HUNTINGTON, W.Va.-- East Carolina used a balanced offensive attack Saturday to pull away from Marshall in the second half en route to a 37-10 victory in Greenville, N.C.
The Conference USA leading-Pirates (5-2, 4-0) gained 190 yards on the ground with 110 of those yards coming courtesy of senior running back Jon Williams who scored on a 29-yard touchdown run late in the first half to give the Pirates a 17-10 lead.
Marshall (1-6, 0-3) had possession of the ball longer than East Carolina, but was hampered in the first half by three interceptions thrown by senior quarterback Brian Anderson. East Carolina scored 17 of their 20 first half points off Marshall turnovers.
Anderson went 27 for 47 through the air for 217 yards for Marshall. He connected with junior receiver Troy Evans on a nine-yard pass for the Thundering Herd’s only touchdown midway through the second quarter.
The Thundering Herd defense was led by redshirt freshman cornerback Monterius Lovett who had nine tackles and sophomore safety Donald Brown who had eight tackles and forced East Carolina’s only turnover, an interception with 2:15 to go in the first quarter.
East Carolina junior quarterback Dominique Davis completed 23 of his 39 passes for 208 yards and two touchdown strikes to receivers Lance Lewis and Mike Price. Davis also ran for 26-yard touchdown to start the second half for the Pirates.
East Carolina scored 27 unanswered points to account for the final margin of victory.
“You have to give East Carolina credit,” Marshall head coach Doc Holliday said in his post-game press conference. “They went in at halftime and made some adjustments and we had a hard time stopping them in the second half. I thought in the first half we got by with some things and slowed them down a bit.”
Marshall returns home for a cross-divisional matchup against the UTEP Miners on October 30. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m.
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Class of the Conference: Pirates dominate Thundering Herd
East Carolina used a balanced offensive attack to pull away from Marshall in the second half en route to a 37-10 victory in Greenville, N.C. on Saturday night.
The Conference USA leading-Pirates (5-2, 4-0) gained 190 yards on the ground with 110 of those yards coming courtesy of senior running back Jon Williams who scored on a 29-yard touchdown run late in the first half to give the Pirates a 17-10 lead.
Marshall (1-6, 0-3) had possession of the ball longer than East Carolina, but was hampered in the first half by three interceptions thrown by senior quarterback Brian Anderson. East Carolina scored 17 of their 20 first half points off Marshall turnovers.
Anderson went 27 for 47 through the air for 217 yards for Marshall. He connected with junior receiver Troy Evans on a nine yard pass for the Thundering Herd’s only touchdown midway through the second quarter.
The Thundering Herd defense was led by redshirt freshman cornerback Monterius Lovett who had nine tackles and sophomore safety Donald Brown who had eight tackles and forced East Carolina’s only turnover, an interception with 2:15 to go in the first quarter.
East Carolina junior quarterback Dominique Davis completed 23 of his 39 passes for 208 yards and two touchdown strikes to receivers Lance Lewis and Mike Price. Davis also ran for 26-yard touchdown to start the second half for the Pirates.
East Carolina scored 27 unanswered points to account for the final margin of victory.
“You have to give East Carolina credit,” Marshall head coach Doc Holliday said in his post-game press conference. “They went in at halftime and made some adjustments and we had a hard time stopping them in the second half. I thought in the first half we got by with some things and slowed them down a bit.”
Marshall returns home for a cross-divisional matchup against the UTEP Miners on October 30.
The Conference USA leading-Pirates (5-2, 4-0) gained 190 yards on the ground with 110 of those yards coming courtesy of senior running back Jon Williams who scored on a 29-yard touchdown run late in the first half to give the Pirates a 17-10 lead.
Marshall (1-6, 0-3) had possession of the ball longer than East Carolina, but was hampered in the first half by three interceptions thrown by senior quarterback Brian Anderson. East Carolina scored 17 of their 20 first half points off Marshall turnovers.
Anderson went 27 for 47 through the air for 217 yards for Marshall. He connected with junior receiver Troy Evans on a nine yard pass for the Thundering Herd’s only touchdown midway through the second quarter.
The Thundering Herd defense was led by redshirt freshman cornerback Monterius Lovett who had nine tackles and sophomore safety Donald Brown who had eight tackles and forced East Carolina’s only turnover, an interception with 2:15 to go in the first quarter.
East Carolina junior quarterback Dominique Davis completed 23 of his 39 passes for 208 yards and two touchdown strikes to receivers Lance Lewis and Mike Price. Davis also ran for 26-yard touchdown to start the second half for the Pirates.
East Carolina scored 27 unanswered points to account for the final margin of victory.
“You have to give East Carolina credit,” Marshall head coach Doc Holliday said in his post-game press conference. “They went in at halftime and made some adjustments and we had a hard time stopping them in the second half. I thought in the first half we got by with some things and slowed them down a bit.”
Marshall returns home for a cross-divisional matchup against the UTEP Miners on October 30.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Non-Profit Questions and Info
Questions I will ask my Non-Profit Organization (John W Hereford Boys and Girls Club of Huntington)
1. What are the advantages of being such a well known oganization?
2. What types of programs do you offer to improve the lives of children in the area?
3. What collaborative efforts do the United Way and your organization stage to better the community?
4. In 2008, your organization suffered an over 50% drop in public support from the previous year, what factors do you think caused the drop?
5. What are the challenges of being a non-profit organization?
3 Web Addresses I will use
1.www.guidestar.org
2.www.independentsector.org
3.www.sos.wv.gov
3 Documents I will request
1.Tax Exemption Letter
2.Annual Report
3.Tax Returns from the past 3 years
1. What are the advantages of being such a well known oganization?
2. What types of programs do you offer to improve the lives of children in the area?
3. What collaborative efforts do the United Way and your organization stage to better the community?
4. In 2008, your organization suffered an over 50% drop in public support from the previous year, what factors do you think caused the drop?
5. What are the challenges of being a non-profit organization?
3 Web Addresses I will use
1.www.guidestar.org
2.www.independentsector.org
3.www.sos.wv.gov
3 Documents I will request
1.Tax Exemption Letter
2.Annual Report
3.Tax Returns from the past 3 years
United Way 2
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United Way 2
10-14-2010
By Dalton Hammonds
A United Way of the River Cities executive said the agency will shift from its traditional focus of fundraising to increasing the number of people who donate to the organization.
“Fundraising was the end...until about 15 years ago when we (United Way) looked at ourselves and thought maybe we’re not being as effective as we thought we were”, said Laura Gilliam, executive director of the United Way.
Gilliam spoke in front of 100 Marshall University faculty and students Thursday in a luncheon hosted by the SGA and Faculty Senate in the John Marshall room of the Student Center.
In the past the United Way had been only a fundraising vehicle for other organizations throughout the community. “Our focus has been transitioning from a very transactional organization, to an organization that really is looking at what are the major problems and what can we be doing to address the root cause of those problems”, said Gilliam.
The United Way has pinpointed 4 “focus areas” to improve on the aforementioned problems. Learning and earning is a point that focuses on students who leave high school without a diploma as well as adults who lack basic life skills. Health and wellness is concerned with childhood obesity and substance abuse with in the community.
Another area, families and children, is concerned with decreasing unemployment and providing children with positive interaction inside and outside of the home. Basic needs and unforeseen hardships focus on giving independence to individuals who are chronically dependent on community agencies as well as accounting for rare scenarios.
The United Way determines areas of need through community needs assessments and data collected over a period of a year by volunteers.
The United Way remains diligent in its activities to decrease dropout rate, stop childhood obesity and in other areas such as substance abuse, early learning and financial stability. They partner with other organizations in the area to achieve those goals.
“The United Way judges success not by how much money we raise, but by how we achieve the goals that we set,” said Gilliam.
Gilliam said her and the director of resource development and marketing, Cassey Bowden, look to increase the donor base for the organization by 15 percent because they feel it helps them raise the funds they need to improve the community and achieve their goals.
United Way 2
10-14-2010
By Dalton Hammonds
A United Way of the River Cities executive said the agency will shift from its traditional focus of fundraising to increasing the number of people who donate to the organization.
“Fundraising was the end...until about 15 years ago when we (United Way) looked at ourselves and thought maybe we’re not being as effective as we thought we were”, said Laura Gilliam, executive director of the United Way.
Gilliam spoke in front of 100 Marshall University faculty and students Thursday in a luncheon hosted by the SGA and Faculty Senate in the John Marshall room of the Student Center.
In the past the United Way had been only a fundraising vehicle for other organizations throughout the community. “Our focus has been transitioning from a very transactional organization, to an organization that really is looking at what are the major problems and what can we be doing to address the root cause of those problems”, said Gilliam.
The United Way has pinpointed 4 “focus areas” to improve on the aforementioned problems. Learning and earning is a point that focuses on students who leave high school without a diploma as well as adults who lack basic life skills. Health and wellness is concerned with childhood obesity and substance abuse with in the community.
Another area, families and children, is concerned with decreasing unemployment and providing children with positive interaction inside and outside of the home. Basic needs and unforeseen hardships focus on giving independence to individuals who are chronically dependent on community agencies as well as accounting for rare scenarios.
The United Way determines areas of need through community needs assessments and data collected over a period of a year by volunteers.
The United Way remains diligent in its activities to decrease dropout rate, stop childhood obesity and in other areas such as substance abuse, early learning and financial stability. They partner with other organizations in the area to achieve those goals.
“The United Way judges success not by how much money we raise, but by how we achieve the goals that we set,” said Gilliam.
Gilliam said her and the director of resource development and marketing, Cassey Bowden, look to increase the donor base for the organization by 15 percent because they feel it helps them raise the funds they need to improve the community and achieve their goals.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
United Way Executives Visit Marshall University
A United Way of the River Cities executive said in front of Marshall University journalism students Tuesday the agency will shift from its traditional focus of fundraising to increasing the number of people who donate to the organization.
Cassey Bowden, director of resource development and marketing, said, “what matters is that everyone is giving and that those dollars are being used to positively impact the community.”
The impact Bowden is referring to is something that the United Way wasn’t exactly focused on in the past. “Fundraising was the end...until about 15 years ago when we (United Way) looked at ourselves and thought maybe we’re not being as effective as we thought we were”, said Laura Gilliam, executive director of the United Way.
In the past the United Way had been only a fundraising vehicle for other organizations throughout the community. “Our focus has been transitioning from a very transactional organization, to an organization that really is looking at what are the major problems and what can we be doing to address the root cause of those problems”, said Gilliam.
The United Way has pinpointed 4 “focus areas” to improve on the aforementioned problems. Learning and earning is a point that focuses on students who leave high school without a diploma as well as adults who lack basic life skills. Health and wellness is concerned with childhood obesity and substance abuse with in the community.
Another area, families and children, is concerned with decreasing unemployment and providing children with positive interaction inside and outside of the home. Basic needs and unforeseen hardships focus on giving independence to individuals who are chronically dependent on community agencies as well as accounting for rare scenarios.
The United Way determines areas of need through community needs assessments and data collected over a period of a year by volunteers.
The United Way remains diligent in its activities to decrease dropout rate, stop childhood obesity and in other areas such as substance abuse, early learning and financial stability. They partner with other organizations in the area to achieve those goals.
“The United Way judges success not by how much money we raise, but by how we achieve the goals that we set,” said Gilliam.
Bowden said the organization wants to raise increase the donor base by 15 percent because they feel it helps them raise the funds they need to improve the community and achieve their goals. “Fundraising is only the means to an end,” said Bowden.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
United Way Assignment
The United Way of the River Cities is a non-profit organization serving the greater Huntington area.
Their mission is simple: to better the human condition in the Huntington community. The United Way of the River Cities supports a variety of programs and strategies that address issues such as Health and Wellness, learning and earning, families and children and basic needs/ unforeseen hardships.
The United Way accomplishes these programs through fundraising, grant writing and convening partnerships. Net assets of the United Way in 2007 were $1,902,191. They showed their appreciation for contributors in March when they hosted a “celebration of excellence” as well as various other family friendly events.
The Financial Stability Partnership of the River Cities is an initiative started to help families maximize their income as well as gain and benefit from savings and assets, such as homeownership, continued education, small business development and retirement planning. The Success by Six is another program that seeks to ensure that children in the River Cities will be ready physically, mentally, developmentally, emotionally and socially to begin kindergarten.
The executive director of the United Way of the River Cities is Laura Gilliam. Gilliam graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1985 with a degree in business administration.
Gilliam moved to West Virginia in 1990 and has been active in the community ever since as well as serving on a variety of local and state level committees. Gilliam has been with the organization since 2005. Gilliam’s husband Frank is on the faculty at Marshall University and they have two children.
Cassey Bowden is the director of resource development and marketing for the organization. Bowden was born and raised in Beckley, W. Va and then moved to Huntington to attend Marshall University where she received her degree in marketing and economics.
Bowden began working for the organization in 2004. Fundraising is the main focus of Bowden’s job. Bowden had several opportunities to leave the area for other jobs; however, Bowden and her firefighter husband Wes liked the area so much they decided to stay. Bowden had her first child in May of 2007.
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Huntington is an organization funded by the United Way of the River Cities. The club’s main objective is to provide a place for children 6-18 a safe place to learn and grow. The Boys and Girls Clubs of Huntington offer educational and recreational activities for members. Free meals and transportation is also available for those eligible.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Common Mistakes
I recently had to write a descriptive story about one of my classmates. The article did have some flaws. Among them was the way that I put the date in the story. I also had many instances where I didn't answer the question how do you know? There were also times when I was wordy in the story, as well as not placing the quotation marks in the right position. Correcting these errors will improve my writing and make my stories better. Use of the AP Stylebook is crucial to improving these errors.
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