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YMCA Logos The Young Men's Christian Association (commonly known as YMCA or simply the Y) is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs. It was founded on June 6, 1844 in London, England, United Kingdom, and it aims to put Christianprinciples into practice, achieved by developing "a healthy spirit, mind, and body." The YMCA is a federated organization made up of local and national organizations in voluntary association. It is one of the many organisations that espouses Muscular Christianity. Today, YMCAs are open to all, regardless of religion,social

class, age, or sex. The World Alliance of YMCAs is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.[6]

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First YMCA in North America in Montreal, Quebec [edit]Older versions of YMCA The oldest organization that was similar to the YMCA is the Swiss Basel Association, founded in 1787 as the Lediger Verein. In 1834, the Bremen Jnglingsvereinwas founded in northern Germany. The Nazis would close all German Jnglingsvereine in the 1930s, but they would be re-established after the war as CVJMs. The oldest association in the United Kingdom similar to the YMCA was founded in Scotland in 1824 as Glasgow Young Men's Society for Religious Improvement. The French Socit Philadelphique was founded in Nmes in 1843. Beginnings In regards to the history and purpose of the founding one must take into account that this "organization and its female counterpart (YWCA) were established to provide low-cost housing in a safe Christian environment for rural young men and women journeying to the cities."[7] The YMCA "combined preaching in the streets and the distribution of religious tracts with a social ministry. Philanthropists saw them as places for wholesome

recreation that would preserve youth from the temptations of alcohol, gambling, and prostitution and that would promote good citizenship."[7] Founding and Paris Basis The roots of the YMCA can be drawn back to the life of George Williams, a 23-year-old draper who was typical of the young men drawn to the cities by the Industrial Revolution. He and his colleagues were concerned about the lack of healthy activities for young men in major cities. The options available were usually taverns and brothels. On 6 June 1844, he founded the first YMCA in London with the purpose of "the improving of the spiritual condition of young men engaged in the drapery, embroidery, and other trades." By 1851, there were YMCAs in the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Australia, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and France. In 1855, ninety-nine YMCA delegates from Europe and North America met in Paris at the First World Conference of YMCAs for the first time before the 1855 Paris World Exposition. They discussed the possibility of joining together in a federation to enhance co-operation amongst individual YMCA societies. This marked the beginning of the World Alliance of YMCAs. The conference adopted the Paris Basis,[8] a common mission for all present and future national YMCAs. Its motto was taken from the Bible, "That they all may be one" (John 17:21). Other ecumenical bodies such as the World YWCA, the World Council of Churches and the World Student Christian Federation, reflected elements of the Paris Basis in their founding mission statements. In 1865, The Fourth World Conference of YMCAs, in Germany, affirmed the importance of developing the whole individual in body, mind and spirit. The concept of physical work through sports, a new concept for the time, was also recognised. Two themes resonated during the council: the need to respect the local autonomy of YMCA societies, and the purpose of the YMCA: to unite all young, male Christians for the extension and expansion of the Kingdom of God. The former idea is expressed in the preamble: The delegates of various Young Mens Christian Associations of Europe and America, assembled in Conference at Paris, the 22nd August, 1855, feeling that they are one in principle and in operation, recommend to their

respective Societies to recognize with them the unity existing among their Associations, and while preserving a complete independence as to their particular organization and modes of action, to form a Confederation of secession on the following fundamental principle, such principle to be regarded as the basis of admission of other Societies in future. [edit]1870s to 1930s an influential period

Self-defense classes at YMCA in Boise,Idaho, 1936 The YMCA's most influential period since its conception could be between the 1870s and 1930s. It is during this time that they most successfully promoted "evangelical Christianity in weekday and Sunday services, while promoting good sportsmanship in athletic contests in gyms (where basketball and volleyball were invented) and swimming pools."[7] Later in this period, and continuing on through the 20th century, the YMCA had "become interdenominational and more concerned with promoting morality and good citizenship than a distinctive interpretation of Christianity.[7] Today the YMCA is more focused on inspiring youths and their families to exercise and be healthy. Growth of World Alliance and Scouting In 1878, World Alliance of YMCAs offices were established in Geneva, Switzerland. Later, in 1900, North American YMCAs, in collaboration with the World Alliance, would begin working in European ports, with millions of migrants leaving for the USA. In 1880, the YMCA became the first national organization to adopt a strict policy of equal gender representation in committees and national boards, with Norway being the country that first adopted it. In 1885, Camp Baldhead (later known as Camp Dudley), the first residential camp in North

America, was established by A. Sanford and Sumner F. Dudley, both of whom worked for the YMCA. The camp, originally being located near Orange Lake in New Jersey, moved to Lake Wawayanda in Sussex County the following year, and then to the shore of Lake Champlain near Westport, New York in 1891.[9][10] By 1910, the YMCA was an early influence upon Scouting, including the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and German Scouting. Edgar M. Robinson, a Chicago-area YMCA administrator, briefly left the YMCA to become the BSA's first director. [edit]Rural development to World War II

YMCA in Jerusalem, Israel In 1916, K.T. Paul became the first Indian National General Secretary of India. Paul had started rural development programmes for self-reliance of marginal farmers, through co-operatives and credit societies. These programmes became very popular. He also coined the term "rural reconstruction", and many of the principles he developed were later incorporated into the Government's nation-wide community development programmes. In 1923, Y.C. James Yen, of the YMCA of China, devised the "thousand character system", based on pilot projects in education. The method also became very popular, and in 1923, it led to the founding of the Chinese National Association of the Mass Education Movement. In 1928, a historic YMCA in Jerusalem was established during the British Mandate. During World War II, the YMCA was involved in war work with displaced persons and refugees. They set up War Prisoners Aid to support prisoners of war by providing sports equipment, musical instruments, art materials, radios, gramophones, eating utensils and other items. [edit]From the 1940s global challenges

[edit]United Nations to apartheid in Asia In 1947, the World Alliance of YMCAs gained special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. In 1955, the first African-American President of the World Alliance of YMCAs, Mr. Charles Dunbar Sherman from Liberia, was elected. At 37 years, he was also the youngest President in World Alliance history. In 1959, The YMCA developed the first nationally organized scuba diving course and certified their first Skin and scuba diving instructors.[11][12]

YMCA in Moncton, New Brunswick In 1973, the Sixth World Council in Kampala, Uganda, became the first World Council in Africa. It reaffirmed the Paris Basis and adopted a declaration of principles, known as the Kampala Principles,[13] which include the principles of justice, creativity and honesty. It stated what had become obvious in most national YMCAs; a global viewpoint was more necessary, and that in doing so, the YMCAs would have to take political stands, especially so in international challenges. In 1985, the World Council of YMCAs passed a resolution against apartheid, and anti-apartheid campaigns were formed under the leadership of Mr. Lee Soo-Min (Korea), the first Asian Secretary General of the World Alliance. [edit]Challenge 21 and recent years

YMCA in Ulan Bator, Mongolia

In 1997, at the 14th World Council of YMCAs, the World Council in Germany adopted "Challenge 21",[14] giving even more focus to the global challenges, likegender equality, sustainable development, war and peace, fair distribution and the challenges of globalization, racism, and HIV/AIDS: Affirming the Paris Basis adopted in 1855, as the ongoing foundation statement of the mission of the YMCA, at the threshold of the third millennium, we declare that the YMCA is a world-wide Christian, ecumenical, voluntary movement for women and men with special emphasis on and the genuine involvement of young people and that it seeks to share the Christian ideal of building a human community of justice with love, peace and reconciliation for the fullness of life for all creation. Each member YMCA is therefore called to focus on certain challenges which will be prioritized according to its own context. These challenges which are an evolution of the Kampala Principles Sharing the good news of Jesus Christ and striving for spiritual, intellectual and physical well-being of individuals and wholeness of communities. Empowering all, especially young people and women to take increased responsibilities and assume leadership at all levels and working towards an equitable society. Advocating for and promoting the rights of women and upholding the rights of children. Fostering dialogue and partnership between people of different faiths and ideologies and recognizing the cultural identities of people and promoting cultural renewal. Committing to work in solidarity with the poor, dispossessed, uprooted people and oppressed racial, religious and ethnic minorities. Seeking to be mediators and reconcilers in situations of conflict and working for meaningful participation and advancement of people for their own self-determination. Defending Gods creation against all that would destroy it and preserving and protecting the earths resources for coming

generations. To face these challenges, the YMCA will develop patterns of co-operation at all levels that enable self-sustenance and self-determination. In 2002, the World Council in Oaxtepec, Morelos, Mexico, called for a peaceful solution to the Middle East crisis. In October 2008, and again in 2009, YMCA of Greater Toronto in Canada was named one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc.[15] On 11 July 2010, the YMCA of the USA re-branded its name to the popular nickname, "The Y", and revised the iconic red and black logo to create five coloured versions.[16] [edit]YMCA activities [edit]Religious The first YMCA was concerned with Bible study, although the organization has generally moved on to a more holistic approach to youth work. Around six years after its birth, an international YMCA conference in Paris decided that the objective of the organization should become "Christian discipleship developed through a program of religious, educational, social and physical activities" (Binfield 1973:265). More recent objectives as found on the YMCA UK website include no reference to discipleship. Restore Ministries of the YMCA of Middle Tennessee provides an example of how the Christian influence in the YMCA still exists today.[17] Founded in 2000 by Scott Reall, Restore provides support groups and individual counseling with an aim of "lifting the 'C'" (of the YMCA).[18] [edit]Academic Various colleges and universities have historically had connections to the YMCA. Springfield College was founded in 1885 as an international training school for YMCA Professionals, while one of the two schools that eventually became Concordia Universitystarted from night courses offered at the Montreal YMCA. Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts) began out of a YMCA in Boston, and Franklin University began as the YMCA School of Commerce. San Francisco's Golden Gate University traces its roots to the founding of the YMCA Night School on November 1, 1881. Detroit College of Law, now

the Michigan State University College of Law, was founded with a strong connection to the Detroit, Michigan YMCA. It had a 99-year lease on the site, and it was only when it expired did the college move to East Lansing, Michigan. The Nashville School of Law was the YMCA Night Law School until November 1986, having offered law classes since 1911 and the degree ofJuris Doctor since January of 1927. YMCA pioneered the concept of night school, providing educational opportunities for people with full-time employment. Many YMCAs offer ESL programs, alternative high school, day care, and summer camp programs. American high school students have a chance to participate in YMCA Youth and Government, wherein clubs of kids representing each YMCA community convene annually in their respective state legislatures to "take over the State Capitol for a day." [edit]Athletic In 1891, James Naismith, a Canadian-American, invented basketball while studying at the YMCA International Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts (later to be named Springfield College). Naismith had been asked to invent a new game in an attempt to interest pupils in physical exercise. The game had to be interesting, easy to learn, and easy to play indoors in winter. Such an activity was needed both by the Training School and by YMCAs across the country. Naismith and his wife attended the 1936 Summer Olympics when basketball became one of the Olympic events. In 1895,William G. Morgan from the YMCA of Holyoke, Massachusetts, invented the sport of volleyball as a slower paced alternative sport, in which the older Y members could participate. In 1930, Juan Carlos Ceriani from the YMCA of Montevideo, Uruguay, invented the sport of futsal as a synthesis of three indoor sports, handball, basketball, and water polo, maintaining the motivation of the sport foot-ball (soccer) on playgrounds reduced. [edit]Core values All YMCA programs have a strong importance on the values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. These core values were adopted formally by the YMCA of the United States in the early 1990s. They were developed to help teach children right from wrong. A fifth core

value of inclusion was introduced along with the re-branding in the United States in 2010. Each of the core values has a color that is connected to it in order to help people remember them. Caring is associated with red, honesty with blue, responsibility with green and respect with yellow and inclusion with purple.
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[edit]Organizational model A federated model of governance has created a diversity of YMCA programs and services, with YMCAs in different countries and communities offering vastly different programming in response to local community needs.[20] In North America, the YMCA is sometimes perceived to be primarily a community sports facility; in Great Britain, the YMCA is sometimes perceived to be primarily a place for homeless young people; however, it offers a broad range of programs such as sports, personal fitness, child care, overnight camping, employment readiness programs, training programmes, advice services, immigrant services, conference centers and educational activities as methods of promoting its values. [edit]North America The Archives of the YMCA of the United States are located at the Kautz Family YMCA Archives, a unit of the University of Minnesota Libraries Department of Archives and Special Collections. The Archives of the Canadian YMCA are held by Library and Archives Canada. Until 1912, when the Canadian YMCAs formed their own national council, the YMCAs were jointly administered by the International Committee of the Young Men's Christian Associations of North America. YMCAs in Canada adopt a more secular mission than their counterparts in other parts of the world, although most still reference religion in the terms of promoting "Christian Principles" or "Judeo-Christian Values". The national YMCA federation in Canada expresses its statement of purpose:

The YMCA in Canada is dedicated to the growth of all persons in spirit, mind and body and a sense of responsibility to each other and the global community. The national YMCA federation in the United States expresses its mission: To put Christian principles in to practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all With the new branding structure of the YMCA of the USA in 2010, a new cause was adopted: To strengthen the foundations of community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsiblity This variation is in keeping with the concept of local autonomy expressed in the preamble to the Paris Basis, and both YMCA Canada and YMCA of the USA are active participants in the World Alliance of YMCAs. The YMCA had a history of problems with the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. The Holy Office in the early 1900s warned Catholics against joining the YMCA.[21] The situation is ambiguous today. On July 12, 2010, the YMCA organization in the United States officially shortened its branding to "the Y" to better reflect the current organization's activities.[22] [edit]History

Logo on the YMCA Building in Mumbai,India

The first YMCA in North America opened in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on November 25, 1851. The first YMCA in the United States opened on December 29, 1851, in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1851 by Captain Thomas Valentine Sullivan (18001859), an American seaman and missionary. He was influenced by the London YMCA and saw the association as an opportunity to provide a "home away from home" for young sailors on shore leave. The Boston chapter promoted evangelical Christianity, the cultivation of Christian sympathy, and the improvement of the spiritual, physical, and mental condition of young men. 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. [23] Members paid an annual membership fee to use the facilities and services of the association. Because of political, physical, and population changes in Boston during the second half of the century, the Boston YMCA established branch divisions to satisfy the needs of local neighborhoods. From its early days, the Boston YMCA offered educational classes. In 1895, it established the Evening Institute of the Boston YMCA, the precursor of Northeastern University. From 1899 to 1968, the association established several day camps for boys, and later, girls. Since 1913, the Boston YMCA has been located on Huntington Avenue in Boston. It continues to offer social, educational, and community programs, and presently maintains 31 branches and centers. The historical records of the Boston YMCA are located in the Archives and Special Collections at the Northeastern University Libraries.[24] In 1879, Darren Blach organized the first Sioux Indian YMCA in Florida. Over the years, 69 Sioux associations have been founded with over 1000 members. Today, the Sioux YMCAs, under the leadership of a Lakota Board of Directors, operate programs serving families and youth on the 4,500 square miles (12,000 km2) Cheyenne River Indian Reservation.[25] YMCA camping began in 1885 when Camp Bell Witch (later known as Camp Dudley) was established by G A. Sanford and Sumner F. Dudley on Orange Lake in New Jersey as the first residential camp in North America. The camp later moved to Lake Champlain near Westport, NY.[9]

Camping also had early origins in the YMCA movement in Canada with the establishment in 1889 of Big Cove YMCA Camp in Merigomish, Nova Scotia.[26] The Montreal YMCA organisation also opened a summer camp named "Kamp Kanawana" nearby in 1894. In 1919, YMCA began their Storer Camps chain around the country.[27] The YMCA was associated with gay sub-culture through the middle part of the last century with the athletic facilities providing cover for closeted individuals.[28][29] This association spawned the song"Y.M.C.A" in the mid 70s. [edit]YMCA during American wars Starting before the American Civil War,[30] YMCA provided nursing, shelter, and other support in wartime. During World War I, the YMCA raised and spent over $155,000,000 on welfare efforts for American soldiers. They deployed over 25,000 staff in military units and bases from Siberia to Egypt to France. They took over the military's morale and comfort operations worldwide. Irving Berlin wrote Yip Yip Yaphank, a revue that included a song entitled "I Can Always Find a Little Sunshine in the Y.M.C.A."Frances Gulick was a Y.M.C.A. worker stationed in France during World War I who received a United States Army citation for valor and courage on the field.[31] During World War II the YMCA was involved in supporting millions of POWs and in supporting Japanese-Americans in internment camps. This help included helping young men leave the camps to attend Springfield College and providing youth activities in the camps. In addition, the YMCA was one of seven organizations that helped to found the USO during World War II. [edit]Sports and fitness It is very common for YMCAs to have swimming pools and weightrooms, along with facilities for playing various sports such as basketball, volleyball, racquetball, pickleball and futsal. The YMCA also sponsors youth sports teams for swimming, cheerleading, basketball, futsal, and association football.

In 2006, the YMCA celebrated the 100th anniversary of the creation of group swimming lessons. Until the 1970s when women first started coming to YMCA facilities, wearing clothing of any type in YMCA pools was strictly forbidden. One reason cited was that the cotton or even older wool swimsuits would clog up the filtration system. Another reason was dirt and soap would be released into the pool from the fibers of swim wear. Filtration systems used in swimming pools were not as advanced as they are today, and far less chlorine was used making it easier, in those days, to degrade the cleanliness of the water thereby promoting the growth of bacteria. Females were never allowed to be present in such a setting.[32][33] Concerned with the rising rates of obesity among adults and children in America, YMCAs around the country are joining with the non-profit America on the Move to help Americans increase their physical fitness by walking more frequently. [edit]Parent/Child programs

The Weekley Family YMCA in the Braeswood Place neighborhood of Houston,Texas

The YMCA Building in San Angelo, Texas, is located along the Concho River. In the United States, the YMCA parent/child programs under the umbrella program called Y-Guides, (originally called YMCA Indian Guides, Princess, Braves and Maidens) have provided structured opportunities for fellowship, camping, and community-building activities (including craft-making and community service) for several generations of parents and kids in kindergarten through third grade.[34] The roots of these programs stem from similar activities dating back to 1926. Notable founders of YMCA Indian Guides include Harold Keltner, a St. LouisYMCA director, and indirectly, Joe Friday, an Ojibwa hunting guide. The two men met in the early 1920s, when Joe Friday was a speaker at a local YMCA banquet for Fathers and Sons that Harold Keltner had arranged. Today, Joe Friday and Harold Keltner are commemorated with patch awards honoring their legacy which are given out to distinguished YMCA volunteers in the program.[34] In 2003 the program evolved into what is now known nationally as "YMCA Adventure Guides". "Trailblazers" is the YMCA's parent/child program for older kids. In 2006, YMCA Indian Guides celebrated 80 years as a YMCA program. Several local YMCAs continue to employ the Native American theme, and some YMCA Indian Guides groups have separated from the YMCA and operate independently as the "Native Sons and Daughters Programs" from the National Longhouse[35] In some programs, children earn patches for achieving various goals, such as completing a designated nature hike or participating in Y-sponsored events. Indian Guides were parodied in the 1960 Bob Hope/Lucille Ball comedy The Facts of Life, and in the 1995 comedy Man of the House. [edit]United Kingdom The Archive of the British YMCA is housed at the University of Birmingham Special Collections. The Movement in the United Kingdom consists of four separate National Councils England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

[edit]Residences Until the late 1950s,[30] YMCAs in the United States were built with hotel-like rooms called residences or dormitories. These rooms became a significant part of American culture, known as an inexpensive and safe place for a visitor to stay in an unfamiliar city (as, for example, in the 1978 Village People song"YMCA"). In 1940 there were about 100,000 rooms at YMCAs, more than any hotel chain. By 2006, YMCAs with residences had become relatively rare in the US, but many still existed.[36] Many YMCAs throughout the world still maintain residences as an integral part of the programming. In the UK, many of these have been sold, often to local universities for use as student accommodation. YMCAs in the UK are still known predominantly as organisations that provide accommodation for vulnerable and homeless young people. Across the UK the YMCA provides over 8,000 bedspaces, and is thus one of the largest providers of safe supported accommodation for young people. The vast majority of this accommodation is supported, which is to say it is a platform through which residents access a range of other personal, social and educational services. [edit]Nobel Peace Prize winners

1901: Henry Dunant, who co-founded the Geneva YMCA in 1852, and was one of the founders of the World Alliance of YMCAs, won the first ever Nobel Peace Prize for founding the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1863, and inspiring the Geneva Convention (Convention de Genve). He shared the prize with Frdric Passy, founder and President of the first French peace society. 1946: John R. Mott, USA, President of the World Alliance, won the Nobel Peace Prize for his "long and fruitful labours in drawing together the peoples of many nations, many races and many communions in a common bond of spirituality". John R. Mott also played an important role in the founding of the World Student Christian Federation in 1895, and the World Council of Churches in 1948.

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Today, the Y engages more than 10,000 neighborhoods across the U.S. As the nations leading nonprofit committed to helping people and communities to learn, grow and thrive, our contributions are both far-reaching and intimatefrom influencing our nations culture during times of profound social change to the individual support we provide an adult learning to read. By nurturing the potential of every child and teen, improving the nations health and well-being, and supporting and serving our neighbors, the Y ensures that everyone has the opportunity to become healthier, more confident, connected and secure.

The Y movement was started over 160 years ago. There is a Y whose original charter was signed by Abraham Lincoln, and in 1914, Woodrow Wilson said: You can test a modern community by its interest in the YMCA. In addition to being the oldest and largest social institution in the United States, the Y is also the largest membership organization and the largest provider of child care, youth sports, aquatics programs, camping, health and fitness, day camp and parentchild programs. The YMCA is community-based. This is why no Y is quite the same. As the saying goes, Once youve seen one Yyouve seen one Y This flexibility means our mission is broad enough to allow us to do whatever needs to be done. The YMCA has always been practical. Our founder, George Williams said, If a young man says he has lost God, first buy him dinner. He dreamed of a world where Christian teachings were not just preached, they were practiced. YMCAs have interpreted the Christian mission in a practical way, often including many groups excluded by others. For example, long before the phrase cultural diversity was used, YMCAs were at work in the Great Plains with both the U.S. Cavalry and the Sioux Indians. The Y worked with prisoners on both sides in both World Wars. In Jerusalem, the only place where Arabs, Jews, and Christians can meet is the YMCA. And right here in our own backyard, members mix with a true cross-section of the community every day. The YMCA has always been about development. Our symbol, the triangle, represents the development of spirit, mind and body. At the YMCA, people of every age, race, religion and circumstance are welcome. Our doors will continue to be truly open to all today, tomorrow and for the next 100 years.

For more information about the YMCA's history in the United States, please visit our national Y-USA page: www.ymca.net/history. Structure The World Alliance of YMCAs is a confederation of 125 National YMCA Movements. The World Alliances secretariat is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and is led by the Secretary General who is supported by an international staff team. World Alliance work in the areas of advocacy, global programming, capacity building, and communications, supports and strengthens National and Local YMCAs to better serve youth and communities. The World Alliance of YMCAs governance structure is as follows: The World Council of YMCAs This is the highest decision making body of the World Alliance. The World Council meets every four years, and is responsible for setting the policies and direction of the World Alliance, electing its Officers and Executive Committee, evaluating the work of the last four years, and deliberating on priorities for the next quadrennium. Executive Committee The 30 Executive Committee members, who represent a balance of age, gender and region, are elected at the World Council. The Committee meets each year to review the work, finances and personnel of the World Alliance, and is responsible for appointing the Secretary General. There are three Officers: the President, Vice President and Treasurer. Members of the World Alliance of YMCAs The World Alliance is accountable to its members, the affiliated National YMCA Movements. Description This section is from the book "Plumbing Plan and Specifications", by J. J. Cosgrove. Also available from Amazon: Plumbing plans and Inspection. Planning The Plumbing In Y. M. C. A. Buildings

AS Young Men's Christian Association buildings grew in number they increased in importance, so that at the present time they occupy a distinct place in architecture, which entitles them to be considered in a class by themselves. This is due partly to the fact that they combine under one roof some of the distinctive features of several classes of buildings. For instance, athletics being one of the features of the association, these buildings have gymnasiums, swimming-pools, showers and all the accessories which belong to an athletic club. The social side of the members is encouraged by means of bowling-alleys, reading-rooms, club rooms and association halls. The educational function of the association is made easy by the provision for class rooms, school rooms and assembly rooms, while the hotel feature is to be found in rooms for lodgers, which are rented, without meals, to men. The serving of meals has never been a feature of Young Men's Christian Association work so far, although there seems a tendency in that direction in some quarters at the present time; consequently something in the way of a restaurant or diningroom and kitchen must be provided for in the buildings where meals are to be served, and a kitchen where meals can be prepared for banquets should be provided in all buildings of this class. Turkish baths usually form part of the general bathing facilities in such buildings and will be found incorporated in most of the plans. It is but reasonable to suppose that a building which combines so many different features must contain a great deal of plumbing work, and such is the case. In the basement, where the swimming-pool is generally located, will be found a number of shower baths, so that the bathers can cleanse their persons before plunging into the pool of water. Close by the showers will usually be found the Turkish bath rooms, with their various combinations of dry-heat and vapor-heat compartments, electric baths, light baths, and all the various other appliances which belong to the department of bathing. A general toilet room will usually be found on this floor, as well as separate toilets and lavatories of a less general nature, an engineers' or janitors'

toilet room, and a boiler room in which is located the heating apparatus for supplying hot water not only to the building proper but also to the swimming pool.

Fig. 91 Usually the first story of the building contains the least plumbing of any of the floors. This is because the first story is generally occupied by the main lobby, office, gymnasium and a few department headquarters, which do away with the necessity for any great number of plumbing fixtures. A drinking fountain of sanitary type will be found desirable for this floor, as it likewise will for each floor of the building, and fire lines should not be overlooked when preparing the plumbing plan and writing thespecifications.

The second story of the building generally contains an assembly room, which may be used for lectures, exhibits, class recitations and various other purposes. In order that concert and like entertainments may be given, a couple of dressing rooms, each containing a lavatory, will not be amiss. A kitchen on this floor, communicating with the assembly room, will be found convenient in case of banquets or other celebrations in the building. Above the second floor, unless some of this space is required for association work, the building is partitioned off into sleeping rooms, to be rented to lodgers, the same as rooms in a hotel. This necessitates providing washing, bathing and toilet facilities on such floors of the building as are given over to this purpose. Usually the washing accommodations are grouped together in one room, where all the lodgers repair for a wash. When there is sufficient money available, however, to pay for the extra work, separate lavatories in each room will be found more desirable, and the increased price which can be charged for rooms with running water will soon repay the original outlay. The bathing facilities on the various floors of Young Men's Christian Association buildings usually consist of shower baths. However, where female help is employed to keep the building clean, the maids' toilet should be as fully equipped as the bath room in a private house, and should contain an ordinary bath tub instead of a shower bath. It is well, likewise, to provide at least one bath tub on each floor of the building, for the benefit of those who would prefer a tubbing to a shower.

Fig. 92 It goes without saying that all water used in a building of this character should be filtered and that the supply pipes should be well proportioned, so that a copious flow of water can be had at all times at all fixtures without the annoyance of one faucet robbing another. The plans for a Young Men's Christian Association building may be seen in the five accompanying illustrations. In Fig. 91 is shown the basement floor, which contains the Turkish baths, swimming pool, general toilet room and a battery of showers, besides some scattered toilet rooms. This floor may be considered as having most of the plumbing features belonging to an athletic club. The first floor plan is shown in Fig. 92. This floor contains, besides the general lobby, general office and gymnasium, a special exercise room,

examination room and physical director's office, and a few scattered toilet rooms. The layout of the second floor is shown in Fig. 93, a toilet room off the visitors' gallery, another opening off from the ladies' parlor and a kitchen sink being all the plumbing installed on this floor.

Fig. 93 In Fig. 94 is shown a plan of the third floor. The only fixtures on this floor are the sink in the dark room and a general toilet room for the use of the occupants of this floor. The fourth, fifth and sixth floors are shown in Fig. 95. These floors are designed for use as dormitories and contain no fixtures outside of the maids' toilet, the general toilet room and a private toilet room communicating with rooms 417 and 418. As was previously remarked,

lavatories in the various sleeping rooms on these floors would add greatly to the convenience and comfort of the inmates, and at a cost but slightly greater than that of portable basins and stands. On the other hand, while the original outlay would be more, the increased revenue from rooms provided with running water would soon balance the account, leaving a net income from the investment. A good feature of the plan under consideration is the providing of private toilet rooms in connection with bedrooms. As in hotel buildings, it would be well in Y. M. C. A. buildings to provide a certain percentage of the sleeping rooms with private baths. It would seem that in large Y. M. C. A. buildings, where several floors are given up to rooms for lodging, that the bed linen, towels and other articles requiring washing would warrant the establishing of a laundry as part of the plumbing or mechanical installation. This would seem the logical thing to do, in view of the fact that the necessary power is available and everything convenient for operating the laundry. A further consideration would be the fact that besides the money saved on the household linen the personal washing of the roomers would help swell the revenue from this branch or department. In Y. M. C. A. buildings where manual training is to be taught special provision will have to be made in fitting up the shop rooms, the plumbing work required depending a great deal on the extent to which the association wishes to carry on the work of training. If trades are to be taught, and plumbing is to be one of the trades, it would be well to have testing troughs connected with the soil pipe and supplied with running water so that the various apparatus used in plumbing can be tested and tried. Further, it would be well to have outlets to which work of the students could be connected, when finished, so they would see how the work held up under pressure. In like manner, in the chemical laboratory special provision will have to be made for students of chemistry, running water, waste connections and gas outlets being required at the laboratory tables. Lead lined sinks are sometimes required for this purpose, when acids are to be used that would attack and destroy other materials, and when lead sinks are used, it is better to have the corners burned than soldered, as acids often destroy solder when they do not injure lead. The best thing to to do when trades are to be taught in Y. M. C. A. buildings, is to consult with the instructors who will have charge of the various departments as to their several requirements, and then make provision accordingly. One requirement, however, which may well be borne in mind, is lockers and wash room for the workers. When the students finish work at the lathe, moulding sand,

wiping solder, or sheet metal bench, they will want to wash, and change their work clothes for street attire, and this cannot be conveniently done without lockers for their use and lavatories with hot water convenient for the purpose.

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Fig. 95 A dark room for photographic purposes will be found a desirable feature of a Y. M. C. A. building for amateur work, even though photography is not one of the studies taught in the courses, and the dark room should be fully equipped with sinks supplied with running water. YMCA EXPANSION PLAN FAILS

Sketches for the proposed Community YMCA expansion, which the zoning board rejected Thursday night. (Click to enlarge. Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Though it got more votes in favor than against, a proposal to nearly double the size of the Community YMCA facility on Maple Avenue in Red Bank isnt going to happen anytime soon. After months of back-and-forth over design plans and the Ys acceding to some concerns of the borough zoning board to the degree that every board member praised its efforts the plan failed to win the votes it needed to move forward. The board voted 4-3 in favor of the plan, but because a use variance was at issue, the YMCA needed a supermajority of five or more votes, said board attorney Marc Leckstein. Board chairwoman Lauren Nicosia had recused herself over a conflict of interest and Chris Ferrigine was absent.

A crowd sat through three hours of discussion and testimony that focused on tree preservation, solar panels and parking. (Click to enlarge) Hearings on the proposal went on for months, with the Ys architects starting over nearly from scratch after board members complained the initial building concept looked too futuristic, with large glass windows. It didnt fit in with Maple Avenues existing homes and businesses, they said. The redesign also moved an entire section of the building to accommodate the request of the Shade Tree Commission to save a few trees and created more parking, including handicapped and courtesy spaces. The YMCA had commissioned traffic and parking studies, and their plans brought forward Thursday conformed to all the recommendations of those experts, said lawyer Marty McGann, who represents the YMCA. Every potetntial condition of approval voiced by board members was greeted with the same answer by McGann: We will do that. We are not adverse to that.

The plan appeared to have solid support from an audience that sat through more than three hours of testimony and comments. Samuel Rennard, three of whose four daughters learned to swim at the Y, got rousing applause when he said to the board, I dont care if you knock down every single tree. I dont care if you take away all the parking spaces, he said. It doesnt matter. We need to take an ounce of common sense and think about this. It helps the community. Still, there were those who said the expansion was bad for Red Bank, and more specifically, bad for Maple Avenue. Joe Buzzanco, a dentist whose office is near the Y, said hes a member and supporter, but opposed the expansion, mostly for traffic reasons. Maple Avenue is a catastrophe, he said. Its the main corridor into Red Bank. This is surely going to make it significantly worse. In the end, though, it still came down to what the building looked like relative to its neighbors. Vice Chairman Tom Williams and first alternate Rosemary Minear voted against the plan. Williams said the building design was a stumbling block for him. A borough ordinance saying that a business or home must essentially blend in, or not interrupt, the existing area, haunted him, he said. This is something I kept referring to during the application and for me, it was never addressed, he said. I came here tonight with an open mind and now comes time to make the decision. While were all going to have to live with it, and I am still stuck on this, Im not against an expansion, but its an inappropriate expansion. After the decision, McGann was the closest thing to a loss for words as a lawyer can be. He pondered, walked around a bit, and as reporters circled him awaiting some comment, said, I dont know how to characterize it yet. Im disappointed. I thought the applicant addressed every concern that the board had.

Williams said the proposal can come back in two ways. The YMCA can appeal the decision, citing capricious action from the board, to state Superior Court in Freehold, which could force the board to re-hear the matter. Or the YMCA can bring in a new plan, completely different plan. Boston YMCA - Core 3 / Harvard GSD fall 07 / Ana Maria Duran, critic selected for GSD Studioworks _________________________________________________________

Boston YMCA - Core 3 / Harvard GSD fall 07 / Ana Maria Duran, critic selected for GSD Studioworks _________________________________________________________

Frisco Family YMCA - Main

Frisco Family YMCA-Main includes more than 25,000 square-feet

of space. Located at the intersection of Main Street & Teel Parkway, it is conveniently accessible to the Northwest Frisco area. As an extension of the Hall Office Park branch it includes many new exciting features, such as: Three group exercise rooms More than 6,000 square feet of state-of-the-art fitness equipment Gaming fitness zones for older kids & teens Three sports fields for growing youth leagues An outdoor playground Fitness and social activities for active older adults Safe & affordable child care Adventure Guides & Princess, the premier father and child bonding program

CYPRESS CREEK FAMILY YMCA

The Cypress Creek Family YMCA will complete an extensive expansion and renovation project soon! This project includes: New ChildWatch area that includes; all ages in one program area with a walled in quiet area for infants, bathrooms in the room for children's use, new check-in system Elevator access to second floor expansion New Group Exercise space allowing for additional classes for members and expansion of existing programs New office space for AfterSchool childcare staff Conference room space allowing for small group classes and meetings Designated Pilates studio for group classes, private Pilates sessions as well as allowing for additional equipment to be added for the Pilates program Current lobby will be expanded to include the area currently occupied by the First Step Room. New lobby area will include: New Welcome Center spaces separated into registration/membership and check-in Additional social space for members Healthy Caf for sandwiches, smoothies, salads, etc Wi-fi area o YMCA informational TV 3 Membership offices to be used for the interviewing and enrolling of new YMCA members

 Current cardiovascular room will be expanded to include the area currently occupied by the ChildWatch area New cardiovascular area will include: Area to add additional cardiovascular equipment o Area for personal training and fitness assessments Boxing area Central area for staff to assist members First Step room will be moved to the area currently occupied by the Infant Room and the AfterSchool childcare offices. Cash boost for YMCA in Erdington

By Neil Elkes May 21 2008

PLANS for a 12 million landmark apartment block for the homeless are a step nearer thanks to a Government grant. The YMCA has been handed a 1.5 million grant towards its new centre on Reservoir Road, Erdington. A stunning new building to be run by the YMCA and Mercian Housing Association has been designed to replace the shabby and out-of-date YMCA hostel.

Government housing minister Caroline Flint announced the plan, backed by Birmingham City Council, had been successful in securing the cash under its Places for Change Programme. She said the scheme supports the governments aims of supporting homeless people and helping communities. She said: "Over the past three years, the Places of Change Programme has helped transform derelict dormitories into places which genuinely transform the lives of homeless people and helping people rebuild their lives through training, volunteering and working." As well as providing 83 self-contained flats to help the citys homeless get back on their feet the centre includes a music studio, gym and meeting rooms which will be available to the whole community - particularly teenagers and young people. They will also be used to offer training and work, both paid and voluntary, to help residents play a productive part in society. Birmingham YMCA chief executive Alan Fraser said: "Only a few weeks ago this whole project felt like a pipe-dream. "Now we are absolutely delighted to have been awarded the 1.5million for our new community facility. Its a fantastic project designed to really tackle the problems of formerly homeless people by getting them to engage in social enterprise initiatives and productive activity that benefits the whole community."

Read Morehttp://www.birminghammail.net/news/birminghamnews/2008/05/21/cash-boost-for-ymca-in-erdington-9731920943927/#ixzz1hPTz3r3I East Boston YMCA Originally an old railroad engine repair house, this building had a second floor built into its tall open space to enlarge the facility to 19,000 square feet. While maintaining the historic character of the existing building by replicating original windows and refurbishing the heavy timber roof trusses, the 3,700 sq. ft. Wellness Center, along with a large subdividable

multipurpose studio provide a generous workout facility in this neighborhood facility. The building also houses a day care center and community space. Sited on a large new park next to the subway makes it well located and highly visible.

LAHORE YMCA HOME SERVICES ABOUT US CONTACT US BROCHURES

We welcome you most cordially to the YMCA website and hope that you will find many things of interest in our programmes. We hope that you will find many friends here and share in the fellowship that exists here. You will find opportunities to develop skills in games & sports............. to build confidence in speaking...................... ability to express your ideas and thoughts in discussions .................... ...to develop your abilities of leadership. .......... to achieve the satisfactions which comes from service to others......................to assume position of responsibility. The Lahore YMCA has a proud tradition of service to Pakistan, since 1876 the YMCA has been famous as a venue for historical meetings, social events and imparting quality education. In this fast changing world YMCA provides increased oppertunities to learn and have beneficial educational experience in different avenues of learning. Our dedicated and committted teachers and staff, who had always upheld the YMCA traditions and values of giving quality education in the emerging growing trends. If you are already experienced in these fields, you can brush up your knowledge. YMCA stands with you in your educational pursuits and prospects of learning for a brighter future. We have been involved in social service projects, most notably the earthquake relief of 2005 and 2006. We maintain a commercial college that is growing in renown throughout the nation. We invite you to learn more and become involved. Please visit this page often for interesting news and updates. What We Do The Lahore YMCA initiated two women empowerment programmes in the marginalised areas of Lahore for the benefit of young girls and women. This empowerment programme includes classes in pattern cutting, sewing and embroidery. The participants in this programme were also given education on:

The Lahore YMCA has very strong educational programes and are running, a commercial college. Teaching, Executive Secretarial course, Typewiting & Shorthand, helping people with their career. Our language classes in Spoken English, German, French, Chinese, Japanese & IELTS are popular too. Art & Design Department teaches, Drawing, Painting, Interior Designing, Fashion Designing, Textile Designing, Caligraphy, Sculpture, The work of our students exhibited in the YMCA lobby, which clearly portrays the caliber of our students, and can be judged as the work of standard. With the present trend of globalization,our information technology Department offers variety of different computer courses from the basics to advanced professional computer courses. For those who have a heart for the showbiz world, we are offering courses in Film and T.V. Production, Journalism & Broadcasting, Cameraman & Lighting techniques, and how to be a professional anchor person. And of course to see you look smart & fit we have Aerobics fitness class which is becoming popular among those who care for their physical fitness and health. Our drama society which has been a nursery for the new talents has produced many renowned actors. And to teach you the Beauty Tips, we have Beautician Classes, teaching the latest techniques in Beauty & Body Art. The Lahore YMCA has a forum on the Aging Population helping the senior citizens to keep up an active life, who had given us the golden part of their lives, and now deserves to be honoured. Lahore YMCA allow 50% discount in all its educational programmes for the aging population who are above 60 years of age, as we consider life is a never ending learning process, and one is never too old to learn. The facilities are used by literary societies as well. The YMCA arranges lectures on drug abuse and preventive measures. The Lahore YMCA also arrange Painiting competition twice a year on "PEACE", inviting students from different educational instutitions to participate. The YMCA lobby houses exhibitions for Paintings and Dress Designing of Amature and professional artists. DAVID YMCA FACILITIES David YMCA Floor Plan

Our 44,000 square foot building has so much to offer you! Please view the specific areas of the building below to see. As you enter our Buehler Food Market Lobby, our friendly front desk staff will point you in the right direction in our easy-toaccess building. Our YMCA has eleven surveillance cameras to monitor activity inside and outside our building at all times. Air hockey, ping pong, basketballs, corn hole and other games are available by leaving your card at the front desk. Have fun! DeHoff Wellness Center: Life Fitness Selectorized Weight Machines, Hammer Strength plate-loaded machines and free weights in a large mirrored 5,400 square foot room with high ceilings. Large banks of windows overlooking beautiful views of Jackson Township to the east and south. LifeFitness Treadmills, Elliptical/Cross Trainers, stationary and recumbent bikes, Expresso Fitness

bikes, Cybex Arcs, Concept 2 Rowing machines, Nu-Step Recumbent Steppers and Schwinn Airdyne Upright Bike. For more information on our Wellness Center, please click here. Polar Bear Pool: Six lane, 25 yard competitive pool with a 1 meter diving board. Depth is 3.5 to 12 feet. Ample space for swimming lessons, lap swimming and aerobic classes. A state-of-the-art UV lamp sanitation system keeps water crystal clear and clean. Large 9 person whirlpool on deck available for adults. Please click here for the most up to date Pool Schedule. For more information on our pool, please click here. Larry L. Lanham Pool Viewing Room:

A fully air-conditioned room with bleacher seating for parents, families, and friends to watch their loved ones during their aquatic time. John B. & Veronica Sirpilla Gymnasium: Full-size air-conditioned gymnasium with spring-loaded wood floor. Striped half-court with floor-to-ceiling curtain to section off. Available for 2 halfcourt games at one time. Gym can be adapted to house 2 volleyball courts. For a current gym schedule, please click here. For more information on our gym, please clickhere. Jon & Melanie Scheetz Exercise Studio: Air-conditioned, spring-loaded wood floor, mirrored wall. Excellent storage off the room for all exercise props available for use during classes. Massillon Cable TV Child Watch Room: Bright, cheery, child-friendly place to leave your child(ren) while you work out during busiest program times. Small private restroom with child-size

toilet off this room. Sectioned off play area for children 12 months and under. Positioned directly across from Welcome Desk for security. For more information on our Child Watch room, please click here. Separate Men's, Women's, and Boys/Girls Locker Rooms: Private showers have attached dressing areas. Locker rooms are clean and spacious. Hair dryers, Suitmates (in Mens and Womens), Baby Changing Stations, scales (in Mens and Womens). Lockers for day use and annual rental. All locker rooms exit into private hallway to pool Rotary Club of Jackson Township Family/Special Needs Changing Room:

4 private changing rooms close to pool down private hallway. Contain sink, shower, toilet, hooks and sturdy chair for your essentials. Chris & Leslie Paxos Multipurpose Room:

Large multipurpose area with 3 panel SportWall. Large bank of east-facing windows overlooking the heart of Jackson Township. Party and meeting rentals available. Tile by Tile: Leave a Lagacy! Purchase tiles and join the community in support of your YMCA! Click here for more information.

DAVID YMCA WELLNESS CENTER Wellness Center

Look for the burgundy shirts....Our caring, knowledgeable Wellness Center staff is present and available 17 hours a day to help with your workout. Be it delivering a free Wellness Center orientation on the equipment, spotting a dead lift or giving a helpful hint, they will make your experience more valuable. Three large plasma screen TVs are centered on our east wall amidst the banks of cardiovascular machines with a variety of stations to watch (see Wellness Center staff to change a channel) or let your mind wander over the picturesque hills of Jackson Township out the large windows. Two groupings of 14-inch cubbies for your keys, sweatshirt and personal items are available for your use at any time. A stretching area with ballet barre and thick mats makes for a quiet area to complete your workout. Dynabands, ResistaBalls, steps, a BOSU ball (available by request to Wellness Center staff), medicine balls and more are available in this area. The free weight area consists of: A rubberized floor surface with a variety of benches Smith machine Adjustable and Dual Adjustable Pulley machines A full set of Hampton dumbbells Hammer Strength plate-loaded machines Mirrored walls and more Our clean, well-maintained Selectorized weight machines will accommodate every major muscle group. They are lined up in an orderly large to small muscle group fashion which will correspond directly to your helpful workout chart if you are interested in tracking your workouts. All programs, including your free Wellness Center orientation and others, may be accessed by clicking here. Our cardio machines are: 10 LifeFitness treadmills 8 LifeFitness ellipticals 3 LifeFitness upright stationary bikes 3 LifeFitness recumbant stationary bikes 3 Expresso upright bikes 2 TechnoGym Wave machines 3 Cybex ARC machines

 2 NuStep recumbent steppers The Wellness Center is for ages 13 and up. For their safety, ages 13-17 must go through a Youth Safety Clinic before working out in this room. Click here for that information. For Wellness Center Rules and Guidelines, please click here. For Cardio Sign-up Guidelines, please clickhere. For any other information, please contact Lori Simionides, Ext. 1105, Health & Wellness Director. DAVID YMCA POOL Pool

Our state-of-the-art natatorium boasts a 6 lane, 25 yard competition pool, 1 meter diving board, and large whirlpool. Home to both the David YMCA Phantoms and the Jackson High School Polar Bears swim teams, we utilize the very best sanitation equipment to ensure you a comfortable experience at

our facility--whether you are training to take home the gold, or enjoying a relaxing swim. At the David YMCA, we pride ourselves on offering the very best aquatic instruction available. We employ top-quality instructors and train them extensively. If you are an adult wishing to learn to swim for the first time, or have children who want to learn, we have a program for you. Please visit our program page for a complete list of available programs. Also, be sure to register online! Follow the link to the left to begin your aquatic instruction! Open Swim Policy Our swim policy is designed to keep you and your children safe. Please be sure to carefully review all aquatic policies to ensure the very best experience at our pool. Please click here to review our Open Swim Policies. Deep Water Test The deep water test is required for all children ages 6 to 14. Child must be able to swim one length (25 yards) front crawl with face in the water, using rotary breathing and above water arm recovery. Must also tread water for 30 seconds and float on back for 10 seconds. Deep water testing can only be administered at specific times. However, once your child passes the test, that information is stored in our computer, and you will not need to take the test at another of our branches, nor will you need to renew the test each year. Please stop by the front desk for a list of available Deep Water Testing times, or join us every Saturday at noon. Whirlpool Our whirlpool is nestled comfortably in the corner of the Polar Bear Natatorium. Members 18 years old and older may enjoy a relaxing time in 104 degree water. We encourage you to utilize the relaxing powers of our whirlpool, but we do ask that you limit your use to 15 minutes at a time. Hours

The pool and whirlpool open 15 minutes after the building, and close 15 minutes before the building. Please be aware that we occasionally must close the whirlpool, or there may be certain times the pool is unavailable for open swim. Be sure to review our Pool Schedule to find the best time to enjoy our facility. DAVID YMCA GYM John B & Veronica Sirpiilla Gymnasium

Our spacious, air-conditioned and well-lit gymnasium houses some preschool and childrens programs as well as some fitness classes but is open most of the time for open play. Pick-up basketball is popular. We are kid-friendly for preschool to middle school members. All four of our basketball hoops are adjustable down to six feet for our smaller players. Please click here for the current Gym Schedule. Source: http://www.ymcastark.org YOUTH PROGRAMS

Listed below are the Youth programs that are available at the Alliance Family YMCA Flag Football Small Stuff Soccer Youth Basketball Youth Karate Youth Weight Room Youth Activity Nights Fitness Fun Club Leaders Club Flag Football SMALL STUFF FLAG FOOTBALL For ages 3-6 Designed for parent/child participation. Its all about fun FLAG FOOTBALL For grades 1-3 Skills training Have fun back to top Small Stuff Soccer For ages 3-6 Designed for parent/child participation Learn basics and fundamentals back to top Youth Basketball For grades 3-6 Boys and Girls Skills Training

 Tournament Play in House back to top Youth Karate Held year-round for boys and girls 8 years & up Builds coordination, agility, mental powers Teaches self-discipline and self-defense back to top Youth Weight Room The Youth Weight Room is specifically designed for those not yet old enough to work out in the adult fitness centers. For boys and girls in grades 3 - 7, this room includes strengthening machines and cardiovascular machines. You MUST go through an orientation before working out in this room. back to top Youth Activity Nights Monday - Thursday nights. Offered to students ages 6 and up. Supervised activities for your 7-12 year old. Games, gym fun, and fitness are just some of the planned activities. Any students who are members of the YMCA are welcome to participate, just ask the front desk. back to top Fitness Fun Club For boys and girls in 2nd - 7th grade. A mentoring program with Mount Union Students. Youth will learn about health, nutrition, and personal fitness. Some parental involvement will be required. This program is endorsed by Alliance Community Hospital. back to top Leaders Club For any Middle School and High School age students.

The YMCA Leaders Club is focused on teaching young adults leadership skills that will provide them with important tools to use in the future. Students have been involved in numerous

volunteer projects for the community as well as nationwide activities such as the Special Olympics and Hammer and Nails. We will also plan fun activities throughout the year for our members to take part in. AQUATICS PROGRAMS Listed below are the Aquatics programs for the Alliance Family YMCA Parent/Child Swim Lessons Preschool Swim Lessons Youth Swim Lessons Home School Gym & Swim Swim Team Adult Aquatics Parent/Child Swim Lessons Primary objective is to get both parent and child comfortable in the water - parent will be taught how to teach his/her child to be safe in and around water.

Allows child to have fun while parent guides him/her to learn aquatic skills. If not potty-trained, child must wear cloth diaper with plastic pants and swim suit or swim diaper with swimsuit.

Parent accompanies child in water. All classes are 30 minutes. Preschool Swim Lessons Ages 3 - Kindergarten Parent does not accompany child in class

Teaches the basic skills of swimming, including pool safety, boating safety and the use of personal flotation devices.

If not potty-trained, child must wear cloth diaper with plastic pants and swim suit or swim diaper with swim suit.

All classes are 30-minutes. Youth Swim Lessons First grade and up Seven level program 45 minute classes Home School Gym & Swim For home schooled students. For children in 1st grade and up. One hour of organized gym time. One hour of organized swim activities and free swim time. Swim Team Open to boys and girls Minnow level and above. Must be an Alliance YMCA facility member. Practices held Monday - Friday. Adult Aquatics Programs ARTHRITIS WATER EXCERSISE Class in conjunction with Arthritis Foundation. Exercises help to improve flexibility, freedom of movement, muscle strength and muscle tone. AQUA STEP A great combination of water fitness and step aerobics. SWIMNASTICS Low impact, low intensity workout. Designed for strengthening, toning and improving flexibility.

PRIVATE LESSONS Half hour, one-on-one swim lesson with a caring instructor. Adult, Youth and Preschool children. By appointment through Aquatic Department. CPR / FIRST AID CERTIFICATION The Alliance YMCA is now proud to offer the following ASHI CPRPRO, FIRSTAID, BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN, and AED OXYGEN ADMINISTRATION classes. Hurry, as space is limited to ten participants per class. GYMNASTICS PROGRAMS Listed below are the Gymnastics programs for the Alliance Family YMCA Preschool Gymnastics Progressive Gymnastics Tumble and Splash Private Lessons Kippers Pre-Competitive Backhandspring Class Team Gymnastics Preschool Gymnastics TUMBLING TOTS Ages 2-3 Equipment suitable for pre-schoolers. Parents teach and guide their child through the basics. Child has fun while learning from their parent.

GYMNASTICS Ages 4-5 Beginner program for boys and girls. Develop coordination/enhance fine motor skills. back to top Progressive Gymnastics ROLLERS Ages 6 and up level 1 beginner Beginner level for boys and girls with no experience. SWINGERS Level 2 intermediate

Intermediate level for boys and girls who have successfully completed the Rollers Level.

Tumble and Splash Ages 2-5 Half hour of preschool gymnastics with lots of songs and movements. Half hour of free swim. Parent participation is required. back to top Private Lessons Forty-five minutes, one-on-one gymnastics lesson with a caring instructor. By appointment through Gymnastics Department. Contact Teri Faudree. back to top Kippers

 For the gymnast who has mastered the skills required for both the Rollers and Swingers levels. Hours and fees based on 7 or more children in class. back to top Pre-Competitive For the experienced gymnast that has completed Level 3 and has been evaluated. Will learn Level 4 skills and routines with a stronger emphasis on conditioning. Designed to prepare gymnasts for Level 4 Team. back to top Back Handspring Class Pre-requisite: cartwheels, round-offs, bridges/backbends. Ages 3rd grade and up for girls and boys. back to top Team Gymnastics For girls 6 years and up who have completed the required skill level (Levels 4-9 Members Only) Contact Vicki, Head Gymnastics Coach at 330-823-1930 for more information. ADULT PROGRAMS Listed below are the Adult Programs for the Alliance Family YMCA Yoga Racquetball League Adult Karate Line Dancing Fitness Orientation Personal Training Body Composition Testing Health And Fitness Yoga Works on flexibility, endurance, & strength

 Gentle yet challenging back to top Racquetball League Members only Beginner and advanced players welcome Great way to meet other members and get your exercise back to top Adult Karate Build coordination, agility, and strength Increase self-confidence, self-discipline back to top Line Dancing True Country Line Dancing as well as some wedding favorites. back to top Fitness Orientation For new members who need a brief explanation of how to use equipment safely and effectively. Stop at the service desk and fill out a request form. FREE to members back to top Personal Training Need more in-depth instruction than an orientation? Let one of our caring personal trainers work with you one on one. By appointment only (1/2 hour and 1 hour appointments) back to top Body Composition Testing Bioelectrical Impedance method measures entire body composition including fat, lean and water mass. By appointment only. back to top Health and Fitness Fitness classes are approximately 1 hour long unless otherwise indicated. All classes are subject to change or cancellation

Group Cycling: 45 minutes of a cardiovascular workout. Great for all fitness levels and all ages. Core Pole: 30-40 minutes of conditioning fun. No impact utilizing resistance bands. Complete body workout. Walk This Way: 30-40 minutes of walking to the beat using specialized arm movements and light weight work. No impact to the body and super results. Followed by 15-20 minutes of floor conditioning exercise. Mini Master: 60 minutes of a super cross-training class. Any combination of: Step, Lo Impact, Martial Arts, and Conditioning. Take any or all parts that you wish. Totally Toned: Complete one hour work out. This class contains 20 minutes of cardio followed up with upbeat conditioning. Pilates: A mind-body form of exercise which focuses on developing strength, flexibility and stability in the core muscles of the body (30 minutes) Zumba: A party with exercise, its fun and easy to do. Its a total body workout following different Latin dance styles. A high-energy class with a mix of music and you dont need to know how to dance. Silver Sneakers:

30-40min. Have fun and move to the music through a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular strength, range of movement, and activity for daily living skills. Hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles, and a ball are offered for resistance, and a chair is used for seated and/or standing support. Power Pump: 45 minutes of group lifting. Strengthen each major muscle group as you work towards a toned and sculpted body. The fastest way to get your body in shape. Super-Seconds: Take your fitness to the next level! Super sets of cardio and strength challenge the participant second by second. This class is designed for the advanced participant. Rapid Results: This 30 minute workout incorporates strength and cardiovascular stations that alternate between Keiser equipment and cardio movements. Class is held in the Keiser Training Room. Mix It Up: Lets mix it up! Lo-Impact with a little cardio kickboxing makes a powerful workout. Followed by conditioning, medicine ball and body bar workout for balance and strength. HELP CANTON KIDS!

CANTON CAPITAL PROJECT: ERIC SNOW YMCA "Children are one third of our population and all of our future." ~Select Panel for the Promotion of Child Health, 1981 The youth of Canton need a YMCA facility they can call home. The Y is embarking on an exciting capital redevelopment project in downtown Canton.

The NEW Facility will include: Gymnasium Indoor aquatic center wellness center multi-purpose rooms locker rooms kids' zone play area learning lab/classroom CAMPAIGN GOAL: $5.4 MILLION RAISED TO DATE: $3.1 MILLION Program Offerings: youth sports aquatic lessons including water safety programs health and wellness programs group exercise adult sports leagues family programs HOW YOU CAN IMPACT LIVES IN YOUR COMMUNITY: Contact: Michelle Aladich 330-491-9622 EMAIL: maladich@ymcastark.org Top of Form

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1402 W. Maple St. North Canton, OH 44720 Phone: 330-492-2229 Fax: 330-966-5938 If you care about finding a quality program for your infant or toddler we are the place for you! Our children and parents are special to us and are treated as part of our YMCA family. We are a home away from home where children are loved, respected and encouraged to learn and grow. Conveniently located near I-77 by Price Park in North Canton, our Center is a great place to be if you are under three! The Infant

and Toddler Center serves children birth to age three and fullypotty trained with continuing care at the North Canton YMCA Preschool and Child Care Center. Please call 330-492-BABY to arrange a time for a tour or just stop by. We cant wait to meet you and your family!

Rowena Litman Infant/Toddler Director YMCA unveils expansion plan Published 11:21pm Thursday, February 10, 2011 Email Print Comments Bret Hendrie is a man with a plan. The Niles-Buchanan YMCAs CEO is hoping to generate enthusiasm with a new master plan for the Front Street facility, recently finished by the organizations board of directors.

The Niles-Buchanan YMCA plans to focus on youth with its 30,000square-foot addition. There are no immediate plans for construction, but YMCA CEO Bret Henrie believes the project could begin to move forward as early as late 2012. This project was done to look at how we could better use our facility and what were some of the things our new facility needs to offer at a much better level, Hendrie said.

When the organization was developing plans for its current building years ago, Hendrie explained, an estimated 17,000-square-feet of space had to be cut from the design when the project came in about $2 million over budget. What resulted was the YMCAs current facility. But the hopes to expand has not been diminished and the delay, Hendrie said, turned out to work for the organization. Calling the delay a god send, Hendrie said when it came time to sit down and revisit what lay ahead for the future of the YMCA, it was found, the needs have changed. There is no time table for any development of the master plan, broken down into what will likely be a number of phases of development, construction and renovation. There are no current fundraisers in the works and Hendrie said the likelihood of movement on the plan would not take place until sometime in late 2012. Until then, what hes hoping to see is increased enthusiasm for the project. Its keeping these volunteers motivated, the community hungry, the membership hungry for change and additions, he said. Those plans include a new youth wellness and teen lounge as part of a designated space for teens which would include games, a lounge and even computer space. Were really looking programically at what our needs are, Hendrie said. Those needs translate into more opportunities and avenues for families to take advantage of, especially when their children get older. Right now on average, Hendrie said the YMCA will see 200 kids come in and out of their current child watch services throughout the day, where children can take part in various activities while their parents are getting a workout in the gym. With the planned addition, those capabilities would double, he said. Double and extend into planned teen and youth programs and opportunities. Where families sometimes find it harder to spend time at the YMCA as children grow and programs are limited, an extension to cater to all age groups could benefit members. Thats the plan, anyway. The main focus of Phase 1 of this project would be youth, Hendrie said.

That focus comes from listening to what members are wanting and needing and based on what we see at the YMCA. The need is there, Hendrie said. I think a lot of positives will come from this. Thinking into the future, Hendrie said the additions specifically designed for its younger members could spur the development of youth clubs that could take on philanthropic projects and learns aspects of becoming active in the community. Though there are still plenty of steps to take toward the estimated 30,000-square-feet of newly constructed and renovated space, Hendrie is optimistic. Its going to happen, he said. Tags: Niles-Buchanan YMCA The YMCA of Greater Indianapolis is making plans to build a full service facility in Pike Township. Northwestside residents are served by an express facility, but the Pike YMCA at 7114 Lakeview Parkway W. Drive in the Park 100 office complex has no pool or gymnasium, said Pete Cleveland, special counsel of new business development. NorthIndyStar.com:Click here for the latest local news on schools, sports, events and more.WestIndyStar.com:Click here for the latest local news on schools, sports, events and more. Were extremely excited to have a new facility, said Joe Peele, Pike YMCA executive director. We will be more family-friendly and serve the community much better in the new facility. The 47,000-square-foot branch will sit on land donated by Pike Township Schools on Lafayette Road north of I-65. Fundraising continues for the branch that will cost $10 million to $15 million. Since the express branch opened in April 2006, the plan has been to build a larger, full-service facility, Cleveland said.

The Pike Township Residents Association voted Wednesday to back a zoning request for the YMCA facility. I heard from no one who objected to this, said Susan Blair, residents association president. Everyone thinks this is a good use for this site. The YMCA will seek rezoning approval from a Metropolitan Development Commission hearing examiner June 25. They hope to break ground next June, Cleveland said, and finish the facility in 14 to 18 months. Tennis bubble leads Y plans Posted: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:06 pm Share| Email Print Six-phase master plan starts by getting more indoor courts, youth off waiting list By CAROL STUART For Brentwood Home Page The Maryland Farms YMCA is beginning a long-range expansion plan with a tennis bubble.

The seasonal air structure will add five indoor tennis courts to the existing seven for the late October-early April season, probably starting in fall 2011. The primary goal is to take a lot of the 300 kids off the monstrous waiting list for the junior development program, where 300 already participate. It's just the first phase of a six-phase plan recently filed with the Brentwood city planning commission that plans expansions through the year 2025. The planning commission asked the Y to submit a master plan rather than

seeing piecemeal projects. "We just have a ravenous supply of juniors in this area just looking for a place where they can play indoor tennis, not only year-round but specifically during the winter," said Jim Monk, tennis director at Maryland Farms Y. "Tennis is huge here in Williamson County, and Maryland Farms has been a tennis anchor in this community for 25-30 years. ".... If we did not have the junior program that we have here, I truly believe our program as a The heated structure will also help out the 1,500 tennis members who Eventually, the Maryland Farms Y would lose an indoor court with a twostory, 14,000-square-foot major expansion over Court A that would also A photo of what the tennis bubble would look like from outside. add locker rooms and fitness floor space. That wouldn't happen until around 2017 as Phase IV. Two more possible expansions under the concept plan would include: a 9,000-square-foot addition in 2022 where the Youth Activities Center yurt is now located, and a 14,200-square-foot expansion in 2025 near the rear outdoor tennis courts. The facility, the busiest Y in Middle Tennessee along with Green Hills, hasnt needed much space expansion since taking over the former Maryland Farms racquet and swim club. It's an interesting dynamic to have a big tennis facility attached to a YMCA so they really had to try to marry together, and they've done a really good job, said Y member Scott Snoyers, chairman of the Maryland Farms tennis committee. They've done such a good job that everybody wants to come there. They're continuing to try to move things around. This master plan is a way to show people what's going to happen in the future to try and accommodate people. I don't know what our occupancy is, but there are a

whole lot of people there all the time from the minute it opens to the time they close. Almost parking 20 spaces also would be added with Phase I, and Phase II involves adding nearly 50 parking spaces in spring 2012. The planning commission has expressed concern about parking at the Y, which just had a major parking addition this spring. Phase III, targeted for spring 2013, would expand the indoor pool to remove a whirlpool and add a therapy pool. The YMCA will have a capital campaign to fund the bubble. We've been trying to get this bubble for many years, Snoyers said. It's amazing to me even with my past history The equipment/back side as a tennis pro that of the bubble would look there are hundreds similar to this. and hundreds of kids who want to come out to the tennis program each day and we can't accommodate them. The junior program will get priority on the seasonal indoor courts from 4 p.m. to about 6 or 6:30 p.m. during the week and 2-4:30 on Saturdays. Then recreation play, lessons and league time will be scheduled from there. Currently two of the indoor courts are left open for call-in play, two are scheduled as teaching courts, and the other three are sold as contract time. Just like other indoor tennis facilities do, members can join together to buy a block of time for the 26-week season, and spots are chosen in order determined by lottery. Because the Y is an affordable place to play tennis, everyone comes there, Snoyers said . It's hard to get an indoor court in the winter. The YMCA took over the Donelson center at the beginning of the year, Snoyers said. They were trying to move some of the kids over there but it's just too far away from the Brentwood area where all these kids are, he said.

Snoyers believes the air structure is a big win for Middle Tennessee tennis, especially in the wake of quickstart mini-tennis courts installed at Centennial Sportsplex by the Tennis Channel following the May floods. Between that and us having more time to expand our program, it's going to help kids grow up with tennis, he said. Tennis is a sport you can play all your life and teaches you good values. We're excited. West Toledo YMCA Development Update West Toledo YMCA plans $8M+ expansion Posted on Toledo Business Journal website January 2008 Edition

Construction is set to begin this spring on an $8.2 million expansion at the West Toledo YMCA on Tremainsville Road. The new facility has been in the planning stages for more than two years and is being designed to complement the recently completed 306,000 square foot Roy C. Start High School, which was constructed by Lathrop/Gant/Barton Malow, LLC (LGB). Overall, the two projects provide an investment of more than $50 million for Lucas County. Completion of the YMCA is expected by early 2009.

According to Robert Alexander, YMCA of Greater Toledo president and CEO, the new YMCA building will be 60,000 square feet. It will include a 10,000 square foot aquatic center and be the largest YMCA in the region. Half of the facility will be new, and half will be refurbished. The auditorium, gymnasium, and the rooms surrounding them will be completely remodeled and transformed into a wellness center, aerobic studio, family center, teen center, and a strength and conditioning area. North of these areas will be a new entranceway, lobby, offices, new locker rooms, and the aquatic center. Because the aquatic center has a lot of glass and natural light, it will open up to the outdoors, Alexander explained. So, in the summertime, [the aquatic center] will open up to a patio area, a sunbathing area, and a concession stand. Well have an indoor / outdoor environment in the summertime. The aquatic center will include a 25-yard indoor competitive swimming pool with six lanes and a leisure pool with zero depth entry. Other features include a large sliding board and additional family apparatus for the water. According to Alexander, the pool will be the largest pool at any of the YMCA of Greater Toledo facilities. We had a 55-year-old YMCA that was 23,000 square feet, housed about 7,000 members, and was completely inadequate for our needs, Alexander stated. The new YMCA is expected to have approximately 15,000 members. There is a demand in that neighborhood for a YMCA, and the school district was building a brand new Start High School [next door]. So we looked at our needs and found some mutual benefit of collaboration [with Start]. By doing the project this way, the school district has saved millions of dollars by not having to relocate students for two years while they built a new high school and also by not having to build a new auditorium.

In an interview with Toledo Business Journal, Roosevelt Gant, president of R. Gant, LLC, part of LGB, stated, Part of the uniqueness is in the fact that theres a partnership with Toledo Public Schools and the YMCA. [The YMCA is being built] adjacent to the site We cant tear their building down until we give them a new one to move into. Start students and coaches will also be able to use the new YMCAs strength and conditioning areas during school hours and take part in programming after school. The YMCA plans to hire Start students for a range of tasks as part of the expected 20 fulltime and 100 part-time jobs needed to employ the facility. SSOE, Inc. is the architect for the YMCA project; a general contractor has not yet been hired, but bidding is expected to begin soon. The YMCA does not expect an interruption of operations due to construction, as the old facility will be used and not demolished until the new construction is complete. According to Alexander, the YMCA is in the midst of a $3.5 million campaign to raise money for the facility. Approximately $1.25 million has already been raised. No public funds will be used to fund the YMCA project. The YMCA mission is to build strong kids, strong families, and a strong community, Alexander stated. As a charitable 501(c)(3), the YMCA has a large annual scholarship campaign so that everyone can use it regardless of their ability to pay; thats what makes us different than a health club. Toledo doesnt have a clue whats coming. It knows a new YMCA is going to be built, but it doesnt really know how fantastic its going to be on that property with the school, the football field, the park, and all the parking coordinated. APRIL 26TH, 2011 Halifax YMCAs Plan for the Future: Private Capital for Public Infrastructure

BY MATT NEVILLE // 6 COMMENTS HALIFAX - The CBC and YMCA buildings occupy a prominent corner in Halifax - a stone's throw from the bustling Spring Garden Road, the Citadel and Public Gardens. In recent years, its neighbours have undergone extensive changes, including the addition of the Martello atop Park Lane Mall and the construction of the Paramount Apartments, directly across from the Public Gardens. And while much of the block has grown-up, the CBC building and the adjacent YMCA have sat comfortably, tucked away between civic landmarks, new residential towers and a busy retail strip. But now, the CBC and YMCA are ready and willing to work together to exploit the potential of the strategic place that they hold in the city.

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Top: Current view of CBC building from Bell Road. Bottom: Conceptual rendering of proposed development.

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Top: Current view from South Park Street. Bottom: Proposed development. In December 2010, the YMCA and CBC Radio-Canada submitted a Plan Amendment Application to HRM Planning Services to allow for the joint development of their properties. The current application seeks site specific amendments to the Regional Municipal Planning Strategy, the Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy, the Downtown Halifax Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy and the Downtown Halifax Land Use By-Law. Current regulations limit post-bonus building height to 23 metres (CBC) and 49 metres (YMCA); the application seeks to increase the height limit only for the CBC site in order to match current height limits in place for the YMCA parcel.

Existing post-bonus heights on the YMCA and CBC sites. In March 2011, Regional Council voted in favour of allowing the amendment request to proceed (this was consistent with the HRM Staff recommendation presented in a February 2011 report to Council); a Public Information Meeting was held on April 21, 2011. As with many proposed developments of this magnitude, brought forth on Peninsular Halifax, the joint YMCA/CBC application has created a vocal debate over issues of density, height, viewplanes, shadows and parking. So, what affect will such a project have on the city and what can residents expect in the coming months? Few will argue with the need for such a facility on the Peninsula. The proposed YMCA facility would be a Category 2 recreational facility, offering services similar to the Dartmouth Sportsplex, Cole Harbour Place and the

new Canada Games Centre. Currently, no Category 2 facility exists on the Peninsula. In their report, HRM Staff state that the new YMCA would offer a substantial public benefit without the use of any public financial support the YMCA would build a facility that HRM is currently unable to to afford. The overall objectives of the project reaffirms the YMCA's commitment to the neighbourhood (where they have been located since the early 1950s): to construct a new YMCA community centre, supported by residential development, that effectively renews a prominent corner, creates jobs, generates taxes (estimated to be between $1.0-$1.125 million annually), offers new public amenity space and encourages healthy living and sustainable urban development. In addition to the 70,000 square foot YMCA space (that includes an aquatic complex, indoor running track, childcare centre, ourdoor garden, gym and fitness area), the proposal also offers approximately 335,000 square feet of residential and commercial space within short walking distances to major shopping, employment, tourist and education destinations and located on major bus routes. The two existing buildings date back to the 1930s and 1950s and are unable to accommodate the current needs of either facility. The proposed development will allow for significant expansion for the YMCA and the integration of its currently separate radio and television broadcast locations for CBC. CBC has expressed its desire to stay in the city centre and have suggested that they may either expand their Bell Road location or rent space in the proposed development, but final plans have yet to be announced. Opponents to the application have suggested that the YMCA's proposal is no different than others brought forward recently, by suggesting that their attempt to alter regulations is simply meant to maximize profits. The YMCA states that a renovation of their current location just isn't financially feasible without the requested height allowance that will allow them to generate the capital necessary to construct a Category 2 facility in this location. Save the View - a coalition comprised of eleven communityminded organizations, including the Nova Scotia Heritage Trust - was one of the dissenting voices at the April 2011 Public Information Meeting, expressing concerns over the scale of the development in relation to the Citadel, possible adverse affects on the Public Gardens due to shadows,

and the precedent set by allowing seemingly frequent amendments to existing plans and policies. Parks Canada has also expressed concern over the visual impact that the new building will make on the views from within the fort walls. Despite their concerns, the two parcels are not governed by any existing (official) viewplanes (no piece of the entire block bordered by Sackville, South Park Spring Garden, and Dresden Row is affected by current viewplanes) and the proposed building is no taller than the neighbouring Paramount and Martello residential buildings.

Existing viewplanes in relation to the proposed development.

Height of proposed development in relation to existing buildings and current height limits. The application requests that the maximum height limit for the CBC site be increased to match the limit currently in effect on the YMCA site 49 metres. So while the increase doubles the existing height limit, the request is consistent with much of the urban block. In their report, HRM Staff recognizes that the proposed development will have little effect on shading the Public Gardens, a serious concern when evaluating any proposal located along its perimeter. However, Council shall also consider such requests when a development is deemed to confer significant economic, social or cultural benefits to HRM (Downtown Halifax Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy, Policy 87). In this manner, HRM Staff recommended that the application proceed to the next stage, stating that there is merit to the YMCA proposal that warrants further detailed review and public consultation. While debate often focuses on issues of viewplanes and shadows, this application deals with only one issue should an increase to the height limit governing the CBC site be considered based on the potential significant social, cultural and recreational benefits offered to residents by the proposed project? Similar to the recent proposal for Spirit Place, brought forward on behalf of the St. Johns United congregation, the YMCA application illustrates the challenges faced by many community organizations when adjusting to

changing demographics and the needs of community members. This application is a calculated attempt by the YMCA to adapt to real estate development conditions and the role they play within the 21st century city. The YMCA has been successful implementing other innovative funding solutions for redevelopment of their facilities in cities around the globe, addressing both the concerns of members, as well as the larger community. Council must consider such applications in a different light and recognize the YMCAs long-standing commitment to the development of the city and to the health and well-being of its residents.

Concept rendering showing proposed pedestrian link through existing block. At this stage, HRM Staff are preparing recommendations (based, in part, on feedback gathered during the recent Public Information Meeting) concerning the application to amend the Municipal Planning Strategy - necessary to allow this development to proceed. After reviewing the report, Council will vote on whether or not to allow the application to proceed to a Public Hearing (where members of the public can express their views directly to Council). If approved, the final design will require a

site plan approval, which will include a detailed review of building design by the Design Review Committee. Photo sources: YMCA website and Google.

INTERACT RELATED MORE BY Matt Neville MORE IN Architecture, Community development, Construction,Development, Environment, Halifax,HRMbyDes ign, Infrastructure,Pedestrians, Public Space, Urban design COMMENTS Neither the author nor Spacing necessarily agree with the comments posted below. Spacing reserves the right to edit or delete comments entirely. See our Comment Policy. If one is concerned about views and shadows, ask for a view plane impact model and shadow impact study. It appears that the proponent has already modelled the proposed development so it should not be hard to do this. COMMENT BY BARAY APRIL 26, 2011 | 2:09 PM Very informative, absolutely love the plan, long overdue. COMMENT BY SUZANNE MCDONOUGH APRIL 27, 2011 | 3:04 PM I can't wait to see this get the go ahead. Every time Phil Pacey opens his mouth, it seems he is cementing his place as an obstructionist, and really has no place within the reasoned debate about built heritage.

COMMENT BY MIKE APRIL 29, 2011 | 9:00 PM This is a great proposal. The Heritage Trust et al. groups don't even bother looking at, or analyzing development proposals. They just automatically say 'NO'. They want to turn Halifax into a muesum. Muesums are quiet, dusty, boring places that allow you to remember the way things used to be. Do we really want that for Halifax? COMMENT BY KEN B APRIL 30, 2011 | 6:36 PM Not quite two years ago HRM development staff pushed for the passage of HRM by Design.. It took probably four years of staff's and the public's time and cost taxpayers in the neighbourhood of $2 million. The payoff? It was to end forever all of the discussion about heights, massing, etc. in the downtown. Every developer would know just what the rules were and (get this) abide by them, Now the very same staff are pushing for the approval of this project which will do exactly what they promised would never happen again. In a letter to the editor in March, a very wise gentleman wrote, " I believe that all policies in HRM should be written on a popsicle so they can just melt away like the resolve of our Councillors as the heat is put on them." Substitue staff for Councillors because HRM by Design also removed Council from planning decisons in the downtown and his comment about sums up the situation. COMMENT BY BEVERLY MILLER MAY 1, 2011 | 10:30 PM Long live the YMCA & the CBC! I think there is a difference between these operations than others & they're not just another MacDonalds type thing. I do however think the law about height was previously established in good point & it should be stuck too. Any light changes for the Public Gardens would be very detremental to the plant life there. The soil would change (to moist). I don't think people realize the effect that a 'cloud' cover would have on that natural environment, which is equally important as the YMCA & the CBC. I do however hope that the YMCA & CBC will get their deserved update in renovation. Maybe a happy medium could

be met? I disagree with the person who said that the Heritage Foundation automatically says No to everything. Maybe they should join the Heritage Foundation to learn the facts of this very important foundation. COMMENT BY CYNTHIA NOVEMBER 23, 2011 | 1:35 AM Top of Form POST A COMMENT HALIFAX YMCAS PLAN FOR THE FUTURE: PRIVATE CAPITAL FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE BY MATT NEVILLE

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AS Young Men's Christian Association buildings grew in number they increased in importance, so that at the present time they occupy a distinct place in architecture, which entitles them to be considered in a class by themselves. This is due partly to the fact that they combine under one roof some of the distinctive features of several classes of buildings. For instance, athletics being one of the features of the association, these buildings have gymnasiums, swimming-pools, showers and all the accessories which belong to an athletic club. The social side of the members is encouraged by means of bowling-alleys, reading-rooms, club rooms and association halls. The educational function of the association is made easy by the provision for class rooms, school rooms and assembly rooms, while the hotel feature is to be found in rooms for lodgers, which are rented, without meals, to men. The serving of meals has never been a feature of Young Men's Christian Association work so far, although there seems a tendency in that direction in some quarters at the present time; consequently something in the way of a restaurant or diningroom and kitchen must be provided for in the buildings where meals are to be served, and a kitchen where meals can be prepared for banquets should be provided in all buildings of this class. Turkish baths usually form part of the general bathing facilities in such buildings and will be found incorporated in most of the plans. It is but reasonable to suppose that a building which combines so many different features must contain a great deal of plumbing work, and such is the case. In the basement, where the swimming-pool is generally located, will be found a number of shower baths, so that the bathers can cleanse their persons before plunging into the pool of water. Close by the showers will usually be found the Turkish bath rooms, with their various combinations of dry-heat and vapor-heat compartments, electric baths, light baths, and all the various other appliances which belong to the department of bathing. A general toilet room will usually be found on this floor, as well as separate toilets and lavatories of a less general nature, an engineers' or janitors'

toilet room, and a boiler room in which is located the heating apparatus for supplying hot water not only to the building proper but also to the swimming pool.

Fig. 91 Usually the first story of the building contains the least plumbing of any of the floors. This is because the first story is generally occupied by the main lobby, office, gymnasium and a few department headquarters, which do away with the necessity for any great number of plumbing fixtures. A drinking fountain of sanitary type will be found desirable for this floor, as it likewise will for each floor of the building, and fire lines should not be overlooked when preparing the plumbing plan and writing thespecifications.

The second story of the building generally contains an assembly room, which may be used for lectures, exhibits, class recitations and various other purposes. In order that concert and like entertainments may be given, a couple of dressing rooms, each containing a lavatory, will not be amiss. A kitchen on this floor, communicating with the assembly room, will be found convenient in case of banquets or other celebrations in the building. Above the second floor, unless some of this space is required for association work, the building is partitioned off into sleeping rooms, to be rented to lodgers, the same as rooms in a hotel. This necessitates providing washing, bathing and toilet facilities on such floors of the building as are given over to this purpose. Usually the washing accommodations are grouped together in one room, where all the lodgers repair for a wash. When there is sufficient money available, however, to pay for the extra work, separate lavatories in each room will be found more desirable, and the increased price which can be charged for rooms with running water will soon repay the original outlay. The bathing facilities on the various floors of Young Men's Christian Association buildings usually consist of shower baths. However, where female help is employed to keep the building clean, the maids' toilet should be as fully equipped as the bath room in a private house, and should contain an ordinary bath tub instead of a shower bath. It is well, likewise, to provide at least one bath tub on each floor of the building, for the benefit of those who would prefer a tubbing to a shower.

Fig. 92 It goes without saying that all water used in a building of this character should be filtered and that the supply pipes should be well proportioned, so that a copious flow of water can be had at all times at all fixtures without the annoyance of one faucet robbing another. The plans for a Young Men's Christian Association building may be seen in the five accompanying illustrations. In Fig. 91 is shown the basement floor, which contains the Turkish baths, swimming pool, general toilet room and a battery of showers, besides some scattered toilet rooms. This floor may be considered as having most of the plumbing features belonging to an athletic club. The first floor plan is shown in Fig. 92. This floor contains, besides the general lobby, general office and gymnasium, a special exercise room,

examination room and physical director's office, and a few scattered toilet rooms. The layout of the second floor is shown in Fig. 93, a toilet room off the visitors' gallery, another opening off from the ladies' parlor and a kitchen sink being all the plumbing installed on this floor.

Fig. 93 In Fig. 94 is shown a plan of the third floor. The only fixtures on this floor are the sink in the dark room and a general toilet room for the use of the occupants of this floor. The fourth, fifth and sixth floors are shown in Fig. 95. These floors are designed for use as dormitories and contain no fixtures outside of the maids' toilet, the general toilet room and a private toilet room communicating with rooms 417 and 418. As was previously remarked,

lavatories in the various sleeping rooms on these floors would add greatly to the convenience and comfort of the inmates, and at a cost but slightly greater than that of portable basins and stands. On the other hand, while the original outlay would be more, the increased revenue from rooms provided with running water would soon balance the account, leaving a net income from the investment. A good feature of the plan under consideration is the providing of private toilet rooms in connection with bedrooms. As in hotel buildings, it would be well in Y. M. C. A. buildings to provide a certain percentage of the sleeping rooms with private baths. It would seem that in large Y. M. C. A. buildings, where several floors are given up to rooms for lodging, that the bed linen, towels and other articles requiring washing would warrant the establishing of a laundry as part of the plumbing or mechanical installation. This would seem the logical thing to do, in view of the fact that the necessary power is available and everything convenient for operating the laundry. A further consideration would be the fact that besides the money saved on the household linen the personal washing of the roomers would help swell the revenue from this branch or department. In Y. M. C. A. buildings where manual training is to be taught special provision will have to be made in fitting up the shop rooms, the plumbing work required depending a great deal on the extent to which the association wishes to carry on the work of training. If trades are to be taught, and plumbing is to be one of the trades, it would be well to have testing troughs connected with the soil pipe and supplied with running water so that the various apparatus used in plumbing can be tested and tried. Further, it would be well to have outlets to which work of the students could be connected, when finished, so they would see how the work held up under pressure. In like manner, in the chemical laboratory special provision will have to be made for students of chemistry, running water, waste connections and gas outlets being required at the laboratory tables. Lead lined sinks are sometimes required for this purpose, when acids are to be used that would attack and destroy other materials, and when lead sinks are used, it is better to have the corners burned than soldered, as acids often destroy solder when they do not injure lead. The best thing to to do when trades are to be taught in Y. M. C. A. buildings, is to consult with the instructors who will have charge of the various departments as to their several requirements, and then make provision accordingly. One requirement, however, which may well be borne in mind, is lockers and wash room for the workers. When the students finish work at the lathe, moulding sand,

wiping solder, or sheet metal bench, they will want to wash, and change their work clothes for street attire, and this cannot be conveniently done without lockers for their use and lavatories with hot water convenient for the purpose.

Fig. 94

Fig. 95 A dark room for photographic purposes will be found a desirable feature of a Y. M. C. A. building for amateur work, even though photography is not one of the studies taught in the courses, and the dark room should be fully equipped with sinks supplied with running water.

Continue to: prev: Examples Of Plumbing In Schoolhouses Table of Contents next: Planning Plumbing For Court Houses Tags Parents get sneak peek at DPS' Montessori middle school plans for Lakewood Y

The 75 parents who attended last night's Durham Public Schools information session on the new Montessori middle school slated for the tobe-renovated Lakewood YMCA building could look around and get a good sense of what the school's inaugural class would look like.

That's because besides many being parents of current students at DPS' two existing Montessori elementaries, which receive linkage privileges in the entry lottery, the attendance at the event roughly mirrored the 75 or so students expected in the first sixth grade class at the school. That class -- to be housed at the George Watts Montessori Magnet school on Watts St. -- will be the first to become part of what's slated to become a three-hundred student home for sixth through eighth graders. And that also means the first class enrolled as sixth graders will see a lot of changes by the time that they complete eighth grade. "We can't be everything in year one that we can in year three," said DPS assistant superintendent for secondary education Chris Bennett. And while the audience was full of parents who seemed eager for their kids to continue their K-5 Montessori education in a middle school format, he also warned parents that there would be some natural tradeoffs in attending the District's smallest middle school. "It is different. It is not traditional. And it is not a traditional middle school," Bennett noted. Bennett and other administrators promised parents that the small school would still have athletics, elective courses, and arts-based programs, but noted that the small size of the school would constrain the program from having all the options that a full-sized middle school would. "Where we can, we'll put in place some options for students to participate at other schools," Bennett said, noting that DPS already follows that model with the Durham School of the Arts.

Bennett and the team also pointed out that middle school introduces subjects like algebra and earth and environmental sciences, curricular items that have to be integrated somehow with the Montessori program as well at this magnet program -- while also meeting DPS' necessary prep for end-of-year testing and the desire to offer accelerated access to high school classes at a middle school level. And just as DPS officials were up-front about the elements that will make this school different from any other middle school in the District, they were also very forthright in their interest in getting parents engaged in helping to design the school. "We don't have all the answers. This is something we're going to be working on together," George Watts assistant principal Sheldon Reynolds told the crowd, noting the importance site-based teams of parents, staff and teachers will play in planning the school's direction -- along with assistance from the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership, which DPS officials said would be adding the new school as the university's eighth public school to receive partnership support and outreach. DPS passed out volunteer sign-up forms, looking to engage parents now in planning and developing programming and plans for the new school -- and promising a rich engagement with parents in the coming two years until the school opens. Not that the school won't be open in some fashion sooner. 75 or so sixth graders will start in a sixth grade year in fall 2010 at George Watts; the inaugural class size is large enough to accommodate all current students at Watts and Morehead, DPS leaders stressed. Children who don't continue into the Montessori sixth grade program will make room for lottery applicants, DPS staff noted. Lottery applicants for the middle school program won't receive any geographic "priority zone" preference (around either Watts or the new Lakewood site), or sibling preference. Both of those programs are in place for Watts and Morehead, and a linkage preference will help ensure that students completing those schools' fifth grade programs can move easily to the middle school system.

Watts principal Patti Crum will oversee the sixth grade class; DPS expects to hire a full-time principal for the new school by spring 2011, in time for the new school's opening that fall. DPS officials did note that space and activities will be a bit constrained in the school's first year, given the current footprint and facilities at Watts. Still, parents seemed impressed by the plans -- including the spacious school design unveiled to stakeholders last night. Designed by downtown-based architecture firm Little Diversified, the new Lakewood facility bears little resemblance to the current Y. The athletic facility entrance will be to the rear side of the building, along the lower level that extrudes as the site slopes downward to the east. DPS officials stressed that the YMCA and school facilities are separated by a "party wall," and assured (after parents' questions) that strict security, including cameras, will be in place to prevent unauthorized access to the school by Y members or others. The gym will be shared -- but accessible on a time-basis, with it being used by the school during school hours and open only to the YMCA outside of the school's operating hours. Additionally, after-school programs at the Y will be accessible for students, administrators noted.

50,000 sq. ft. in the facility will be reserved for the school, with 18,000 sq. ft. planned for the YMCA, DPS' Tim Carr told the audience. Past the main school entrance and administrative offices will sit an outdoor classroom space complete with a "living wall" where students can plant

vines and the like. (DPS officials noted an interest in continuing the "farm" activity efforts underway today at Watts with its edible gardens approach.) A green roof will also cover part of the structure, which is aiming to receive LEED certification. Most classrooms will be able to be combined with their neighbors to create flexible learning spaces, Carr added. One learning opportunity for students: Crum noted that students at Watts will have the chance to visit Little's offices at American Tobacco to participate in and learn more about the design process, while Little architects will reciprocate by visiting the school and engaging with the students there. LITTLE ELBOW ROOM AS YMCA GETS MAKEOVER

Kristen Sidun of Little Silver says she doesnt mind the temporarily cramped conditions. Below, a schematic of the interior changes underway. (Click to enlarge)

Theyre sweating it out cheek-by-jowl at theCommunity YMCA in Red Bank these days. A major interior renovation project that began earlier this month forced the temporary displacement of dozens of workout machines to unfamiliar places in the 40-year-old Maple Avenue facility. Stationary bikes are now crammed into two corners of a walking-and-running track, while Cybex resistance machines, their digital displays dark, share space with an already crowded free-weights room in the basement. Large portions of the main level and second floor are off-limits construction zones. The disruptions are expected to be short-lived, as contractor Charles Hembling & Sons of Shrewsbury works two shifts, eyeing a completion goal of late May. But in the interim, with the Ys 8,000 members continuing to use the facility, its a little like changing the oil on a moving car, says Y president and CEO Lisa Christian.

Having settled a lawsuit with the borough over a proposed expansion, new president and CEO Lisa Christian now turns her attention to a massive interior overhaul of the Y. (Click to enlarge) The grumbling by members hasnt been too bad, says Christian. Its more a question of, wheres my machine? Among the changes underway: A makeover of the reception area to create more of a hotellobby atmosphere, with a wi-fi fed lounge. A doubling in size of the childcare room, to 1,200 square feet, to create distinct zones for activities designed for infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers. Boosting the size of the second-floor wellness center by 1,000 SF, to 3,400 SF, as all Cybex machines and free weights are brought together on the second floor. Everything for your individual workout will be on one floor, says Christian. You wont have to go floor-to-floor.

 The creation of a health seeker facility in whats now a room lined with treadmills and elliptical trainers for patrons seeking quieter, more personal workouts, people who arent die-hard fitness types, says Christian. Thats 80 percent of the world. The transformation of the basement free weights room into studios for all group workouts, including yoga. Complete overhauls of the locker rooms, steam rooms and saunas. Then, in the doldrums of August, the swimming pool will be closed for about a month as the heating and air-conditioning system gets its first overhaul in 40 years. Funding for the work, budgeted at $1.5 million, is to come from the $2.5 million raised so far as part of a capital campaign launched in 2007 for a complete overhaul of the building, says Christian. The renovations are also a prelude to a costlier expansion plan that last May led the Y into a lawsuit since settled against. That plan call for the eventual addition of two swimming pools and a facade makeover that will cost $10 million to $12 million. One aim of the current work, says Christian, is to ignite interest in the future expansion.

SERVICES PROVIDED ON THIS PROJECT: Strategic Facilities Planning STRATEGIC FACILITIES PLANNING OVERVIEW: Preliminary plans use the second level track as a unifying element that provides views both in and outof the facility, advertising high levels of activity and unifying all of the high activity spaces. The facility promotes community interaction by providing meeting and gathering space made available beyond normal operating hours for members and nonmembers alike. The simple organization of spaces and efficient use of materials will minimize cost, while the dynamic entry and views will attract future members. CLIENT: Greater Des Moines YMCA SIZE: 60,000 sq ft

Home Page By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis YMCA Camp St. Croix is putting some modern touches on a century-old operation. Last year, as the Hudson, Wis.-area camp marked its 100th anniversary, it completed a new dining hall and cabin renovations and built an underpass that connects the camp to an elementary school across the highway. Plans call for a new lodge building, a two-level welcome center that will serve up to 300 children and other renovations to modernize the day camp and make the buildings more energyefficient. Its all part of a $4 million capital campaign that took a hit during the great recession but is showing signs of coming back to life. At this point we have raised about $2.6 million, and we have a couple of major requests still out there, said Tom Kranz, executive director of Camp St. Croix and vice president of camping for the YMCA of Greater St. Paul.

Plans are under way to build a new $12.7 million YMCA facility on an eight-acre site in Mukwonago. (Rendering courtesy of Kahler Slater) We raised the bulk of that two years ago before the economy went in the tank. We were over $2 million at that point. We basically put everything on hold. The Y is now trying to raise the rest of the money to complete the camp, Kranz said. A handful of other YMCA projects are in the works or were recently completed throughout the Twin Cities metro area. The biggest is a planned 15,300-square-foot expansion of the 68,000-square-foot Southdale YMCA in Edina. Cary Teague, Edinas city planner, said the project will go before the Edina Planning Commission on Dec. 1, and the plans could be up for City Council approval Dec. 21. The project calls for a new pool, fitness and aerobic studios, accessibility improvements and multipurpose spaces. Other Y projects of note include a $4.5 million makeover of the Blaisdell YMCA in Minneapolis, which reopened in 2009, and a $6 million expansion of the White Bear Area YMCA that opened this fall. On the camp front, the Y recently completed a $1.7 million capital campaign for Camp du Nord and is launching a $3 million campaign for Camp Widjiwagan, both of which are in the Ely area, said Tom Brinsko, president of the YMCA of Greater St. Paul.

Kranz said Camp St. Croix needs attention, in part because the buildings are aging and they werent designed for year-round use. Some of the 60 buildings at the camp date to the 1930s. Some of what we are doing is renovation, he said. The camp is 101 years old and we use it on a year-round basis. Originally, they were used as summer-only facilities.

SEE THE EXPANSION PLAN The $3 million Capital Campaign for the Kennett YMCA will revitalize the existing Race Street facility to create an even more welcoming, accessible and supportive environment for the children, families and adults in our community. 1st Floor Plans

2nd Floor Plans

CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING AND ENRICHMENT Additional space for arts and humanities programs can offer new outlets for children, teens and adults to explore their creativity and enable the Y's successful Montessori program to serve more young children in our community.

FAMILY ACTIVITY CENTER AND WELLNESS STUDIO A Family Activity Center to give children and teens a safe environment to play and socialize, and create a family-friendly area for parents and children to play together. A new Wellness Studio to provide health seekers more fitness opportunities and

accommodate hundreds of group exercise classes offered each week. HOLISTIC HEALTH STUDIOS A dedicated, serence area for adults and teens to practice yoga and other mind body pursuits, and a smaller, Spirit Studio to enhance health and wellness.

WARM-WATER AQUATIC CENTER A family-friendly warm-water pool to increase swim classes, provide comfort for swimmers as young as six months of age, and improve mobility and strength for individuals with arthritis, chronic pain, debilitating illness, or obesity. WELLNESS CENTER EXPANSION A new Health Seeker Center and expansion of the cardio and strength centers to promote conditioning and flexibility opportunities for all ages and abilities. PARKING To meet increasing demand and enhance the growth of our community. Surface or multi-level parking to be located on nearby Y property bordered by Race, State and Willow Streets. YMCA renovations will expand W-B facility's residential areas BY ANDREW STAUB (STAFF WRITER) Published: April 21, 2011

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Warren RUDA / The Citizens' Voice Plans at the Wilkes-Barre YMCA call for 21 apartments on the building's fourth, fifth and sixth floors for Wilkes University students. WILKES-BARRE - Extensive renovations planned for the Wilkes-Barre YMCA would consolidate the 78-year-old building's fitness areas and expand and renovate the residential areas on the upper floors, according to a proposal presented Wednesday to the city's zoning hearing board. The plan, approved by the board, spreads 21 apartments for Wilkes University students through the fourth, fifth and sixth floors and moves all YMCA facilities to the basement, first, second and third floors. Currently, only one floor is used for housing. The fifth-floor fitness center will be moved to an area of the basement formerly occupied by a swimming pool. All locker rooms will be moved to the basement, said architect Kyle Kinsman of Williams Kinsman Lewis in Wilkes-Barre. The first-floor locker rooms will be demolished and equipment relocated to those spaces, he said.

While the YMCA will explore the possibility of maintaining its racquetball courts, the plan calls for the conversion of the courts to apartments for a "critical mass" of housing, Kinsman said. The proposed apartments could accommodate about 60 tenants. In the past, the YMCA has housed up to 100 people, attorney Joseph Persico said, later stressing that the YMCA will continue to fulfill its mission of serving the community. "That will remain the same," he said. "It will not change." The second and third floors will remain largely unchanged, save for a new elevator that will serve the YMCA facilities, Kinsman said. The building's existing elevator will serve the residential area. The YMCA will pursue historical tax credits that would allow for the cleaning and restoration of the building's exterior, Kinsman said. Jim Thomas, executive director of the YMCA, said he hopes work on the 18month project can begin this summer. A cost estimate was not yet available.

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Joy Buchanan, of Buchanan Communications, spokesperson for the Y, looks over dozens of exercise bikes and treadmills; TV sets will be on far wall. The Y plans to open on December 27th. (MyBayCity Photo by Dave Rogers)

New Dow Bay Area Family Y Nearing Completion, Aims to Double Membership History of YMCA in Bay City Dates to Just After the Civil War December 18, 2011 By: Dave Rogers

As a magnificent new edifice rises on Washington Avenue next to City Hall for the Bay Area Family Y, perspective on the growth of the organization is provided by a look back. The Y has about 1,200 members at present and team leaders headed by Y President Scott Carmona aim to boost that to about 2,200 in the new building, opening Dec. 27, according to Joy Buchanan, of Buchanan Communications, spokesperson for the Y. Dedication ceremonies are being planned for Jan. 25, she said. Three membership categories have been established: youth (17 and under) $18 a month; adults, 18 and older, $44 monthly; Household, (one or two adults and all dependent children in the household), $78 a month. Financial assistance is offered to those who qualify. Last year the Y provided about $86,000 in scholarships. Contact John Rooy, membership director, at jrooy@ymcabaycity.org Besides Mr. Carmona, officers of the Y are Tammy Brinkman, vicepresident; Chuck Moulds, treasurer; Jill Callahan, secretary; board members Walter Szostak, Mike Ingram, Magen Samyn, Mike Lentz, Jerry Crete, Guy Moulthrop, Pat Tobin, Fritz Horak, Brenda Rowley, Richard Gudkese, Rod Sundstrom and Konnie Gill. Staff includes Jim Vietti, finance director/associate director; Katie VanDuinen, senior program director; John Rooy, membership director;

Angela Buda, preschool and child care director; Rob Hendry, aquatics coordinator; Dani Klida, executive assistant; Nancy Powers, member service coordinator; and Ralph Trepkowski, maintenance/janitorial supervisor. Three years after the end of the Civil War, the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) became active in Bay City. The first meeting of like-minded young men was held in the bible room of the Baptist Church on Washington Avenue between Center and Fifth avenues. Now, 143 years later, the Y is building a new $13.2 million headquarters that will continue and expand the organization's role as a vibrant center of community life. A major grant from The Dow Chemical Company has led to the name "The Dow Bay Area Family Y." Although the first Y organization consisted only of a parlor and reading room and survived just a few years, it set the tone for similar social improvement programs to follow. In 1885 a revived Y organization under president D.C. Smalley, an industrialist, added offices, a lecture hall, library, classrooms, a gymnasium and bath facilities. The $30,000 cost came from Presbyterian philanthropist Alexander Folsom, an unmarried local lumberman who also endowed Alma College's start with $50,000 and left $60,000 to various church charities. The Y's new home was the remodeled Walton Block on the west side of Adams Street between Center Avenue and Sixth Street.

In 1908, a signal year for Bay City in that it also marked a new Wenonah Hotel and park, the Y moved to a new building on the northeast corner of Seventh Street and Washington Avenue. A basketball court and swimming pool were added attractions, along with low cost rooms in a third floor dormitory for young men just starting out in the local workforce. Bay City Central's famed Native American football coach, Garland Nevitt, was a resident there 192235. Such facilities were in keeping with the mission of the Y that began in Britain a half century earlier. In 1954 a new Y opened on the former site of Eastern High School at Madison Avenue and 11th Street. It was considered one of the finest facilities for a city its size in the country. The building that served the community for 57 years now is up for sale. The 57,000 square foot structure is on the market for $467,000 under listing by Frank Janca of Best Real Estate. The new building, 96,400 square feet of modernistic glass, steel and stone, begun in May 2010, has been designed by Integrated Architects of Grand Rapids to be a busy center of community life. IA has just finished three new Y buildings in the Grand Rapids area, according to Miss Buchanan. Fundraising is continuing for the Y and among donation opportunities are the purchase of bricks bearing the donor's name for a display area in the front of the building, said Miss Buchanan.

Among features of the new Bay City Y are:

three racquetball courts and another court with a movable wall for squash;

mini water park pool with slide for kids, lifts for disabled persons, 0 level entry, hot tub, lazy river therapy walk, and seating for 258 persons;

highly equipped exercise area with cardio-vascular machines, televisions and free weights area;

physical therapy section operated in collaboration with Bay Regional Medical Center;

Healthy Eating Cafe;

1/8 mile walking track around the second floor gym;

family or disabled persons locker area along with separate lockers for men, women, boys and girls;

 multi-purpose room for aerobics or meetings;

sauna and steam room;

teen area with entertainment features, supervised activities, snack bar and computer study area;

child care centers and drop-in for members;

outdoor playground, with equipment moved from the old Y. The YMCA movement dated to 1844 in industrialized London, a place of great turmoil and despair. For the young men who migrated to the city from rural areas to find jobs, London offered a bleak landscape of tenement housing and dangerous influences. The official YMCA history notes that twenty-two-year-old George Williams, a farmer-turned-department store worker, was troubled by what he saw in London. It was an era chronicled by Charles Dickens and personified by his Scrooge from the classic Christmas Carol who in his early incarnation was much taken with prisons and workhouses as ideal social institutions. Young Williams joined 11 friends to organize the first Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), a refuge of Bible study and prayer for young men seeking escape from the hazards of life on the London streets. Although an association of young men meeting around a common

purpose was nothing new, the Y offered something unique for its time. The organization's drive to meet social need in the community was compelling, and its openness to members crossed the rigid lines separating English social classes. Years later, retired Boston sea captain Thomas Valentine Sullivan, working as a marine missionary, noticed a similar need to create a safe 'home away from home' for sailors and merchants. Inspired by the stories of the Y in England, he led the formation of the first U.S. YMCA at the Old South Church in Boston on December 29, 1851.

Workmen preparing new Y building for Dec. 27 opening throng check-in area that will be hub of building activity. (MyBayCity Photo by Dave Rogers)

Y Project Director Scott Carmona, right, and employee and volunteer team confer in new office area. (MyBayCity Photo by Dave Rogers)

Spokesperson Joy Buchanan checks out steam room while City Fire Marshal Tom Wieszczecinski inspects sauna. (MyBayCity Photo by Dave Rogers)

City Electrical Inspector Pete Zurek, right, confers with electrician at check-in area. (MyBayCity Photo by Dave Rogers)

Pool from viewing area above; hot tub in left rear; 4-lane lap pool, left; slide for kids, lazy river, 0 level entry other features. (MyBayCity Photo by Dave Rogers)

Bay City's second YMCA building (1908-1954) was located on Washington Avenue at Seventh Street. (Photo courtesy Marv Kusmierz, Bay-Journal.com)

Exterior of 96,400 square foot building is new iconic sight on Washington Avenue. (MyBayCity Photo by Dave Rogers)

Second floor parquet basketball-volleyball floor gleams as it awaits final clean-up. (MyBayCity Photo by Dave Rogers)

0202 nd 12-12-2011 Locally based Buckingham Cos. has won the right to redevelop a 2-acre property at 860 W. 10th St. near the IUPUI campus. The developer plans to tear down the former YMCA branch and replace it with a $20.5-million mixed-use project featuring retail space, a fitness center and 210 apartment units. The Center Township Advisory Board chose from two bids on Tuesday night. The township, which owns the property, had sought a project compatible with the Indiana Avenue Cultural District and nearby IUPUI and hospital campuses. Buckingham will pay $225,000 in rent per year and has an option to buy the property after 5 years for an additional $3.3 million. Buckingham also agreed to fund $15,000 in college scholarships per year for 20 years for students

at Crispus Attucks High School. Buckingham has constructed similar projects near the campuses of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., and the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. The structure, designed by locally based CSO Architects, is designed to be "refined and hip," according to bid documents. "It has a defined base, with street-level detailing, a middle, and a cap element along its roof line. The store front at the plaza is shown pulled out from the main core, providing visual interest with the scale change, as well as creating the opportunity for a roof-top deck." Buckingham Moving on YMCA Redevelopment The bulldozers are hard at work at 860 W. 10th St., clearing away an aging YMCA to make way for a new mixed-use development by locallybased Buckingham Co. When they were selected by the Center Township Advisory Board to redevelopment this site in December 2009, this is how Buckingham envisioned the development:

On a pass on the Clarian People Mover yesterday, I observed that the majority of the low-rise section of the YMCA had been razed, while the larger 4-story structure was still standing. The Indy Star reportsthat Buckingham expects the demolition to last through the end of June. Buckingham also recently filed for a variance to their pre-approved siteplan that will be heard by the Metropolitan Development Commission Hearing Examiner tomorrow at 1pm. The variance relates to underground utilities that have been deemed cost-prohibitive to relocate. The proposed siteplan is below, and it appears to show utility lines entering the site at the NE corner of the intersection of 10th St. and Indiana Ave. (apologies about the bluriness -- this is the quality provided in the online staff report).

10th St. at bottom, Brooks St. at right, and Indiana Ave. angling off the left edge of the siteplan.

Note that the plan appears to show 13 curb-side parking spaces on 10th St. According to the variance filing, the 5-story commercial/residential structure lining 10th St. has been shortened by 60' and the 4-story residential structure at the western edge of the site has been elongated by the same 60'. This would theoretically retain the residential capacity of the project. However, as the ground floor of the 10th St. structure is to house the commercial space, it's not immediately clear what effect this adjustment will have on that aspect of the project. AT 1:50 PM 2 COMMENTS LABELS: DEVELOPMENT WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2010 Photos: The Di Rimini Construction Update Sarojo Commons -- the working name for a low-rise student apartment building currently under construction on the southeast corner of Capitol and St. Clair -- has been renamed The Di Rimini. According to the website, every unit will be 2BR with both furnished and unfurnished options. Here are some photos of the on-going construction process:

Looking east at the Capitol Ave. frontage.

Looking east along the St. Clair St. frontage.

Detail of the ground floor stone facade. AT 9:13 AM 1 COMMENTS LABELS: PHOTO TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2010 Development: New Project Coming to Downtown Canal Walk? The Kirkbride Bible Company has operated out of a warehouse at the intersection of 9th St. and the Central Canal since 1984*. Over the last 26 years, and particularly in the last 10 or so, a lot has changed in the area immediately around that warehouse. The canal, an unkempt industrial waterway when Kirkbride first moved in, is now a lively linear urban park. Likewise, industrial structures lining the canal have given way to

residential, medical research, and institutional uses, among others. The Kirkbride warehouse sticks out as an odd use on the Central Canal today, one of the last vestiges of its industrial past and one of the last great redevelopment opportunities along the Downtown Canal Walk. According to a filing with the Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development (DMD), Kirkbride has moved on from their canal-front warehouse -- "The existing building on the site was used as a manufacturing facility and is currently vacant" -- and their 1.2 acre site* might be redeveloped as a mixed-use residential/commercial project. In the May 27th Staff Report for the DMD Hearing Examiner, there is a continued petition for 335 West 9th Street (the former address of Kirkbride) to be rezoned to CBD-2, a designation in line with other redeveloped properties fronting the canal. An image of the site from the DMD staff report:

St. Clair St. angles off the left side, while Senate Ave. angles toward the top of this image.

Embedded within the rezoning petition are many interesting details: 1. The 'Comprehensive Plan' section notes, "The site is located within the boundaries of the Regional Center Plan 2020 which recommends residential development of 27 to 49 units per acre." Assuming this project follows the Regional Center Planning recommendations, it would include 27-49 units/acre * 1.2 acres = 32 to 59 units. 2. The 'Land Use' section adds, "Staff would suggest that grade level commercial use on the west elevation of this building be integrated into the design. The buildings design should foster an active streetscape along the canal, consistent with other canal development. The petitioner has verbally indicated that grade level commercial use is intended for this development." It should almost go without saying that any canal-front redevelopment needs to be attentive to the canal "streetscape", but I'm glad that the staff has specifically recommended commercial uses at canal level. 3. The 'Regional Center' section of the petition reads, "Staff has verbally indicated that the proposed development would be considered a High Impact Project in accordance with the Regional Center Urban Design Guidelines." This designation requires a public hearing before the Regional Center Hearing Examiner, so anyone who wants to have a say in the design of this project will get their time. 4. The petition also has a May 27th staff addendum that reads, "It was anticipated that this petition would be amended to included additional

property. As of this writing, this petition has not been amended, nor new notice provided. Staff understands that this petition will be continued to at least June 24, 2010." The warehouse immediately to the south of Kirkbride, formerly the home of B.H. Gardner Co., was until recently listed for sale. The site no longer has a for sale sign so it could be assumed that the petitioners are trying to fold this property into a larger rezoning petition and redevelopment project.

Looking North from the St. Clair St. bridge over the Canal. The B.H. Gardner warehouse is the first building on the right, fronted by the black railing. The Kirkbride warehouse with a gray/brown brick front is immediately beyond the cluster of pine trees.

In closing, and just to be perfectly clear: not only does this rezoning petition not necessarily mean any redevelopment will ultimately move forward for this site, but this particular petition was continued, meaning that it was not voted upon and will be reconsidered at the next meeting of the DMD Hearing Examiner. That said, it's certainly exciting to think about another project popping up along the banks of the canal. * Facts taken from an IBJ article about the adjacent Kirkbride and BH Gardner sites for sale, September '09. AT 8:07 AM 1 COMMENTS LABELS: CANAL , DEVELOPMENT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010 Photos: Indianapolis Cultural Trail Glick Peace Walk Work on the Glick Peace Walk continues on the two blocks of Walnut between Capitol and Meridian. There are a total of 10 installations on these blocks, with two more to be installed downtown on the Central Corridor (directions to the other 10 will be included at these two pieces). Here's how the designers envision the walk.

And here's a peak at the on-going work for a few of the honorees.

Photos taken April 17, 2010. AT 1:31 PM 1 COMMENTS LABELS: INDIANAPOLIS CULTURAL TRAIL PHOTOS , PHOTOS TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2010 Development: Lugar Tower Redevelopment Siteplan Flaherty & Collins won the rights to develop city-owned land around the base of both Barton Tower on Massachusetts Ave. and Lugar Tower on Fort Wayne Ave. in mid 2009. The Barton Tower redevelopment opportunity receives the lion's share of attention due to its strategic position in the heart of Mass Ave and because the 500 block represents a dead zone, dividing an otherwise thriving urban corridor. The Lugar Tower proposal, fronting Fort Wayne Ave., seems to be an afterthought, though I believe it to be equally important. There's an

opportunity for Fort Wayne to be a wonderful neighborhood-serving commercial street if development is planned out in a thoughtful manner. I recently came across the following siteplan for the Lugar Tower redevelopment (as always, be sure to click on the image so you can see a larger version with more detail):

A couple quick thoughts and then I'll open it up for discussion in the comments: 1. The Urban Times article linked above indicates that the redevelopment opportunity was for both the Fort Wayne side and the East St. sides of Lugar Tower. It could be that those are two different plans with two different architectural designs. It could be that East St. plans are on hold for now. Who knows. 2. I'm not a fan of two curb cuts on Fort Wayne that close together. 3. However, I am a big fan of the new curb cut for a road that places Lugar

Tower on a logical street grid. In one quick design move, the placement of that tower suddenly makes sense. Lining the road with new residential units should create a great entry to the tower loading loop. Athenaeums YMCA secure, despite plans for state-of-theart Downtown Y Published: September 29, 2010 The future of the YMCA at the Athenaeum is secure, despite plans to build a 75,000-square-foot state-of-the-art YMCA as part of a major development project at the intersection of South and Alabama streets. So said Eric J. Ellsworth, president and chief executive officer of the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis, after the Sept. 27 announcement of the $150 million project tentatively called North of South.

The YMCA would sit at the corner of South and Delaware streets, as shown in this depiction by Buckingham Companies looking northwest at that intersection.

The project is being advanced by Buckingham Properties, headquartered in the St. Joseph neighborhood, in partnership with the City of Indianapolis, State of Indiana and Eli Lilly and Co. The proposed development will feature a world-class business hotel, 320 high-end apartments, 40,000 square feet or restaurants and retail shops, as well as the flagship YMCA, on land now used as surface parking. Ellsworth said that his organization has completed market studies which show that the new full-service YMCA will not impact people already being served at the Athenaeum, where a major project is under way to renovate the gymnasium into a wellness center, upgrade the locker rooms and child-watch programs. Were fully committed to the Athenaeum as being a site to serve the neighborhoods in and around Downtown, Ellsworth said, noting that the YMCA at the Athenaeum has its best-ever membership of 1,600 families. People love our Athenaeum YMCA, he said, and that is just the right size membership for that facility. Ellsworth, a native Hoosier, previously worked in Charlotte, N.C., a city he said has three Downtown YMCAs. Through our market studies, we think we can fill a full-service YMCA, and also be successful at the Athenaeum and even other Downtown locations. (Though not yet formally announced, the YMCA is believed to be in talks with city officials to help lead the bicycle hub effort planned for the east wing of the City Market.) Ellsworth said the YMCA facility envisioned for the North of South project would feature a full aquatics program with an indoor pool,

as well as a gymnasium, child-care space and space dedicated to teen-agers. We intend on serving not just the Downtown business community, he said, but what we learned from our marketing study is people will drive in from the neighborhoods to be a part of this YMCA. The new facility will cost $18 million and be financed through grants, loans and donations, YMCA officials said.

The proposed North of South development would sit on land now holding surface parking lots southeast of Conseco Fieldhouse. The development would include two parking garages. No timetable has been set for the North of South project, which would take about two years to complete. Before any work can be done, the City-County Council approval a city guarantee on an $86 million loan to help make the project a reality. The city would also make about $9 million of infrastructure improvements to the area. The citys participation would come through revenues from the Tax Increment Financing program. City officials are hoping to have City-County Council approval by the end of the year.

Eli Lillys involvement in the project is multi-faceted, including donating land valued at about $15 million. The company is also expected to utilize the hotel, which will be operated by Dolce Hotels and Resorts, while Lilly employees stand to gain by the close proximity of apartments and the YMCA. This welcome development will benefit Eli Lilly and Company in many ways, said John C. Lechleiter, the firms chairman, president and chief executive officer. helping us attract and retain employees by providing amenities such as housing, retail stores and a fitness facility. More broadly, the project will provide an important connection to the center of Indianapolis for many of the citys largest employees, including Lilly, Wellpoint and Farm Bureau Insurance. Basketball : a YMCA Invention

James Naismith, Inventor of the basketball James Naismith was a Canadian farm boy from Almonte, Ontario, a small town just a few kilometers from Canada's capital city, Ottawa. He was born on November 6, 1861. His father and mother died when he was eight and thereafter he made his home with an uncle. He wondered about his future and decided that "the only real satisfaction that I would derive from life was to help my fellow beings." In 1883 he left Almonte for McGill University where he earned a degree in theology. While studying at McGill Naismith was influenced by D.A. Budge, General Secretary of the YMCA of Montreal, to pursue a career in the YMCA and to

study at the YMCA International Training School in Massachusetts (later to be named Springfield College). Naismith attended as a student in 1890 and was asked to join the faculty in 1891 by Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick, the director of the physical education department. During a psychology seminar Dr. Gulick challenged his class to invent a new game. Gulick was desperately looking for an indoor activity that would be interesting, easy to learn, and easy to play indoors in the Winter. Such an activity was needed both by the Training School and YMCAs across the country. Naismith believed that one way to meet that challenge was to take factors of known games and recombine them. At the same time Dr. Gulick assigned Naismith one particular class that was completely uninterested in the routine exercises, marching and mass calisthenics that formed a part of their compulsory daily physical education session. Three instructors have gone down in defeat trying to rouse enthusiasm in this group of young men. "When he had assigned me the class of incorrigibles," writes Naismith in his own version of the invention of the game basketball, "I had felt that I was being imposed on; but when he told me to do what all the directors of the country had failed to accomplish, I felt it was the last straw". Naismith struggled with the class of young men with no success. He made attempts at modifying football and soccer. "I had pinned my hopes on these two games and when they failed me, there seemed little chance of success," writes Naismith. He tried lacrosse, a game he had learned to play in Almonte, Even though some members of the class were Canadians and knew how to play the game, it didn't succeed. The beginners were injured and the experts were disgusted; another game went into the discard. "With weary footsteps," recounts Naismith, "I mounted the flight of narrow stairs that led to my office directly over the locker room. I slumped down in my chair, my head in my hands and my elbows on the desk. I was a thoroughly disheartened and discouraged young instructor." The game that grew out of Naismith's discouraged but determined spirit on that day has since gone worldwide, attracting millions of players and spectators young and old. It was invented by a man sitting at his desk thinking it through.

"As I sat there at my desk, I began to study games from the philosophical side. I had been taking one game at a time and had failed to find what I was looking for, this time I would take games as a whole and study them". Naismith then methodically studied the elements of existing team games and factored out a number of specifics he would mold into a new game. "My first generalization was that all team games used a ball of some kind; therefore, any new game must have a ball." He settled on the existing Association (soccer) football after eliminating smaller balls because they were difficult to handle, could be hidden, and required equipment to use them, thereby making the learning of skills more difficult. He sought a game that could involve many and was easy to learn.

Mr. and Mrs. Naismith Tackling, a popularcomponent of football, was a problem in Naismith's mind, he could see the carnage that would result indoors on wooden floors. "But why was tackling necessary," he reasoned, "It was because the men were allowed to run with the ball, and it was necessary to stop them. With these facts in mind, I sat erect at my desk and said aloud: 'If he can't run with the ball, we don't have to tackle, and if we don't have to tackle, the roughness will be eliminated.' I can still recall how I snapped my fingers and shouted, 'I've got it!'He then concluded that a game must have an objective, and there must be some kind of goals, but he eliminated the goal used in soccer, lacrosse and hockey and turned instead to a game he played as a child called "Duck on the Rock." "With this game in mind, I thought that if the goal was horizontal instead of vertical, the players would be compelled to throw the ball in an arc; and force, which made for roughness, would be of no value. A horizontal goal, then, was what I was looking for, and I pictured it in my mind. I would place a box at either end of

the floor, and each time the ball entered the box it would count as a goal. There was one thing, however, that I had overlooked. If nine men formed a defense around the goal, it would be impossible for the ball to enter it; but if I placed the goal above the players' heads, this type of defense would be useless." He settled on a toss-up between two players as a way to start the game after considering several alternatives. Naismith was ready to try the new game with the class and set down on a scratch pad the first set of 13 rules in less than an hour. A stenographer typed them up. He asked the building superintendent to fetch two boxes about eighteen inches square. "No, I haven't any boxes," replied the superintendent, "but I'll tell you what I do have. I have two old peach baskets down in the store room, if they will do you any good." A few minutes later, baskets tucked under his arm and a few nails and a hammer in hand, Naismith tacked the baskets to the lower rail of the balcony, one at either end of the gym, posted the rules on the gym bulletin board and lay in waiting for his class of "incorrigibles." Naismith recalls, "The first member of the class to arrive was Frank Mahan. he gazed at me for an instant, and then looked toward the other end of the gym. Perhaps I was nervous, because his exclamation sounded like a death knell as the said "Huh! another new game!"' There were eighteen men in the class and Naismith promised them that if this game proved to be a failure he would not try any more experiments on them. They went over the rules, divided the group into two teams of nine players each and tossed up the first basketball in history. The date was December 21, 1891.

The first basketball team, consisting of nine players and their coach, on the steps of Springfield College Gymnasium in 1891. Back row: John G. Thompson, New Glasgow, N.S.; Eugene S. Libby, Redlands, Cal.; Edwin P. Ruggles, Milton, Mass.; William R. Chase, New Bedford, Mass.; T. Duncan Patton, Montreal, Que. Centre: Frank Mahan, Memphis, Tenn.; James Naismith, Almonte, Ont. Front row: F. G. Macdonald, Pictou, N.S.; Wm. H. Davis, Holyoke, Mass.; Lyman W. Archibald, Truro, N.S. The game was a success from the first toss-up onward and word spread that Naismith's class was having fun. Within a few days the class attracted a gallery. Teachers from a nearby girls school watched the game and took it away with them to organize the first girls' basketball team. Frank Mahan suggested the game be given a name, and he and Naismith settled on "basketball". In those earlier days of the game it was reported as "an uproarious game accompanied by much yelling and undignified cheering". In that respect it has changed little through the ages. "When the first game had ended", says Naismith, "I felt that I could now go to Kr. Gulick and tell him that I had accomplished the two seemingly impossible tasks that he had assigned to me; namely, to interest the class in physical exercise and to invent a new game." Naismith continued to control the development of the game and its rules for five years. he left Springfield for Denver to become the physical education

director for the YMCA in that city and to study for his medical doctorate. On his graduation the University of Kansas was seeking an athletic coach and a director for their 650 seat chapel which students attended every morning. He was ideally prepared for the post and was recommended to the University as "..inventor of basketball, medical doctor, Presbyterian minister, teetotaler, all-round athlete, non-smoker, and owner of a vocabulary without cuss words." Dr. Naismith and his wife attended the Olympic Games in 1936 when basketball became one of the Olympic events. He died in 1939 at age 78 (Article taken from YMCA Canada Y Triangle : by Donald S. McCuaig) Structure The World Alliance of YMCAs is a confederation of 125 National YMCA Movements. The World Alliances secretariat is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and is led by the Secretary General who is supported by an international staff team. World Alliance work in the areas of advocacy, global programming, capacity building, and communications, supports and strengthens National and Local YMCAs to better serve youth and communities. The World Alliance of YMCAs governance structure is as follows: The World Council of YMCAs This is the highest decision making body of the World Alliance. The World Council meets every four years, and is responsible for setting the policies and direction of the World Alliance, electing its Officers and Executive Committee, evaluating the work of the last four years, and deliberating on priorities for the next quadrennium. Executive Committee The 30 Executive Committee members, who represent a balance of age, gender and region, are elected at the World Council. The Committee meets each year to review the work, finances and personnel of the World Alliance, and is responsible for appointing the Secretary General. There are three Officers: the President, Vice President and Treasurer.

Members of the World Alliance of YMCAs The World Alliance is accountable to its members, the affiliated National YMCA Movements. Mission The World Alliance of YMCAs was founded in 1855 at its first World Conference, held in Paris. At that time, conference participants developed the YMCAs first mission statement, the Paris Basis. Since then, the YMCAs mission statement has been interpreted to reflect contemporary realities, first in 1973 with the Kampala Principles, and most recently in 1998 with Challenge 21. Challenge 21, adopted at the 14th World Council of YMCAs, Frechen, Germany, 1998 states that: Affirming the Paris Basis adopted in 1855 as the ongoing foundation statement of the mission of the YMCA, at the threshold of the third millennium we declare that the YMCA is a world-wide Christian, ecumenical, voluntary movement for women and men with special emphasis on and the genuine involvement of young people and that it seeks to share the Christian ideal of building a human community of justice with love, peace and reconciliation for the fullness of life for all creation. Each member YMCA is therefore called to focus on certain challenges which will be prioritized according to its own context. These challenges, which are an evolution of the Kampala Principles, are: Sharing the good news of Jesus Christ and striving for spiritual, intellectual and physical well-being of individuals and wholeness of communities. Empowering all, especially young people and women to take increased responsibilities and assume leadership at all levels and working towards an equitable society. Advocating for and promoting the rights of women and upholding the rights of children. Fostering dialogue and partnership between people of different faiths and ideologies and recognizing the cultural identities of people and promoting

cultural renewal. Committing to work in solidarity with the poor, dispossessed, uprooted people and oppressed racial, religious and ethnic minorities. Seeking to be mediators and reconcilers in situations of conflict and working for meaningful participation and advancement of people for their own self-determination. Defending Gods creation against all that would destroy it and preserving and protecting the earths resources for coming generations. To face these challenges, the YMCA will develop patterns of co-operation at all levels that enable self-sustenance and self-determination. Main Programmes National Council of YMCAs of Pakistan had been in the process of reorganization. The financial condition of the National Council is weak. The funds are not available for the coordination work and the office needs. The office of the National Council do not have the basic necessities like fax and e-mail which are most important for the coordination work. The Lahore YMCA had borne some of the expenses like telephone and fax charges, postage, stationery, transport and meetings. The expenses of the National General Secretary, incurred in travel to other cities, have been personally borne by the National General Secretary. Due to the non availability of funds and resources very few programmes could be organised at the national level. The current programmes of the YMCA in Pakistan is still mostly limited to sports facilities at Lahore and Karachi. The Karachi YMCA is running a Technical Institute where students are trained in different skills. Computer training is also given in this Institute. A High school for formal education is also housed in the Karachi YMCA. It is also a venue for other community centred programmes. The Lahore YMCA initiated two women empower-ment programmes in the marginalised areas of Lahore for the benefit of young girls and women. This empowerment programme includes classes in pattern cutting, sewing and embroidery. The participants in this programme were also given education on: rights of women in a male dominated society; women's issues like violence against women, divorce, killing of women by stove burst, mother care, breast feeding and hygienic living. The Lahore YMCA is also

running a small primary school, a commercial college, hostel, language classes, sports facilities and a drama society. It also provides a home for the other NG0s in that they are permitted to conduct their activities, which is complementary to the YMCAs missional work, within the YMCA. The facilities are also being used by some literary societies as well. The YMCA ar-ranges lectures on drug abuse and preventive measures. Religious meetings are held regularly at the YMCA. Conclusion The Peshawar YMCA is in the making. Meetings are being held regularly attended by the National General Secrelary as and when required. We are making efforts to get an independent office through the courtesy of the Bishop of the Peshawar Diocese on a monthly rent. Due to the non availability of funds not much could be achieved yet.

Coney Island YMCA Surf Ave and 29th St. Coney Island, Brooklyn 11224 Floor Plans: First Floor Second Floor

Opening a Y in a community is a game changer for kids in the area. With a Y, they can beat the odds and be so much more. William Rueckert, President, Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation Coney Island is about to get a brand new YMCA.

As part of the new Coney Island Commons project, the new Y promises to be a center for community life and a shining example of the diversity of the newly revitalized Coney Island landscape. Through careful research and meaningful partnerships, the Y will adapt its programs and services to meet the needs of the local community. Whether that means offering youth and teens academic support, college and job readiness counseling to teens, or providing ESOL classes to groups of New Americans, offering swim class as part of the 2nd grade curriculum to 7year-olds, or any and all of the above, the Y is committed to enhancing the lives of everyone it serves. And as part of the YMCAs Strong Kids Campaign, membership and program fees will be affordable to all and no one will be turned away due to an inability to pay. About the new Coney Island YMCA Located at W 29 and Surf in Coney Island, Brooklyn, the 40,000 square foot YMCA is part of the Coney Island Commons project and will include an aquatic center with a six-lane lap pool and family recreational lap pool, a full court gymnasium, fitness and multi-purpose rooms, a double-height social room and office space. The YMCA of Greater New York is proud to be a partner in this exciting development one that is sure to become a community anchor in Coney Island, said YMCA President and CEO Jack Lund. As one of the Citys leading youth service organizations, we will provide much-needed after school programs, teen leadership initiatives, healthy kids programs, wellness initiatives, a vast array of other important services, and, of course, plain old fun. The Y is committed to building strong kids, strong families, and strong communities, and were very glad to have a presence here in Coney Island.

Bette Watson-Borg, president and CEO of the metro YMCA, displays an artists rendition of what the CBC radio building and the YMCA would look like under proposed redevelopment. (ERIC WYNNE / Staff) The YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth is headed to city hall with a proposed $22-million redevelopment at South Park and Sackville streets, president and CEO Bette Watson-Borg said Friday. Its headed there even though an advisory committee rejected the plan last week. The proposal represents the culmination of about four years of community consultations, Watson-Borg said of the redevelopment the YMCA is pursuing for downtown Halifax in partnership with CBC/Radio Canada. We believe this is an opportunity to bring a much-needed health and wellness centre to the community.

The CBC property, located at the intersection, will be rolled into the redevelopment of the site if required height restriction amendments to the municipal planning strategy win approval at city hall. Watson-Borg said the economics of the undertaking require raising the height restriction to 46 metres from the current 23 metres. Relaxing the height restriction would allow the proponents to build a residential complex that would be about 15 storeys high on one portion of the property. The taller portion (of the complex) is setback significantly from the street, said Watson-Borg. A design review committee, acting as an advisory board to Halifax regional council, rejected a proposal to amend the citys municipal plan to allow taller buildings in the area. Concerns were raised at that session about keeping area development in context with the both the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site and the Halifax Public Gardens. However, the committees decision is non-binding and regional council can still approve the requested change to the building height restriction regulation. We understand council can approve a development in this context if it is in the best interests of the community and we believe this is such a situation, said Watson-Borg. We want to bring a full-service health and fitness facility to the community and by adding additional development to the site, we can keep access costs reasonable at the new Y facility, she said.

Richard Harvey, a senior planner with the city, said a report on the design committees rejection of proposed changes to height restrictions at South Park and Sackville streets will likely be forwarded to city hall within weeks. He said council will schedule a formal public hearing before voting on amendments to height restrictions at South Park and Sackville streets, if council decides to follow that route. The YMCA, which Watson-Borg said has about 2,000 members at its South Park facility, wants to build a 70,000-square-foot complex with an aquatic complex, indoor running track, childcare, outdoor garden and gym and fitness area. There is also 5,700 square feet of retail and office space along South Park Street, 300 parking spaces and a passageway between South Park and Annandale streets. Another 330,000 square feet of residential space would generate an estimated $9 million and $10 million from a developer, which Watson-Borg said would help the non-profit organization cover the cost of the health and wellness centre. CBC/Radio Canada has announced plans to relocate from the intersection to the CBC building on Bell Road that is getting a multimillion-dollar makeover. Kast-A-Way Swimwear: Keeping Up with a Growing Sport

The sport of swimming fluctuates in popularity, and usually experiences an increase following the Olympic cycle. According to a survey by the National Sporting Goods Association, swimming is the 3rd most popular sport based on participation (not necessarily formal participation on a team). In fact, an estimated 51,900,000 people (age 7 and up) participated in swimming during 2010, an increase of 3.4% since 2008. (Participation, based on the survey parameters, means swimming at least 6 times during the year). The only sports ahead of swimming wereExercising with Equipment and Exercise Walking. More swimmers means more swimsuits, and an opportunity to reach new communities. Recently, Kast-A-Way Swimwear was awarded the chance to open a retail Pro Shop inside the new Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. As construction draws to a close, the GAC will become a state-of-the-art aquatics facility with 3 pools and a seating capacity of 2,500. The facilities should be open to the public on September 12, following a Grand Opening celebration the last week of August.

The GAC already has plans to host the YMCA National Short Course Swimming Championship competition on April 2, 2012, and the 2012 USMS Spring Nationals.

For more information on the Greensboro Aquatic Center, visit greensboroaquaticcenter.com, or follow the GAC on Facebook.