This local Y has the longest continuous charter starting in 1858 which was adopted as the YMCA of the North Shore's official charter in 1999.
What is the Salem YMCA?
(3rd oldest in the country: Boston is oldest, Haverhill and Cape Ann opened the same year but closed during the civil war.)
100
This local Y is the only one in our association that, through local fundraising efforts, has a music center, recording studio and performance center.
What is the Salem YMCA?
100
The average number of employees our leadership team supports at our Y. Also, the number of pounds in a ton.
What is 2000?
100
These three communities have YMCA affordable housing.
What are Ipswich, Beverly, Haverhill and/or Gloucester?
100
This committee helps to ensure we maintain strong fiscal integrity.
What is the Finance Committee?
200
In order to grow the good work of our mission, we must continually improve how well we do this.
What is "our business"?
200
The Lynch/van Otterloo YMCA board is spearheading an effort to protect and improve this unique camp facility.
What is Children's Island?
200
This is the average number of years leadership team members of our Y have been employed by the YMCA of the North Shore.
What is 15?
(Ranging from the shortest (Kevin) with 4 years to the longest (Rick) with 32!
200
To the closest hundred, the number of individuals our Y provides an affordable place to call home.
What is 500?
200
This committee helps oversee the quality of our products and guides our strategic plan.
What is Product and Planning?
300
This term describes the environment our strategic plan has set for how our members should feel in our facilities.
What is "a main street culture"?
300
This local YMCA's board is closing in on a $3.6 million capital campaign to add an interactive spray park and outdoor pool, as well as a teen center, to its facility.
What is the Ipswich Y?
300
This person was voted in as our newest local Executive Director last week.
Who is Charity Lezama? (At the Salem Y)
300
The number of years our Y spent fighting opposition to the affordable housing project, Powderhouse Village, in Ipswich?
What is eight?
300
These two committees respectively help develop our overall philanthropic strategies and identify strong individuals to recruit for our boards.
What are Financial Development and Board Development?
400
These numbers represent how many local Ys are in the YMCA of the North Shore association and the number of communities collectively served.
What are 8 and 25?
400
Through the efforts of the Haverhill Y, this building, which is next door to the Haverhill Y, was bought and renovated into a preschool in 2012 and is currently being expanded.
What is the Whittier Building?
400
These three current YMCA leadership team members started their Y careers as an aerobic instructor, camp counselor or fitness instructor.
Who are Judith Cronin, Rick Doucette, Chris Lovasco, Tracy Fuller and/or Scott Hitchcock?
400
The average wait in months for a family looking for an affordable housing unit.
What is 12?
(There is a 3-5 year wait for a government voucher.)
400
These two groups meet at least once per year to discuss the overall direction of our Y from both a local and association collective perspective.
Who are our Executive Committee and President's Council?
500
This is the first line in our YNS mission statement.
What is "Our Y welcomes all."?
500
These are two of the three local Y boards looking to launch a capital campaign in the next 12 months to enhance or relocate their YMCA facilities.
What are Beverly, Plaistow or Cape Ann?
500
This is the only leadership team member who has held one position for their entire Y career.
Who is Gerry Beauchamp?
500
This Beverly neighborhood went from 300 annual disturbance calls to the police to less than 5 after our Y transformed 9 dilapidated buildings into 6 brand new affordable facilities.
What is Gloucester Crossing?
500
This group of individuals determines the investment strategies for our endowment funds.