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MY Y STORY: HILARY KEATING “I have a blast!” is the first comment Y member Hilary Keating makes when she talks about volunteering at the Y. Hilary has been a Y… Read more »

AFTER A NEAR DROWING,  Family Members All Take Swimming Lessons Y member Dapo Olagbaju realized it was time to learn to swim when he had a scary experience while wading… Read more »

MEET JAMILA-ASHANTI SCALES  Jamila-Ashanti Scales started working at the Y when she was 16-years-old. “My mom wanted my brother and I to have skills that would benefit us: First Aid… Read more »

A NOTE FROM Y MEMBER ALEX FOX: My wife Birgit is a travel nurse and accepted an assignment at Southern Medical Center in downtown Nashua from late October 2022 through… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTOR: DAN CASEY When YMCA Martial Arts Instructor Dan Casey asks parents why they are interested in enrolling their child in his martial arts classes, 90% of the… Read more »

THE MONTMINY’S  Andre and Denise Montminy’s love story started at the Y. They met in 1980 when Andre was a martial arts instructor when the Nashua Y was located on Prospect Street. “He would… Read more »