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The Gra-Y Club is part of the "four fronts" program developed by the YMCA which grew out of the Hi-Y Club created to help promote Christian character in high school boys through emphasis in speech skills, sportsmanship and scholastic achievement. The "four fronts" program included the Hi-Y Club for high school boys, Jr. Hi-Y Club for middle school children, Tri Hi-Y Club for girls, and the Gra-Y Club for grade school children. Photograph caption dated April 9, 1957 reads "Getting into spirit of current ACS campaign are, from left, Bruce Clago, Burt Melcher, Steven Pine, Peter Leischman and Steven Reicher, with his father Mike Reicher." The boys are Van Nuys Gra-Y members.; See images #00134416 through #00134417 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
American Cancer Society Men--California--Los Angeles Boys--California--Los Angeles Boys--California--Los Angeles--Societies and clubs Fathers and sons--California--Los Angeles Fund raisers (Persons)--California--Los Angeles Fund raising--California--Los Angeles Associations, institutions, etc.--California--Los Angeles Cancer--Research--United States Storefronts--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Signs and signboards--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Posters--California--Los Angeles Headdresses--California--Los Angeles Costumes Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits Valley Times Collection photographs
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