Summer is all about being outside, but itâs way more than just sunning and swimming. Itâs a great season for taking up a new outdoor game or sport to help you get moving and stay fit.
Not all of them need expensive specialized equipment. Furthermore, a lot of used sporting goods are great for beginners and can be snagged for a song at garage sales and thrift stores. Here is a brief history of some outdoor games you might be playing this year.
Frisbee
On Thanksgiving Day 1937, Walter Frederick Morrison and his future wife, Lucille, had a grand time tossing a popcorn can lid back and forth. They were playing the same game at the beach with a cake pan (worth 5 cents). A passerby offered them 25 cents for the pan. Morrison saw dollar signs â well, at least cents â in a 20-cent-per-pan profit. After World War II, Morrison and business partner Warren Franscioni started making flying plastic discs before ending their partnership in 1950. Morrison formed his own compan
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While stressing that MCA supports the government s war against the Covid-19 pandemic, Chong said the welfare of the public must not be sidelined in the process.
Chong was referring to several incidents where hawkers were fined RM50,000 for operating beyond 10pm, which is not permissible in states under the movement control order (MCO). This incident should not happen again, so that the government will not be labelled as an evil government that has no discretion, he said during a press conference at MCA s headquarters on Wednesday (April 28). We hope authorities will have more compassion in issuing compounds to those who violated Covid-19 SOPs. he added.
Grondahl: Coworking space for non-profits touts gym, pool and specular view
Grondahl: Coworking space for non-profits touts gym, pool and specular view
Organizations with modest budgets get a shot at deluxe amenities at new space the former Steuben Athletic Club
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Exterior of the former Steuben Athletic Club and historic YMCA Building on North Pearl Street will be a new coworking space for not-for-profits run by United Way.Paul Grondahl / Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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Panoramic view of the rooftop deck overlooking downtown AlbanyPaul Grondahl / Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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From left, United Way CEO Peter Gannon, community manager Angelique Powell and board chair Carm Basile on the rooftop deck.Paul Grondahl / Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
Young Men Christian Association (YMCA), Lagos, has trained youths across Nigeria to solve challenges in their local and global communities.
Speaking at a four-day active citizens workshop, Vice Chairman, YMCA, Adedolapo Ayoola, said the training was crucial as it sought to impact the youths with the knowledge to provide solutions to the needs of their communities.
Ayoola said youths needed to know that the government could not solve all the challenges, which was why they are equipped with the right knowledge to contribute towards solving the issues ravaging their communities.
General Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, YMCA, Lagos, Adeniyi Akindayomi, said there was the need to raise the future of Nigeria, adding that the training was aimed at raising young people, who would begin to identify problems in their communities; find solutions and implement them.
PUTRAJAYA: The construction of the Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Hospital in Perak will ensure better training for healthcare students, and Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon has urged all groups to set aside their differences and donate to the cause.
Mah, who is also MCA s UTAR fundraising committee chairman, has estimated that RM330mil will be required to build the hospital in Kampar, Perak. I urge all groups to set aside our political and cultural differences. Together, let s ensure that this hospital can be constructed soon for the benefit of everyone, he told a press conference at the Education Ministry on Monday (April 26).