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President Nixon with Peter Helteme, 1971 Easter Seal Child and family. Easterseals (formerly known as Easter Seals; [1] founded in 1919 as the National Society for Crippled Children) [2] is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing disability services, with additional support areas serving veterans and military families, seniors, and caregivers.
Freedman's philanthropic endeavors earned him well-deserved recognition. He received the Gift for Life's Chuck Yancy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001 for his efforts to fight AIDS, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America's Herbert Hoover Humanitarian award in 2004, and the Easter Seals National Philanthropist of the Year award in 2005. Freedman ...
The Dells were made famous in 1886 by the photographer H. H. Bennett, who took the first stop-action photo of his son jumping onto Stand Rock. [5] The Kilbourn Dam, completed in 1909, raised the water level of the Upper Dells by about 17 feet (5.2 m), flooding some of the caves and rock formations in Bennett's photographs. [6] [7]
Easterseals (U.S.) – formerly "Easter Seals", an international charitable organization devoted to providing opportunities for children and adults with physical disabilities. Easter Seals (Canada) – a Canadian organization inspired by the United States–based organization; Easter seals (philately) – stamps issued by the above organizations
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts were founded in 1969 by Doug Haag & Robert Borkovetz. The first Jellystone Park location was built in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, and still remains a part of the franchise today. [2] The idea to start a campground came to Haag during a drive down the local highway. As he passed cars and campers on the ...
The park also has areas designated for camping, swimming, hiking, and picnicking. [1] Although the park shares a name with the city of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, that city is over 100 miles (160 km) to the west. Also, this park should not be confused with the Wisconsin Dells, an area with its own formations over 100 miles (160 km) to the south.
For Civilian Conservation Corps projects in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Pages in category "Civilian Conservation Corps in Wisconsin" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Three Harbors Council is a local council of the Boy Scouts of America serving three southeastern Wisconsin counties: Milwaukee County, Racine County, and Kenosha County.Its name and logo refer to the three major port cities of Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha (in those three counties of the same name) on Lake Michigan.