximum number of 4,000 tickets for sale, the odds of winning the “Forever Home” are 1 in 4,000. The odds of winning one of the 18 cash prizes are 1 in 210. Tickets are $100 each. Information on the house, the cash prizes and full rules may be found on the raffle website, www.harthomeraffle.org. Tickets may be purchased on the website or at the HART Animal Center, located at 1265 Bumble Bee Rd., Accident, MD 21520. Information may also be obtained by calling 301.387.7729. The Forever Home video can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxoYIJxMSKY About HART for Animals, Inc. HART for Animals, Inc. is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) corporation. Donations to HART are tax-deductible. For additional information on HART or any of its charitable programs, visit the HART web site at www.hartforanimals.org About The Squires Group, Inc. The Squires Group, Inc. (TSGi) is a WBENC certified woman-owned, professional services firm founded in 1995 by Nancy Squires, with its principal operations located in Annapolis, Maryland. TSGi specializes in providing talent solutions in ERP, IT, Cyber and Accounting & Finance. TSGi provides short and long-term contract and career placement service to a variety of commercial and public sector clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and select national markets. For more information on The Squires Group, please visit www.squiresgroup.com.
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Annapolis, MD, March 12, 2015 – The Squires Group, Inc. (TSGi) announced that it has been named in Washington Business Journal’s (WBJ) Largest Temp Staffing list. WBJ publishes this list on an annual basis and the ranking is based on prior year revenue. TSGi was ranked #14 on this list published on February 27, 2015.
“I am so proud of our company, especially as we approach our 20th anniversary. This recognition is special for me as I was born and raised in Arlington, VA. It makes me proud that the company I founded in 1995 is recognized amongst the largest staffing companies in the Washington Metropolitan region. As I reflect back over the last 20 years of this company’s journey, the fact that we stayed true to our core values of professionalism, integrity and trust is one of the reasons that we were able grow our business from ERP to other specialty areas like IT, Cyber and Accounting & Finance. We are honored to be recognized by the Washington Business Journal for our achievement and hard work. I’d like to thank all of our clients, consultants and infrastructure employees for staying loyal to us over the years. Without each one of them we would not be here.” says Nancy Squires, CEO of TSGi.
“I am running to use my experience and my skills to create ‘all-Arlington’ solutions to challenges brought on by a popular and expanding public school system.”
Voicing his dedication to public service, longtime Arlington schools, County and neighborhood advocate Reid Goldstein announced his candidacy for the School Board.
In a community partnership, the Fort Myer Thrift Shop and the Army Officers Wives Club of the Greater Washington Area offer community grants to any organization – on- and off-base — that provides services or support to military organizations, personnel and their families. The deadline to apply for community grants is April 16.
Requests are accepted from 501(c) organizations with services in the area. Additional information and applications are available online at www.fortmyerthriftshop.org or www.aowcgwa.org under “scholarships and community grants.”
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From February 27 – March 20, 2015 Greenbrier Learning Center (GLC) will compete in the HipGive2Edu Crowdfunding Competition sponsored by Hispanics In Philanthropy. By participating, GLC will be eligible for up to $65,000 in matching funds.
GLC seeks to raise money to support their nationally recognized programming that provides out-of-school services to 80 low income students in 3rd-5th grades across three sites in Arlington, Virginia. During the contest, donors may visit http://greenbrierlearning.org and make a gift to GLC’s campaign. Matching funds will be awarded to the first four organizations to meet their goal, as well as dollar-for-dollar matches for gifts made on February 27 and March 11. GLC hopes to raise more than $10,000 and increase community awareness during this campaign.
The Clarendon-Courthouse Mardi Gras Parade has been rescheduled for Tuesday, March 10, at 8PM. The Parade, which is the largest Mardi Gras Parade in the DC Region, was postponed due to snow conditions on Fat Tuesday, February 17.
The Make-up Date for the Parade was originally announced as March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day) by the Clarendon Alliance, but the Arlington County Special Events Committee determined that ACPD resources would be over-stretched were the Parade to be held on that date. A poll of the Parade Participants led to the decision to reschedule for March 10. New entrants may register by visiting the Parade website– http://clarendon.org/mardi-gras through COB on Wednesday, March 4.
On Sunday February 22, the Cherrydale Business Community will offer an afternoon for neighbors to come together with local businesses for an afternoon of community and support to benefit Arlington’s homeless population. Partnering with A-SPAN, the Cherrydale Business Alliance, in conjunction with lead sponsor Cherrydale Health and Rehabilitation Center will host “Hot Chocolate and Charity in Cherrydale” at the Volunteer Fire Department (Lee Hwy and Pollard) from 1-4pm. Patrons can peruse the booths of local businesses, enjoy cocoa and popcorn (donations welcome to raise money for A-SPAN), hear music from local band Ciclon y Su Combo, among other entertainment, including a kids activity corner and raffle.
The theme of the event surrounds cocoa and other comforts that we enjoy in the cold weather. Organizers aim to leverage this theme to invite neighbors to bring coats, clothing and household items that A-SPAN could use to help homeless clients in their new homes, specifically: new bedding (full/queen), plate sets, silverware sets, shower curtains, glassware sets, cleaning supplies, vacuum cleaner, bath towels, clothing, coats/hats/sweaters/gloves, hooded sweatshirts, long underwear, new underwear including large(r) sized women’s underwear, gently used jeans/shirts/shoes. Bring any of these items to the firehouse and join in the spirit of helping our neighbors stay warm this winter.
Neighbors in Arlington County have formed a neighborhood solar co-op, leveraging their collective buying power to go solar together and get a discount. The group is seeking more members to sign up before the deadline in mid-March so they can issue a request for proposals to local installers to install systems for the group.
The group got started through the work of Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment (ACE) and the Arlington Initiative to Rethink Energy (AIRE) looking into ways to help Arlington County residents go solar. They decided to team up with Virginia Solar United Neighborhoods (VA SUN), a nonprofit that helps make solar more affordable and accessible. VA SUN has helped hundreds of citizens organize neighborhood solar co-ops in their communities.
