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Weekly Media Roundup - July 16, 2014

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Weekly Media Roundup - July 16, 2014

Young Man Floundered Until a Cape Family Took a Chance (Cape Cod Times, Massachusetts)
Billy Cook-Warren, a 19 year old who recently graduated from Bourne High School and overcame many obstacles on his path to higher education, is excited to begin college this fall at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.  After staying with various foster families, he finally found himself in the care of Trish and Rob Lubold, foster parents who believed and supported him.  In addition to the support of his foster family, Billy credits his participation in the Boys & Girls Club of Cape Cod with keeping him engaged in learning.  Billy told the Cape Cod Times, “I had a tough upbringing, and no kid should have to grow up like that. They need to pour a little more money into foster care and after-school programs. It’s not a hand out; it’s a hand up.”

Kids bring classic Dickens to Loveland stage with ‘Oliver’ (Cincinnati Enquirer, Ohio)

Last weekend, the Loveland Stage Company Children’s Summer Theater brought a classic Dickens tale to the stage.  Seventy students participated in the production of “Oliver,” taking on important roles both on and off the stage.  Tammi Sanders, a mother whose two children performed, spoke highly of their involvement to the Cincinnati Enquirer, saying that “they learn to work with the other children, take direction, memorize lines, as well as choreography; just the whole processes is a learning experience.”

YMCA Summer Program Students Get Free Bikes (Tulsa World, Oklahoma)

“This is awesome!  I learned how to ride without training wheels, and now I have a brand-new bike!” exclaimed 7 year-old Key’Shon Holmes.  Key’Shon is one of 160 students who received a bike after taking part in the YMCA’s afterschool program at Skelly Elementary School.  The bicycles, helmets and bicycling education were gifts from local nonprofits.  YMCA Summer Learning Institute Program Director Emma Sikich said the gift of the bicycles gives “these students an opportunity beyond the program – we hope it plants a seed for a new activity and physical development in families,” reports the Tulsa World.  

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