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  • East End YMCA might get new home at EPCAL

    at EPCAL for its new building.Normally, such hearings are scheduled a few weeks beforehand, but the two-month delay gives the YMCA time to file a draft operating agreement with the town. The agreement will become part of the public hearing and that draft must   Read more »

  • Bay Shore people: Bob Pettersen

    People come to see the shows on a Thursday, Friday, Saturday night, and then they go out to eat or get drinks. How has the YMCA helped rejuvenate Bay Shore? Geographically, were located on Main Street. Were a town meeting hall. Every different facet of Bay   Read more »

  • Local Live: Lennon tribute, Dizzy Reed

    Bayport Ave., Bayport INFO $30; 631-472-1868, greyhorsetavern.com HOT TIX The Magic Garden 40th Birthday WHEN | WHERE April 1, YMCA Boulton Center , Bay Shore (shows at noon and 3 p.m.) INFO $20 adults, $15 children; 866-811-4111, boultoncenter.org Phish WHEN   Read more »

  • Want to fix All-Star Weekend? Go 3 vs. 3

    star power like the NBA. It needs to be showcased in some way. But how?Three. On. Three.Think about when you step on to your local YMCA court with your 15-year-old gym shorts, tube socks and disintegrating headband, for a game of 3 vs. 3. When you're playing,   Read more »

About YMCA

The Young Men's Christian Association ("YMCA" or "the Y") was founded on June 6, 1844 in London, England by a young man named George Williams. At the time, the organization was dedicated to putting Christian principles into practice, as taught by Jesus Christ. Young men who came to London for work were often living in squalid and unsafe conditions, and the YMCA was dedicated to replacing life on the streets with prayer and bible study. The YMCA idea, which began among evangelicals, was unusual because it crossed the rigid lines that separated all the different churches and social classes in England in those days. This openness was a trait that would lead eventually to including in YMCAs all men, women and children, regardless of race, religion or nationality. Also, its target of meeting social need in the community was dear from the start. Now the YMCA uses a holistic approach to individual and social development encompassing spiritual, intellectual and physical methods. This approach is symbolised by the inverse red triangle used by YMCAs around the world representing the YMCA mission of building a healthy spirit, mind, and body.

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