The Merrimack Valley YMCA honored volunteers of the year, installed new board members and celebrated their proudest moments of 2017-2018 at their Annual Meeting on Thursday, January 17, 2019. In her opening remarks, Deborah Hope, Chair of the Board of Directors told attendees that the Merrimack Valley YMCA worked harder than ever this year to...

Photo credit: Head Coach of Hurricane Swimming, Dan Reilly, Wellness Staffer Peter Taylor, Lifeguard Celso Spina, Member Stacie Logan, ANA Aquatics Director Dan Burke and Membership Director Lindsey Lerit Article from Runner's World Magazine By McGee Nall Dec 15, 2018 A trained staff kept Stacie Logan alive after a cardiac arrest episode while on the...

The Methuen YMCA is proud to offer a night full of fun and creativity! An artist from JJ ArtWorks will lead an instructional painting session suited for both children and adults. When: Friday, January 25th Where: 6:00pm-8:00pm Cost: Family members: $40, Individual members: $45, Community: $55 Ages: 6+, Adults welcome! What will you get? 1 1/2...

Residents of the Lawrence YMCA's Single Room Occupancy (SRO) housing and other guests were treated to a holiday meal at the Lawrence YMCA. Well over 40 residents and other guests dined on empanadas, chicken, potatoes, potato salad, sausage, greens salad, rolls, ice cream, pastries and cookies at the annual SRO holiday dinner held on Wednesday,...

Thank you to all who participated in our survey on the Group Exercise registration process at the Andover/North Andover YMCA. Based on your feedback, we are pleased to announce: Beginning January 1st, we will be changing our current Group Exercise registration time from 12:00 midnight to 5:00 am.  The early morning time slot earned the...

Thank You For Going The Extra Mile: Arcadia Morales! 21-year old Arcadia Morales has been working at the Lawrence YMCA School Age program for two years and recently started working in Preschool as well. She says her favorite part of her job is being able to make a positive contribution to her community and it...

Thank You For Going The Extra Mile: Ashwin Iyengar! If you are looking for someone who always brings his A game, who takes initiative and owns his skill development, and who is always willing to go the extra mile to keep the pools open and programs running, look no further than Ashwin Iyengar. Ashwin is...

A synchronized swimming coach with more than three decades of experience at the local, national, and international levels is joining the coaching staff of the Andover/North Andover YMCA Synchronized Swim Team (ANA Synchro). The Merrimack Valley YMCA is pleased to announce that Eugenia Gillan will join the ANA Synchro team as a coach and competitive...

Join us on December 31st as we count down to noon! Registration is full for the Noon Years Eve Party in the Pool. We do still have space if you'd like to join us for the gym party from 11a-12p. No registration is required to come to the gym party, but there are no more...