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Photography by: Ann Spurling
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Recently, positive comments from our hiking, biking and running friends about improvements to the western section of the Bermuda Railway Trail peaked our interest. To gain our own perspective, we set out by bicycle from an access point at Trimingham Hill and headed west.
Passing through Paget and Warwick, we noticed the addition of park benches in quiet locations with pleasant views or shade, tastefully designed twin trash bins to separate recycle waste and many of... |
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Written by Laura Bell
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The original Toys for Tots program began in 1947 when Major Bill Hendricks collected and distributed 5,000 toys to needy children. The idea came from his wife, Diane, who created a homemade doll and asked Hendricks to deliver it to an organization that would give it to a needy child at Christmas. When he discovered that no such agency existed, his wife suggested that he start one. That pilot project was so successful that the Marine Corps adopted it in 1948 and expanded i... |
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Photography by: Ann Spurling
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Martha Dismont founded the Family Centre (then named the Learning Centre of Bermuda) in 1990 to support students who were struggling academically and socially. As a teacher, school counsellor and Reading Clinic tutor, she saw the need clearly. She recruited teacher friends to help her and they formed a charity to offer free and low-cost tutoring services. Within a few years, they were inundated with children whose school challenges were rooted in larger family and social ... |
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Written by Elizabeth Jones
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By the age of 16, he was playing first-division soccer for the North Village Club, Bermuda. By the age of 18, he made his first appearance on the Bermuda national team, and by the age of 20, he signed his first professional contract with the Harrisburg Heat of the National Professional Soccer League in the U.S. After 13 seasons of professional indoor soccer, he won his first championship during his 2003–2004 campaign with the Baltimore Blast. Now coach for the Blast, ... |
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