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聯合服務組織在費城班奈迪克特俱樂部 (Benedict
Club) 舉辦的除夕舞會
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美國聯合服務組織 (United
Service Organizations,USO) 成立
941年2月4日
因為喬治‧馬歇爾將軍在1940年率先提議,並且得到法蘭克林‧羅斯福總統的支持,當時的公共服務組織代表組織起來,設立了「聯合服務組織」。創立「聯合服務組織」的服務組織包括了「救世軍」 (Salvation
Army) 、「基督教青年會」 (YMCA) 、「基督教女青年會全國理事會」 (National
Board of the YWCA) 、「全國猶太人福利理事會」 (National
Jewish Welfare Board) ,以及「全國天主教社區服務隊」 (National
Catholic Community Service) 等等。在第二次世界大戰期間,有73萬9千個志願者在各地找得到的空間,一共開放了超過3千間休閒俱樂部。這些俱樂部通常是位在教會、博物館、穀倉、火車、店面,以及其他不太像是俱樂部的場所。
At the suggestion of General George C. Marshall in 1940, and with the approval of President Franklin Roosevelt, representatives from existing public service organizations came together to form the USO Inc. Creating the USO were the Salvation Army, the YMCA, the National Board of the YWCA, the National Jewish Welfare Board, and the National Catholic Community Service. During World War II, 739,000 volunteers operated more than 3,000 recreational clubs, which were established wherever they could find room. Clubs were housed in churches, museums, barns, railroad cars, storefronts, and other unlikely locales.
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