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Writing Sample One

MIAMI VALLEY McDONALDS RESTAURANTS, RONALD McDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES AWARD $35,000 IN COMMUN

AYTON, OH (June 20, 2013) McDonalds Restaurants of the Miami Valley and the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Miami Vaegion (RMHC-MVR) recently distributed $35,000 to three local nonprot organizations through the Community Grants program. The pro

as created in memory of McDonalds Corporation founder Ray Kroc in 1989. Since its creation, over $2 million have been donated to proalthy, active lifestyles for children.

rant recipients are selected bi-annually by a committee of community members and McDonalds owner-operators. Recent recipients inclu

ayton Childrens Medical Center annually provides 290,000 infants, children and teens medical care. The medical center will use the $5,0ommunity Grant to purchase a SimJunior, a life-saving educational tool which will allow physicians and nurses to simulate child-related mmergencies in training sessions.

he Greater Dayton Rowing Association works with students from 25 Greater Dayton school districts and annually hosts an additional 1,00estern athletes to a regatta. A $15,000 Community Grant will allow GDRA to improve its dock system and access to the Great Miami Riv

he East End Community Services Corp provides after-school and evening tutoring, character-building and behavioral programs for nearlyuth in the Twin Towers and surrounding neighborhoods of Dayton. These programs have outgrown the facilitys current space, and the $1

ommunity Grant will allow East End to nish additional space in its current location on Xenia Avenue.

As local owner-operators, we believe it is essential to support the local organizations that are providing the Dayton area with programs thadifference in the lives of families and children in our region, said Ed Donnelly, President, McDonalds Restaurants of the Miami Valley. Woud to partner with RMHC-MVR to award these recipients for the work they do in our community.

The Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Miami Valley Region is dedicated to improving the lives of children--both at the house andmmunities, said Rita Cyr, Chief Executive Ofcer at RMHC-MVR. We are excited to work with local McDonalds owners and operatore region through the distribution of Community Grants.

ommunity Grants are funded through direct contributions from local McDonalds restaurants and matching grants from RMHC Global. Fformation on the program or to apply for a grant, please visit http://www.rmhcdayton.org/grants.php.

bout McDonald'scDonalds USA, LLC, is the leading foodservice provider in the United States ser ving a variety of wholesome food made from quality inmore than 26 million customers every day. Nearly 90 percent of McDonalds 14,000 U.S. restaurants are independently owned and opera

y local business men and women. Customers can now log online for free Wi-Fi at any of the 12,000 participating Wi-Fi enabled McDonalstaurants. The McDonalds of Miami Valley Co-Op has 74 restaurants in 13 counties throughout Ohio and Indiana. For more information,ww.mcdonalds.com, or follow us on Twitter (@McDonalds and @MCD_MiamiValley) and Facebook (Facebook.com/McDonalds) for upr business, promotions and products.

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Writing Sample TwoRESEARCH BLOG POST, GLOBAL LEADERSHIP CENTER

Migrant Domestic Workers: Unprotected Hired Helphttp://lebanonglc.wordpress.com/2012/09/19/migrant-domestic-workers-unprotected-hired-help/

Migrant domestic workers are primarily women who travel to foreign countries to work within a household on an assortment of duties inchild/elderly care and housekeeping. As early as 1965, the United Nations International Labor Organization branch named domestic workn exploitable demographic. Since this recognition, little has been done to ensure the safety of these individuals across international boders estimated that there are 100 million domestic workers world-wide, 200,000 of which work in Lebanon and 2.5 million in the United Sta

Workers are citizens of countries in the global south throughout Asia and Africa. Those who choose this career path are doing so becausere desperate, many must support their families who are entirely dependent on the checks that they send home. These women give up thehildren, husbands and entire life in the hopes that a 2-3 year contract will stabilize their rocky nancial situation at home. According to T

World Bank, these domestic workers have sent $191 billion back to their home nations. This desperate situation sets the stage for employewho exploit these vulnerable and uneducated women who are living in an unfamiliar country with little-to-no governmental protection.

Working in Middle Eastern countries begins with an orientation coordinated by the agency the worker is contracted with. There are 360 aies in Lebanon; each agency teaches women necessary skills for adjusting to Middle Eastern life and working for a more technologicallydvanced home. These women very likely go from not knowing what a bathroom is to cleaning one daily. Many labor-receiving countries equire the employers graduate from a similar orientation that explains cultural differences and language barriers but Lebanon does not,

ausing many employers to hold unrealistic expectations and causing conict.

The Lebanese government does not recognize domestic workers worthy of labor laws created for their citizens. As a result, employers are equire long-hours without breaks, food, sleep or sick days. In addition, there is no minimum wage standard.

Because employers sometimes view their workers as property, it is not abnormal for women to be treated badly. According to the Lebanesonstitution, all people within the territory have the right to personal documentation. Despite this right, employers regularly take passportsther documentation from their employees upon arrival. This essentially entraps the worker and makes it difcult for them to escape negatituations.

Abuse is common and ofcials are aware of the problem despite lack of incidence reports. While many workers who endure abuse go unoticed, an Ethiopian woman by the name of Alem Dechasa gained international attention when a video of her agency worker publicly beer on the streets of Beirut surfaced on the internet. Unfortunately, she never saw justice for these acts as she committed suicide in a localospital soon after the video was posted. This incident garnered support for changes in legislation within Lebanon and throughout the Mid

East. The United Nations publicly asked Lebanon to investigate the situation.

uicide is common among domestic workers; Human Rights Watch reports that one worker per week commits suicide or falls off a balconLebanon alone. The motives for suicide are clear: workers feel helpless and trapped, are indebted to their agencies and have nowhere to tu

Conditions for domestic workers in the United States are also in need of improvement. The largest problem facing US domestic workers aiplomats who take advantage of loopholes in US laws which allow them to escape prosecution for abusive behavior against hired help whn the country. US minimum wage laws are legally intended to be enforced but are blatantly disregarded. Like Lebanon, it is unlawful und

Fair Labor Standards Act to deprive another of personal documentation. Despite this, workers have repeatedly recorded that their documen

were conscated by their employers. Abuse and lack of privacy are also common complaints made against diplomats.

Pressure from the Arab Spring and other platforms helped countries take steps toward creating fair conditions for domestic workers internionally. In 2011, a pact was made that stated domestic workers have the right to labor laws in place in each individual country. This pact lo the International Labor Conference which founded the rst set of international labor standards. In theory, these standards should directlmprove the conditions in which domestic workers live. For any changes to be made, however, the convention must be ratied and insertedndividual domestic laws for these efforts to make a noticeable difference. Even more challenging will be the enforcement of these eventuaws.

Currently, Lebanon and several other countries are editing their current domestic work lawsconsulting the new international standards duhe revision process. These efforts are a positive step forward but will certainly be greeted with challenges as the process progresses.Presid

Obama began promoting change in labor laws in order to give workers protective rights. Lobbyists are currently ghting these possible law

hanges in an attempt to benet large home-care companies.