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One of the founding members of the San Jose YMCA, Xinia Brenes Jenkins was deeply involved in the Costa Rican Catholic youth movement. The Latin American Confederation of YMCAs reached out to Jenkins for her assistance in instituting a national Costa Rican YMCA. Jenkins`s work for the Costa Rican YMCA focused on providing programs for refugees, relief for those affected by housing shortages, and offering vocational skills training for women and agricultural skills training for Costa Rican natives. #WomensHistoryMonth
Fighting to improve the status of women in the YMCA, Winifred Colton began her extensive YMCA career as women’s and girls’ work secretary at the YMCA of Metro Chicago. In 1957, the YMCA`s National Council’s statement of purpose no longer applied to “males only,” and Colton became the first woman professional on the national staff. #WomensHistoryMonth
Our Active Older Adult Pie Potluck was a hit! Thanks to everyone who came and brought side dishes and pies to share! The pies were delicious with the top three being Debbie`s Chocolate Cream, Chris`s Coconut Cream and Jeanene`s Cherry/Blueberry pies!
See you in May for the next potluck! #ActiveOlderAdults #MemberAppreciationMonth #PiDayFun
Have a fun night with your friends at our Wonderland Gala! If you get your tickets by March 21st, you will be entered to win a 4 hour limo ride for you and 13 of your friends! The party starts at 6:00pm for the VIP Cocktail hour and doors open at 7:00pm where you will be treated to amazing food from @brick.bramble and drinks served by @globalbrew and a live band, the Fountain City 45`s, all the way from Kansas City! You won`t want to miss out! Get your tickets today via the link in our bio. #WonderlandGala #PartyTime
Today is the perfect day to try out @nauticalbowlsedwardsville between 3:00 - 8:00pm! A portion of the sales will go towards our Annual Campaign! This helps our community with memberships and programs along with helping to supplement some mission programs we offer at no cost! Try something new and help out a great cause! #WeAreCommunity
It’s Pi Day! The first Pi Day was celebrated in San Francisco March 14 (3.14), 1988 to bring attention to STEM fields and careers. Did you know that we have some fun STEM specialty camps at the Y this summer? As a way to celebrate today, baking is a great way to spend time together and incorporate STEM into your play. From fractions to chemical reactions, baking a pie—or even a pizza—has it all. Are you team pie or team pizza? Share your favorite recipe! #HappyPiDay
Marguerite Cockett graduated from Women`s Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1905. In 1916 she bought a car and brought it to France where she worked as an ambulance driver under the American Fund for French Wounded. She spent three months in Serbia establishing a French-Serbian hospital and served on a hospital ship in the Mediterranean. In 1917 she established the first canteen under the YMCA American Expeditionary Forces. #WomensHistoryMonth
Just a friendly reminder...Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 12. Be sure to set your clocks ahead 1 hour (mainly so you do not miss any of your favorite classes at the Y!) While you’re at it, why not “spring” into a new class or activity? Visit the link in our bio to explore all our offerings. #DaylightSavings
As part of the YMCA`s massive World War, I support effort, Addie Hunton was one of only three African American women assigned to serve over 200,000 segregated Black troops stationed in France. Hunton was also YWCA secretary for Black student work and vice president of the NAACP. #WomensHistoryMonth
Happy International Women`s Day! Today is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8th as a focal point in the women`s rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women, but also celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements and contributions of women.
Pick up a quote at the desk from famous women for #MemberAppreciationMonth
In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth, the Y is honored to commemorate and celebrate female figures within the history of the YMCA movement who were vital to the success and empowerment of all current and future women leaders in the Y. Stay tuned as we share their journeys throughout the month of March.
In 2015, Kevin Washington became the first African American - and the first person of color - to serve as CEO of the YMCA of the USA. Besides reimagining a new service delivery system across the Y movement, Washington was a leading national voice for relief from federal government for nonprofits devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. He spearheaded the highly successful #Relief4Charities effort, put Y-USA on a path to become an anti-racist, multicultural organization and engaged young people as changemakers in their communities. #BlackHistoryMonth
It`s time for Summer Camp! Start planning for your kids summer now! Our Weekly Camp runs Monday - Friday, May 30th - August 4th. We also have over 80 different Specialty Camps to choose from between June 5th and August 4th. Registration begins at 6:00am for members next Monday, March 6th and for non-members on Monday, March 20th!
Visit our website to view our catalog. #SummerCamp
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| Saturday: | 7:00am - 6:00pm |
| Sunday: | 10:00am - 5:00pm |
| Monday - Friday: | 6:00am - 6:00pm |
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