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Elwood Stanley Brown (April 9, 1883 – March 24, 1924) was an American sports administrator, and basketball coach. As a leader in the YMCA, he promoted sports in the Philippines, helped establish the Far Eastern Games, and founded the first Boy Scout troops in the Philippines.
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Max Yergan (July 19, 1892 – April 11, 1975) [1] was an African-American activist notable for being a Baptist missionary for the YMCA, then a Communist working with Paul Robeson, and finally a staunch anti-Communist who complimented the government of apartheid-era South Africa.
The YMCA Youth and Government program was established in 1936 in New York by Clement A. Duran, then the Boys Work Secretary for the Albany YMCA. [5] The program motto, “Democracy must be learned by each generation,” was taken from a quote by Earle T. Hawkins, the founder of the Maryland Youth and Government program.
Lutheran Bible Institute of Seattle (LBI) was founded in 1944 as an extension of the Lutheran Bible Institute based in Minneapolis and became independent in 1959. The college initially provided a biblical studies education and enrichment courses and, in the 1970s, began to add bachelor's degree programs in biblical studies, global missions, Christian education and youth ministry.
The YMCA proceeded with a lawsuit against the county in December. Despite the veto of the "master planned resort", the YMCA completed their timetable to purchase 1,600 additional acres two months later in early 2022. The larger tract adjoins the original land purchase and the YMCA proposed that the parcel remain as a "working forest". [12]
The arena, named the Everett Events Center, opened to the public on September 27, 2003, for a preview event attended by approximately 4,000 people. [13] It cost $71.5 million to construct. [2] The Everett Events Center hosted its first Western Hockey League game on October 4, 2003, between the Everett Silvertips and Prince George Cougars. [14]
Everett (/ ˈ ɛ v ə r ɪ t /; Lushootseed: dᶻəɬigʷəd) is the county seat and most populous city of Snohomish County, Washington, United States.It is 25 miles (40 km) north of Seattle and is one of the main cities in the metropolitan area and the Puget Sound region.