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CHEYENNE — Exactly one month after Cheyenne YMCA leaders announced the indefinite closure of its aquatics facilities due to safety concerns and lack of funds, they said they have received a ...
YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It has nearly 90,000 staff, some 920,000 volunteers and 12,000 branches worldwide. [1] It was founded in London on 6 June 1844 by George Williams as the Young Men's Christian Association.
By 1853, the Boston YMCA had 1,500 members, most of whom were merchants and artisans. Hardware merchant Franklin W. Smith was the first elected president in 1855. [4] Members paid an annual membership fee to use the facilities and services of the association.
In the late 1870s, YMCA members met at Muncie’s Protestant churches and later at a house on East Adams. The almost completed YMCA in early 1914, corner of Adams and Jefferson streets.
As of 2021, there are twenty two branches throughout the five boroughs, including the McBurney Y that was the inspiration for the Village People's song and the West Side YMCA. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] YMCA of Greater New York is affiliated with YMCA in America and also operated Camp Talcott , a more than century-old sleepaway camp that hosted more ...
The YMCA building located in downtown Sioux Falls at 220 S. Minnesota Ave. The Sioux Falls YMCA has named James Oppenheimer as its new CEO. Oppenheimer currently serves as the executive director ...
Starting in 1959, fundraising began to build the Fargo-Moorhead Family YMCA and contributions totaled $1.2 million. This was the first time over a million dollars had been donated for a project in the history of Fargo. The new branch opened in 1962 with 801 members. The sign during the day with the YMCA building to the right
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