THE "Y"

     TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29th, 2020

                       THE  "Y"

    Chances are most of you have danced or

listened to the song YMCA! I mention it

because December 29th is "YMCA Day."

It's a day to celebrate/ But not the song! 

The actual YMCA. It's a world wide

organization established in the mid 1800's

and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

I spent a lot of my teenage growing up

days at my local YMCA. It was great to

get together with other young me to play

ping pong, pool, swim, bowl. and get

involved with clubs like the model train

club. the air rifle club, and the archery

club. I was even named Chaplin of our

High Y organization. Unfortunately that

local Y closed years ago and the building

has long since been demolished. The city

got a new YWCA which catered to women 

and men but that has now closed its doors

too. That's too bad. The Y was a place where

young men could gather together safely,

enjoy recreation while, at the same time,

building character! Glad to know there are

still plenty of Y's around. Hope you were a

member there or of a similar organization

supporting youth in your community!

By the way the game of basketball was

invited at a YMCA in Massachusetts!  Hope

you're well and that all your NEWS is good!