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YMCA от Young Men's Christian Association 1) Молодёжная Христианская Организация (сеть хостелов, клубов, образовательных и информационных центров) 2) хостел, клуб, образовательный, информационный центр Молодёжной христианской организации.

Ассоциация молодых христиан (ИМКА) Неполитическая международная организация. Американское отделение основано в 1851 в г. Бостоне. Со временем утратила черты чисто религиозной организации и сейчас объединяет молодежь среднего класса, служащих, квалифицированных промышленных рабочих. Занимается организацией досуга и обучением молодежи: содержит общежития, клубы, гостиницы и т.п. Со времен Гражданской войны [Civil War] занимается также организацией досуга в вооруженных силах, участвовала в создании Объединенных организаций обслуживания [United Service Organizations ]. 12,2 млн. членов и 2 тыс. местных отделений, зарегистрированных в качестве некоммерческих корпораций [nonprofit corporation ]. Штаб-квартира в г. Нью-Йорке.

add. ·- An organization for promoting the spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical welfare of young men, founded, June 6, 1844, by George Williams (knighted therefor by Queen Victoria) in London. In 1851 it extended to the United States and Canada, and in 1855 representatives of similar organizations throughout Europe and America formed an international body. The movement has successfully expanded not only among young men in general, but also specifically among railroad men, in the army and navy, with provision for Indians and negroes, and a full duplication of all the various lines of oepration in the boys' departments.

The Young Men's Christian Association (commonly known as YMCA or simply the Y) is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs. Their main motto is: "Empowering young people." It was founded on June 6, 1844 in London, England, United Kingdom, and it aims to put Christian principles into practice, achieved by developing "a healthy spirit, mind, and body." The YMCA is a federated organization made up of local and national organizations in voluntary association. It is one of the many organizations that espouses Muscular Christianity.[1][2][3][4][5] Today, YMCAs are open to all, regardless of religion, social class, age, or sex. The World Alliance of YMCAs is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.[6]

Rotary Club клуб "Ротари" Местное (городское или районное) отделение организации "Ротари интернэшнл" [Rotary International ]. Члены клуба проводят еженедельные собрания, участие в которых является одним из обязательных условий членства (отсюда и название клуба; символ клуба - колесо). Ежегодно через такие клубы осуществляются до 30 тыс. общественно-полезных проектов. Местный клуб формируется из представителей различных профессий

Rotary International is an organization of service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world. The stated purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. It is a secular organization open to all persons regardless of race, color, creed, gender, or political preference. There are 33,976 clubs and over 1.22 million members worldwide.[2] The members of Rotary Clubs are known as Rotarians. Members usually meet weekly for breakfast, lunch or dinner, which is a social event as well as an opportunity to organize work on their service goals.

Rotary's primary motto is "Service above Self", and its secondary motto is "One profits most who serves best".

The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:[4]

The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;

The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

This objective is set against the "Rotary 4-way Test", used to see if a planned action is compatible with the Rotarian spirit. The test was developed by Rotarian and entrepreneur Herbert J. Taylor during the Great Depression as a set of guidelines for restoring faltering businesses and was adopted as the standard of ethics by Rotary in 1942. It is still seen as a standard for ethics in business management:[5]

Of things we think, say or do:

Is it the truth?

Is it fair to all concerned?

Will it build goodwill and better friendships?

Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

Boy Scouts 1. Бойскауты Америки Военно-спортивная организация для мальчиков, содействующая реализации образовательных программ в целях развития личности, гражданского самосознания и физической подготовки подростков и юношей. Члены организации делятся на несколько возрастных групп [Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts , Explorers , Tiger Cubs ]. Создана в 1910 по образцу подобных организаций в Канаде и Великобритании. Около 3,8 млн. членов. Штаб-квартира в г. Ирвинге, шт. Техас. Boy Scouts of America (BSA) camporee , eagle scout , jamboree , Scout Law , Scout Motto , Scout Oath , Scout Slogan 2. бойскауты Одно из возрастных подразделений этой организации, куда входят мальчики в возрасте 11-18 лет

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions. Since its founding in 1910 as part of the international Scout Movement, more than 110 million Americans have been members of the BSA.[2]

The BSA goal is to train youth in responsible citizenship, character development, and self-reliance through participation in a wide range of outdoor activities, educational programs, and, at older age levels, career-oriented programs in partnership with community organizations. For younger members, the Scout method is part of the program to inculcate typical Scouting values such as trustworthiness, good citizenship, and outdoors skills, through a variety of activities such as camping, aquatics, and hiking.[3][4]

The BSA is a constituent member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. The traditional Scouting divisions are Cub Scouting for boys ages 7 to 10½ years, Boy Scouting for boys ages 10 1/2 to 18 and Venturing for young men and women ages 14 (or 13 and have completed the 8th grade) through 21. Learning for Life is a non-traditional subsidiary that provides in-school and career education.[1][5] The BSA operates traditional Scouting locally through units sponsored and operated by churches, clubs, civic associations, educational organizations and the like. Units are led entirely by volunteers who are supported by local councils using both paid professionals and volunteers.

The influence of Scouting on American society is frequently cited by both its advocates and critics. Critics have called the BSA's membership obligations unfair, resulting in litigation in various state and federal courts. However, the Supreme Court has affirmed that, as a private, expressive association, the BSA can set its own membership standards under the Constitutional right to freedom of association.

Revere, Paul (1735-1818) Ревир, Пол Участник Войны за независимость [Revolutionary War ], бостонский активист организации "Сыны свободы" [Sons of Liberty ]. Был среди возмущенных сограждан - участников "Бостонского чаепития" [Boston Tea Party] в 1773, официальный гонец патриотов (привез весть об этом событии в Нью-Йорк). Прославился тем, что 18 апреля 1775 принес в г. Лексингтон [Lexington and Concord ], где находились восставшие ополченцы, весть о готовящемся нападении: "Англичане идут!" [" The British are coming!"]. По профессии гравер и серебряных дел мастер, сделал эскизы первых американских монет. Его гравюра "Бостонская резня" [Boston Massacre] способствовала росту антибританских настроений. Столовые приборы его работы считаются антикварной ценностью Revere's Ride

Paul Revere (January 1, 1735 [O.S. December 21, 1734] – May 10, 1818)[N 1] was an American silversmith and a patriot in the American Revolution. He is most famous for alerting Colonial militia of approaching British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, Paul Revere's Ride.

Revere was a prosperous and prominent Boston silversmith, who helped organize an intelligence and alarm system to keep watch on the British military. Revere later served as an officer in the Penobscot Expedition, one of the most disastrous campaigns of the American Revolutionary War, for which he was absolved of blame.