At his funeral and in interviews afterward, a portrait emerged of a small, insular but energized community that is proud but underpinned by a constant tug of race and religiosity.
Dubbed "Dharma Ambassadors," the program has energized community members to become more engaged on issues such as education, interfaith dialogue, and better representing Hinduism in the public sphere.
(Even today, religious Americans are more likely than non-religious citizens to vote, volunteer, give to charitable causes, energize community problem-solving and press for local political reform, according to findings reported in a new book, American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us, by Robert Putnam and David Campbell).
Three years ago, Rocco Landesman, former Chair of the NEA began looking for ways to energize communities, encourage community-wide partnerships, and what he called the "integration of public art into civic spaces".
I hope their sentiment energizes communities like the one in Texas, where the undercurrents of hatred and bigotry cause kids to get arrested for bringing digital projects to school.
Develop and communicate messages about a record that should energize these communities — increased funding for community colleges and historically black colleges and universities, attempts to improve public education and greater access to health care.
She is recovering, but then the hurricane bell rings, energizing the community.
"They should do something more noticeable if it is true that they want to energize the community," she said.
It energizes the community, generates hype around apps that aren't yet committed to the platform, and shows off the ease with which Android APKs can be ported.
For now, the duo said they are focused on this Kickstarter campaign but they admitted that they are looking to "energize" their community of lunchbox owners by developing new content for the Prepd app that could include cooking shows or chef live streams.
While Theroux told stories of how the nonprofit Allendale County Alive is trying to help people in the area get better housing, he missed how USC-Salkehatchie's new dormitory is energizing the community or how the new Promise Zone is bringing people together to make positive changes.
