Word: spirited
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...Indeed, it was in this spirit that the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), a national network of local health volunteers, was born in 2002. Coordinated nationally by the Office of the Surgeon General, MRC units represent vital community-based volunteers who heed the call to service and are identified, screened, trained and prepared in advance. Their sponsoring organizations, which can include local health departments, emergency management agencies, and other organizations, champion recruitment in local communities...
...alongside Coan “Buddy” Nichols.“If skating was about going out your door and skating whatever’s in front of you, you could turn on 10 times more kids than having just a ramp,” Nichols says.The spirit of adventure that characterized the pioneers of street-skating found its perfect home in the new plazas that were being added on to building projects all across the city.“It is completely natural that skaters would move into these areas,” Kayden says...
...Kendrick brought with her to Harvard numerous national accolades, with some even coming from her high school success at past Head of the Charles events.Both leaders are eager to bring the heavyweight crew into top form physically, but mentally, they also want to inject the team with enthusiasm and spirit. In the process, they hope to leave behind a strong team for years to come.“We want to bring an excitement about racing at this high of a level. We work so hard all year, and this is our time to put it on the line, have...
...first,” French said. “Varsity life is different from freshman life both academically and athletically,” he added.“It is a much bigger squad,” Bucke said. “There’s a great team spirit, and the seniors especially have been really welcoming.”The Head of the Charles this weekend will be the first test for the new members of the varsity racing alongside its veterans. With the first freshman boat returning in its entirety as a championship eight entry, and several...
...name is only 27 years old, the idea has been around ever since Lenormand took his first step off the building to test his parachute - a contraption resembling an oversized umbrella, which he had invented to help people escape burning buildings. On February 2, 1912, in much the same spirit, 35-year-old Frederick Law jumped off the Statue of Liberty's observation platform. He and his 100-pound parachute landed with a thud on Liberty Island's stone coping, a few yards from the water. A Russian man named Vladimir Ossovski performed a similar stunt a year later when...