Article: Aquatic Adventures, which teaches urban youth about science, the ocean and nature through tuition-free programs, was featured on NBC's the "Today" show April 16.(KUDOS)(Brief article)

Article: A trip to hope -- and help 500-mile trek teaches ...
The Boston Globe;  August 19, 1995 ;     700+ words ...CAMDEN HILLS STATE PARK, Maine -- Like many city youngsters, Lenny O'Toole of South Boston is a stranger to the countryside. Until he joined a three-week, 500-mile bicycle trip for urban youths, he had never heard raccoon noises, never had to cook his own food over a campfire and certainly never

Article: INDIAN PERFORMERS FIND ROOTS IN CULTURE; IROQUOIS FAMILY SINGERS ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  November 16, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Mike McAndrew Staff writer Sherry Phillips' children grew up on Shonnard Street only 10 miles from the Onondaga Nation's land. But her urban children had more contact with white, Latino and black urban cultural experiences than with their own Native American heritage. They knew the words to

Article: Students are game; for controlling State St. UW researchers' ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  December 8, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Games thrust players into many roles: soldier, sorcerer, singer, sports star . . . And recently, a computer game designed by University of Wisconsin- Madison researchers challenged some Riverside University High School students to reshape State St. in Madison by taking on the role of an urban

Article: FREE PROGRAMS CONTINUE AT PRAIRIE PARK NATURE ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 13, 2006 ;     309 words ... ... s Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St., offers free programs every weekend to the public. Every Saturday morning from ... wildlife. All ages are welcome. For more information on the free programs, please contact the nature center at 832-7980.Contact ...

Article: Free programs address mental-health issues
Post-Tribune (IN);  October 23, 2000 ;     577 words ... ... Centers and Porter Memorial Health System will present two free programs in an effort to promote understanding of two important mental ... requested; call 465-4979. Or for more information about these free programs, also please call 465-4979. Jeni Bell is Porter Memorial ...

Article: Mercy Hospital offers free programs for National ...
PR Newswire;  November 2, 1990 ;     460 words ...MERCY HOSPITAL OFFERS FREE PROGRAMS FOR NATIONAL PATIENT EDUCATION WEEK MIAMI, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercy Hospital is offering two free programs as part of the national 1990 Patient Education Week, Nov. 5 through Nov. 9. Patient Education ...

Article: The country cannot afford any more free programs
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  October 11, 2008 ;     331 words ... ... unfortunately, we do pay our bills and mortgages. We cannot afford any more free programs approved by Democrats. Our country is going broke by all these free programs. I, personally, thank the Democrats for this. I hope a few of the real ...