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Lacrosse in Sydney in the early period included an A and B division and competition was held for the Lassetter's Cup. [22] A Broken Hill Lacrosse Association existed in 1909, this included a YMCA Lacrosse Club. [23] Lacrosse was revived in NSW during the early 1990s by a small dedicated group of men and women.
Anderson would add onto the house in 1878. Following his death, it was sold to the YWCA in 1906. In 1920, it was sold to George Lassig, who owned the house until his death in 1982, at which time it was bought by Robert Poehling. JoAn Lambert Smith later bought the house in 1997. It was later put up for sale again at an asking price of $415,000.
The YWCA history dates back to 1855, when the philanthropist Lady Mary Jane Kinnaird founded the North London Home for nurses travelling to or from the Crimean War. [1] The home addressed the needs of single women arriving from rural areas to join the industrial workforce in London, by offering housing, education and support with a "warm Christian atmosphere".
YWCA USA is also a part of World YWCA, which is a global movement working for women’s empowerment, leadership, and rights in more than 120 countries. Each year, YWCAs help more than 535,000 women with safety services, which include sexual assault programs, domestic violence services such as emergency shelter, crisis hotlines, counseling and ...
Ottumwa Young Women's Christian Association , also known as Your Family Center, is a historic building located in Ottumwa, Iowa, United States.Its significance is related to the local social movement that provided a safe place to live for young women and education programs that encouraged their business and professional development. [2]
She went on to work at Women's Sports Foundation 1985–1986. In 1986 she worked at the YWCA of San Francisco as Health and Wellness Director until 1987 until she became the health and sports advocacy for YWCA of the USA National Office. In 1990 Alexander became special assistant to the chief executive officer of the YWCA.
In 1990, the YWCA sold the building for $3 million to the Los Angeles Community Design Center, a nonprofit group, and Crescent Bay Co., a Santa Monica developer. [23] The new owner renovated the building and reopened it in 1995 as housing for low income single workers making less than $17,650 per year. [ 22 ]
The Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) Boy's lacrosse league in the US began crowning a champion in 1987. The league comprises ten [1] teams from Catholic high schools of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington.