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Educator and international philanthropist Margaret Fowler had a gift more precious than wealth. She was one of those rare individuals whose profound empathy for the underprivileged was matched by an unflagging sense of responsibility to act on their behalf. Boys...
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Strong work ethic and specific vocational training combine to enhance employability in disadvantaged teens Things are looking up for the national economy: over the past few months, unemployment rates have decreased and are fluctuating in the 5.0-5.3 percent range (source:...
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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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