Wine and the Y

Gretchen Neuman
VinoVerve Editor

Y as in YMCA, that is. You usually don’t think of the two together. But this weekend, our local YMCA was celebrating their Hall of Fame and raising money for their scholarship fund.

VinoVerve donated wine to the cause and we were delighted to find signs on the tables.

Of course, Kevin is on the board of the YMCA, a Neuman tradition (his father helped build a branch in Eastern Queens YMCA, so for us, it was a natural.

What does the YMCA do?

Children and Youth

• Nearly 10 million children ages 17 and under engage in a wealth of enriching YMCA activities.
• Together, YMCAs are the nation’s largest provider of child care, with nearly 10,000 child care sites across the country that provide high-quality, affordable care to more than 500,000 children.

Families

• YMCAs help families build bonds, connect with community resources and become strong and self-sufficient.
• For more than eight decades, YMCAs have offered Adventure Guides and similar programs that bring parents and children together.

Health and Well-being

• YMCAs are collectively the nation’s largest providers of health and well-being programs.
• YMCAs are working to promote healthy living for millions of Americans through YMCA Activate America®. Learn more about YMCA Activate America.

Communities

• Financial assistance—made possible annually by more than $1.6 billion in public and private support, as well as YMCA members—opens all YMCA programs to those in need.
• Volunteer founded and volunteer led, YMCAs depend on the generosity and dedication of their 548,926 volunteers across the United States.

Improve Lives

• America’s 2,686 YMCAs are collectively one of the largest not-for-profit community service organizations in the United States.
• 64 million households and 32 million children ages 14 and under live within three miles of a YMCA, while 1,518 YMCAs serve communities where the median family income is below the U.S. average.

International Reach

• The YMCA is one of the largest volunteer organizations in the world, serving more than 45 million people in 124 countries. Learn more about YMCA World Service.

And as an added bonus, Kevin was the Master of Ceremonies at the celebrations…

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