YMCA of Greater Londonderry and Windham Rec Partner Together

Windham Recreation Department and YMCA of Greater Londonderry Partner in Healthy Living

[Windham/Londonderry, April 2014] – The YMCA of Greater Londonderry is teaming up with the Windham Recreation Department to offer some great programs. Together, they will use their resources to develop stronger, more inclusive activities for communities, provide support for people and families, and promote positive healthy living.

“As a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community, the Y was created in response to social needs and remains to this day a lifeline in communities in the nation and around the state. The Y collaborates with community partners to help people of all ages get the resources and programs they need to learn, grow, and thrive. Our most effective partnerships are helping towns provide programs and services that we are known for while they focus on other community needs,” says YMCA of Greater Londonderry branch director, Lance Kennedy.

Beginning in early May, YMCA of Greater Londonderry will be offering a basketball skills for youth and a walking program for seniors. In Basketball Skills, participants will learn teamwork, sportsmanship, passing, dribbling, shooting, offensive, and defensive strategies, and ball handling skills. The walking program for seniors offers weekly walks and exercises designed to build balance, strength, endurance, and community. For more information on these six week programs starting in May, please call or stop by the Y at 603.437.9622 or the Windham Recreation Department at 603.965.1208. To register, visit www.windham.recdesk.com

The YMCA of Greater Londonderry and the Widnham Recreation Department plan to build on the unique selection of healthy living activities offered to Windham’s community members. “Through our partnership with the YMCA of Greater Londonderry, we can continue to offer healthy lifestyle activities that bring together people with shared athletic and recreational interests. Our partnership will only strengthen our resources and guidance to maintain and improve the physical activity, health and wellness of our community, regardless of age or ability,” says Cheryl Haas of the Windham Recreation Department.

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The YMCA of Greater Londonderry focuses on youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Across the country, Ys engage 21 million men, women and children – regardless of age, income or background – to improve the nation’s health and well-being, and provide opportunities to give back and support neighbors. Anchored in more than 10,000 communities, the Y has the long-standing relationships and physical presence not just to promise, but to deliver, lasting personal and social change. www.graniteymca.org