The Rhinos team outof Southern California is getting set to play in the World 10s Series this weekend in Bermuda, and the lineup is a mix of experienced and developing players, with a decided overseas/US split, too.

Ryno Combrinck heads the coaching staff that includes Justin Benn and Eddie van Rooyen.

This is a bit of a departure for Rhinos Rugby. Now confirmed as a National Development Program for USA Rugby, RhinosRugby has long been involved in youth rugby and in a high school-age academy for both 15s and 7s. But theyve expanded into U23s, running a High-Performance Academy at that level, and their Arete7Academy (personal development for coaches andplayers).

Now theyre working on 10-a-side rugby, a code that isnt as widely played as 15s or 7s, but certainly has a place.

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"Rhinos have gone through a major growth phase in the last few years, from a club to Academy, to adding a school for athletes, building high-performance centers, and expanding into the international professional arena with the World Tens Series rugby team, said Rhinos Rugby President Derek Nellmapius. Through our USA and South Africa rugby academies, we look to have a mix of players from both countries in our academics and rugby systems, thus facilitating know-how exchange and create opportunities for these players in our Academy teams and Rhinos professional team to develop into competitive international players and be seen by college, club and national teams coaches and recruiters.

South Africa? Well, yes. The organization has impressive facilities in Southern California and Northern California, and now a new high-performancecenter,stadium, and hotel being built in the Western Cape, South Africa. In addition,Rhinoshas launched theRhinosSports Academy in South Africa, together with Willem Strauss, the president of the Blue Bulls, to promote exchange student-athletes programs between USA and South Africa, and has an exclusive youth rugby development partnership with Stellenbosch Academy of Sport.

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AtRhinos, we emphasized a well-rounded development of young athletes (boys and girls, men and women) to achieve individual significance inlifethrough sport,academics and mentorship for personal development and life skills, added CEO Andreea Trufasu.

On the field in Bermuda, the program has a group of 11 very experienced athletes, with former Southern Kings players Luyolo Daputal and Counrey Winnaar among a strong South African contingent that includes Jurie van Vurren (Utah Warriors and before that the Stormers in Super Rugby) and Carl Meyer (NOLA Gold). Irishmen Conor Kindregan (New England Free Jacks), William Leonard (RUNY) are joined by Englishman Jack Campey, Julian Dominguez Widmer of Argentina and NOLA Gold, and capped Canadian Oliver Nott.

The most well-known American on the squad is Mike Teo, capped at both 7s and 15s and now looking to suit up for the Utah Warriors. Another American coming onto the radar is Christian Holmes, who played for the Heusenstamm Foxes in Germany and played gridiron before that.

The more development side of the squad is heavy on American collegiate talent, led by Scholz Award finalist Aaron Matthews (Saint Marys), who was drafted by the Seattle Seawolves, and Patrick Regan, who has captained UCLA. Two more UCLA Bruins are on the team: Zach Bonte (more recently Life West) and former HS All American Eric Naposki, is also on the squad and he should enjoy the tweener status of 10s, as hes somewhat small in 15s but a blazing 7s player,

Nick Taylor from Lindenwood is, like Matthews, a Seawolves draftee, while Jake Hildalgo is a very talented product out of the University of Indiana. Jack Casey is out of the Houston Sabercats Academy, and Jacques Rabe is from the Rhino-Stellenbosch partnership.

Cyrille Cama and Tyler Fijimoto round out the squad; both working within the Rhinos U23 HP Academy.

So its a mix, and one where some up-and-coming Americans will have an interesting opportunity to show what they can do.

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Residents who were looking forward to tasting spicy food in the annual Chile in October Challenge need not be disappointed.

The challenge was unable to proceed as usual this year because of COVID-19 restrictions, but the Farmington Chamber of Commerce created an event spanning 10 days that it hopes will satisfy those who choose to participate.

In the past, the challenge was an outdoor event where both restaurants and home chefs could compete to see who had the best chile. Jamie Church, president and CEO of the Farmington Chamber of Commerce, said last year attracted 22 competitors and nearly 1,000 residents.

This year, anyone who wants to participate can pick up a passport at one of the 10 participating restaurants or print it online. The passport features the 10 participating restaurants and is also how people can submit their votes. Participants are asked to visit at least half of the participating restaurants where they can sample the vendors chile submissions.

A purchase is not necessary to sample the chile, but Church hopes participants will support the restaurants they visit, as restaurants have been hit especially hard by COVID-19 restrictions. Participants can vote on the best chile by dropping off their passport at any of the participating restaurants or online.

Church said part of the hope of the altered format was to encourage people to visit restaurants theyve never been to before. As a result, the chamber did not limit submissions to just red or green chile.

If its got any kind of chile in it, even Thai chile, its fair game for this year, Church said.

Included in the submissions are frozen yogurt, a mocha and a cocktail.

Church said the chamber wanted to ensure the altered event was accessible for residents, which is why the event started Oct. 14 and ends Saturday.

Upcoming eventsThe Farmington Chamber of Commerce will continue to host events in altered formats to ensure compliance with COVID-19 restrictions. This years Womens Summit, a conference focusing on womens professional and personal development, will be held over Zoom on Nov. 5. Last year, it was a sold-out event.

Church said the one positive aspect of holding a virtual event is participants and speakers are able to join from anywhere. Church was particularly excited this years keynote speaker, author Sarah Swindell, will be able to join from her home in Texas.

Its only the second year of the chamber doing this. Last year, it was a sold-out event and we heard nothing but positive feedback, Church said. We wanted to build on the success of last year, so were doing a virtual event.

Church also said there were a number of participants from Durango and Bayfield last year who she hopes will participate virtually this year.

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Fellowships are a powerful way of supporting professional and personal development, in a resource-efficient way. Particularly in the face of todays challenges and changes to how we work and live, the fellowship model is ideally suited to meet the shifting needs of employees and the companies they serve. These lessons learned from over a decade of Fellowships in varied forms, with participants from a wide range of ages, functions, from all over the world, offer insight into why and how this approach to learning is so timely.

Yes, Fellowships can be run virtually, with all these same benefits.

What must professional development deliver in the 2020s?

2020 has been marked by great change and disruption, but the workplace was shifting long before the outbreak of Covid-19. The pandemic has accelerated a lot of those trends, making them impossible to ignore any longer. HR and talent professionals have been the front line workers of the workplace, trying to learn and adapt quickly enough to keep up with employees physical, emotional, intellectual, and mental needs.

There are three major functions required of professional development in the 2020s:

These functions of professional development are important to consider as you plan for your team, whatever the size, level, or industry with which youre working. Fellowships are ideally suited to address all three.

But first, what is a Fellowship?

Before diving into the learnings about how Fellowships deliver on those modern requirements for professional development, lets review briefly what a Fellowship is. A fellowship is a learning program, from eight weeks to a year or even two in duration, that includes these three elements:

The topic of the Fellowship can range widely, as can the participants identities. The power of the tool is this blend of interaction on the Me, We, and World levels. By guiding participants independent learning and reflection, facilitating peer conversations, and infusing world-class wisdom and inspiration, the Fellowship approach effectively changes behavior, builds internal motivation, and fosters authentic connection.

What weve learned

Work with hundreds of Fellows, across geographies, ages, sectors, functions, and backgrounds has demonstrated the power of this approach in very concrete ways.

Impact measures one year and longer after the Fellowship confirm that Fellows have adopted and sustained new behaviors. For example, one Fellow reported having maintained the mindfulness practice she started during the Fellowship for more than a year. And recognizing how much that practice improved her creativity and collaborative approach to her work, as well as making her a more empathetic family member.

Another powerful result of the Fellowship is that participants are more likely to stay in a role they were considering leaving. They are guided to connect the dots between the work theyre doing on a daily basis and their larger sense of purpose, which builds motivation and engagement in that role, at that firm. One participant realized the power she had to increase the impact of her firm within the branding role she held, by extending her remit to include internal branding and employee engagement. She also increased her leadership in an informal role organizing volunteer events as a way to connect more deeply to purpose in her current role rather than leaving.

Similarly, another Fellow decided to take on the challenge and workload of managing a Veterans employee resource group, despite having an already full plate. This work supporting other veterans refreshed his enthusiasm about the work and the company, extending his likely tenure there by years. The self-reflection, peer discussion, and expert insights give employees the perspective they need to recognize how and why their role matters, which is the primary driver of what humans want out of work.

Fellowships give employees the confidence, insights, and motivation to expand or extend their work, whether in formal or informal ways. This is incredibly important in todays fast-changing environment, which requires professionals to be constantly adapting and re-skilling to stay relevant and productive.

We see Fellows take on side projects and/or reimagine their roles to better fit their own interests and skills, as well as the evolving needs of their team or company. They often adapt the nature of their work to create more value for their organizations current reality. For example, one Fellow recognized that the data infrastructure she was asked to build wouldnt be relevant to the organization for another five years, with lots of conditionality in the interim about whether it would ever be useful. With the help of peer group insight and expert mentoring, she developed a staged approach to data analysis, beginning with what the organization could manage immediately, followed by six- to twelve-month stages toward the ultimate goal that the team could work toward. This stepwise approach is more resilient, recognizing the mutability of the organizations context, and ensuring that they could make progress even if the ultimate goal shifted or became more distant.

In the process of growing, both professional and personally, during the Fellowship, participants develop authentic relationships that go beyond their work together. These relationships are relevant, and fulfilling, outside of the narrow constraints of role-related cooperation. They enable creative collaboration and career support far beyond the time or framework of the Fellowship. For example, one group of Fellows created a Conscious Consumption resource for all colleagues, when they discovered a shared interest in researching responsible brands to buy from.

The relationships extend beyond the immediate Fellowship group to include participants from other cohorts of the same program. Three alumni of the Fellowship recently connected to sponsor one of the women into a new role after stepped out of the workforce in service of family obligations. These connections based on the shared experience and growth undergone in the Fellowship are powerful within and beyond organizations, throughout the Fellows careers.

By growing together over the course of the Fellowship, authentic, lasting relationships form.

So What?

The results are in particularly during the 2020s, we need the motivation, empowerment for self-learning, and authentic connections fostered by Fellowships. We need these things for ourselves, to navigate our own careers in turbulent times, but as leaders, we also need to provide them to our teams to reach sustainable success. So build yourself or your team a Fellowship!

There is a great deal of expertise among the organizations that have developed and run Fellowships for decades, and you can enroll in those existing programs or customize them for your company. However, if you dont have the resources at this point to lean on external help, you can approximate the benefits of a Fellowship yourself. Whether at work or at home, decide on the topic and objective of the learning you want to do, and find friends or colleagues who want to grow in the same area. Then curate related individual learning and reflection activities, questions for a book-club style discussion, and expert insights to inform the groups learning.

Remember, perfect is the enemy of the good, and in todays context, we need motivation and empowerment to create change, supported by authentic interpersonal connection, as soon as possible.

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While scientists have been studying dreams for years, the vivid scenarios you create in your dreams at night can still be totally cryptic. One second youre flying through the air, falling into the abyss, or perhaps enjoying a romantic date. Then, all of a sudden, youre cradling a newborn baby.

Or maybe you dream that a baby is crying and you cant seem to get them to stop, or youre running around frantically trying to find a baby youve apparently lost even though you dont have a baby in real life.

Dreams about having a baby are common if youre pregnant, but they can also happen in people who arent expecting. If your dreams are filled with a bundle of joy, read on to find out what it might mean.

Researchers still dont entirely agree on the real reason we have dreams. There are, however, plenty of theories.

Many researchers view dreams as merely the result of random brain activity. But others believe dreams are a way to confront or work through emotional drama in your life. This is because during the dreaming phase of sleep, your brain is operating at a much more emotional level than when youre awake.

Some scientists propose that dreaming is an evolutionary adaptation that helps you work through stressful situations. This, in turn, makes you better equipped to handle real-world threats.

Whether youre expecting or not, dreams about having a newborn baby are likely normal.

If youre pregnant or just had a baby, a dream about a newborn could be a reflection of your anxiety about giving birth or taking care of your child. A dream may help you prepare emotionally for the arrival of your baby.

A 2001 study suggests that pregnant women tend to have more dreams about pregnancy or childbirth than those who arent pregnant.

Other research, including a 2014 study, has reported that pregnant women experience more nightmares than those who arent pregnant.

One reason for this is the fluctuation of hormones during pregnancy and after childbirth, which may produce more vivid dreams or influence the content of those dreams.

Interpreting dreams is rarely objective, which makes it difficult to conduct research on the meaning of dreams.

If youre having dreams about babies or breastfeeding babies, you may want to consider whats going on in your life that could be affecting your unconscious mind at night.

A dream about breastfeeding your new child could be a way to cope with the need for parental bonding with your new baby.

Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which is when most dreams happen, may play a role in mother-infant attachment, according to a 2007 study. In other words, a dream about breastfeeding your baby could just be an expression of your desire to form a bond with your new child.

If dreams are meant to help you work through real situations, then dreams about breastfeeding a baby could signify a need or desire to take care of others.

If youre not pregnant, dreams about a baby may be a metaphor for:

They may result from of a major change in life youre currently working through.

A baby-related dream could also simply happen after watching a movie about babies or talking to a friend about babies.

If you dream about having a baby, but youre not pregnant and dont want to be pregnant, it could signify stress or anxiety in your life that you need to deal with. Or it could be a manifestation of your desire to take care of others.

A baby could appear in your dreams in many different ways. And the context around whats happening with the baby in your dreams could point to different meanings.

Keep in mind that dream interpretation should be taken with a huge grain of salt. The meaning of dreams hasnt been proven by science, so these are only theories.

A few possible interpretations of a baby in your dream could include:

If the dreams youre having about babies are unwanted or even stressful, you can take a few steps to try to minimize them, including:

You may not be able to stop a dream completely, however, especially if its triggered by emotional issues, trauma, or major life changes. Once you deal with the emotional stress or get through the life change, you may find that the dreams stop on their own.

If something is really bothering you and you have a lot of anxiety about it, you may want to meet with a counselor or other mental health professional.

You likely have several dreams at night but dont remember most of them.

Dreams are considered sensory experiences that occur most often during a stage of sleep known as REM. During REM sleep, your brain is active and your eyes move, but your body is relaxed.

Despite what we know about sleep, it can be difficult for scientists to explain the role of dreams in our lives. Dreams often make little or no sense. This may be because the parts of the brain that trigger dreams are considered your emotional centers.

A dream can be shaped by whatever youre thinking about as you fall asleep or something youve experienced during the day, including a movie, book, or video game.

Dreams can also be brought on by anxiety or stressful situations that you havent had a chance to cope with yet.

Dreaming is a normal process, though not much is truly understood about it. You may dream about babies for a variety of reasons.

If youre already pregnant, a baby dream could be a manifestation of anxiety about giving birth or an emotional need to form a bond with the new little one in your life.

If youre not pregnant and dont have a baby, dreams about newborns might be an expression of a new beginning in your life or a desire to take care of others.

Baby dreams could also be completely random and not really mean anything at all.

If unwanted dreams continue and start to bother you, though, it may be a good idea to seek professional help.

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This story is featured in the new issue of Collective Impact, sent digitally to all U of T Engineering alumni.

U of T Engineering researchers and many of our alumni are at the forefront of global innovation. This fact is not lost on alumna Lauren Wu (IndE 9T4), who cites the constant flow of exciting, new and revolutionary developments as a key reason for her longstanding support of the University.

It makes me a proud graduate, and it certainly encourages me to remain involved with the school, she says.

Wu, who currently lives in San Francisco with her husband, David Liu, and their two children, has generously supported U of T Engineering in many ways. She made a gift to name a project room for students in the Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship and is now in the midst of establishing two endowed undergraduate engineering scholarships. Wu also helped facilitate a donation from her parents to benefit the Toronto COVID-19 Action Fund, launched by U of T to help University and hospital researchers find solutions to the global crisis.

The Faculty recently had a chance to catch up with Wu to discuss all the ways that she has remained an engaged and inspiring member of the U of T Engineering alumni community.

Is there a U of T Engineering alumna/alumnus/professor who inspired you to stay involved with Skule?

Lauren Wu (LW): On the academic front, two professors stand out: Dr. Judy Farvolden (executive director of the University of Toronto Transportation Research Institute) and the late Dr. JGC Templeton (IndE). They both inspired me and provided me with valuable opportunities that enriched my academic experience.

On the professional side, it was U of T Industrial Engineering alumnus Michael Bell (IndE 8T4), who reached out to me in my graduating year to invite me to apply for a business analyst position at McKinsey & Co. a company I had never heard of in a profession (management consultant) that was unknown to me. Working at McKinsey & Co. was instrumental in furthering my career and personal development.

I am forever grateful to all three.

You were an early member of the U of T Engineering CONNECT alumni network. Why? And how has it benefited you as an alumna?

LW: One of U of Ts many strengths is its extensive and valuable alumni network. I joined CONNECT to keep in touch with the professors and students I met at Skule, and also to make myself available to others who wanted to reach out to me.

Why should alumni remain involved with U of T Engineering?

LW: My parents always say its imperative to give back to ones academic institutions, the community, etc. I benefited greatly from attending U of T, so its only appropriate that I remain involved to see how I can pay it forward. I encourage others to do the same.

The reverse is also true: you can continue to benefit from staying in touch with U of T Engineering even if you are no longer studying there. U of T Engineering could inspire your next big idea, provide a fertile ground for hiring great employees and put you in touch with like-minded individuals who can further your career.

You helped facilitate a generous gift from your parents to further the Universitys COVID-19 research. What made you want to support this specific initiative?

LW: We need the best and the brightest to develop effective treatments as soon as possible, and U of T is well equipped to tackle the challenge.

What is the most important thing you took away from your engineering degree?

LW: The most important thing I learned from my engineering degree is problem solving and its application to real world problems. Given the complexity and interconnectedness of todays issues, its imperative that we learn how to think and act critically and deconstruct otherwise unsolvable challenges. U of T Engineering provided me ample opportunities to practice and hone these skills.

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Liverpool Football Clubs official charity, LFC Foundation, is partnering with national childrens charity Action for Children to launch a new youth mental health programme in local schools.

The On-Target programme will support and improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people in secondary schools across the Liverpool City Region.

The need for this programme is evident now more than ever amid the coronavirus pandemic, with a recent YouGov survey of over 2,000 parents by Action for Children highlighting that 36 per cent of parents* worry that their children are feeling isolated, lonely, anxious, or unable to sleep.

In addition, 83 per cent** of children with a history of mental health report that the pandemic has made their mental health worse.

The On-Target programme will work with small groups of young people who have been identified through questionnaire assessment to be most in need of support. Through a number of engaging workshops, the new project will provide basic support and knowledge to a wide range of young people, in particular focusing on three key areas: understanding and empathy about mental health, coping strategies and self-care, and the importance of talking and dealing with mental health concerns.

The personal development, communication and teamwork and relationship building workshops will be delivered by LFC Foundation staff and the other aspects of the project, including cognitive behavioural and person-centred intervention, will be delivered by a specialist Action for Children support worker.

LFC Foundations mental health manager will oversee all aspects of the programme to ensure the highest quality delivery is provided alongside the creation of key networks and referral partners to offer the best possible support for the young people.

Matt Parish, director of LFC Foundation, said: The need for a project like On-Target is clear, and by working in partnership with Action for Children in local secondary schools we will provide young people across the city region with the support they need to help improve their mental health.

Early intervention in childrens mental health is key and this new programme will be really important in equipping young people with the knowledge they need to understand their own mental health as well as the confidence to discuss it openly and seek support when needed.

We are committed to the promotion of mental health across all of our programmes and have invested in a number of new projects as part of our mental health strategy to continue to increase our resources and provision.

We are looking forward to starting this new programme and working alongside the dedicated and knowledgeable Action for Children team to make a real difference to our local young people.

Carol Iddon, deputy CEO of Action for Children, added: We are incredibly excited to be working with LFC Foundation in getting On-Target launched into local schools.

At Action for Children, our frontline staff work tirelessly to support children and young people on their journey to better mental health and in the wake of COVID-19, it is needed now more than ever.

Its great to see LFC Foundation is so committed to working with us in bringing our vital On-Target programme to those young people across the city that need it most.

*YouGov Plc 2020 All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. Total sample size was 8439 adults of which 2001 were parents of children aged 18 or under. Fieldwork was undertaken between 16 22 June 2020. The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all GB adults (aged 18+)

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Few can argue that personal health is of utmost importance. Of course, physically, there are numerous benefits to sustaining a consistent workout routine.

(Newswire.net -- October 22, 2020) -- Few can argue that personal health is of utmost importance. Of course, physically, there are numerous benefits to sustaining a consistent workout routine, including bone and muscle strengthening, improved sleep, weight management, and much more. However, aside from those, regular exercise helps to improve body confidence and self-perception. In turn, enhanced self-esteem will prove fruitful while dating. So, lets take a look at the benefits of exercise in relation to dating.

Over the last few years, the figures relating to gym attendances have risen. According to Wellness Creative, over one in five Americans are members of at least one health club or studio. Additionally, a further nine million non-members also utilize the establishments for a yearly average of 24 days. This increase has seen the US health club industry cater to the demands of 71.5 million people. From a dating standpoint, this ever-growing popularity is a testament to the attraction of workout routines. Due to the fact that its become a part of daily life among many Americans, this potentially-shared interest provides a foundation to build on.

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For many people, mutual enjoyment of exercise and fitness may be a must on their relationship checklist. Although this categorized approach may not be for everyone, factors like compatibility are pivotal when seeking a relationship. Through adopting a personalized criterion, it highlights the importance of particular dating must-haves. As such, this brings to the forefront the need to share similar hobbies, which is where attending the gym could be the catalyst in finding common ground. Even though this method could be seen as restrictive, embracing the need for a list is subjective. That said, for someone with set preferences on age, attractiveness, and height, for example, it can provide clarity.

From an individual perspective, immersing yourself in a regular workout routine can inadvertently help in the intimidating world of dating. Given that it has changed significantly following the rise of digitalization, a greater emphasis is now placedon self-expression, according to a report by The List. In many ways, the ability to showcase your personality is relative to self-confidence. This is where fitness comes into play.

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Along with the physical advantages of keeping fit and healthy, there are an array of mental benefits that go hand-in-hand with self-care. As per an article at Jazzercise, exercise can help to boost confidence levels in multiple ways. One of the primary examples of this relates to self-image. Given that confidence is somewhat relative to body perception within modern-day society, personal development from a physique standpoint can enhance self-esteem. When dating, this will likely have a subsequent effect on self-expression.

While, of course, numerous factors can determine the success of a relationship, there are definite benefits to working out throughout your search for romance. Fundamentally, along with potentially providing the foundations of a mutual interest, the personal advantages shouldnt be overlooked. If you feel good about yourself, then that will translate throughout your date.

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In order to offer the possibility of acquiring products and services that can offer a more connected life, Oi officially presented yesterday in Rio de Janeiro his latest bet, Oi Place.

Seen as part of Ois strategy to transform the company into a mainstream brand of content, services and products, the operators official market has arrived with offers on more than 50 products, including discounts on tablets, mesh routers and more.

Also according to the company, the product catalog includes more than 3000 options available, including products from well-known Brazilian brands such as Samsung, Nokia, Motorola, Microsoft, Xiaomi, Intelbras, Dlink, Tp-Link, Multilaser, Pixel TI, TecNeo, among others.

Our idea goes beyond the sale of products. We want to offer a curatorship to improve the digital life of the customer, with complete connectivity solutions. Today, we have already connected more than 1.8 million customers with Oi Fibra, which is the countrys fastest growing fiber optic internet. And now, with Oi Place, we also offer products which, together with the speed and stability of the connection, will ensure a truly complete experience, says Roberto Guenzburger, Director of Consumer and Commercial Marketing at Oi.

In parallel with the marketplace presented, the company has also formalized the advantage club Oi + Alegria, in partnership with EasyLive and which promises to bring benefits to the customer, who can offer discounts of up to 70% on products and services without the need to accumulate points. . An interesting point is that the program (which has three Gold, Silver or Bronze classifications) offers not only products but also services like online personal trainer and nutritionist, personal development courses, in addition to games, newspapers, magazines and digital books.

Finally, we also have information related to Oi Play, a service to offer content via streaming that can be purchased with service packages from the operator, after revealing the extension up to 60 channels, including names known as Discovery Kids, Discovery Unique, Noggin, ESPN, FOX, HBO, Telecine, CN J, EI Plus and Paramount +.

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COMFORT, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The COVID-19 pandemic impacted education and all associated activities including student service programs. However, service has never been more important and school service programs are adapting to COVID-19 changes by offering more indirect service opportunities, expanding the types of service accepted by their school or districts, and a stronger focus on social-emotional development.

Before COVID-19, schools and districts across the United States had robust service programs where students were encouraged and often required to participate in community service during their high school years. COVID-19 forced service programs to adapt to the changing landscape while continuing to engage their students in life changing service.

Service leaders were surveyed at the end of the spring semester and again at the beginning of this fall semester to understand the impact of COVID-19 on school service programs. In the spring about 15% of service leaders reported that they were going to decrease their service requirement for the fall, while this fall 39% reported that they did decrease their hours requirement. In both the spring and the summer approximately 30% of service leaders said they were not changing their service program, while 70% reported they were making modifications. While service may be changing, it is still a vital element of a students education.

As states and districts across the country made decisions on how school was going to take place in the fall, leaders were also considering the changes necessary to maintain their service program and encourage personal development within students while keeping them safe. x2VOL hosted a discussion among service leaders in September to discuss the changes COVID-19 had on their service programs.

As a part of the modifications made to service programs, service leaders adapted their service programs a few ways:

We are seeing that students are more motivated than ever to serve in their communities, said Michele Pitman, Founder and CEO of intelliVOL. With todays technology, service programs are able to adapt to the changing conditions so they can continue to engage students in service and growth during this time.

In a recent article, Pitman expands on the impact that COVID-19 has had on private and public schools across the country, how they are modifying their service programs, and how students are adapting to the changes.

During COVID-19, service hasnt stopped. Although students have transitioned to distance learning or learning from home during this pandemic, they are finding creative ways to participate in service from home such as hosting virtual 5ks to benefit local organizations and causes, taking part in advocacy as service, and growing closer with their families by serving at home and taking on more responsibility in their households. Additional online and socially distant service opportunities for students can be found on the x2VOL Blog.

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, x2VOL announced that they recorded over 50 million student service hours, which created a $1.25 Billion economic impact* further proving students passion for their communities and serving others.

About intelliVOL

x2VOL by intelliVOL is an award-winning tracking and reporting platform for student service hours used by private and public schools and districts nationwide to customize service goals, centralize service hours, and provide diverse service opportunities. x2VOL provides students with an online and mobile way to track and report service hours specific to the goals of their school while engaging them with local nonprofits. Service records are authenticated and verified for each student and can be attached to their college applications, scholarship applications, or resumes. x2VOL is the most widely used service tracking and reporting platform in K-12 education with 50 million approved service hours, generating a $1.25B economic impact. Learn more at x2VOL.com or email x2VOL@intellivol.com

*Economic impact and cost of volunteer time sourced from Independent Sector.

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