July 19, 2016
“I’m very much enjoying this camp experience. Everyone is very friendly and they make you feel like you’re at home,” said Sergio, age 15, camper from YMCA Colombia. “My parents are very happy and proud of me. It’s my first international trip.” YMCA Camp Spaulding was selected as one of several YMCA camps from around… Read more »
July 13, 2016
Reading and summer go together like sunshine and ice cream! The YMCA’s Summer Learning Loss Prevention Program (SLLP) has just finished it’s third summer of improving literacy skills for children in low income communities. As one of the pilot programs in 2015 (and one of 29 states participating in this Y initiative last summer), we… Read more »
June 4, 2016
“You don’t want to get diabetes, if you can prevent it. Baby Boomers are living longer and having an expanded life is a reason to stay healthy,” said Greater Nashua YMCA member Dave deBronkart. After his doctor diagnosed him as being at-risk for Type 2 diabetes, deBronkart enrolled himself in the Y’s Diabetes Prevention Program… Read more »
May 13, 2016
Amanda was searching for kindergarten options for her son Camden, when she came across the YMCA of Greater Nashua. She was worried that she couldn’t afford the Y for her family as a single mom, but thanks to financial assistance from the Y Cares program, Amanda and Cam were able to become members and Cam… Read more »
May 13, 2016
YMCA of Greater Nashua announced today that it was awarded a $10,000 Community Impact Grant from New York Life. The grant will support the YMCA’s Summer Learning Loss Prevention Program (SLLP), a program designed to improve literacy skills for low-income first and second grade students in Nashua who are struggling with their reading skills. “We… Read more »
May 9, 2016
Since the 1986 opening of the Merrimack Y building, there has been no significant updates to either of the locker rooms. It is time for a major upgrade and we have established a two year plan to make these much needed updates. Hello, September… hello, Y upgrades and renovations! We are excited to share that work… Read more »
May 9, 2016
Join our latest Member Wellness Incentive! Got Core? Did you know your Core is MORE than the “6 pack”? Receive a point for each exercise. Accumulate at least 30 points to earn your prize. Learn & execute up to 3 core exercises with a trainer each day. Pick up your score card at on of… Read more »
May 3, 2016
Written by Mark McHugh The sun blazes over a landscape marked by dirt paths, green clearings, and trees that spatter the ground with shade. Lifeguards watch over second-graders frolicking in the lake while a fifth-grader shoots a bulls-eye at the archery range. A few acres away, counselors catch their breath trying to keep up with… Read more »
