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    TROUBLE IN MALI  Nov 18, 2009
    Recognised as a leader in the fight against malnutrition, ACF works to save the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with sustainable access to safe water and long-term solutions to hunger. With 30 years of expertise in emergency situations of conflict, natural disaster, and chronic food insecurity, ACF runs life-saving programmes in some 40 countries benefiting 5 million people each year. (AlertNet)

    Longtime Collections Firm Dissolves Amid Client Lawsuits  Nov 17, 2009
    The suit, filed in Tennessee's Middle District by Roger G. Jones and Austin L. McMullen of Nashville's Bradley Arant Boult Cummings on behalf of plaintiff ACF 2006 Corp., accuses the defendants of breach of contract and conversion and says the loans were secured by collateral including all of the accounts and intangibles belonging to the firm and collection agency ... The cases are: in Fulton County Superior Court, Zenith Acquisition Corp. v. Trauner Cohen & Thomas, No. 2009CV175307; in U.S... (Law.com)

    Community Notes  Nov 14, 2009
    PRINCETON ; In honor of National Hospice Month, Bureau Valley Volunteer Hospice will hold an open house from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday in the ACF Building Lobby at Perry Memorial Hospital. Refreshments will be served and door prizes will be awarded. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)

    Regional Minister calls for the removal of non-performing head teachers  Nov 13, 2009
    Mr Ofosu-Ampofo was speaking at the Fifth Akuapem Education Day Celebration and the Forth Best Pupils Award Ceremony, organized by the Akuapem Community Foundation (ACF), a Non- Governmental Organization (NGO), committed to the improvement of standard of education in the Akuapem area at Ahyiresu in the Akuapem South Municipality ... Osabarima Ansa Sasraku, Mamfihene and a patron of ACF, explained that the Akuapem Education Day Celebration was instituted by the Foundation, to bring together... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Stimulus watch: Pay raise counted as saved job  Nov 5, 2009
    About two-thirds of the 14,506 jobs claimed to be saved under one federal office, the Administration for Children and Families at Health and Human Services, actually weren't saved at all, according to a review of the latest data by The Associated Press. Instead, that figure includes more than 9,300 existing employees in hundreds of local agencies who received pay raises and benefits and whose jobs weren't saved. (MSNBC -- Business)

    Pay raises used to tally number of jobs saved by stimulus  Nov 5, 2009
    More than 250 other community agencies receiving stimulus cash from the HHS Administration for Children and Families similarly reported saving jobs when using the money to give pay raises, pay for training and continuing education, extend employee work hours, or buy equipment, according to their spending reports. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)

    Basin group forms to solve water allocation  Oct 24, 2009
    ACF Stakeholders began to take shape last year after an initial meeting involving seven people throughout the basin and has become incorporated in Georgia as a nonprofit corporation ... The basin, commonly referred to as the ACF, spans from Northeast Georgia, taking in Lake Lanier, to the Gulf of Mexico, straddling the three states ... Mr. Rooks said ACF Stakeholders is now working to attract members "of organizations throughout the basin.". (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Basin Group to Take on Water Wars  Oct 24, 2009
    ACF Stakeholders began to take shape last year after an initial meeting involving seven people throughout the basin and has become incorporated in Georgia as a nonprofit corporation. The initial meeting of the group's governing board, which will be selected by representatives from each sub-basin this month, is planned for December 10th in Albany. (13WMAZ.com, GA)

    New Chef at The Portsmouth Brewery  Oct 21, 2009
    Chef Sweet was most recently the Executive Chef at The Shaker Table restaurant at the Canterbury Shaker Village in NH. He's a Culinary Institute of America grad, an ACF Certified Executive Chef (tough exams, folks) and taught at the now closed Atlantic Culinary Academy in Dover. He starts today and I'm sure there will be a period of adjustment until we see changes, but welcome to Chef Todd Sweet. (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    CEDAW a mouthpiece for women  Oct 21, 2009
    Accra, Oct. 20, GNA - Five per cent of the Metropolitan, Municipal District Assemblies' (MMDAs) Common Fund (ACF) has been dedicated for gender work, Ms Dorothy Onny of Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs (MOWAC), said in Accra on Tuesday. She said it was made possible by the introduction of gender responsive budgeting to ensure adequate resource allocation for gender equality programmes. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Matching Gifts  Oct 21, 2009
    Matching Gift Companies - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE. Matching Gift Companies Thank you for making the extra effort - and for your doubled support. (Clemsontigers.com)

    Grass-roots water group sets first meeting  Oct 17, 2009
    ACF Stakeholders, named for the three-state Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Basin, incorporated in the state of Georgia recently as a non-profit corporation. Organizers say they decided to intervene in the 19-year water wars between Georgia, Alabama and Florida over the allocation of water from the basin with a grass-roots effort because politicians and bureaucrats have failed to resolve the legal dispute. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)

    Liberal MPs vow to block Turnbull  Oct 16, 2009
    He and his spokesman on emissions trading, Ian Macfarlane, pushed ahead with trying to amend Labor's bill yesterday by meeting Government officials to seek more information about the impact on electricity generators. Mr Macfarlane said the meeting, with officials from the energy and climate change departments, was next to useless ... The ACF also found that the Opposition's proposal to hand out 100 per cent of carbon permits free to heavy emitters would equate to $18 billion in free permits for... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Ballet begins work here  Oct 15, 2009
    The Flying E Ranch Residency program is being underwritten with grant funding from private donors as well as the Wellik Foundation, a support organization of the Arizona Community Foundation (ACF). ACF is among the top 30 community foundations in the nation with 420 million in trust and endowment assets ... More information about ACF is available at. (Wickenburg Sun, AZ)

    Feds give Migrant Head Start program an A-plus  Oct 10, 2009
    The local program has recently earned glowing marks on its triennial evaluation, prompting officials with the U.S. Administration for Children and Families to conclude the program is virtually flawless. Officials are energized about the evaluation. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)

    Aid workers released in Somalia  Oct 4, 2009
    The three employees of the French agency Action Against Hunger (ACF) were being flown to Nairobi from Somalia, the agency told the BBC.. They are said to be in good health and having medical checks before being reunited with friends and family. (BBC News -- Africa)

    Q: What is the actual percentage of annual U.S. healthcare costs that tort reform would address? — Jean Reber, Duluth  Oct 2, 2009
    Q: What is the actual percentage of annual U.S. healthcare costs that tort reform would address. 8:13 p.m. Thursday, October 1, 2009. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    Atlanta to Host International Job Forum  Oct 1, 2009
    This year's ACF focused on energy and the environment, financing in times of crisis, increasing the value of supply chains, entrepreneurship and work force development. Government officials from 27 of the 34 democratically elected governments in the Western Hemisphere attended the 2009 ACF. They included the presidents of Chile and Guatemala, ministers of industry and economy from throughout the region, and hundreds of senior representatives from business and academia. (13WMAZ.com, GA)

    Police nab burglary suspects  Oct 1, 2009
    As of around 8 this morning, the men, all Lycoming College students, were being interviewed by police about being involved in a series of other burglaries, including locations like ACF and the old Warshow s property. The three are expected to be arraigned this morning before District Judge William F. Kear, Milton, on charges including burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary and possession of instruments of crime. (Milton Standard Journal, PA)

    Powers earns pastry certification  Sep 30, 2009
    ACF operates the only comprehensive certification program for chefs in the United States and currently certifies nearly 9,000 professionals worldwide ... Powers is baking and pastry coordinator/instructor, at Southwestern Oregon Community College, and a member of ACF Bay Area Chefs Association of Oregon. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)

    Cornell president inspires prison students at ACF  Sep 30, 2009
    Skorton inspired and entertained about 50 inmates at the ACF Tuesday as part of a lecture series offered by Cornell ... CPEP was created to offer prisoners at the ACF and the Cayuga Correctional Facility in Moravia the chance to take college courses and eventually pursue and earn an associate's degree from CCC. Full-time prison students at ACF have taken up to 24 college-level classes per year, including Genetics, Reading of Drama and Topics in Mathematics ... Jim Schechter, last year's CPEP... (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    Grass-roots group aims at water solution  Sep 19, 2009
    ACF Stakeholders, named for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, adopted a charter late last month at a meeting near Eufala, Ala ... The metro district s board voted Sept. 3 to become a dues-paying member of ACF Stakeholders and appointed Currey to serve as liaison to the new organization ... But, as its name indicates, ACF Stakeholders will draw members from throughout the river system, from the metro region and North Georgia down through the Columbus, Ga. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)

    Neb. nets $570K federal adoption bonus  Sep 19, 2009
    The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services says the bonus comes from the federal Administration for Children and Families. The 569,917 is the most the state has been awarded in an adoption incentive bonus since 2005, when it received 250,000. (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    Illinois gets funding for increasing adoptions  Sep 15, 2009
    TODAY'S HEADLINES SPECIAL SECTION ONLINE POLL. Have you ever had difficulty in finding or getting an appointment with a primary care physician. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    The power of the PSA  Sep 14, 2009
    Bismarck Tribune - News. If you're reading the neIf you're reading the newspaper, watching TV or listening to radio and you come across a public service ad, chances are it is from The Ad Council, one of the main producers of public service announcements, or PSAs, since 1942. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    Power is shut off as bills pile up  Aug 26, 2009
    This fiscal year, the federal Administration for Children and Families distributed a record $5. 1 billion to states to help low-income households pay energy costs. (USA Today -- Money)

    Water negotiator upbeat  Aug 21, 2009
    Alabama and Florida also accuse the Corps of letting Atlanta tap too much of Lanier, which flows into the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) river basin that empties into Florida ... And] they don t have much of an issue with the ACF. They entered into that lawsuit [with Florida], in my opinion, to get attention on the ACT.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    Our View: Hits & Misses  Aug 18, 2009
    The inaugural event brought together the passion for unique rides shared by many at the prison and offered chance for current and retired ACF employees to interact with the general public in a relaxed setting. We hope the event drew enough interest to help it become an annual event. (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    ACF employees hold classic car show  Aug 17, 2009
    By Nate Robson / The Citizen. Sunday, August 16, 2009 11:04 PM EDT. (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    Allatoona may be next battle in water war  Aug 16, 2009
    The three states share the rivers that flow through the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) basin, and Georgia and Alabama also share the waters of the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) river basin ... Alabama is using the ACF the Chattahoochee for leverage ... The state of Alabama has always been more interested in the ACT than the ACF because they have a lot more at stake with the ACT, he said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    * Pakistanis slain by gunmen in Somali mosque  Aug 13, 2009
    The two French women, a Belgian and a Bulgarian working for Action Contre La Faim (ACF X Action Against Hunger) boarded a plane and were flown out of Somalia, a spokeswoman for ACF said. Apparently all are in good health, theyll have a medical check-up, said the relief organization in a statement. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)

    STG International wins $66M in Head Start  Aug 10, 2009
    STG International Inc. has won five contracts worth $66 million to provide technical support to the Administration for Children and Families Office of Head Start, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Alexandria-based company will provide training and technical assistance to Head Start and Early Head Start programs across the nation. (Washington Business Journal, DC)

    AmeriCredit posts $31M profit  Aug 7, 2009
    Fort Worth-based AmeriCredit (NYSE: ACF) posted earnings of $31 million, or 23 cents per share in its fourth quarter of 2009, on revenue of $418. 9 million, which is up from a net loss of $150 million, or $1. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Child abuse does not have to repeat  Aug 6, 2009
    According to Childhelp, one in 50 infants are victims of nonfatal child abuse or neglect in a year, as reported in the first national study done by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention along with the Federal Administration for Children and Families. When researching this topic, I also found that about 1,500 children die every year from abuse or neglect;about four children per day. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)

    Chance of teamwork on Lanier now dim  Aug 6, 2009
    Common Sense) Magnuson s decision on Lake Lanier, let us remember that the issue is how best to use the available water in the Chattahoochee/Flint/Apalachicola (ACF) system. There may be a time in the future when water from the Savannah, Tennessee or some other river is needed to sustain the current rate of growth in the northern half of Georgia. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    OCCI baking school honored  Aug 4, 2009
    A not-for-profit organization for chefs, The ACF was founded in 1929. The new designation is the culmination of almost a year of work and visits between the ACF and OCCI. Powers, a certified master baker, said that since joining the college in March 2008, she has striven to bring its curriculum in line with ACF standards ... OCCI s culinary program already had ACF accreditation. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)

    Corporate sponsorships give greens the blues  Aug 1, 2009
    Somewhere in-between WWF and Greenpeace lie groups like the Climate Institute - funded by a $10 million grant from Mark Wootton's Poola Foundation, derived from the Murdoch fortune - and the ACF, both of which supported the May revisions to the CPRS.. The ACF won plaudits for its corporate engagement in 2006 - under a hostile Howard Government - when it launched its Australian Business Roundtable on Climate Change with support from BP, IAG, Origin, Swiss Re, Visy and Westpac ... ACF has also... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Sanders has four hits in win  Jul 30, 2009
    Combining on the mound for the ACF were Dana Scarselletta, Jimmy Spinelli and Jamie Terry. Terry and Luke Drancsak both contributed two hits to pace ACF, while Scarselletta, Spinelli and Mark Bachman each had one hit. (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    Banking veteran back in the game  Jul 28, 2009
    In addition to The Trust Co., TTC Holdings is the parent company of broker/dealer and last week finalized the acquisition of investment advisory firm (ACF). With the completion of the ACF deal, TTC Holdings now has a combined total of more than $2 billion in assets under management. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)

    Sri Lanka 'pressure' over murders  Jul 27, 2009
    The BBC has seen three letters seeking more compensation from Action Against Hunger (Action Contre La Faim, ACF) ... "We agree with the findings of the commission that the deaths were caused by the LTTE and the compensation as determined must be paid by ACF," it said ... Rajiva Wijesinghe, secretary to the ministry of human rights and disaster management, told BBC Sinhala that ACF had done a "very bad thing" by "forcing" its staff to work close to the battlefield. (BBC News -- South Asia)

    Cyclophilin C-associated protein (CyCAP) knock-out mice spontaneously develop colonic mucosal hyperplasia and exaggerated tumorigenesis after treatment with carcinogen azoxymethane  Jul 24, 2009
    The animals were evaluated post-injection at six weeks for aberrant crypt foci (ACF) study and at five months for colon tumor measurement. The thickness of the colon crypts was measured in microns and the number of colonocytes per crypt was also determined in well-oriented crypts. (BioMed Central)

    Perdue vows multi-pronged attack on water issue  Jul 24, 2009
    Georgia, Florida and Alabama have been fighting for 19 years over how to use water that comes from the Apalachiocola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) river basin. A judge ruled last Friday that U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been illegally reallocating water from Lake Lanier to meet metro Atlantas needs. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    Local firm makes bid for Austin, Calvert & Flavin  Jul 20, 2009
    TTC Holdings, the San Antonio-based parent company of The Trust Co. and broker/dealer , is acquiring Austin, Calvert & Flavin (ACF) from its Kansas-based parent company ... Wade says ACF will operate as a subsidiary of TTC Holdings under its existing name, with current CEO Sarah Calvert Doerr continuing on at the helm ... In addition to Calvert Doerr remaining at the firm post-acquisition, Claude Koontz will continue on as client service and development manager for ACF, and Julie Lewis (former... (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)

    Water decision leaves metro Atlanta high and dry  Jul 19, 2009
    The problems faced in the ACF basin will continue to be repeated throughout this country, as the population grows and more undeveloped land is developed, Magnuson said. Only by cooperating, planning and conserving can we avoid the situations that gave rise to this litigation. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Trust Co.s parent plans to buy Austin, Calvert & Flavin  Jul 18, 2009
    TTC Holdings, the San Antonio-based parent company of The Trust Co. and broker/dealer , is acquiring Austin, Calvert & Flavin (ACF) from its Kansas-based parent company. Wade says the acquisition fits in with his company s own plans to offer more investment products and services. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)

    Congress to decide water case  Jul 18, 2009
    He encouraged the Corps to update its water supply plans so those in the Apalachiocola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) river basin can determine how the operation of Buford Dam will affect their future interests and whether it can meet their water needs ... The problems faced in the ACF basin will continue to be repeated throughout this country, as the population grows and more undeveloped land is developed, Magnuson said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    Nigeria: Govt Accepts Militants' Truce, Rejects Ultimatum  Jul 17, 2009
    " Relevant Links Up North, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Chairman, Ibrahim Haruna, warned that Nigeria cannot allow the Niger Delta to escalate into another civil war. Haruna explained that he spoke in his personal capacity and not for the ACF, which would issue a statement after a meeting to appraise the situation. "We hope the political step the Federal Government has taken in granting amnesty, creating the Niger Delta Ministry, the NDDC, is what patriotic Nigerians should encourage. "We... (allAfrica.com)

    ACF captures Little League title  Jul 16, 2009
    com - ACF captures Little League title. ACF captures Little League title ... After a 7-6 victory Monday, ACF needed one more win to take the best-of-three series. (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    Australia to get new uranium mine  Jul 15, 2009
    David Noonan, the nuclear-free campaigner with the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), said the new mine's chemical and radioactive waste would leach into the groundwater ... When asked about the role of Mr Garrett, a former president of the ACF, Mr Noonan said: "It's not a matter of individuals.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Garrett approves new uranium mine  Jul 14, 2009
    When asked about the role of Mr Garrett, a former president of the ACF, Mr Noonan said: "it's not a matter of individuals". The Australian Uranium Association welcomed the mine and said it would help tackle climate change when production begins next year. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Las Olas Riverfront foreclosure sale set  Jul 2, 2009
    After filing the foreclosure lawsuit , Wachovia sold the first mortgage to ACF Riverfront, of New York, which is managed by Jack Cayre, an investor in Midtown Miami. In March, ACF Riverfront sold the defaulted mortgage on Las Olas Riverfront to Madeleine. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)

    Climate groups welcome US energy bill  Jun 27, 2009
    "The passing of this legislation will give good encouragement for Copenhagen negotiations as it shows that the US is starting to move on climate action," ACF executive director Don Henry said in a statement on Saturday. "It is a reminder that we need to get cracking and pass good climate laws in Australia; otherwise we will be left behind.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Fasce pitches Bouley's to win  Jun 27, 2009
    Brandon Titus earned the save after ACF posted a five-run sixth inning ... Kienan Major led ACF's offense with two hits. (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    * INTERVIEW: Climate expert cautiously optimistic  Jun 24, 2009
    Ian Lowe, the President of the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), has contributed to the UNs Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change and worked on the framework for the UN report on the Global Environmental Outlook ... Governments are more likely to respond if they think the people are worried about it, so the ACF has trained about 200 people to give the Australian version of the Al Gore slide show, and so far about 300,000 Australians have seen it. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    Numbers on Welfare See Sharp Increase...  Jun 22, 2009
    So far, only California and Ohio have received stimulus grants, but 38 other states and territories said they plan to apply, said Jeffrey Kelley, spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families. The lag in the increase in welfare cases during the worst recession in a generation is curious to some some scholars. (The Drudge Report)

    Video: The Department of Health and Human Services Teams Up With The White House and the Ad Council To Launch New Fatherhood Public Service Campaign  Jun 21, 2009
    The campaign, sponsored by the Department's Administration for Children and Families and the Advertising Council, can be found at ... The announcements, scheduled to begin airing across the country on Father's Day weekend, are part of a media campaign to promote and encourage responsible fatherhood sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families ... The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC) is funded by Administration for... (PR Newswire)

    Climate changes for directors  Jun 20, 2009
    The ACCC is investigating the ACF complaint ... Ramsay says he can understand why the ACF chose the trade practices route. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Troubled waters: Low Apalachicola River flow may hurt gulf fisheries  Jun 20, 2009
    The findings broaden the environmental considerations of managed flow reductions in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) river system ... At the heart of the dispute is Georgia's desire to divert water from the ACF river system to the burgeoning population of the Atlanta metropolitan area, and Florida and Alabama's contention that this flow reduction could have negative consequences for the downstream river environment. (EurekAlert!)

    Probe carbon claims: Garnaut  Jun 19, 2009
    The companies named by the ACF and ACJP are Boral, BlueScope Steel, Caltex Australia, Rio Tinto, Woodside Petroleum and Xstrata. Professor Garnaut, who the Government commissioned to compile a review into emissions trading in Australia, said the ACCC should pick up the investigation immediately. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    185,000 barrels shut in as militants hit oil facility  Jun 19, 2009
    " To Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, the Federal Government's amnesty offer to militants would accelerate the development of the Niger Delta. Lokpobiri, who is the chairman, Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Transport, however decried the slow pace of work in the region. He told The Guardian in Port Harcourt yesterday after the committee's tour of Federal Government's projects in the state that militants' activities disrupted the smooth execution of the projects. "With the current amnesty deal, I believe... (Guardian News, Nigeria)

    Meade ETX-LS Is Now Shipping  Jun 17, 2009
    The ETX-LS is available with Meade's premium Schmidt-Cassegrain (SC) optics or, for the ultimate optical experience, with Meade's patented Advanced Coma-Free (ACF) optics for an additional $200. The ACF optical system delivers the same sharp, flatter, coma-free field of view found in professional observatories around the world using extremely expensive Ritchey-Chr ... The Meade ETX-LS has a low manufactures advertised price of $1,299 (SC optics) and $1,499 with the premium ACF optics system. (SkyAndTelescope.com)

    Daut's knocks off Byrne Dairy  Jun 17, 2009
    Justin Valentino tossed three no-hit innings of relief for ACF. Max Pinchak, Shane Lawrence and Kiernan Major led the offense for ACF. Major and Matt Faiola also pitched. Trent Ward hit a home run for Angelo's, while Kevin DiCola led the offense with two hits. (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    After years of the Great Complacency, Australia's been catapulted into the Great Challenge.  Jun 16, 2009
    almost embarrassingly inadequate' said ACF Pres, Ian Lowe, of the targets. never before in the history of public finance has so much been given by so many to so few for so little purpose' said Ross Garnaut - and that was before the compensation was beefed up last month. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Youth Orchestra a step closer for WCO  Jun 16, 2009
    The late A. Wallace Denny, husband of the late of Edith Litchfield, whose family established the city of Litchfield Park in 1920, carried on his wife s love for music through a charitable gift of 350,000 to the Arizona Community Foundation (ACF) ... The Denny s expressly created a charitable field-of-interest fund at the ACF that may cover a wide range of needs (capital, programmatic, scholarship) so that ACF s grants committee has a wide degree of latitude to choose the most deserving programs... (Wickenburg Sun, AZ)

    Chef Q & A: Keiser student earns top chef honor  Jun 4, 2009
    He recently became the Southeast Regional Student Chef of the Year at a competition in Charlotte, N.C. Now, he's on his way to duke it out with three other crme de la crme chefs for the 2009 Student Chef of the Year title during the ACF national convention at the Orlando World Center Marriott. The four finalists will receive a "market basket" list of ingredients and will be asked to create their own recipes using these required items. (Florida Today)

    Blakeley to head Wellik Foundation  Jun 4, 2009
    Established in 1978 and certified under the National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations, ACF is among the top 30 community foundations in the nation with more than half a billion dollars in trust and endowment assets. Last year, ACF and its affiliates awarded more than 30 million in grants and scholarships to more than 3,500 nonprofit organizations, schools and government agencies. (Wickenburg Sun, AZ)

    The moment of truth in the climate change debate is about to arrive - but not just for the Government.  Jun 2, 2009
    Climate change: divided they stand - Lindsay Tanner - BusinessDay Blogs on WAtoday. Climate change: divided they stand. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Nigeria: Niger Delta - ACF Clarifies Position on Military Action  Jun 1, 2009
    com: Nigeria: Niger Delta - ACF Clarifies Position on Military Action (Page 1 of 1). Nigeria: Niger Delta - ACF Clarifies Position on Military Action ... Kaduna Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has given reasons why it supported on-going military action by the Joint Task Force (JTF) against militants in the Niger Delta. (allAfrica.com)

    War on militants moves to Rivers  Jun 1, 2009
    Balarabe Musa condemns ACF's support ... He condemned the support by the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) for the JTF's move to end the crisis in the area with military force ... " "The ACF aligned themselves with the wrong government policy. (Guardian News, Nigeria)

    Week of the Weird  May 30, 2009
    Save 20-30% on Buried Treasure Acf with NWC.. Shop with us for Great Deals Wholesale Price, Same Day Shipping. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)

    Govt tightens security at N'Assembly  May 29, 2009
    Also yesterday, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) came under scathing criticisms over its endorsement of the ongoing military action in the Niger Delta. MEND spokesperson, Jomo Gbomo, in an online interview with The Guardian said the group would have been surprised if the ACF had acted otherwise ... According to him, the ACF feels threatened by the fact that they may lose the cash cow which is the Niger Delta. (Guardian News, Nigeria)

    Arewa backs action in Delta, S'South alleges genocide  May 28, 2009
    But Northern elders under the aegis of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) yesterday asked the Joint Task Force (JTF) to go ahead with the expedition until normalcy returns to the region ... The ACF National Working Committee members, who met in Kaduna yesterday to deliberate on some contentious national issues, including the situation in the Niger Delta, the influx of foreigners into Nigeria, especially in the North, unemployment and the dwindling fortunes of the textile industry, said no patriotic... (Guardian News, Nigeria)

    UMES TO HOST NYSP FOR 35TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR  May 19, 2009
    While funding was eliminated for FY2006, NYSP was allocated $3 million in carryover funds from the 2005 budget from the Office of Community Services Administration for Children and Families. However, the losses in federal funding for FY 2007 have had a dramatic effect on the program's operations. (Umeshawks.com)

    Keence-Fisher Engagement  May 16, 2009
    Brittany is employed by ACF Machine. Benjamen is enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. (Missourian Publishing, MO)

    Wellik Foundation awards $100,000 in local grants  May 7, 2009
    The Wellik Foundation, a supporting organization of the Arizona Community Foundation (ACF), has announced its most recent grant awards totaling 100,000 to four local organizations ... In 1998, she established a supporting organization at ACF to benefit the residents of the Wickenburg community and surrounding areas. (Wickenburg Sun, AZ)

    Lake Lanier, River Basins to Get Stimulus Funds  Apr 30, 2009
    Alabama, Georgia and Florida have been embroiled in a long-running dispute over water in the ACF basin. The $4. (13WMAZ.com, GA)

    Africa: New Benchmarks Help Fight Infant Deaths  Apr 30, 2009
    "The risk of mortality from acute malnutrition can be better evaluated with the new standards: the most at-risk children are detected earlier, and as a consequence their chances for successful treatment greatly improve, meaning shorter stays in our therapeutic programmes (children recover more quickly), lower default rates, and better compliance," Marie-Sophie Whitney, Action Contre la Faim (ACF) senior nutrition adviser, told IRIN. "All of this adds up to more lives saved.". ACF has introduced... (allAfrica.com)

    Warren Lichtenstein's Fund Proposal Resisted: Report  Apr 20, 2009
    Separately, Bank of America Corp and ACF Industries have sued Steel Partners accusing the activist hedge fund committed fraud by not properly advising investors of its plans to go public, according to court documents filed in January. The lawsuit charges that the hedge fund was not in compliance with its obligations to investors as it pursued its plan to become a publicly traded partnership because it failed to give ample notice of the plan or an opportunity to vote on the proposal. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Ask Mr. Dad: Suspecting abuse  Apr 15, 2009
    No one knows exactly how pervasive this problem is, but the most recent statistics from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families estimate that about 900,000 children in the United States and Puerto Rico suffer abuse and/or maltreatment annually. Of those, more than 1,500 died as a result of their injuries. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)

    Stop the cycle  Apr 11, 2009
    Published: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:24 PM PDT April is Child Abuse Prevention Month throughout the U.S. According to the document Child Maltreatment 2006, a report released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, an estimated 905,000 children in America are victims of abuse or neglect. In 2007, the Center for Social Sciences Research reported that there were 36,378 children in San Bernardino County with referrals to child protective... (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)

    Amnesty, SERAP, others task Yar'Adua on Darfur crisis  Apr 9, 2009
    The aid agencies expelled from Darfur include Action Contre la Faim (ACF), CARE International, Cooperative Housing Foundation (CHF), International Rescue Committee (IRC), Mdecins Sans Frontires France (MSF-F), Mdecins Sans Frontires Holland (MSF-H), Mercy Corps, and Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Others are Oxfam Great Britain, PADCO, and Save the Children. (Guardian News, Nigeria)

    California Healthy Marriages Coalition Offers Assistance in Keeping Love Alive When Your Bank Account's on Life Support  Apr 8, 2009
    4 million dollars a year by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families to raise awareness about Healthy Marriages and to increase access to Marriage Education classes throughout California. SOURCE California Healthy Marriages Coalition. (PR Newswire)

    ISRAEL-OPT: Over 150,000 Gazans still without tap water  Apr 7, 2009
    International aid institutions like Oxfam, Action contre la Faim (ACF) and CARE continue to deliver containers of drinking water to residents in affected areas, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) ... The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has donated US$50,000 to CMWU to begin quick repairs to the water network; ACF has paid $50,000 to local contractors to repair pipes and other infrastructure; and German government-owned development bank KFW had committed... (AlertNet)

    Rational historical view shows Easters truth  Apr 4, 2009
    James A. Farmer wrote on Apr 2, 2009 8:24 AM:" On a benevolent benign note may I extend (actually we at ACF) asimple invitation to anyone fromKlamath, Lake, Modoc, Siskiyou, orLassen Counties to visit AshlandChristian Fellowship located at Oak andHersey St. in Ashland, Oregon. Bearin mind two resurrection Easter servicesare planned: The Good Friday Serviceat 12:00 noon on Friday, April 11th andthe Sunday, April 12th Easter serviceto be held at Lithia Park (weatherpermitting) at 10:00 A.M. To... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)

    Corps needs to update Lanier operating plan  Apr 3, 2009
    Many diverse stakeholders within the ACF basin are in agreement that there is sufficient water to meet reasonable needs without causing harm to the environment or to its various users. It is up to the Corps to find solutions that are satisfactory to all the users. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

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