Our Y
Name at least 4 towns that the MetroWest YMCA serves
What are...
Ashland, Holliston Hopkinton, Framingham, Natick, Wayland, Sherborn, Sudbury, Wayland, and more
What SPORT was invented at the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts?
What is
Basketball?
In what YEAR did the YMCA in the USA Rebrand to "The Y"
What is
2010?
YMCA stands for...
What is Young Men's Christian Association?*
*The Y is the rebranded version.
Name the 3 Branches of the MetroWest YMCA
What are Education, Hopkinton, and Framingham?
Approximately how many COUNTRIES can you find a YMCA in?
What is...
120 countries?
What American actress/comedian speaks about their YMCA experience prior to their rise to fame?
Who is...
Tina Fey?
Tina Fey worked at the YMCA in Evanston Illinois as a front desk/membership staff when she was 23.
OST stands for...
What is Out of School Time?
The four YMCA core values
What are Caring, honesty, respect, & responsibility?
The YMCA is one of the oldest [blank] orgnizations in the world.
What is...
Nonprofit organization?
The First YMCA Serving African Americans was established in what year/where?
What is...
Washington D.C in 1853?
In 1853 in Washington, D.C., the first YMCA for African Americans was founded by Anthony Bowen, who had been freed from slavery.
EEC stands for
What is Department of Early Education and Care?
Who is the MetroWest YMCA's CEO?
Who is
Rick MacPherson?
The three areas of focus at each Y are...
What are Social Responsibility, Healthy Living and Youth Development?
Where was the first YMCA in the US?
What is...
Old South Church, Boston MA
Thomas Valentine Sullivan, retired Boston Sea Captain, was inspired by the stories of the Y in Egland, and lead the formation of the first US YMCA in 1851
CACFP stands for...
What is Child and Adult Care Food Program?
Who is our EEC Licensor? (First name accepted)
Who is
Noelle McCullough?
What was used as equipment when a new sport was developed in Springfield, Massachusetts?
What are...
Two peach baskets and a "round ball" ?
True or False:
YMCA Staff worked in U.S Internment Camps- organizing clubs and activities for the children and families.
.What is
TRUE.
The YMCA worked inside Japanese American internment camps during World War II, providing youth programs, clubs, and recreational activities. Their work was approved and regulated by the War Relocation Authority (WRA) and often coordinated through the United Service Organizations (USO), which included the YMCA, YWCA, Salvation Army, and other nonprofits. Resources and support were extended following the closure of internment camps in 1945, helping families resettle and access opportunities.
ELC stands for...
What is Early Learning Center?