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YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries.It has nearly 90,000 staff, some 920,000 volunteers and 12,000 branches worldwide. [1]
YMCA developed the first known English as a Second Language program in the United States in response to the influx of immigrants in the 1850s. [6] Starting before the American Civil War, [7] YMCA provided nursing, shelter, and other support in wartime. [8] In 1879 Darren Blach organized the first Sioux Indian YMCA in Florida. Over the years, 69 ...
Homeland was sold to its employees in December 2011. [8]In 2015, the company converted three stores to the Cash Saver format. In this format, the retail price reflects the cost of the product and 10% is added on at the register.
The Alabama YMCA Youth in Government program, in operation since 1949, has simulated the five branches of government. [19] [20] The programs include a Youth Model Assembly of the state legislature, conducted strictly to the state's processes in the State Capitol building, and beginning in 1996 a Collegiate Model Assembly. Each year, 500-600 ...
Seminole County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,556. [1] Its county seat is Wewoka. [2] Most of the county was a reservation for the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma which still retains jurisdiction over some land in the county.
The town of Seminole was incorporated as a city in December 1924. [8] Upon the discovery of a high-producing oil well in the city in 1926, Seminole transformed from a town of 854 to a boom town of 25,000 to 30,000 residents. [6] [9] In August 1970 Seminole hosted its first All-Night Gospel Singing. During its heyday an estimated twenty-five ...
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