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Visionary Leader William R. George Played a Key Role in Founding of Boys Republic William Reuben George, a social welfare leader, founded George Junior Republic in 1895 in Freeville, New York, as a means of moving boys and girls from...
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A very notable event occurred in 1949. It was in this year that Pasadena volunteer John F. Watkins co-founded a bachelor organization “Los Solteros” whose philanthropic mission was to provide support for the disadvantaged students of Boys Republic. Their first...
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Taggers use this idiom to describe the act of enlarging letters and filling each one with color. Busting a bomb requires a canvas, and taggers are known for scrawling on walls, freeway bridges, and even train compartments with this vivid...
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As they drift through aisles of formal wear, the teenagers are distinctive in their worn cotton shirts, basketball shorts, and prized sneakers. Daniel discovers a striped, sherbet button down shirt in the racks. Adding one to his bundle, he enters...
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Larry Capalbo significantly sweetened the Teaching Bakery’s offerings on February 12: the owner of Taylor Freezers Equipment donated professional ice cream machinery to Boys Republic’s bakery. Mr. Capalbo’s generous gifts included an industrial ice cream maker, a display freezer, various...
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