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Philly Camp Rejects Suburban Pool's Offer

Creative Steps Day Camp Says No to Reinstatement Swim Club Offer

At a news conference yesterday, July 13, 2009, Creative Steps Day Camp director, Alethea Wright, surrounded by many of the parents of the children of the campers and their children, said the camp will not...

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CNN Reports Swim Club Subpeonaed by Human Relations Commission

Bernice Duesler, wife of embattled Valley Swim Club president John Duesler, has stated that, on the advice of counsel, the swim club has been directed to attempt to get together with the...

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Amid a Maelstrom, Swim Club Reaches Out to Creative Steps Camp

The Valley Swim Club and its president, John Duesler, after barring the Creative Steps Day Camp from the club, have reconsidered their actions. The campers are Latino and African American children...

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Day Camp Director Overwhelmed by Offers of Support for Her Kids

This all began on June 29, 2009 when the children of the Creative Steps Day Camp, after a $1,950.00 membership fee had been paid for the campers, arrived at the Valley Swim Club to swim in the...

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Valley Swim Club-Huntingdon Valley: Are Racism Allegations Fair?

The sad story of the 65 kids of Creative Steps Day Camp verses racism at The Valley Swim Club may seem like something from a near century ago, but it actually happened in 2009, when the US is being led by its first African-American president.As NowPublic editor Karen Hatter...

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Racism in 2009: Black Kids Kicked Out Of Philly Pool

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Day Camp Kids Told Minorities Not Allowed in Phila., PA Pool

After paying the $1900.00 membership fee required by the Valley Swim Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a private club that advertised 'open membership', the children of the Creative Steps Day Camp, mostly...

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