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In 1947 the World YMCA gained special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. In 1955 the first black President of the World YMCA, Charles Dunbar Sherman from Liberia, was elected. At 37 years, he was also the youngest president in World YMCA history.
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Paul Moyer Limbert (May 27, 1897 – December 24, 1998) was a clergyman, educator and Secretary General of the World Alliance of YMCAs.. Born in Pennsylvania, Limbert earned a bachelor's degree at Franklin and Marshall College in 1918 and divinity degree at the Lancaster Theological Seminary in 1922.
After leading the Salina Family YMCA in the interim role since June, Chris Lehecka has been announced as the next president and CEO of the organization.
Frances Gulick was a YMCA worker stationed in France during World War I who received a United States Army citation for valour and courage on the field. [10] In July 1915, American secretaries with the War Prisoners' Aid of YMCA began visiting POW camps in England and Germany. YMCA secretaries worked to create camp committees to run programs ...
The Trump campaign has been slammed for inappropriately blasting the YMCA at the end of an October 7 memorial event while the former president made his signature dance move.. Donald Trump joined ...
A founding member of the Village People and long-time critic of Donald Trump’s use of the group’s song YMCA is changing his tune and says he would now consider performing the 70s anthem at the ...
Yen adopted the name James in memory of James R. Stewart after he died in 1916 in France during the First World War. [5] He later studied at Hong Kong University, and graduated in 1918 from Yale University, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity.