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As a non-profit organization, the YMCA offers fitness facilities, a pool, classes, and even inexpensive summer day camps for kids at certain locations. YMCA membership is also relatively affordable...
This philosophy shaped the creation of YMCA programs across America. [31] This led to the invention of basketball and volleyball in the late 19th century. [31] Also, the YMCA had a female counterpart, the YWCA. The social gospel movement, "found sports to be a useful tool to draw inner-city youth to their churches, which often housed gymnasiums."
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Phantom Lake YMCA Camp is a YMCA camp located in Mukwonago, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1896, it is one of the oldest YMCA camps in North America. [ 1 ] Phantom Lake is fully accredited by the American Camping Association .
The YMCA Youth and Government program was established in 1936 in New York by Clement A. Duran, then the Boys Work Secretary for the Albany YMCA. [5] The program motto, “Democracy must be learned by each generation,” was taken from a quote by Earle T. Hawkins, the founder of the Maryland Youth and Government program.
The Gateway Family YMCA announced a new free Community Membership initiative
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"I think it's really important to expose kids to self-care, movement and proper gym etiquette while modeling mindfulness in a gym or wellness space like a yoga studio," says Donzanti. "Personally ...