January 19
EXERCISE CAN MAKE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE This Drawn Out Pandemic has Been Hard on All of Us; Remember to Utilize the Benefit of Exercise, for the Health of Your Spirit, Mind and Body These last 21 months have been long and difficult for many of us. The coronavirus pandemic is taking a toll on public… Read more »
January 12
ASHLEY COOK: 2021 KID KINDNESS GRANT WINNER 6-year-old Ashley Cook of Hudson, N.H., is a young girl with a big heart. This first grade student at Presentation of Mary Academy in Hudson loves Barbie dolls, playing with her friends and cheerleading. Our Y staff may know Ashley from Camp Create. She’s also taken swimming lessons… Read more »
January 5
CAROL LEMAY: RETIREMENT IS OFFERING A LOT MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLASSES AND FUN AT THE Y Before Carol Lemay retired as a 4th grade teacher in Nashua, she used to get to the Y one day a week for swimming and yoga, usually on Saturdays. During school vacation weeks, she made a point to swim… Read more »
December 28
JOY DEVINS: WEARING MANY HATS AT THE YMCA IS REWARDING Joy Devins wears many YMCA hats: member, Board member, camper parent, donor, and Y ambassador in the community! “Belonging to the Y feels like belonging to a true community center. My first introduction to the Y was after I had my children and I wanted… Read more »
December 22
DREW HEFFLEFINGER: THE ENJOYMENT OF VOLUNTEERING AT THE Y IS REALLY UPLIFTING When YMCA member Drew Hefflefinger heard about an opportunity to help the community two years ago, he signed on with the Y to help in the produce distribution program. “I wanted to be involved in the community. When I saw Terri’s (Terri McGrew,… Read more »
December 15
DIANDRA JIMENEZ: FROM Y SWIM LESSONS TO LIFEGUARD 23-year-old Diandra Jimenez has always been an avid swimmer. “Gerry (Carney) taught me swimming lessons at the Nashua Y when I was a kid. My parents had a pool and would not open it until school ended for summer break, because I was always in it.” It’s… Read more »
December 7
BILL AND NANCY DUBOIS: VOLUNTEERING AS A COUPLE IS A WIN-WIN FOR US, AND THE COMMUNITY Nancy Dubois has been a Y member for over 40 years! “I joined the Y when it was on Prospect Street and both my girls were young. Angela was in ballet and Alison was on the synchronized swim team…. Read more »
November 23
MEGAN MORIN: HELP FOR A MOM WHO WAS FEELING ALONE We had the pleasure of hearing from Megan Morin, who shared her Y story at our 135th Annual Meeting last week. Good morning, everyone. My name is Megan, and I am a single mom of three children; Lyla who is soon to be 12 years… Read more »
