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Deer enters a YMCA in Louisville Kentucky

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 24 Apr 25

A deet entered the downtown Louisville Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) on Wednesday April 9 without permission before the management of the building were forced to 911 to get police officers from the Louisville Police...

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Former football player saves the life of an elderly man getting beat up in a locker room

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 4 Mar 24

I am not that familiar with former University of Michigan football player Braylon Edwards who played for the Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League from...

attack

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Dance Tunes - #5 - Y. M. C. A.

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222288) • United States 9 Jun 23

"Y. M. C. A." was written by Jacques Morali and Victor Willis and recorded by the American disco group, the Village People in 1978. The Village People consisted of 6 men dressed as a Cowboy, Construction Worker, American Indian...

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A college police officer saves a life of a female who fell sick at the YMCA

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 20 Feb 21

Gwinnett Community College police officer Ashley Still was in the middle of a workout at the YMCA in Winder Georgia when a female fell down near a swimming pool earlier this week. Officer Still who is an instructor who teaches a...

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Two camp counselors save a teenage girl who nearly drowned

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 22 Aug 20

Thanks to the actions of two YMCA camp counselors who were at the right place at the right time in Grisham Oregon, the action of one of the counselors who risked her life to rescue a 14 year old girl who was riding on a tube when...

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December 29 - Let's discuss what happened on that day

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222288) • United States 29 Dec 19

Tick Tock Day (to remind us to clear up any unfinished business by the end of the year) National Pepper Pot Day 1851 - The first YMCA opened in Boston, Massachusetts. 1949 - KC2XAK in Bridgeport, Connecticut, becomes the first...

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December 9 - Let's discuss what happened on that day

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222288) • United States 9 Dec 19

Green Monday (similar to Cyber Monday) National Llama Day 1851 - The first YMCA in North America is established in Montreal. 1965 - A Charlie Brown Christmas debuts on CBS. 1916 - Kirk Douglas turns 103 today. He is a retired...

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YMCA History

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 19 Jun 19

I have always heard about the YMCA. I even, as a jr high student, learned an abbrieviated history of the organization. It has been only recently, though, that I have realized the impact the YMCA has had on America. YMCA is an...

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Learn something funny about the famous song YMCA

scheng1 @scheng1 (24649) • Singapore 31 Oct 16

I think many of us have heard the song YMCA. I have never given a thought to the name, assuming always that the real YMCA commissions the song. That is apparently a very wrong assumption. I just happen to check the origin of the...

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YMCA not for low income people any more

goingeagle3 @eagletrek2 (5514) • Kingston, New York 28 Aug 16

I went to check what the YMCA is changing For membership is out of reach for most people Yes they give a little discount. The YMCA in my area is like $50.00 a month even at a discount like $30.00 a month in 10 month that...

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Village People

Alfredo Rossi @amadeo (111937) • United States 3 Apr 16

Good afternoon.Well I did not feel like writing anything right now. After ready so many discussion.Some are sad,happy,etc. We at the school house want to entertain with a video from Village People Remember them?This was back in...

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"Y" is the Y So Expensive?

Four Walls @FourWalls (86575) • United States 2 Mar 16

It's that vicious cycle: we head for the gyms on January 1, and we forget we belong to a gym by March 1. I actually had a manager at the gym I belong to (and yes, I use it) tell me they make their money off people who...

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Half day of school and YMCA fun

ShannyBananny @shaggin (74988) • United States 19 Feb 16

There was a half day of school today so my niece came over to play after school with my daughter. Friday nights at 6pm the YMCA has open swim for members and at 7pm a bounce house. Since it has been cold we haven't had much to...

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How Do You Respond When Kids Say Something About Special Needs?

dashboardc33 @dashboardc33 (314) 26 Aug 15

My daughter is five and is very curious. When we go to the YMCA sometimes there are special needs children and adults there. I always try to veer her attention the opposite way so she doesn't say anything about them. I don't...

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Do you have a fitness routine?

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 25 Sep 11

For a while now I have been going to the YMCA. It is not on a regular or scheduled basis, I am not in any classes that require my presence at a certain time. I do "resistance training" which involves universal weight machines. I...

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YMCA are you a member?

iowachap @iowachap (100) • United States 16 Sep 10

I joined last June, been going for about 14 months now, over the past year I have droped just about 60 lbs now. They have a great facility here where I live, friendly people. My goal is to get to my 10th grade weight of 210 by my...

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lose weight

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Troubles at our local YMCA

thegreatdebater @thegreatdebater (7316) • United States 21 Aug 09

Recently, the governor of my state cut the funding for some early child care programs, and it forced some non-profit, and not-for-profit organizations to make changes. One organization was our local YMCA, which has two Y...

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Career Day at an Elementary School. Have you ever presented at or been to one?

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 29 May 09

A farmer came, she talked about what is great about being a farmer and what is not so great. She also gave the kids ice cream and told them how that comes from a cow. Cows give milk, but also cream. An engineer talked about how...

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You Always Think There Is Someone Hitting On You!

singlemommy @singlemommy (2955) • United States 30 Mar 09

Today I took my daughter and her cousin to the local YMCA to go swimming. They had the day off of school and I had the day off of work. Well, my daughter's dad stopped by my house when we got back and I was looking what I...

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Why Would We 'Wii' at the Y?

thorgrym @thorgrym (675) • United States 4 Feb 09

I was weirded-out when I went to the Y and I was made aware that the Y had a Wii. Why would I want to Wii at the Y? In fact, I am wondering why anyone would Wii at the Y. OK, so alliteration and assonance aside (another...

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