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My Y Story: Nan Connelly

Stories of Inclusivity: How an Engaged Y Volunteer Helps Children Embrace Diversity Nan Connelly, volunteer, and Amy Millard, Nashua Site Director, have known each other since 2016. That was the year Nan first started volunteering at the Y, “This is funny because I wanted to volunteer, and I googled preschools and the Y came up…. Read more »

My Y Story: Tyler Corrado

How Impact Programs at the Y Build Future Leaders Meet Tyler Corrado, the Night Time Supervisor for the Nashua YMCA!  Tyler moved to the area when he was in middle school and quickly got involved with the Y by spending his first New Hampshire summer at Camp Spaulding.  Camp Spaulding was our association’s resident camp… Read more »

My Y Story: Sean & Lauretha Rogers

My Y Story: The Rogers Family Two years ago Y members Sean and Lauretha Rogers moved to Nashua when they accepted physician positions at Southern NH Medical Center and St. Joseph Hospital. They come to the Y often, sometimes working out together when their schedules allow, but other times they come separately. The one constant… Read more »

My Y Story: Elizabeth Covino

My Y Story: Elizabeth Covino It’s been a highlight of my work-life to spend time with YMCA of Greater Nashua members to learn why the Y is important to them. Early on in my life I thought I may be a journalist. My degree is in Journalism and I did work for a newspaper for… Read more »

My Y Story: Kitty Freeman

The Y is About Being Supported and Making Connections with People Kitty Freeman joined the YMCA last September. She enjoyed the Y’s free Yoga Mondays at Greeley Park last summer and was enticed to learn more about the Y offerings. “The tour I took with my husband and it seemed more about a community, than… Read more »

My Y Story: David Salvas

Staying Fit at the Y Helped David Salvas Get Approved for Heart Surgery YMCA member David Salvas is a very accomplished athlete. He has run more than 100 marathons since 1985, has biked four 100-mile bike rides in support of cancer research, has climbed all of the 4,000 foot mountains in New Hampshire, and carried… Read more »

My Y Story: Cooper Hardy

My Y Story: Cooper Hardy Cooper Hardy has been a competitive swimmer since age 10; he’s now 16 and a sophomore at Merrimack High School. “Swimming is a very big part of my life and is the part of my life I most look forward to. I wake up excited to see friends at practice…. Read more »

My Y Story: Lily Chavez

My Y Story: Lily Chavez “In class we don’t speak the same language, we feel love and positive energy.” “I love the YMCA! I love it because of the different people I’ve met and all the cultures here. Every person has love inside. I love that about this place,” YMCA member Lily Chavez said. A… Read more »