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2021
- CT to Allow Sleepover Camps as CDC Updates Summer Camp Guidance
- Opinion: Children have suffered during the coronavirus pandemic; it’s time to bring back overnight summer camp in Connecticut, by Harold Sparrow
- Granby Road Race Gearing up for 50th Year!
- YMCAs across CT open, COVID safe, and ready for your business during pandemic!
2020
- Plainville YMCA launches hybrid learning program
- YMCA Unveils Remodeled East Hartford Community Center
- Ribbon cutting for Larson YMCA Community Center in East Hartford
- Squadron Capital donates $100,000 to YMCA to expand local access to summer camp
- East Hartford Pools, Summer Camps Open With COVID-19 Changes
- A Magical Merry-Go-Round, hot yoga and, oh yeah, that much-needed haircut
- Fox 61 visits Camp Chase YMCA
- YMCA announces summer plans amid COVID-19
- The YMCA announces their plans for the summer amid COVID-19
- YMCA Reopens Facilities and Day Camps Across the State
- Connecticut YMCAs detail what’s available, what’s not in Monday’s reopening
- YMCAs announce plans for reopening facilities, day camps
- Gyms can likely reopen in Connecticut June 20. Here’s how they might look different
- With COVID-19 Closing Pools, Will Drowning Risks Grow?
- CT summer day camps prep and adapt for late June opening
- Several Summer Camps Announce Cancellations
- The YMCA of Greater Hartford Announces New Board Leadership and Welcomes New Members to its Board of Directors and Trustees
- Connecticut camps hope to open this summer with modifications
- FOX61 Stories of Hope: Ellington YMCA Supports Seniors During Closure
- Downtown YMCA in Hartford teams up and hosts food drive
- YMCA, Yard Goats, Rotary to Host Food Drive in Hartford Today
- Hartford organizations combine forces to collect food for people in need
- Send the Love: Wheeler YMCA in Plainville Celebrates a Very Special Volunteer
- YMCA of Greater Hartford receives $5,000 in Grant Funding
- Pulse of the Region: Pandemic Can't Shut Down Health & Wellness
- YMCA to host blood drive in East Hartford
- West Hartford YMCA receives $2,500 in Grant Funding for Power Scholars Academy
- Trinity Health of New England treats first patient in antibodies blood plasma trial
- Plainville's Wheeler Regional YMCA continues to host blood drives
- Can daycares stay open during the COVID-19 crisis? Connecticut says yes
- From curbside pickup and delivery to virtual workouts and hours dedicated to seniors, Connecticut businesses look to accommodate consumers amid coronavirus outbreak
- COVID-19 And Student Food Insecurity: Hartford Public Schools Still Serving Kids
- Westfield Bank Future Fund Awarded More Than $300,000 In Grants In 2019
- Stafford Mechanical donates to Y
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Provides Free Mammograms to Community
- Breast cancer awareness effort hits the road with free mammogram screenings
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority offering free mammograms in Hartford this weekend
- Personnel Briefs
- Hartford Foundation awards grants to reach city youth with arts
2019
- Sestero Fund Supporting Projects In Glastonbury
- Winter market kicks off at the YMCA
- HYPE sets new record at Tons of Toys
- Connecticut Alliance YMCAs recognize Witkos with 2019 Legislative Champion award
- Celtics players team up with fans to raise $105,000 for #SunLifeDunk4Diabetes in support of YMCA of Greater Boston's Diabetes Prevention Program
- Hanging Out With HYPE - West Hartford YMCA and Camp Jewell YMCA "Masquerade Gala"
- Sun Life renews as Official Partner of the Boston Celtics and celebrates 10 years of supporting community programs togetherCT Live!: YMCA of Greater Hartford Celebrates Champions
- Rebecca Lobo and Steve Rushin to speak at YMCA event (page 18)
- Notification of Intent to Apply: 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant
- Honoring young women at the 6th Annual Hartford Girls Rock
- Larson’s annual bocce tournament draws Nancy Pelosi and other top talent to East Hartford
- Rockville Rotary Planning Food Truck Fest
- Step inside La Sala Femme, a collaborative art installation in Hartford, and meet some of the black artists who brought it to life
- The Hartford Donates 1,000 backpacks to Hartford children
- The Hartford’s back-to-school giving program stuffs over 1,000 backpacks for Hartford-area youth
- In Hartford’s Youth Leadership Academy, teens from the North End offer stories, solutions to urban gun violence
- ‘National Night Out’ in Hartford aims to create solidarity between police departments and community
- Senator Anwar Tours East Hartford YMCA Larson Center, Discusses Need for Renovations and Funding Opportunities
- Marcy MacDonald, ISHOF Honoree, Completes 17th Crossing of English Channel
- Busy Saturday night expected in Hartford
- Birdies for Charity: YMCA of Greater Hartford
- Summer camps on alert for kids' vaccination records following measles outbreak
- Trinity Health, ECHN execs talk community health needs at YMCA forum
- New Life, New Home after the Storm
- West Hartford to hold community resource fair for low income working families
- FOX 61: Swimming Safety 1
- FOX 61: Swimming Safety 2
- FOX 61: Swimming Safety Tips for Summer 3
- West Hartford and Wheeler YMCAs to Hold ‘Pour Your Support’ for Adaptive Programs
- The YMCA offers assistance in Connecticut for those displaced by Hurricane Maria
- WFSB features Downtown Mission in Motion
- Connecticut Welcomes Its First Teen Tech Center
- YMCA to host Healthy Kids Day
- FOX 61 visits the brand new Wilson-Gray YMCA Best Buy Teen Tech Center
- GHYMCA It's Summer Camp Season!
- YMCA of Greater Hartford to participate in National Child Abuse Prevention Month
- East Hartford YMCA helps Hurricane Maria evacuees
- Glastonbury receives $271,000 in grants from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
- Support the Greater Hartford YMCA and attend Healthy Kids Day
- Celtics players Marcus Smart, Rob Williams and RJ Hunter talk healthy living and play dodgeball with kids from YMCAs during Sun Life Fit to Win Event
- LiveSTRONG with the Farmington Valley YMCA
- Woodstock Academy to host urgent conversation
- Opponents take aim at Lamont's sales tax expansion plan
- Proposed lodging tax would affect hotels, B&Bs and campgrounds
- Letter to the editor: Taxing camps and sports will have negative impact
- Open Water & Triple Crown Swimmer, Marcy MacDonald, to be Inducted Into International Swimming Hall of Fame
- LEHY swimmer named 2018 All-Courant Girls Swimmer of the Year
- Hartford girls headed to Facebook HQ to pitch chat bot-mentor for young, black professionals
- More local help for federal workers during Shutdown
- Hartford leaders say providing structure, support for youth is key to community safety
- East Hartford students have been giving back for a decade
2018
- Firm donates to YMCA
- Farmers Market Celebrates the Holidays
- Taking the dive: Learning how to swim, no matter the age
- New coalition kicks off in Hartford to tackle crime
- Hartford community leaders launch safety initiative on Saturday
- Newly formed safety coalition aims to decrease violence in Hartford
- In an effort to make Hartford safer, city groups form coalition to reduce violence
- Erin's Story from Connecticut Children's
- Nursing Students Build Skills at YMCA Camp Chase Clinical
- Goodwin Nursing Students Go to Camp!
- Comcast and YMCA of Greater Hartford Celebrate East Hartford Y-Bell Power Scholars Academy Graduates
- YMCA’s Camp Cutler makes a splash in Putnam
- AT&T awards $10,000 grant to Greater Hartford YMCA
- CEO Harold Sparrow speaks to Identidad Latina Radio
- Hartford YMCA teaching kids to swim with free lessons
- Wilson-Gray YMCA Youth & Family Center receives $5,000 grant from the Million Dollar Round Table Foundation
- Chamber Awards $5,000 In Grants To Nonprofits
- Hartford-Area Businesses Hiring Through CRT Teen Summer Jobs Program
- Pool Safety: Experts Warn Parents to Never Leave Kids Unsupervised
- 'Pool hopping' turns deadly in Hartford over holiday
- Experts stress rules to ensure water safety for kids
- In Response to City Violence, Recreation Centers Extend Hours, Programs
- Exchange Club donates to West Hartford YMCA
- United Bank Foundation grants Wilson-Gray YMCA $25,000 for teen program
- Foundation makes donation
- Hackathon To Shape Hartford's Plan To Aid Traumatized Youth
- YMCA Honors Volunteers at Annual Meeting Held at New West Hartford Restaurant
- Mission in Motion is coming to the Downtown Y!
- Police officers, firefighters bond with Hartford kids at fishing expedition in Keney Park
- Plainville YMCA revamps Wellness Center, group classes to be offered
- An Evening of Philanthropy at the Bushnell
- Gary Wolff Recognized as the 2017 Robert C. Knox, Jr. YMCA Distinguished Leadership Award Recipient
- Richard J. Burness elected Board Chair at YMCA annual meeting
- Bond Commission approves $1.5M for Mayberry YMCA
- Mayberry Village YMCA in line for $1.5M in state bonds
- Camp Nowashe program picked for hot list
- Chamber Wellness program set to launch
- Extraordinary life: College and Hartford gave her a focus in life
- Connecticut Students Join March For Our Lives in Washington, DC
- Connecticut students call for an end to gun violence at nation's capital
- Hartford takes part in ‘March For Our Lives’ rally
- Community News For The Killingly Edition
- East Hartford YMCA helps community break the cycle of addiction
- Mayor, Police, community address the string of fatal car crashes involving teens in stolen cars
- Snow Monster visits Snow Club at Wheeler YMCA
- Local YMCA Busy on Snow Day
- Connecticut Sun basketball player works with young children at the YMCA basketball clinic in Bloomfield
- YMCA of Greater Hartford helps Connecticut families with their healthy resolutions
- Pursuing the dream: Family Learning Center provides skills to help people succeed
- Local YMCA busy on snow day
- Greater Hartford YMCA leaders discuss the Y's role in supporting members in achieving their New Year's Resolutions
2017
- Tons of Toys brings in more than 2,060 toys for the YMCA of Greater Hartford
- Camp Cutler rides in the 16th annual Holiday Dazzle Light Parade in Downtown Putnam!
- Harold Sparrow on ESPN about the YMCA of Greater Hartford and Tons of Toys
- YMCA of Greater Hartford receives grant from Black Giving Circle at Hartford Foundation to support youth financial literacy
- HYPE on Tons of Toys event and donation to YMCA of Greater Hartford
- HYPE Hartford interviews Harold Sparrow about the YMCA of Greater Hartford's local impact
- Hartford Young Professionals & Entrepreneurs donates more than 1,000 toys from Tons of Toys fundraiser to the YMCA of Greater Hartford
- Inaugural Greater Hartford Slimdown is a success, with more than 930 pounds lost
- Footlights performing arts program participates in Hartford Stage holiday tradition
- YMCA Celebrates Champions - read about the event!
- Fundraising drives being held to benefit hurricane victims
- Longtime Wheeler YMCA member, police officer honored 7 years after his death
- The YMCA of Greater Hartford Celebrates the transfer of The Larson Center and its new designation as a YMCA Global Center of Excellence
- WTNH features the YMCA preschool program
- FOX 61 features the YMCA preschool program
- YMCA of Greater Hartford celebrates Y-Bell Power Scholars
- Hale YMCA day camp’s summer proclaimed a success
- Connecticut man teaches life lessons to kids one chess move at a time
- YMCA of Greater Hartford President & CEO Harold Sparrow discusses our mission and our role in the community
- Power Scholars Academy aims to reverse summer slide for elementary students
- 'Shoot Hoops Not Guns' league started in honor of murdered teen
- Youth basketball league created in honor of teen life lost
- CREC students experience traditional summer camp through Camp Jewell YMCA scholarship program
- Drowning statistics prompt free YMCA program for Hartford kids
- Program pays it forward with North End Chess Lessons
- As state fiscal crisis deepens, YMCA summer school program lifts budget burden for Hartford and East Hartford public school systems
- Camp Jewell YMCA Launches "Bake for Good" Program
- Hale YMCA names summer camp program for Cutler
- Peter Atherton of Newington receives R.C. Knox Distinguished Leadership Award at the YMCA of Greater Hartford Annual Meeting
2016
- Wilson-Gray YMCA Y-TIP program for teens receives $5,000 grant from The Fund for Greater Hartford
- The YMCA of Greater Hartford and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford are together boosting participation in the Y’s Third Grade Swim program, which makes swim lessons free to all Hartford children ages 5-9 with a goal of making sure that no child lacks basic swimming ability by third grade
- Connecticut basketball legend Coach Jim Calhoun will be the headliner at the 2016 YMCA Celebrates Champions, the signature fundraising event of the YMCA of Greater Hartford
- Hale Family YMCA Reminds Kids and Adults to Practice Water Safety: FREE Water Safety Workshop for adults
- YMCA of Greater Hartford receives $5000 gift from Stop & Shop New England
- Downtown Hartford YMCA Mission in Motion raises $19,000 for youth development and health initiatives
- Maura Cochran of Hartford named Chairman of the Board of Directors of the YMCA of Greater Hartford
- Daniel C. Tracy of West Hartford receives the 2015 Robert C. Knox, Jr. YMCA Distinguished Leadership Award
- 2016 UTC/YMCA Youth Citizenship Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service is given to Southington student Samantha Butlier
- Granby student Kendall Comstock
- Broad Brook student Stephanie Cota and Bloomfield student Vaeyanna Lettman (view winners)
- Reach and Rise Mentoring Program Seeks Caring Adult Volunteers
- Norwich Bulletin - Community Cuts Ribbon on regional YMCA in Putnam