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 Bob
"I had taught for 27 years, got sick,
had lots of surgeries, and I was home staring
at my four walls for quite a long time, saying,
"What's the point? I can't teach anymore,
I can't coach, I can't throw the ball with
my daughters". … Coming here, I think,
saved me as a person."
Robin
"This is a very needed Y.
There are
a lot of different groups that
utilize the
Y, need it to be here, need it
to be available
to them. ... it gets so many
things going
for so many people, and the more
funding,
the more opportunity there is
for these different
groups."
 Ray
" I have a movement disorder
known as
Dystonia. … And now there's a
slight chance
that I might add a couple of
quality years
physically to my life because
of the Y."
 Stew Leonard, Jr.
"The YMCA's offer a great
family environment.
… I'm a big supporter of many
of the YMCAs.
I love what the YMCA's do. I
know they're
all struggling; it's very difficult.
I think
for the community to help support
this is
a dollar that you would give
would definitely
go toward helping the future
of the Danbury,
Brookfield and the whole Western
CT community."
 Sal
"Your money in this place
is well invested
because it helps the people;
it gives back
to the community."
 Marie
"Well, I'll tell you the
truth, both
Ys have been; they've saved my
life. … You
should join the Y. It keeps you
healthy,
it keeps you young, and you meet
nice people
there. You meet nice people.
… It's like
being a family. That's exactly
what it is.
And they love us. They love us
and we love
them."
 Richard
"The Y is donating of a
lot of their
time to the MS Society. … I think
people
with MS have to keep at it and,
when they
don't, the illness tends to work
against
them and they lose ground, so
I notice that
first off. … Not only the swimming,
but the
physical therapy, the community,
the safety
aspect, and the fact that it
all turns out
to be fun when you're done for
the day."
 Joel
"…Basically, the staff that
was here
believed in me, and I think that
if we believe
in these kids and we believe
in our community,
we could work together and we
could change,
and we could change a lot of
people's lives
and that's the most important
thing. Just
believe in someone and, when
you believe
in someone, you're going to get
something
out of them. I wouldn't be at
college if
it wasn't for the YMCA and for
the great
individuals that helped me. Thank
you. I
appreciate it."
Craig
"The YMCA has been here
for a long
time. I myself as a kid went
here. I took
swim lessons, basketball lessons,
I did the
weight room. It's just been here
for such
a long time, and my kids go here.
… Absolutely
a good investment. We love the
Y; it's been
part of my family for a long
time and, hopefully,
it will continue to be a part
of my family."
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organization dedicated
to building strong
kids,
strong families, and strong communities
through the development
of spirit, mind, and
body.
We strive to serve all, regardless
of financial or physical
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