James Naismith was the creator of basketball. He created it in 1891 to condition young athletes in the winter. The “hoop” was a peach basket and the ball was a soccer styled ball. There were many rules for the new game. He created it in a YMCA gym in Springfield‚ Massachusetts. His team of eighteen was divided into two teams of nine and then the peach baskets were nailed above their heads. Every time one would score a basket‚ the game was stopped for the janitor to get up on a ladder and retrieve
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same pain I felt. Day to day I saw my father spiral farther and farther into a dark hole. I remember this one moment where everything changed. It was the day I met Bailey Welch. I stumbled upon her on one hot summer night. I was walking past the local YMCA when I heard the screeching of shoes and the
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Assignment # 1 – ASAP Name Travis Brown SUMMARY INITIAL ASSESSMENT FORM 1. What is your current height and weight? (There are scales at the YMCA just as you come into the Exercise Studios.) 5’9 180 Pounds Got to this website: http://www.webmd.com/diet/calc-bmi-plus Complete the “Your information” section and calculate. 2. What is your BMI? 26.6 Into which range do you fit? They I AM Currently Healthy 3. What does BMI stand for? BMI is a simple mathematical formula‚
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last I’m interested in most things. In kindergarten I had Ms.Isaacs which I had later on.If I did anything else in kindergarten I definitely couldn’t remember. In 3rd grade I had Mrs. Godfrey. And all I remember is that we went on a field trip to the YMCA on a trip to swim three days. In fourth grade I met one of my best friends‚ Nick that is still my friend today‚ later that year i would unfortunately break my wrist
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Homesick is a book written by Jean Fritz. It is about her own life‚ which makes it an autobiography. It takes place in 1920’s in China. Jean was born in China and is living there because her father works for the YMCA. During this time a revolution was going on in China and people were suffering. Jean wants very much to return to America so she writes letters to her Grandmother who lives on a farm in Pennsylvania. Lin Nia-Nia is Jean’s nanny and good‚ loyal friend. Jean teaches her english and everything
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Community Treasure Hunt The Hispanic Community of Memphis Tennessee By Amanda Emerson Our Lady of the Lake University SOWK6325 Abstract This paper explores the Hispanic community in Memphis‚ Tennessee specifically an area known as Hickory Hill‚ which is about ten miles outside of the downtown city limit. Memphis has been well known for their major community problems since the town was founded in 1819‚ including crime‚ poverty‚ and gang activity. Tennessee has been called the laziest state
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took him to a boxing match and he fell in love with boxing right away. He told himself that He would box one day at the Golden Gloves tournament and people would see him standing there in that ring‚ not in a wheelchair. He began his training at the YMCA. He worked out every day in order to keep himself in the best shape. All he thought about was boxing. He was told that he had talent and had a future. He won many local matches. At the young age of eighteen he boxed in the semi-finals of the Golden
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Agenda • What role does the Navy play in the community? • What factors in the Navy influence the social responsibility strategies? • What is one social initiative that the Navy will champion? • What is the Navy’s responsibility to the community? • What are the main components of an effective CSR policy? • What are the potential consequences of your chosen social initiative and policy? Champion Social Initiative School Liaison Officer • A conduit between parents‚ educators and the command so that
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program for the beginning weeks of the summer semester. We sold tomato plants at the Farmer’s Market along with the children from this program‚ which had grown these plants on the Tuskegee University farm. While working with the children from the local YMCA‚ we had the children participate in arts and crafts projects‚ as well as games and other activities. I had the opportunity to spend one Wednesday at the Auburn University’s farm‚ which was the agency of three of my peers. While visiting their agency
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There is absolutely nothing better than spending a week on vacation with your friends. Last summer‚ I went to the Free Lutheran Youth (FLY) convention. FLY is a large get-together where Lutheran teenagers from around the country meet and worship. Abby Ator‚ Lance Bengochea‚ Sierra Machart‚ Mariah Machart‚ Emma Pederson‚ Bryan Pederson and I go to Bethel Lutheran Church; we decided to fundraise and attend the FLY convention. This year was the first time I have participated; the experience literally
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