William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. will be 97 November 7.

American Bible Society is a non-denominational, nonprofit organization, founded 
in New York City which provides study aids and other tools to help people read 
and understand the Bible. It is best known for its Good News Translation of the
Bible. They also publish the Contemporary English Version. The society’s
headquarters building is presently located in New York City (above), but will
soon be moving to Philadelphia.

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Girl Scouting in America began on this day, March 12, 1912, when Juliette
Gordon Low organized the first Girl Scout troop meeting.  At this first troop
meeting in Savannah, Georgia, there were 18 girls present. For these girls,
Low organized enrichment programs, service projects and outdoor activities
and adventures. Since the time of the first meeting, Girl Scouts has grown
to over 3.7 million members. The organization’s original name was the Girl
Guides of America.

Retired NBA player Brian Wade Grant played the power forward 
and center positions for five teams during 12 seasons. One of
those teams, the Portland Trail Blazers (1997- 2000).

Grant was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in November of 
2008 and soon started The Brian Grant Foundation that partners
with other foundations, such as the Michael J. Fox Foundation
for Parkinson’s Research and the Muhammad Ali Parkinson
Center, to support and fund research dedicated to finding a
cure for Parkinson’s Disease.

 

The Christmas kettle is The Salvation Army‘s famous street
campaign, a tradition that started in 1891, in SanFrancisco
by the Christian organizations Captain Joseph McFee. He
was determined to provide a free Christmas dinner to the
area’s poor.

 
                       Captain Joseph McFee

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