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Above, Kathy Fielding, the North Suburban YMCA (NSYMCA) CEO, Tara Wesselink, the NSYMCA’s social responsibility and sustainability coordinator, and Tabitha Nelson, the In-Kind Program donations supervisor for the WINGS Program display the face masks donated ...
On November 1, the Allentown Branch of the Greater Valley YMCA opened its Warming Station for the third year. Preparing for a potential influx due to the pandemic, David Fagerstrom, the President and CEO of ...
A record $22,000 was raised in the YMCA of Eastern Ontario annual fire truck pull with eight teams participating in the event. On October 17, eight teams participated in this year’s annual fire truck pull ...
Flu season is right around the corner. According to the CDC, cases usually spike in December, so fall is the time of year when many people are visiting their local pharmacy or doctor’s office to ...
Laughter is the best medicine, and the world certainly needs some cheering up right now. That’s why the Northern Rock County YMCA, with two locations in Janesville, Wisconsin, is hosting Comedy for a Cause, a ...
The YMCA of Greater Cincinnati created the 21-Day Equity Challenge as a fun and informative way to help people develop a deeper understanding of how inequity and racism affect their lives and community. The challenge ...
Social isolation is one of the most unfortunate byproducts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March, seniors have been a high-risk population for both loneliness and depression. While the recent explosion of new virtual classes and ...
Arguably the most prominent challenge community rec centers have faced during the reopening process has been enforcing social distancing guidelines. This challenge is especially difficult to overcome in fitness classes, where participants are in close ...
African American YMCA CEOs are teaming up to help people unlearn systemic racism through a virtual town hall, which will take place Wednesday, July 1 at 10 a.m. CST. Since the Y’s annual conference in ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges that community rec organizations have had to adjust to, such as engaging at-risk populations, battling food insecurity and scheduling fitness programs while under stay at home orders. However, ...
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