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Dear Y Members, Happy New Year!! 🥳 This month marks the end of my first 6 months as your YMCA CEO, and I thank you for making the YMCA a part of your life and welcoming me into your community. Every day, the YMCA staff are working hard at being fully dedicated to quality, convenience and value for our members. We truly enjoy being here with you every day

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Gunnar Madison, Senior Program Director at the YMCA of Ithaca and Tompkins County, has been named to the YMCA of the USA's "30 Under 30" list of accomplished YMCA leaders out of hundreds of nominations from across the country. Gunnar was hired as Director of Health and Wellness in 2021. Since then, his leadership of community programs and strengthening of

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS from the YMCA of Ithaca & Tompkins County! Wishing all of you a wonderful and meaningful Holiday season. Stay safe and warm, and we'll see you back on December 28 when our end of the year major project is completed. We have enjoyed seeing new faces and welcoming back so many that we missed during the pandemic — we are pleased

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Note: Our newsletter listed the wrong start time for registration next week. Swim lesson registrations will open at 7:00 a.m. Dec. 20 for those with family memberships, Dec. 23 for individual/youth members, and Dec. 27 for non-members. Updates on the YMCA Facility Closure December 19-27 We have more details to share relating to the building closure next

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Last Call for Holiday Roller Skating! Our annual Holiday Party is tomorrow — that's Saturday the 10th — from 1:30 to 3:30 in the Y's gymnasium. This year we'll have the same music and fun, but on roller skates. Jam around the gym with Santa and the YMCA community — skates will be provided, so all you have to bring is a good time.

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YMCA Facility Closure from Monday, December 19 to Tuesday, December 27, 2022 The YMCA of Ithaca is preparing for an unavoidable, facility-wide closure for the repair of a deteriorating water main into the building. We understand that this is not ideal for our members and deeply apologize for this inconvenience. This repair requires turning off the water

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Build Our Community — Support the Y during Giving Tuesday For Giving Tuesday on November 29, we're collecting donations to help fund the Y's Membership Assistance Program. This fund helps those who can't afford membership dues by lowering monthly payments and providing scholarships for program registration fees. It's part of our mission to make

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Caring, Connecting, Renewing: Support the Y's 2022 Annual Campaign to grow our community We know what our Y’s potential is, because we see it every day in our members, volunteers, staff, and community partners. Our Annual Campaign is one of the most important ways we fund our Membership Assistance Program, which lowers the cost of monthly YMCA

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