WELCOMING WEEK 2025
The YMCA of Greater Nashua Celebrates Welcoming Week and Reminds the
Greater Nashua Community that Belonging Begins with Us
This Welcoming Week (September 12-21), the YMCA of Greater Nashua will be joining Welcoming America, other organizations and YMCAs across the country to celebrate Welcoming Week, September 12-21. Welcoming Week elevates the growing movement of communities that fully embrace all community members and their contributions to the social fabric of our country.
“At the YMCA of Greater Nashua, we truly believe that belonging begins with us and that the Greater Nashua Community is stronger when everyone feels welcome and collaborates for the common good,” said Lynne Boyer, Executive Director of Community Impact. “We are proud to participate in Welcoming Week, showcasing how people from all backgrounds come together in communities both large and small to build stronger connections. This is a time to celebrate the shared values that unite us as neighbors, parents and colleagues, making our community more welcoming to all.”
WELCOMING WEEK SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
Come and celebrate community and connection during this week-long celebration as we will be hosting a variety of fun activities, special group exercise classes, and family-focused events that highlight what unites us as a community:
• Irish Step Dance Class
Friday, Sept. 12 : 6:30pm-7:30pm
Nashua Y – Register Here
• Safety Around Water Classes with Interpreter
Saturday Sept. 13 : 1pm-3pm
Merrimack Y – Register Here
• Chinese Dance Performance & Master Class
Sunday, Sept. 14 : 2pm-4pm
Nashua Y – Open To All
• Multicultural Festival
Sunday, September 14 : 12pm-4pm
Nashua Public Library – Open To All – Click For More Info
• Cultural Story & Crafts
September 15-20 : During Kids Stop Hours
Merrimack Y & Westwood Park Y
Kids Stop – Register Here
• Plus All Week Long at Y Branches:
Special Group Exercise Class Activities & Music
Y Academy Activities
Where in the World Maps
I am a Welcomer Activity
Multicultural Food Experiences
Come connect, celebrate, and have fun with your neighbors!
About the Y
Driven by its founding mission, the Y has served as a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community for more than 175 years. The Y empowers everyone, no matter who they are or where they’re from, by ensuring access to resources, relationships and opportunities for all to learn, grow and thrive. By bringing together people from different backgrounds, perspectives and generations, the Y’s goal is to improve overall health and well-being, ignite youth empowerment and demonstrate the importance of connections in and across 10,000 communities nationwide. ymca.org
About Welcoming Week
Welcoming Week is an annual campaign and celebration to showcase the movement of communities striving to be more welcoming places for all. Launched in 2012 by Welcoming America and its members, Welcoming Week provides individuals and communities the opportunity to proclaim welcoming values through events and local initiatives that foster mutual understanding between people and a deeper sense of belonging for all.
About Welcoming America
Welcoming America is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that leads a movement of communities becoming more prosperous by ensuring everyone belongs. Through the Welcoming Network, we work to change systems and culture by providing communities the roadmap they need to create welcoming policies and share new approaches to create an environment where everyone can truly thrive. Learn more at welcomingamerica.org