Ys By Location
This international location is where the first YMCA opened.
What is London?
The District Executive Director For West Orem, Brenda & John Duncan, and Weekley Family YMCAs
Who is Steve Evans?
This annual June holiday was started by the YMCA.
What is Father's Day?
This former president was trained as a lifeguard by the YMCA.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
These type of baskets were used in the first basketball game.
Peach baskets
This city housed the first YMCA in the United States.
What is Boston?
The CEO for the YMCA of Greater Houston
Stephen Ives
This large and always 'prepared' youth organization was an offshoot of the YMCA in 1910.
What is 'The Boy Scouts of America'?
This president signed the Congressional charter for the YMCA in Washington D.C. in 1864.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This sport was invented by the YMCA as a 'less vigorous' indoor sport for businessmen.
What is volleyball?
This is the state where James Naismith created the sport, 'basketball'.
What is Massachusetts?
Weekley's Outreach Youth Development Director
Tamina Allen
This organization, known for entertaining troops abroad, has its roots in the YMCA.
What is the United Services Organization (or U.S.O.)
This long-reigning British monarch granted knighthood to George Williams, the founder of the YMCA.
Who is Queen Victoria?
This popular sport was created by the YMCA in 1949 as a combination of handball and tennis.
What is racquetball?
A YMCA in this U.S. city housed the world's first indoor pool?
New York City
Association Director ForeverWell Senior Adults
Who is Elena Dinkin?
This organization, famous for putting bibles in hotel rooms, was started within the YMCA.
Who are the Gideons?
This industrial magnate's donation founded the YMCA's first retirement fund.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
This individual is credited with creating YMCA group swim lessons.
Who is George Corsan?
This state housed the first 'student YMCA' in the country.
What is Tennessee?
Association Executive Director of Healthy Living
Who is Monique Budd?
In 1856, the YMCA formed the first ESL, or English as a second language, program in the U.S. What language was the participants' first language?
German
This former Secretary of State famously sang a parody of the song 'YMCA' (dressed as the construction worker) at a meeting of foreign ministers in 2004.
Who is Colin Powell?
In addition to the game of basketball, this common piece of protective sports equipment was created by James Naismith.
What is the football helmet?