September 23, 2024

Falls Prevention Awareness Week

  Ten Older Adult Falls Myths from the National Council on Aging   Falls Prevention Awareness Week is September 23-27. Falls are the leading cause of injury related ER visits for older adults, the major cause of hip fractures and responsible for more than half of fatal head injuries. Below, the National Council on Aging… Read more »

September 11, 2024

FALL CRAFT FAIR

FALL CRAFT FAIR AT THE YMCA Join Us for Family Friendly Fun and Holiday Shopping – all while helping to raise money for the Nashua YMCA at our Annual Fall Craft Fair! There will be a wide variety of crafts for you to check out plus breakfast and lunch concessions will be available. The fun… Read more »

September 8, 2024

Welcoming Week 2024: September 13-22

WELCOMING WEEK 2024 The YMCA of Greater Nashua Celebrates Welcoming Week and Reminds the Greater Nashua Community that Belonging Begins with Us   This Welcoming Week (September 13-22), the YMCA of Greater Nashua will join Welcoming America, other YMCAs and organizations nationwide to celebrate immigrants’ contributions to communities and bring together all residents in a… Read more »

September 4, 2024

A New Hope

  A New Hope: A Family’s Journey for Their Son’s Future The Vandiver family, consisting of Richard, Anya and their 13-year-old son Jacob, first discovered the Y in 2012 after a friend recommended it for swim lessons. The year before, they had relocated to New Hampshire from Ukraine, where Anya is originally from. Richard, an… Read more »

September 1, 2024

2024 Annual Celebration

  Y Today. Y Tomorrow. Y Forever. Join us for our 2024 Annual Celebration, an unforgettable evening of meaningful connections, inspiration, and support for our annual campaign. This special event is a time to reflect on our achievements, celebrate our community, and look forward to a brighter future together.   Date: Wednesday, October 2nd Time: 5:30… Read more »

August 21, 2024

Endurance and Friendship

  My Y Story: Endurance and Friendship The YMCA is a special place – it brings people together through many different types of activities. This is a story of two friends who met at the Y in 2014 through their shared interests in staying active, helping others as Group Exercise instructors, and finding local races… Read more »

August 17, 2024

NinjaZone

JOIN US FOR NINJAZONE AT THE WESTWOOD PARK YMCA NinjaZone is a fusion of obstacle course training, gymnastics, parkour, and character building. These programs are the foundation of whole-body movement and the mind-body connection. A progressive level system evaluates and advances children in their skill and knowledge of core values as described in the NinjaZone… Read more »

August 15, 2024

CLiF Grant Embraces Children’s Love of Books and Reading

The Children’s Literacy Foundation Brings Storytellers and Books to the YMCA of Greater Nashua’s child care and summer literacy programs through a Summer Readers Grant Children served by the YMCA of Greater Nashua’s Early Education Center and Power Scholars Academy were treated to storytelling presentations from presenter Marv Klassen-Landis (at the Early Education Center) and… Read more »