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Cox Enterprises and The Trust for Public Land are accepting nominations for the Cox Conserves Heroes program through Aug. 15. This year, the program has expanded nationwide, with nominees grouped into four regions: West, South, Midwest, and Northeast. The Cox Conserves Heroes program serves to honor environmental volunteers who create, preserve, or enhance shared outdoor spaces in their local communities. “Each year, it’s amazing to see how people across the U.S. are making a positive impact on the planet,” said Maury Wolfe, assistant vice president of corporate responsibility and public affairs for Cox Enterprises, parent company of Cox Communications. “From coordinating cleanups to reduce our impact on the environment to restoring seal life and regional fisheries, each volunteer’s contribution is vitally important to our ecosystem.” A panel of local and environmental leaders will select the winner in each region. The winners will then become candidates for the national title. Twelve nominees will be recognized: four finalists will be awarded $10,000 each to donate to their environmental nonprofit of choice; four regional runners-up will be awarded $7,500 each; and four regional second runners-up will be awarded $5,000 each. The top four finalists will enter the National Cox Conserves Hero contest that’s voted on Oct...
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Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do (1st District) announced the launch of the SafeDineOC Restaurant Program. Below is Supervisor Andrew Do’s statement from the press conference, which was live-streamed on the County of Orange’s Facebook: facebook.com/ocgov. Restaurants can apply for the SafeDineOC Restaurant Program here: ocbc.org/safedineoc --- Today [August 6], the County of Orange is taking one more step to ensure that customers and workers at restaurants around Orange County are safe. On July 14, my proposed Safe Restaurant Program, also known as the SafeDineOC Restaurant Program, was unanimously approved by the Orange County Board of Supervisors. This program allocates $10 million of CARES Act funding to help restaurants keep their employees and customers safe from COVID-19 by providing cash grants that they can use to cover the costs of cleaning supplies and Personal Protective Equipment. We know that face masks, frequent handwashing, and social distancing are critical measures we all must take in the fight against COVID-19. But for restaurants, in particular, surfacing cleaning is a critical measure to help stop the spread of this virus. Orange County is home to many diverse food establishments, with many non-English speaking owners, workers, and patrons. As such it was very important that we ensure the SafeDineOC restaurant program is accessible in several languages. Restaurant owners wh...
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(Los Angeles Times) The U.S. Census Bureau is ending efforts to count the country’s population on Sept. 30 — a month sooner than planned. Only 63% of the nation’s estimated 121 million households have responded to the 2020 census by mail, phone, or online. The last-minute change to the timeline raises concerns about the accuracy of the count, which is used to determine representation in Congress and state legislatures. The statistical information collected every 10 years is also the bedrock for federal and local policy decisions such as how much federal money states and cities receive, where to build water and sewer systems, where to locate fire departments, even such minutiae as how many first-grade teachers a school district should hire. Businesses and nonprofit groups use it to determine where to expand or contract. Door-knocking by census takers will end Sept. 30, as will the option to respond by other methods. In order to obtain as many responses as possible by that date, the bureau will be hiring additional census takers and provide incentives for those who work the maximum hours possible. The agency needs time to process and verify the count by Dec. 31, the deadline set under federal law, said Steven Dillingham, the Censu...
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Marketing is at a particular premium during these economically challenged times. As one of the many benefits of membership, the Greater Irvine Chamber offers several opportunities for members to market their products and services. Members are encouraged to: Market updates of products and services updates on their company directory profile page (accessed through the member portal) Upload product and services marketing/promotions (whether a discount or not) to the hot deals page (accessed through member portal) Submit events to the community calendar Submit newsworthy articles (other than product/services promotion or events) for inclusion in our website news Advertise with the Chamber Tourism-related businesses, retail, and restaurants have the opportunity to be included on the Destination Irvine website, destinationirvine.com Tag us in social posts and we’ll share your posts with our network LI: Greater Irvine Chamber IG/Twitter/FB: @irvinechamber IG/FB: @destinationirvine Twitter: @IrvineCVB Sponsor events (whether in-person or virtual) Become a Leaders Circle member for additional exposure opportunities. Support Greater Irvine Chamber members by visiting the member directory and hot deals page to plan your purchases! For more information, contact Laura Perdew.
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