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Recent weather events reinforce the possibility severe storms can appear suddenly at any time of the year. Local insurance agent, Mark Anderson, offered these pointers to stay safe in extreme weather or during other disasters that put your family or ...

Mark’s Back to the Future YMCA of Broome Story First Job as a YMCA Lifeguard in 1968 at Brand New Hawley Street YMCA Facility Returns 50 Years Later to Lifeguard at Same Pool YMCA of Broome County member, Mark, made good on a challenge from ...

School buses arrive at curbs and carry away carefree summer days. Whether children are returning to class, changing schools or just starting kindergarten, the transition brings a level of anxiety and uncertainty for both kids and their parents. A ...

Swim Lessons Teach Life Lessons

Kate and Hannah’s Story

 

“If you want a harvest in one year grow a crop. If you want a harvest in ten years, grow trees. If you want a harvest that will last a lifetime, grow people.” Chinese Proverb

The star is a symbol of the heavens and the divine goal to which man has aspired from time immemorial; the stripe is symbolic of the rays of light emanating from the sun." From the book "Our Flag" published in 1989 by the House of Representative.

Summer is the perfect time for new adventures and nothing is better than having them while working towards your health and fitness goals!

Happy Father’s Day! Brought to You from the YMCA, Since 1910

 

Maria planted her first garden at 16 years old…the year her mother died.

“I was approaching 40 and very stuck in my life.”

May is Older Americans Month, and as a leading nonprofit dedicated to improving the nation’s health, the YMCA of Broome County offers the following tips to encourage older adults in Broome County live healthier lives.

A YMCA of Broome County mom sat on the bleachers by the shallow end of the West Family Y pool watching her nearly-5-year-old daughter during swim lessons. She offered smiles and encouragement to her youngest, as she left the wall and swam to her ...