Julie Martineau
Julie Martineau
candidates minute respond
The candidates will get about one minute to respond to each question.
candidates choice informed particular running voters
This is to give voters an informed choice about the candidates running for these two particular offices.
ground hit running
That got off the ground too late, and we really need to hit the ground running.
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Our organization was founded in 1955 so it stood to reason that we would do a '50s theme. This event is meant to take us back to honor the founding families of our United Way.
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I think, overall, Montgomery County was well prepared. The plans we put in place really did what we wanted them to do. Now, we'll just go back and work on the areas we need to improve on.
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The Montgomery County United Way is about connecting people in need with the resources available to us. One of the things I have found in this community is that the nonprofit sector here really works hard to collaborate and work well together.
balancing challenges pushed recovery response seen
One of the challenges we'll have is balancing response and recovery. I've always seen us as a recovery group, but we're getting pushed to response.
address figure help
It'll help them address the whole person and help them figure out a plan.
attorney general needs reported
That kind of thing needs to be reported to the Attorney General ... it isn't allowed.
community flexible force needs order quickly ready respond structure task
Every community should be ready to respond quickly. (The task force is) set up in a way that every community is set up to respond to their community. Because we've got the structure in place, we can respond quickly and we can be flexible in order to respond to what the needs are.
education endorse league strictly voter
The League does not endorse candidates. This is strictly voter education.
becoming county eligible goal grants homeless households individual lose people recognizes throughout year
It recognizes that there are individual households that have emergencies that come up throughout the year and so Montgomery County is eligible for this grant. The goal of these grants is to keep people from becoming homeless for one more month, so they won't lose their home or electricity.
questions screen
We will screen questions for relevancy for the position.
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What we found during Katrina and Rita was that people were using the United Way Web site to get info. I think there are ways to better connect people who have resources to people who need those resources.