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3 new Points of Pride announced in Phoenix
PHOENIX - On Tuesday morning, as Lamanda Correa skipped rope, her sandals slapped the sidewalk, sounding like applause.
The 9-year-old and her friends were just plain joyful to be jumping rope on their playground at Thomas J. Pappas School.
By the afternoon they had something else to celebrate. The school for homeless children had been voted as a Phoenix Point of Pride.
"The whole office knew something was up because I was screaming," said Ernalee Phelps, the school's public relations director.
"What Pappas is doing is a source of pride," Phelps said. And they are seeing the real reward: Some Pappas schoolchildren have entered college.
"We're breaking the cycle," she said.
The latest Points of Pride announced Tuesday span different universes all within the Phoenix city boundaries.
One is Pappas; another is the central city's tranquil Japanese Friendship Garden, and the third is a paradise for sports shooters, the Ben Avery Shooting Facility on the northwestern fringes of the city.
The three sites stood out from the more than 22,000 votes cast for 10 finalists earlier this year.
The three join 27 landmarks on the Phoenix Points of Pride registry.
The registry began in 1992 when the community began nominating and voting for special places in Phoenix where residents feel a sense of pride.
Diana Larowe, the garden's coordinator, compared the site to a "living painting" that affects both young children and adults.
"It does what it was designed to do. It's that hidden special place," Larowe said.
Recently, because of Internet voting, ballots have been cast from across the oceans.
The United Kingdom Rifle and Pistol association posted an announcement about votes needed for Ben Avery Shooting Facility, said Don Turner, Avery's chief range master.
"We had people from Australia and New Zealand vote," Turner said. "We looked at the competition like Bank One Ballpark, we're the little mouse that roared . . . the underdog tries a little harder."
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I was at the range today. I was told that from a total of almost 23000 votes, 16000 went to the shooting range.
Thanks to everybody from this forum who voted.
3 new Points of Pride announced in Phoenix
PHOENIX - On Tuesday morning, as Lamanda Correa skipped rope, her sandals slapped the sidewalk, sounding like applause.
The 9-year-old and her friends were just plain joyful to be jumping rope on their playground at Thomas J. Pappas School.
By the afternoon they had something else to celebrate. The school for homeless children had been voted as a Phoenix Point of Pride.
"The whole office knew something was up because I was screaming," said Ernalee Phelps, the school's public relations director.
"What Pappas is doing is a source of pride," Phelps said. And they are seeing the real reward: Some Pappas schoolchildren have entered college.
"We're breaking the cycle," she said.
The latest Points of Pride announced Tuesday span different universes all within the Phoenix city boundaries.
One is Pappas; another is the central city's tranquil Japanese Friendship Garden, and the third is a paradise for sports shooters, the Ben Avery Shooting Facility on the northwestern fringes of the city.
The three sites stood out from the more than 22,000 votes cast for 10 finalists earlier this year.
The three join 27 landmarks on the Phoenix Points of Pride registry.
The registry began in 1992 when the community began nominating and voting for special places in Phoenix where residents feel a sense of pride.
Diana Larowe, the garden's coordinator, compared the site to a "living painting" that affects both young children and adults.
"It does what it was designed to do. It's that hidden special place," Larowe said.
Recently, because of Internet voting, ballots have been cast from across the oceans.
The United Kingdom Rifle and Pistol association posted an announcement about votes needed for Ben Avery Shooting Facility, said Don Turner, Avery's chief range master.
"We had people from Australia and New Zealand vote," Turner said. "We looked at the competition like Bank One Ballpark, we're the little mouse that roared . . . the underdog tries a little harder."
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I was at the range today. I was told that from a total of almost 23000 votes, 16000 went to the shooting range.
Thanks to everybody from this forum who voted.
