Author: Jason Mayeu

April 12, 2023

Help Us Take Action To Protect Children

COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER TO PROTECT CHILDREN The YMCA Joins National Five Days of Action to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse The YMCA of Greater Nashua is participating in the Five Days of Action, April 24-28, 2022. The Five Days of Action is a weeklong campaign to raise awareness and inspire adults to take action to… Read more »

April 11, 2023

National Volunteer Week

DURING NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK We Give Thanks to Our Volunteers The YMCA of Greater Nashua is celebrating our appreciation of our volunteers during National Volunteer Week, April 17 – 21. Without volunteers, the Y wouldn’t be the same; they’re the heart and soul of our organization and without their hard work, dedication and selflessness we… Read more »

April 5, 2023

Meet Our Membership Directors

MEET OUR MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORS Our Membership Directors are a large part of our welcoming environment at the Y. We are pleased to have the combined leadership of Jackie Hancock, Erinn Kobisky and Melissa Werra at our Welcome Centers. At our Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every… Read more »

March 29, 2023

YMCA Leaders-in-Training

YMCA OFFERS LEADERS-IN-TRAINING PROGRAM THROUGH IT’S Y ACADEMY The YMCA of Greater Nashua is offering a new Teen Leaders-in-Training (LIT) Program for middle school and high school students to engage with younger students in our after school programs at the Nashua YMCA, Merrimack YMCA, Clark Wilkins Elementary School in Amherst and Mont Vernon Village School…. Read more »

March 15, 2023

A “Happy Dance” at the End of Each Tennis Lesson

MEET BEN KAAS A highlight of 40-year-old Ben Kaas’ week is his tennis lessons at the Merrimack YMCA with instructor Dick Lane. Ben’s goal is to end the lesson with his ‘happy dance,’ which means he has hit six tennis balls in a row. Ben’s sister, Liz Kaas, is Director of Health and Wellness for… Read more »

March 6, 2023

March 28 is Diabetes Alert Day

MARCH 28 IS DIABETES ALERT DAY Which is a good time to understand your risk for Type 2 diabetes. More than 1 in 3 American adults have prediabetes, but almost 80% don’t even know they have it. On Diabetes Alert Day, the Y wants you to know the risks for type 2 diabetes. Take the… Read more »

March 3, 2023

Southern NH KidsFest 2023

SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE KIDSFEST 2023 In partnership with the Greater Merrimack-Souhegan Valley Chamber of Commerce and our YMCA of Greater Nashua, we invite you to join us at our 2023 Southern New Hampshire KidsFest, held at Westwood Park YMCA this Saturday, March 25, from 10am to 1pm. This is a free community event. The first… Read more »

February 28, 2023

15 Years of Impacting Y Kids

MEET KARA HAMILTON Kara Hamilton has been teaching at the Y for 15 years. She started in the School’s Out (YMCA afterschool program) in 2004 when she was a senior at Nashua High School. “The Y has been part of my life since age four. A lot of my core memories are of the Y… Read more »