Through my philanthropy, I have supported grass-roots efforts overseas to discourage tobacco use.
She is a feminist ("my mother is a feminist, my father is a feminist, my brother is a feminist") who has supported grass-roots campaigns against sexual violence and casual sexism since the days she went to a girls' high school.
HSBC, principal partner and shirt sponsor of the British & Irish Lions, is supporting grass roots in the UK and Ireland as well as leaving a lasting legacy for rugby in South Africa.
Frank Hewitt, the Big Lottery Fund's NI chair, said: "We are supporting grass roots or community-based projects that will play a key role in tackling alcohol misuse in Northern Ireland.
In addition, Cataract and Trachoma Surgeries Program is India's only program supporting grass roots NGOs in Nepal, while China has yet to touch this area.
Participants of this study indicated that when a culturally competent or tailored approach is adopted (which they describe for example as having access to health providers from their own cultural community or supporting grass roots community organisations) comprehension of disease and management and their willingness to engage in health-promotional activities increases.
Low places and wetlands are not suitable for growing most common lawn grasses, and rocky bare hill-tops do not support grass growth well, either, so another type of landscaping may be more suitable for these areas.
At lower elevations the plateau also supports grasses and antelope.
"I will always support grass-roots efforts to support art, dance and theater," she said.
HUGH HOGAN New York, Aug. 14, 2013 The writer is the executive director of the North Star Fund, which supports grass-roots groups.
The endowment recently gave the clinic a $25,000 grant through its Local Opportunities Fund, which is intended to support grass-roots and nontraditional organizations.
