My wife and I originally joined the Indian valley YMCA to use the swimming pool with our children throughout the cold winter months. My wife also signed up for an early morning group aquatics class and in the spring, we signed the children up for swimming lessons. Around six months after joining the YMCA, I …
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Did You Know – Basketball Was Invented at the YMCA?
The very first game of basketball was played on December 21, 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts. The creator was James Naismith, a 30-year-old physical education faculty member at the YMCA International Training School (later to be named Springfield College.) He was tasked with creating a game that could focus young men and be played indoors in …
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Inspiring Member, Meredith
February 28 was Rare Disease Day – and in honor of that, Meredith’s mother, Dottie, shared her daughter’s story with us. Meredith Tyson has been a Y member since the opening of the Indian Valley branch and participated in our after school program while she was a student. Many of you know Meredith, but you may not …
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Y Story – Sue Pouliot
BUILDING STRENGTH TOGETHER Sue recently celebrated her 70th birthday around the time that she was scheduled for her annual physical with her family doctor. During her physical exam, she received her results from a recent DEXA bone density scan in which her doctor explained that she had a 3.2% increase in the density of the …
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Healthy Kids Day
INDIAN VALLEY & LANSDALE | 12 pm-2 pm Join us for a FREE family fun event with activities and games at both branches SATURDAY, April 27. Become a member and pay NO joining fee – April 27, 8am-4pm only. All are welcome to celebrate how much fun fitness can be for kids! Join us for a free afternoon of …
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Testimonial – Arianna Drury
ACHIEVING GOALS TOGETHER Arianna started in HUGS daycare at the Indian Valley Family YMCA when she was just a week shy of 3 months old. “I didn’t like that I had to go back to work recently, but I never worried about the love and care that Arianna was receiving at HUGS,” stated Val Drury, …
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