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'Cop on the Roof' In Bristol Pulls In $11,000 For Charity
The Hartford CourantIn one of his most successful fundraisers yet, police Lt. Jack Michaud this spring helped bring in more than $11,000 for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute with his annual Cop on the Roof campout. Michaud and other officers have raised nearly $60,000...Tags: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Human Interest
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Central holds spring awards program
The Spirit of the Eagle Night to award Aberdeen Central spring athletic awards will be today. The honor program for girls’ golf, boys’ tennis, boys’ and girls’ track and field, and Special Olympics track and field and... -
Around Town: Alzheimer's center taps the night away
The nonprofit Alzheimer's Family Services Center raised $190,000 during its 13th annual "A Gathering of Friends" gala on May 11 at The Waterfront Beach Resort in Huntington Beach. The money was raised through ticket sales, live and silent auctions,...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, University of California, Los Angeles, Graduation, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Services and Shopping
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3 young swimmers stand out for Williamsburg, SEVA in meet
Carter Burrows of the Williamsburg Aquatic Club and Christopher Verastek and Alyssa Reilly of South Eastern Virginia Aquatics each won two events to lead Peninsula swimmers at the Poseidon Classic May 9-12 in Richmond. Burrows, competing in the boys 8-...Tags: Golf, Financial Aid, Sports, YMCA, Track and Field
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Special Olympians dazzle at summer games
Thousands of spectators cheered and hollered as track runners bolted toward the finish line in this weekend's Special Olympics Florida's Summer Games. Alex Hernandez's mother and coach watched from the sidelines as the 18-year-old Winter Garden...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Tampa, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Disney's Wide World of Sports, Cerebral Palsy
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Flacco signs 'r-word' pledge for Special Olympics
In the days leading up to the Super Bowl, Joe Flacco was criticized for saying at a news conference that the idea of a cold-weather Super Bowl was “retarded,” something the Ravens quarterback apologized for a day later. This past weekend,...
Tags: Gino Gradkowski, Sports, Joe Flacco, Ed Dickson, Baltimore Ravens
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BRIEF: Teams sought for bus pull for Cool Desert Nights
Tri-City HeraldTeams are sought for a bus pull event to benefit Special Olympics athletes. The Law Enforcement Torch Run Campaign Tri-Cities and the Fraternal Order of Police, are inviting people to participate in the June 22 event. Officers will try to pull a Ben... -
Waterford boys' tennis program is one big, happy (winning) family under DiSaia
The Day, New London, Conn.Ralph DiSaia was talking one afternoon recently, partly about the Waterford High School boys' tennis team for which he is the 11th-year coach, partly about his sense of humor. "I told them the other day, 'I know you have four matches this week and...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education, Ryerson Incorporated, YMCA, Old Lyme
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Sunday: Satchel Paige Summer Travel Baseball will hold tryouts for its 11-12, 13-15 and 16-19-year-old teams May 26 and again on June 2. Tryouts will start at 10 a.m. at the Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Community Center, 11900 S. Loomis. For more...Tags: The Salvation Army, Northwestern Wildcats
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Student leaves impact on everyone she meets
Middletown Journal, OhioStudents at Highview Sixth-Grade Center, because of their various stages of maturity, come in all shapes and sizes. The student making the largest -- and longest -- impact comes in one of those small packages, the ones typically ignored. She is 4-foot-5...Tags: Columbus Clippers, Baseball, Students, Arts and Culture, Manufacturing and Engineering
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