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Originally Published on June 21st, 2018 New Castle News Free meals to local children are once again being offered by the New Castle Community YMCA. The downtown branch serves as a summer meal program site to provide a free lunch to children and teens age 18 and younger. Meals are provided Monday through Friday with…
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Originally Published at 2:30PM on June 26, 2018 The Record Herald by Ben Destefan WAYNESBORO — Amanda Gietka has been approved as the next executive director of the Waynesboro Area YMCA starting at the end of July. The YMCA recently announced the promotion of Gietka, with the board of directors unanimously voting to have Gietka…
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Saturday, April 18, 2020 By New Haven Register Photo credit: Scott Takushi, AP View the original article here ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Less than three weeks into the residential Job Corps youth employment program, 23-year-old Robert Tucker faced the prospect of returning to the streets and shelters he thought he had finally left behind.…
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Originally posted on July 10th, 2018 WLOS by WLOS staff BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WLOS) — The YMCA of Western North Carolina now owns a fitness club in Black Mountain. Cheshire Fitness Club, a 17,000-square-foot facility, includes a fitness area, indoor pool, racquetball court and child care space. The previous owners are retiring and said they thought…
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Originally posted at 9:00am on July 5th, 2018 La Canada Valley Sun by Sara Cardine In summertime, Sunland Elementary School’s playground area is a sizzling hot cement-scape devoid of shade or children at play. But recently, a bright blue jewel of a swimming pool was placed in its center — a shimmering oasis. The above-ground…
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Originally Published at 1:30am on June 26th, 2018 Herald Net by Herald Staff The YMCA of Snohomish County honored its outstanding Volunteers of the Year at a special recognition breakfast June 13 at the Everett Golf & Country Club. The honorees represented the best of more than 2,450 committed volunteers who donated a total of 42,112 hours…
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Originally published at 1:30PM on June 21st, 2018 The News-Herald by Jean Bonchak With the snip of a ribbon the 25th Dream House in Lake County YMCA history has become a reality. On June 18 in sweltering weather, YMCA and Mentor city officials, along with designers and others who worked on the project, gathered at the home in the…
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Originally Published 12:54am June 17th, 2018 by Wichita Falls Times Record News After years of planning and hard work, the YMCA staff proudly invites the community to the grand opening of the first new facility of the organization’s capital project, the Stephens Family Gymnastics Center. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. June 19 at…
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Originally published 8:53pm on June 18th, 2018 Texomashome.com by Curtis Jackson WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) – After more than a year of construction and fundraising, the YMCA will have its grand opening Tuesday for the first new facility of the Y’s multiple $1 million capital project. The Bill Bartley Family YMCA broke ground back in April…
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