YMCA History
YMCA is an acronym for
What is Young Men's Christian Association
This favourite sport was invented at a YMCA in 1891
What is Basketball
Who is Peter Sweeney
Symbol of remembrance that is worn in November- initiated by teacher working for the YMCA Overseas War Secretaries organization in New York City
What is a poppy?
Founder of YMCA
Who is George Williams, 22 year old draper
YMCA played a founding role in 3 Canadian universities
What is Concordia University, Carleton University and York University.
YMCA of Three Rivers is the unification of these three YMCA associations
What is the YMCAs of Cambridge and Kitchener-Waterloo, the YMCA-YWCA of Guelph, and the YMCA of Stratford-Perth
The number of countries with a YMCA.
120 countries reaching 64 million people
First YMCA emblem and meaning
What is a red equilateral triangle-symbol of balance and harmony. Each of the three sides of the triangle stood for spirit, mind, and body
This special day to honor ?, was founded through the YMCA and is celebrated worldwide in June.
What is Father's Day
What is the Grand River, Speed River, Avon River
Celebrated every November for one week by YMCA's across the world
YMCA Peace week, established in 1984.
The first YMCA location in North America
What is Montreal in November 1851
Another sport invented by an instructor at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts, originally called "mintonette"
What is volleyball
The overnight camp with 40-acre site consisting of a large and small island and 23 acres of mainland
What is Camp Wabanaki, Located on Lake Vernon, just outside of Huntsville, Ontario, Wabanaki
2 things that you love about your Y
What is.....?
What is London, England in 1844
A new kind of swimming instruction developed in 1906.
What is group swim lessons.
5 YMCA of Three Rivers core values
What is health & wellness, Inclusiveness, empathy, respect, Equity
Co-founder of the Geneva YMCA in 1852 & integral to global YMCA movement, also won the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901 for his role in founding the International Committee of the Red Cross
Who is Henry Dunant?