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Since the beginning of YMCA in 1844, our movement has forged several paths to building strong communities and empowering youth.

The doggy paddle will be on full display on Sunday May 7 as 400 pooches descend on Auckland’s Onehunga War Memorial Pool for the YMCA’s Dog Day Out charity event.

This month for our member spotlight, we caught up with Herbie from our Jumpstart programme, to find out what makes him part of the Y Family.

Meet Alice our new Customer Care Manager here at Onehunga War Memorial Pool and Jordan Rec Centre.

Click here to get to know Alice a little better!

YMCA Auckland’s Raise Up youth programme has received a 2017 New Zealand Youth Award from Youth Minister Nikki Kaye in Wellington on 11 April. 

YMCA Swim Schools in Auckland has received a Quality Swim Schools award at the 2017 Swimming New Zealand Awards.

YMCA Auckland has become one of the latest signatories to the Youth Employment Pledge -  an initiative by Auckland Tourism Events and Economic Development (ATEED) aimed at getting more young talent into work and career pathways. 

At the age of 82, Perry Gregory from Hillcrest can give most gym members a good run. Five days a week, for the past 17 years, he has been a regular face at the YMCA North Shore Recreation Centre, and he has no plans to break the habit just yet. 

Never2Old is a victory for our terrific Terry. He has a totally new lease on life and he credits N2O for this!

Our youth crew, Raise Up, had a big year in 2016 and they finished it off in style with a fantastic Graduation Day held in Auckland City. Read the article to hear a bit about the fun activities they got up to.

Massey Raise Up has secured over $38k in funding for a new Youth Hub to be located at Massey Leisure Centre managed by YMCA.

Meet Kailah our Swim School Supervisor here at Cameron Pools.

Click here to get to know Kailah a little better and how she represented Australia in Swimming!