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1 2 We want to thank you for the opportunity to speak with you about the Desert Foothills YMCA. 3 Answer A The Civil War. The YMCA worked together in aid of our soldiers and made a conscious decision to serve soldiers of both the
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We want to thank you for the opportunity to speak with you about the Desert Foothills YMCA. 3
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Answer – A – The Civil War. The YMCA worked together in aid of
- ur soldiers – and made a conscious decision to serve soldiers of
both the North & the South, not allowing politics to intervene. They raised $6 Million, supervised over 5,000 volunteers. During World War I, the General Secretary of the National YMCA, John Mott, was an advisor to President Woodrow Wilson. On April 6th, 1917, the day the US declared war, The General Secretary sent a telegram to President Wilson offering the full service of the
- YMCA. The YMCA service included everything from serving hot
cocoa to soldiers to raising money for much needed supplies. 4
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Answer – B 750% High Schools were created with the hopes to curb delinquent
- behavior. Teens and Adolescents, at the time, lacked places and
spaces to play. 5
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Answer – A – Frank Sinatra 6
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Answer – D – Over $200,000,000! 7
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Answer – A – Military education. This was the fore-runner to the GI BILL 8
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Answer – A – Better known as the USO! 9
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Answer – D – Nobel Peace Prize. The YMCA’s Humanitarian efforts in WWII would serve 6 million service men, in more than 36 countries. 10
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Example: Hayden providing swim lessons. 14
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