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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel released the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund on February 27.

Andrea L. Zopp, Deputy Mayor and Chief Neighborhood Development Officer said right now, the fund is comprised of about $4 million dollars that will be used for grants, adding the city expects the fund will continue to grow over time and hopes it will be up to $50 million dollars in 3-5 years.

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Dorian Myrickes, co-owner of Vinnie’s Steakhouse, located at 400 E. 47th St., said he thinks the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund, which began Feb. 27, 2017, has come at the right time for business owners like himself to expand and bring more life into black communities.

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(POAH) TURNS $30 MILLION TO $400 MILLION IN WOODLAWN Chicago —Following the daily news headlines, you would think there is little good happening in Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods. But when you look closer, there’s more to the story.

In Woodlawn, for example, collaborative community development investments and partnerships are having a dramatic impact on economic vitality and quality of life. Population has increased 15% - the first increase in decades -- new jobs are being created, the number of vacant properties has plummeted and violent crime has fallen by 40%.

The foundation for change was laid when Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) was brought to the community in 2008 at the request of tenants, advocates, the City of Chicago, and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to accomplish the demolition and replacement of the 504-unit all Section 8 Grove Parc Plaza, which had been on everyone’s troubled building list for years. While initially it was a housing preservation and renewal project, in 2011 POAH, in partnership with the City of Chicago, was awarded a $30.5 million Choice Neighborhoods Grant by HUD which challenged them to use the funds and redevelopment of housing as a springboard for

community-wide renewal.

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by HUD was the achievement of $210 million in investment, POAH announced in a report released recently that by the end of 2016 (a year ahead of the finish of the grant) $400 million in new housing, retail, institutional and civic investment has been leveraged through their work.

“We knew that by taking down the foreboding old Grove Parc and replacing it with well-designed mixed income housing both on South Cottage Grove and in the neighborhood we would have a positive impact,” said POAH Chicago Vice President Bill Eager. “That said, the results have surpassed even our expectations – with long-standing partners, like the University of Chicago and new for- and non-profit groups making investments that both reflect and increase confidence in this great community,” added Eager.

The result of this investment has been striking. It includes new senior and family housing buildings, The Grant, The Jackson, and The Burnham; neighborhood amenities like MetroSquash, offering yearround recreation and mentoring programs; and The Woodlawn Resource Center, providing job placement and training services.

Together, in its newly released 2016 Progress Report, “Accelerating Community Renewal – In Woodlawn and Beyond,” POAH explores how the federal grant and the resulting developments have catalyzed investments from community partners like the University of Chicago, Greenline Development, KMW Communities, Robust Coffee, and others.

These investments in turn have sparked the community’s rebirth and fueled additional commercial and residential opportunities that are either underway or are heading to Woodlawn, including the Obama Presidential Center.

“The story of what has taken place over the last several years in Woodlawn is one of community involvement, collaboration, and partnership,” said Meghan Harte, executive director of LISC/Chicago, the Chicago branch of the nation’s premier community development organization intermediary. “POAH has forged a new template that can be used to revitalize and renew neighborhoods across the country,” added Harte.

A copy of the report can be found at https://www.yumpu.com/ en/document/view/57194968/ accelerating-community-renewal-inwoodlawn-and-be.

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briefly 90 Days, 90 Voices calls for stories in response to Trump’s new immigration ban CHICAGO, Illinois -- In the wake of the new immigration ban President Trump signed this morning, 90 Days, 90 Voices is asking immigrants and refugees to share their stories on a newly-launched website at 90days90voices.com.

“90 Days, 90 Voices tells the stories of those seeking a home in the United States during an age of unrest,” says Nissa Rhee, founder and editor. “With Trump’s new immigration ban signed this morning, hearing the voices of immigrants and refugees is more important than ever.”

Since it’s launch on February 21, 90 Days, 90 Voices has introduced readers to a Syrian tango dancer who builds log cabins in Wisconsin, taught them how to make a traditional Syrian pasta from an asylum seeker here, and shared an audio essay with them from a nine-year-old Rohingya refugee who fled genocide with her family, among others.

Evaluation of emergency medicine residents points to gender bias that medical school faculty who evaluate Although female doctors training to residents should be aware of and attuned to become emergency medicine specialists ongoing concerns about gender bias.” scored as well as their male colleagues The study, published March 6, 2017, during the first year of their three-year in JAMA Internal Medicine, included 359 programs, by the end of the third year, emergency medicine residents – medical school male residents, on average, received graduates beginning advanced training in higher evaluations on all 23 emergency the specialty. One third (122) of the residents medicine training categories – including were female; two-thirds (237) were male. medical knowledge, patient safety, team About a third of the faculty physicians who management and communication – than evaluated the trainees were female (91) and female residents. two-thirds were male (194). Male and female The gap emerged early in the second faculty members evaluated residents similarly, year of training and steadily widened until consistently giving female residents lower graduation. scores throughout residency years two and By the end of the third and final year of three. residency, evaluations of female physicians From July 1, 2013, to July 1, 2015, the placed them three to four months behind researchers collected 33,456 “milestone” male colleagues in the same training evaluations, about 90 for each of the physicians programs.

Carrie Jurkiewicz, MD, chief emergency medicine resident at the University of Chicago Medicine, in training. Milestone evaluations are detailed, “Women are already underrepresented reviews a case with Gregg Helland, MD, associate professor of medicine at the University. direct observations by emergency medical in the highly competitive environment of faculty of residents performing 23 sets of tasks – academic medicine, and the period of greatest known as subcompetencies. These include basic loss is during and shortly after residency,” co-lead author, Arjun Dayal, a medical student at the skills such as diagnosis and medical knowledge, as well said the study’s senior author, Vineet Arora, MD, associate University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. “The as specific procedures, such as emergency stabilization, professor of medicine at the University of Chicago. wide difference between males and females, seen at all of airway management or vascular access.

“The results are definitely concerning,” said the study’s the institutions that participated in this study, suggests

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Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently announced new resources designed to support thriving retail corridors across Chicago’s South, Southwest and West Sides. The Retail Thrive Zones initiative will invest an initial $16 million directly into commercial strips in eight neighborhoods, creating jobs and new amenities for neighborhood residents.

“Neighborhood businesses are the heart of Chicago’s neighborhoods and economy,” Mayor Emanuel said in a released statement. “This initiative will strengthen the retail corridors that are economic and cultural hubs for our communities, and in the process create new jobs and amenities in neighborhoods that need more private investment,” he said.

The initiative will support community entrepreneurs and small business owners by addressing common hurdles faced by neighborhood businesses, which were identified in partnership with local community organizations. These challenges will be addressed through greater access to capital, support services for entrepreneurs and business owners, and infrastructure improvements to encourage visitors.

New and existing retail businesses in the designated corridors can now apply for approximately $9 million in grants.

The City will also be investing $7 million into the designated corridors for additional support services. Applications and more information can be found at www.ThriveZones.com.

Grants are available up to $250,000 per business, to cover up to 75 percent of eligible costs. Funds may be used to reimburse the costs of rehabbing commercial buildings, including structural repairs and improvements to roofs, facades, and plumbing, electrical or HVAC systems.

These investments in neighborhood commercial corridors are expected to create new local amenities and more than 650 new jobs, plus nearly 2,000 construction jobs.

As part of the Retail Thrive Zone program, partnering lenders are offering matching loan products to help front-fund grant projects and provide short-term operating capital. In addition, the City has launched a web portal that makes applying for County property tax incentives in the Thrive Zones easy.

The initiative will also invest $7 million to support vibrant and healthy retail corridors. Investments will include the strategic targeting of distressed buildings and persistent vacancies for investment and activation. Pop-up retail spaces, including “BoomBoxes,” will help entrepreneurs and growing businesses test new concepts without incurring heavy capital costs. Light infrastructure investments are also underway to encourage visitors. Along with each Retail Thrive Zone’s local partner organization, coordinated coaching, mentoring and networking opportunities will also be offered, and future phases will include new support services for businesses in those corridors, such as free design and architectural assistance.

The designated retail corridors are found in the following neighborhoods: Austin, Back of Yards, Bronzeville, Chatham, Englewood, South Shore, West Humboldt Park and West Pullman.

“Developing the Halsted corridor is a priority for my community, and I’m excited about the new resources the Retail Thrive Zone initiative will leverage for our local businesses,” Ald. Carrie Austin (34th) said.

The initiative builds on the recently-launched Neighborhood Opportunity Fund. Applications opened recently for an initial $4 million in grants from the Fund to support commercial development projects on Chicago’s West, South and Southwest Sides. The Neighborhood Opportunity Fund generates resources from private downtown developments to support commercial developments in neighborhoods with the greatest need. Grants up to $250,000 will be issued by the City beginning this spring, and larger grants will be available on a case-by-case basis pending City Council approval. Businesses that apply for Retail Thrive Zone grants will be automatically considered for Neighborhood Opportunity Fund grants where appropriate. More information can be found at www.NeighborhoodOpportunityFund.com.

Retail Thrive Zones and the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund are the latest Emanuel administration initiatives designed to support neighborhood businesses. In 2012, the Mayor’s license reforms reduced the number of businesses license types from 117 to 49, reducing number of licenses businesses needed to obtain – saving both time and money. In recent months the City has identified numerous opportunities to further consolidate or cut outdated licensing regulations, which will eventually reduce the total number of business licenses to 40 – a two-thirds reduction since 2011. The reduction would make the total number of business licenses in Chicago 70 percent fewer than Washington D.C. and 25 percent fewer than New York City.

Emanuel released the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund on February 27. Andrea L. Zopp, who is Deputy Mayor and Chief Neighborhood Development Officer said right now, there is about $4 million in the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund that will be used for grants. “But we expect that the fund will continue to grow over time and we hope in about 3-5 years, it will be up to $50 million dollars. So, this is going to be a pool of dollars of capital investment in the south, southwest and west sides of the city,” she said.

Local entrepreneurs, when asked, showed support for the initiatives.

Dorian Myrickes, co-owner of Vinnie’s Steakhouse, located at 400 E. 47th St., said, he and his partner are looking to expand their young establishment in other parts of Chicago and thinks the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund has come at the right time.

“I think it would be great,” Myrickes said. “It would give black people the opportunity to see how businesses are run in our communities and give us an opportunity of being business owners.”

Arthur Grant III, business owner of Games Plus Incorporated, which is located in the Chatham area at 8237 South Cottage Grove Avenue, said he also believes that the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund will be good for the black community, but says more money should be invested into the fund.

“If I have the opportunity to apply for it, then I think I should benefit from the tax money that I pay,” Grant III said. “I think $16 million dollars is just a minimal amount of money that can support the [black] businesses in this city.”

Johnny Stallworth II, son of Johnny Stallworth, the owner of John and Sons General Contractors Inc., located at 7350 S. Halsted St., said the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund will be beneficial to the black community and will help youth gain employment through the black businesses and prevent them from having to purchase supplies and goods outside of their community.

“I think it’s a real good thing for the community,” Stallworth said. “I think it will help in several avenues like education, economics and [overall] I think it would be very good for the [youth].”

Malcolm Crawford, owner of Sankofa Cultural Arts and Business Center (5820 W. Chicago Ave), and executive director of The Austin African American Business Networking Association, Incorporated (AAABNA) said, he along with Chicago’s Department Planning and Development have worked tirelessly for two years to try and help the black community gain more access to capital.

Applications for the grant will be accepted twice a year, which began Feb, 27, 2017 and will end April 21, 2017 and the second application slot will begin Aug. 2, 2017 to Oct. 2, 2017, according to the neighborhood opportunity fund page.

Entrepreneurs can apply for the money to purchase space, renovate space, buy equipment, pay for architectural cost to help them expand and grow their businesses, Zopp said.

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REV. SHARPTON, CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS MEET WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF SESSIONS TO PUSH CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUES Civil Rights leader and National Action Network (NAN) President and founder Rev. Al Sharpton met with Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, along with other leading civil rights group principals.

In the meeting, Rev. Sharpton and Attorney General Sessions discussed objections to the current travel ban, the weakening of voting rights and the TX Voter ID case, the Walter Scott and Eric Garner cases, and the Civil Rights Division not interfering with the use of consent decrees.

In addition, Rev. Sharpton and Attorney General Sessions spoke about the lack of outrage from the Attorney General’s office around the current hate crimes against various citizens. According to Rev. Sharpton: “We were not hostile, but we showed holy indignation.”

Attending the meeting along with Rev. Al Sharpton were Marc Morial, CEO of the National Urban League, Wade Henderson, President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Melanie L. Campbell, President and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and convener of the Black Women’s Roundtable Public Policy Network, Sherilynn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and Kristen Clarke, President of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Cook County Commission on Women’s Issues Announces Annual Honorees, Presents Lifetime Contribution Award To mark Women’s History Month, the Cook County Commission on Women’s Issues recently honored 18 women for their contributions in making their communities better places to live.

The Peggy A. Montes Unsung Heroine Award, renamed in 2010 in Montes’ honor as a way to recognize her work on behalf of the women and girls of Cook County, is presented to one woman from each of the County’s 17 legislative districts and one from the County at-large. The Cook County Commission on Women’s Issues receives input from the individual districts to identify exceptional nominees whose work is seldom recognized.

“We are pleased to recognize and acknowledge this year’s Cook County’s Unsung Heroines -- 18 women whose strength, resilience and sacrifice to better their communities inspire us all,” said Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who helped present the awards.

During the ceremony, Merri Dee, longtime Chicago media personality who has traditionally emceed the event, was presented with a Lifetime Contribution Award for her tireless work on behalf of women and children.

IDOL Director presents Governor’s Safety Award at DIOSH Day To promote safety in the workplace, Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) Acting Director Anna Hui joined employers and employees at the 26thAnnual Downstate Illinois Occupational Safety and Health (DIOSH) Day Conference. Illinois OSHA, along with many industry groups, sponsored this event to provide expert occupational safety and health management resources for employers of all sizes and industries.

“The health and safety of all workers remains one of our top priorities,” IDOL Acting Director Hui said. “It is great to see so many employees and employers come out to learn more about ensuring workplace health and safety.”

The conference offered breakout sessions and networking opportunities with speakers and vendors from industry, higher education and regulatory agencies. It was a venue to learn about best practices and ask questions of peers and compliance agents about how standards are practically applied.

Illinois OSHA, a division within IDOL, was available to answer questions and sign up businesses for its On-Site Safety & Health Consultation Program, which offers free, confidential safety assistance to small to medium size employers of 500 or less.

For the past six years at DIOSH Day, IDOL has also presented the Governor’s Safety Award to a person who has made significant contributions to safety and health training or research that have had lasting impact for workers. This year’s award recipient is Kevin Gorshe, who is the safety director at CORE Construction Illinois in Morton, IL. The company is known for restoring the Illinois State Capitol, the Illinois State University Science Building, Pere Marquette Historic Hotel renovation in Peoria, and the Freedom’s Path Veterans Housing at Hines VA Hospital.

For more information about the Illinois Department of Labor, visit the website at labor.illinois.gov. You can also find IDOL on Facebook at Facebook.com/ILDeptofLabor or follow on Twitter @ILDeptofLabor.

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LOUISVILLE NATIVE GIVES BACK TO THE BLACK COMMUNITY and law enforcement, safety cannot be achieved,” said Robert Sarver, owner and managing partner of the lan “AP” Powell is Phoenix Suns. one of the nation’s E.G. “Ken” Kendrick, the owner greatest unsung and managing general partner African-American of the Arizona Diamondbacks, heroes. said that The Bridge Forum is Powell is a member of the an example of an important Phoenix Aviation Advisory commitment to the community— Board and the chairman of one that professional sports can the Airport Subcommittee; embrace. he believes that he’s the only “More than 50 percent of MLB African-American to currently players are from various ethnic hold that position. The backgrounds. Anything that brings board meets each month to together diverse communities review airport policies, make and police is of value. I support recommendations on major any program that increases airport projects, concession understanding and safety,” Kendrick contracts and leases. said.

AP Powell says that he always knew that he could make a difference. (Official Photo/AP Powell) Oftentimes, it’s Powell Arizona Attorney General Mark who’ll say ‘yay’ or ‘nay’ to a billionplayed basketball in the Army and in college, Brnovich said local law enforcement dollar deal with companies like Uber or Lyft or new really helped to motivate me to see the world agencies and local communities must work concession stands for one of three Arizona airports. different.” together and The Bridge Forum demonstrates People that know Powell call him a “serial Powell continued: “I’ve seen the things that that “we are all on the same team and we share entrepreneur,” who has developed vital relationships I did growing up, and I knew that I could make the goals of ensuring public safety and equal with Fortune 500 companies. a difference…that the principals of giving back treatment for all in our criminal justice system.”

“I’ve been able to turn contacts into contracts,” and trying to do the right thing were always Johnny C. Taylor, president and CEO of he said. present.” the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Born in the inner cities of Louisville, Ky., a short Powell started a program in Phoenix, forum co-host, said the chasm between certain walk from the home of the legendary boxing champ Ariz., schools that provides 5,000 backpacks communities and the police responsible for Muhammad Ali, Powell graduated from Missouri filled with school supplies to students at the serving and protecting them is growing wider Valley College in Marshall, Mo., to become one of beginning of each school year. He also ensured every day. the country’s foremost authorities on multicultural that 5,000 inner city students would receive “If we don’t identify ways to close the gap content and leveraging brand connections with free haircuts. [quickly], our most fragile communities will multicultural audiences.

“We wanted to make sure that they had suffer irreparable harm,” said Taylor. “The Bridge An independent film and music career followed everything they need. Our model has been to Forum, therefore, is not a ‘nice to have’ – it is a and Powell quickly left his mark. ensure that every student and every veteran get ‘must have.’”

Powell brought the Dallas-based rap artists a chance to cross the finish line,” Powell said In bringing law enforcement and community Dirty South Rydaz to the attention of executives of his Checkered Flag Run Foundation, which stakeholders together, Powell said he wanted to at Universal Records and scored one of the most hosts the giveaways. help affect change, particularly given the recent lucrative deals in history — a six-album, $7 million The mission of Checkered Flag Run violence in his hometown and other communities deal.

Foundation is to provide diverse educational of color across the country.

According to Powell, it was the biggest contract programs that impact underserved students, “I knew I had to bring this conversation back ever in Texas, where Powell established T-Town Powell said, noting that one of the objectives to the city I grew up in,” said Powell. The guest list Music. of his foundation is to develop and invest in for last year’s summit included officials from the “I think only ‘Cash Money’ has a bigger deal,” educational tools specific to school readiness National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Powell said. and multiple career pathways and to increase Executives, Louisville’s police chief, the director While working for the powerful, Los Angelescareer aspirations that drive Arizona’s of public safety for DeKalb County, Ga., and the based management company The Firm, Inc., Powell workforce. He also wants to raise awareness deputy police chief of Detroit, Mich. put Korn, a popular metal band, on BET and and increase student and parent knowledge Powell, the first African-American to own appeared on morning shows with the Backstreet and involvement in diverse educational a Napa Smith Winery and Brewery, has also Boys. opportunities. overseen deals between Coca-Cola and NASCAR However, despite the success, Powell said his Some of Arizona’s most notable business on several emerging products that promise to roots kept tugging at him. people have lauded the Checkered Flag create diversity channels that allow for more “My mother was an educator and she told me Run Foundation and The Bridge Forum, a African-American involvement in the sport. to see the world in a more diverse setting,” said partnership between police and communities, “Do I ever have time for myself ? No. But, Powell, who was this year’s recipient of Arizona’s founded by Powell. that’s fine,” Powell said. “My motivation and the Martin Luther King Jr. Award. “Growing up “The success of our inner cities is dependent reason I don’t get distracted is that I come from in an African-American neighborhood and upon education, safety and jobs. Without the the inner city and I understand obstacles and having served in Desert Storm and having healthy relationship between our communities temperament and I can see it in people’s eyes.”

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“For 25 years now, our vision at Sundial Brands has been to build our business and our Community Commerce purpose-driven business model as examples that other entrepreneurs and businesses could be inspired by, learn from and expand upon,” said Richelieu Dennis, founder and CEO of Sundial Brands. “Our acquisition of nyakio™ underscores our ongoing commitment to identifying, supporting and developing other entrepreneur brands that share our vision and values. Nyakio’s roots of family, natural ingredients, culturally authentic traditions, entrepreneurism and community impact closely mirror our own, so we have a deep connection to what this brand represents and the woman who inspired it. We are honored to have Nyakio – the person – and nyakio™ – the brand – as the newest members of our Sundial family. As we move forward with our multi-brand portfolio strategy and scaled growth, we are committed to continuing to bring others along with us in ways that simultaneously advance businesses and communities.”

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AMITYVILLE, N.Y., PRNewswire/ -- Sundial Brands, a leading skincare and haircare manufacturer renowned for its innovative use of high-quality, culturally authentic natural ingredients, recently announced the launch of the company’s first prestige skincare line – nyakio™.

Inspired by her family of medicine men, farmers and educators, founder Nyakio Kamoche Grieco, a firstgeneration American of Kenyan descent, partnered with Sundial Brands to bring global secrets of naturally ageless beauty to the U.S. market. Based on Nyakio’s family recipes, as well as beauty traditions from 13 countries across the globe, each formula evokes a luxurious, culturally transcendent experience.

Grounded in ethically and sustainably sourced, indigenous ingredients, nyakio™ combines cultural traditions with modern, results-driven formulas to deliver premium personalized natural beauty and multitasking products. The 16 SKU line, which draws ingredients including Manketti, Neroli, Maracuja and Yangu oils, Red Ginseng and Quinoa from such countries as Kenya, China, Brazil, Spain, Egypt, India, Morocco and Peru, is priced from $22-$49 and launched exclusively in 305 Ulta stores across the U.S. on March 6, Nyakio Kamoche Grieco: 2017. It is also available via www.ulta.com/brand/nyakio.

“My beauty journey started when I was a young girl visiting my grandmother in Kenya,” said Nyakio.

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hen taking up the critical work involved in modifying the direction in which our lives may be going, one of the most fundamental things we can do is change the way we think about ourselves. Unfortunately, we sometimes overlook this simple, if not so easy step. Whether we realize it or not, the way we think becomes the basis upon and from which we speak and act. Rare is the occasion when we outperform the things we declare about ourselves. In order to speak life, we must think life. When we change the way we think, we immediately empower ourselves to change the way we speak. Being responsible for the way we think, speak, and believe gives us the immediate ability to respond when life seems out-of-whack. There are more than enough challenges in the world already and sometimes life can be really difficult. Why add to the difficulties by discouraging yourself every day with negative self-talk? As it has been said, “Don’t fill your boat with water. The storm will do that all on its own.” Each of us needs a champion, a coach, and a cheerleader. Become your own encourager, your own cheerleader. Every time you do a good job, don’t just let it pass; give yourself a compliment. Every time you choose discipline over indulgence, don’t tell yourself that you should have anyway; recognize how much you are helping yourself. When you make a mistake, learn from it and improve, but don’t beat yourself up and relive the mistake without getting the lesson. Be patient with yourself. You may not be a finished work just yet. Every constructive thing you can say to yourself will help.

Speak life!

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ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO ANNOUNCES CATHOLIC SCHOOL 2017 GOLDEN APPLE AWARD FINALISTS Chicago, IL - The Archdiocese of Chicago centered education.” is proud to announce that three Catholic Cavallone-Jurek, Kielusiak and Stall school personnel – a principal and two joined the other 2017 Golden Apple teachers – are finalists for the 2017 Golden Chicagoland finalists for a celebration on Apple Awards. Phyllis CavalloneSaturday, March 4 at the Hilton RosemontJurek, principal of St. Therese Catholic Chicago O’Hare. The event was livestreamed School in Chicago, is one of on Golden Apple’s Facebook 10 Chicagoland finalists for page, @goldenappleillinoi the Golden Apple Stanley C. The winner of the 2017 Golder Leadership Award, Golden Apple Stanley C. Golder which honors the exemplary Leadership Award will be performance and excellence this spring, and will “Our students are the selected in school leadership of a receive a cash award of $10,000 principal or head of school heart of our schools to be used for his or her own from the Chicagoland area. professional development and a and it is through Kelli Kielusiak, a teacher at school project of the recipient’s St. Therese Catholic School choosing. In addition, the the hard work and in Chicago, and Tyra Stall, winner will be recognized at a teacher at Prince of Peace the Golden Apple Awards for dedication of our Catholic School in Lake Villa, Excellence in Teaching and principals, teachers Leadership annual event on May are both finalists for the 2017 Golden Apple Awards 2017. and staff that we are 20, Finalists for Excellence in Teaching. for the Golden able to provide them Apple Awards for Excellence in This year’s 33 finalists for the Golden Apple Awards will go through a final with a high quality, Teaching for Excellence in Teaching round of review and classroom were selected from a pool of observations prior to the Christ-centered more than 600 nominations, selection and announcement this education.” and represent 4th-8th grade spring of the 10 teacher award teachers throughout the recipients. The award recipients Chicagoland area. will each receive a tuition“I want to congratulate Phyllis, Kelli free, spring quarter sabbatical to study at and Tyra for their amazing contributions Northwestern University, as well as a $5,000 to Catholic education,” said Dr. Jim Rigg, cash award. Additionally, the recipients Superintendent of Catholic schools. “Our will become Fellows of the Golden Apple students are the heart of our schools and it is Academy of Educators. through the hard work and dedication of our To learn more about the Archdiocese principals, teachers and staff that we are able of Chicago’s Catholic schools, visit schools. to provide them with a high quality, Christarchchicago.org.

THEME: RIGHTEOUSNESS

1 John 3:7 - Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

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Common Law Copyright Notice 103149­03/CLC Common Law Notice: All rights reserved re: common­law copyright of trade name/trademark, EUGENE CLARKE JR© as well as any and all derivatives and variations in the spelling of said trade­names/trademarks ­ Copyright 1949 October­31st 1949, by Eugene Clarke Jr. Said trade­names/trade­ marks.©. May neither be used, nor reproduced, neither in whole nor part, nor in any manner whatsoever, without the prior, express, written consent and acknowledgment of Eugene Clarke Jr. as signified by only the blue­ink signa­ ture of Eugene Clarke, hereafter 'Secured Party.' With the intent of being contractually bond, any Juristic Person, As well as the agent of said Juristic Person, consents and agrees by this Copyright Notice that neither said Juristic Person, nor the agent of said Juristic Person, shall display, nor other­ wise use in any manner, the trade­ name/trademark, nor common­law copy­ right described herein, nor any deriva­ tive of, nor any variation in the spelling of, said name without prior, express, written consent and acknowledgment of Secured Party, as signified by Secured Party's signature in blue ink. Secured Party neither grants, nor implies, nor otherwise gives consent for any unau­ thorized use of EUGENE CLARKE JR©, and all such unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. Secured Party is not now, nor has Secured Party ever been, an accommodation party, nor a surety, for the purported debtor, i.e. "EUGENE CLARKE JR©," nor for any derivative of, nor for any variation in the spelling of, said name, nor for any other juristic per­ son, and is so­indemnified and held harmless by Debtor, i.e. " EUGENE CLARKE JR©," in Hold­harmless and Indemnity Agreement No. 103140­04 dated the 15th Day of the 2nd Month in the Year of Lord Twenty and Seventeen against any and all claims, legal actions, orders, warrants, judgments, demands, liabilities, losses, depositions, sum­ monses, lawsuits, cost, fines, liens,

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Marquetta Vanice Townsend Respondent Notice of Hearing by Publication (Minn.

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