Early EducationOur Early Education programs are for children from 6 weeks to 6 years old. Part-time programs are available.
School Age Child CareBefore and after school care for children in grades 1-6. We also offer school vacation camps, and Y Half Days for early release days.
Kids Stop BabysittingBoth Y branches offer this wonderful convenience for parents while they work out or swim in our facilities.
Camp SargentCamp Sargent is a summer day camp on lake Naticook in Merrimack which offers programs for boys and girls 5-16 years old.
Westwood Park CampsSports Camps at Westwood Park focus on individual skill development as well as the team ideals of sportsmanship for kids entering grades 1-8.
Merrimack Day CampsCamp is about learning skills, developing character and making friends. The Merrimack Y has summer day camps for kids in preschool to grade 6.
Nashua Day CampsCamping is for everyone, and the Nashua Y has summer camp options for kids in preschool all the way up to grade 12.
PAT MILLER: CAREGIVER TO CANCER SURVIVOR AND LIVING STRONG AT THE Y PARTICIPANT
Pat Miller has always been a caregiver. When she was hit with a cancer diagnosis last year, the time had come to focus on herself. “I was shocked. I was now the patient. I had cared for my sister and brother during their bouts with cancer. I saw my father pass from cancer when I was age seven.”
Pat heard about the YMCA’s LiveStrong at the Y program from her friend Jane Schofield, a LifeStrong graduate. Pat had accompanied Jane to her chemotherapy appointments and knew Jane benefited from the Y’s cancer survivor program.
Normally inhibited by joining new groups, Pat knew being part of Livestrong would be good for her. “This is a new experience and I’m up for it!,” she thought. “Courtney Taber (LiveStrong coach) made me feel welcome. She makes everybody feel like they are the only person in the whole world. I like being with other women going through the program and loved learning from Cheryl Peltak (another LiveStrong coach) about ways to get stronger. We even visited Hannaford grocery story with a dietician to learn about making healthy food choices.”
Pat met a best friend in LiveStrong, Nancy Santos. Since graduating from the Livestrong program, Pat and Nancy usually meet every day at the Y. “I’ve made this a priority. It’s what I need to do for me. This is good for my body. This is good for my brain.” Pat has lost 27 pounds since joining the Y. “Livestrong helped me to have that confidence. Having lived through so many family members dealing with cancer as a caregiver, I live everyday as a new day. When I don’t get to the Y, I feel short tempered. Even just walking the track, it helps my brain. I’m much calmer.”
As a cancer survivor, Pat has been asked to speak to the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life participants. She started volunteering for this organization in Ohio, when she was caring for her sister. “I made a promise to my baby sister that I would continue the Relay for Life tradition. Now I participate in the Lancaster (Mass.) race.”
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