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Houston Fire Blamed On Inflatable Gorilla
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Plane Lands On Houston Golf Course
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Definition of a Volunteer
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Helping students learn the ins and outs of government is what Wendy Baldwin spends her free time doing.
Baldwin’s nearly decade-long work with the YMCA’s Youth and Government program earned her the South Montgomery County YMCA Volunteer of the Year award.
“I’m flattered, but I know there are a lot of people who put in a lot of hours,” said Baldwin, an Oak Ridge High School social studies teacher. “I think I really do very little compared to all these other people.
“It’s embarrassing to get this award when it’s all the kids. That’s the reward, when you see the click in their eyes,” she said.
South Montgomery County YMCA Executive Director Mark Cochran presented Baldwin the award during the Nov. 12 Greater Houston YMCA awards ceremony.
“She is wonderful,” Cochran said. “She is the true definition of a volunteer. She gives of her time. The award is so deserving.”
This weekend, Baldwin is taking some of her Youth and Government participants to Austin for a state conference to put what Baldwin has taught them into practice.
“I’m a firm believer in grass roots efforts,” Baldwin said about the program. “I’m going to work with these kids and some of them may go into politics.
“I know they will never forget the experience. They are also educating other kids on politics.”
The YMCA’s Youth and Government program provides opportunities for youth to study and debate public issues, experience the judicial branch of state government, write legislation and participate in a youth legislature, or experience creating a news broadcast or newspaper, according to www.ymcatexasyg.org.
25-Jan-10 9:00 AM
Devendra Banhart: Warm But Warped
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As Banhart started playing low-key live shows, his stirring and eclectic fusion of styles — tropicalia, folk, lounge jazz, glam rock, psychedelia — caught the attention of a national label in 2002. Often viewed as a “freak folk” hippie, and widely credited…
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Tech Connection Event January 28, 2010
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Houston is home to a number of organizations that offer the keys to building a successful technology company. Don’t miss your opportunity to learn about their plans for 2010. Startup Houston will be participating for the first time this year.
Tech Connection
Pre-registration Jan. 22th: Tickets $25
Registration deadline Jan 27th: Tickets $35
At the door: Tickets $40
Organizations Represented:
Greater Houston Partnership www.houston.org
BioHouston www.biohouston.org
Houston Angel Network www.houstonangelnetwork.org
Houston Technology Center www.houstontech.org
HTC- Americas www.houstontech.org
MIT Enterprise Forum of Texas www.mitforumtexas.org
Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship www.alliance.rice.edu
Startup Houston www.startuphouston.com
University of Houston Small Business Development Center Network www.sbdc.uh.edu
University of HoustonThe Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship www.bauer.uh.edu/wce
FBI Searching for Human Trafficking Suspect
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HOUSTON – The FBI is offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information that leads to the arrest of a human trafficking suspect known as ‘El Gallo.’
Gerardo ‘El Gallo’ Salazar is the alleged leader of a group that smuggled young men and young women into Houston and Mexico. He has been identified as “the most wanted human trafficking fugitive” in a statement from the FBI in Houston.
Five other people have already pleaded guity and served jail sentences for taking part in the trafficking operation.
In a news conference on Tuesday, FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard C. Powers announced the reward increase from $5,000 to $15,000 for Salazar’s capture and also presented an award to Constance Rossiter, YMCA International Trafficked Person’s Assistance Program Director, to honor the organization’s efforts in helping victims of human smuggling.
President Barack Obama has proclaimed that January 2010 be recognized as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
Houston is one of the five most dangerous U.S. cities for human trafficking and smuggling. A national hotline has been established to report human trafficking. Thirty percent of the calls to that hotline have come from the Houston area.
Most of the thousands of people smuggled and trafficked in the U.S. every year are women and children, especially young girls.
“It all comes down to greed. These are money making organizations who want to make money off the backs of these trafficking victims who are treated, not as human beings, but as commodities,” says Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward Gallagher.
The Houston-based Human Trafficking Rescue Alliance has rescued almost 200 victims since it was formed in 2004. Most victims of trafficking are severely abused, forced into prostitution and held against their will. Smuggling and trafficking is a multi-billion dollar business.
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15-Jan-10 1:00 PM
Parenting Program – A Call to Holiness for Families
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Parenting Program – A Call to Holiness for Families
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Parenting Program – A Call to Holiness for Families
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