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YMCA News Archive
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YMCA Builds Confidence, Connections and Character at Camp
The YMCA offers camp opportunities across the metro to keep kids active and learning during the summer months.
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Former Hopkins High and NDSU star emboldens kids to lead
Marcus Williams envisioned something more useful than a few hours on the field and a picture with a pro football player. Here's how his idea came to life at a Minneapolis park.
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She normally drives to the gym. On her 100th, they sent a limo
Read about how one of the oldest members of the YMCA in West St. Paul celebrated her 100th birthday.
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YMCA Celebrates Father’s Day as Reminder of Important Role Male Caregivers Play in Children’s Lives
The YMCA of the North (YGTC), a leading nonprofit dedicated to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility, will recognize Father’s Day on Sunday, June 18 – a celebration that began at the YMCA in Spokane, Washington on June 19, 1910, initiated by Sonora Louis Smart Dodd.
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Friday Opinuendo: On researchers, engineers, optimists and more …
Read about how the YMCA offered free summer memberships to teens for the first time, with the support of the Richard M. Schultz Family Foundation.
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Former Andersen CEO leaves $7.5M to St. Croix Valley nonprofits. The community will benefit.
Read about how local community partners donated to the Hudson YMCA.
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She survived Afghanistan. Now she uses her skills to lead St. Paul Eastside YMCA
Read about Courtney Troyer, St. Paul Eastside executive director, and her experience in the U.S. military.
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YMCA and HealthPartners Collaborate to Promote Reading, Talking and Singing to Young Children
Studies show that a baby’s brain is more than 80 percent developed by age three.
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