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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: Human Interest, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Labor Day, Memorial Day
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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: Human Interest, University of California, Los Angeles, Alzheimer's Disease, Robert J. Lopez, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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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: Awards and Prizes, YMCA, Track and Field, Swimming, Sports
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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: Ed Dickson, Gino Gradkowski, Football, Joe Flacco, Sports
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Bulletin Board
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: Minor League Baseball, Health and Safety at School, Automotive Equipment, Sports, Culture
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BRIEF: Long serving arm of law helps kids at Texas Roadhouse in Modesto
The Modesto BeeTexas Roadhouses in seven Northern California and Nevada locations, including Modesto, will be teaming with local law enforcement officers Monday when the restaurants hold a benefit lunch. Local officers will serve a "free" lunch from a limited menu...Tags: Texas Roadhouse Incorporated, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Advocates for people with special needs celebrate legislation eliminating 'R' word
Lawmakers have passed a bill to strike the word "retarded" from state laws and publications, an initiative taken on by activists across the state, including Mark Swain, CEO and president of The Arc Sunrise of Central Florida located in Leesburg. Swain...
Tags: Social Sciences, Litigation and Regulation, Politics, Sunrise (Broward, Florida), Culture
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Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Katherine Calos column
Richmond Times-DispatchNearly 650 runners and hundreds of spectators dressed in costume for the annual Superhero Run to support Henrico and Chesterfield Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). This year's event, which was presented by the Bodhia Group, netted $45,000 for...Tags: Walmart, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Goodwill Industries International, Earth Day, Abusive Behavior
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The Incredible Child: Support group for parents of special-needs children meets Tuesday at library
Richmond Register, Ky.Richmond now has a local chapter of The Incredible Child, a support group for families of children with all types of disabilities. The group will host the family-friendly event "Read to Me" from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Madison County Public...Tags: Autism
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The Links Inc. will hand out college scholarships in ceremony Sunday
The Wisconsin State JournalSarina Hills-Blacks, a senior at East High School, has taken chemistry twice. She failed it sophomore year, but took it again the next year, staying after school and putting in a lot more effort. "It felt kind of good passing it the second time. It...Tags: Human Interest, Awards and Prizes, Colleges and Universities, Students, High School Sports
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