Good morning. Today is the 187th day of the year. It is the birth anniversary (1946) of George W. Bush, 43rd president of the U.S.
Other well-known people who were born today include Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, former first lady Nancy Reagan, actor Sylvester Stallone (the Rocky and Rambo films) and singer-actress Della Reese.
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POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE Kicks Off Summer Pay Street Program.
Today, the Police Athletic League (PAL) will launch its 2009 summer programs in Brooklyn. Youngsters will play traditional sidewalk games, develop their creativity through the arts, and learn from a wide range of professionals.
PAL’s Summer Play Street Program closes off streets and utilizes other public areas such as playgrounds and parks throughout the city. Featured activities include Double Dutch jump rope, hopscotch, knock hockey and basketball.
PAL will be operating throughout the five boroughs this summer, including more than 75 play streets: leagues for basketball, volleyball, touch football; and day camps.
There will be more than 20 play streets in Brooklyn, from Gowanus to Starrett City to Flatbush; and from Bay Ridge to Bedford-Stuyvesant to Gravesend.
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U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT AWARDS $3.1 Million in Grants to Brooklyn Organizations.
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the award of more than $114 million to 183 community groups providing education and training to young people across the U.S.
This includes grants totaling $3,160,763 to programs in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Harlem.
Two Brooklyn programs have been given grants: the Cypress Hills Local Development Corp., for a program in which young people will help to build and install solar-energy systems; and the Settlement Housing Fund in Bedford-Stuyvesant, for a program in which young people will receive hands-on construction education.
People in these and similar organizations throughout the nation include youngsters who have been in the juvenile justice system, youths “aging out” of foster care, high school dropouts and others.
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