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US SR642
Resolution
AI Summary
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Senate resolution celebrating the YMCA's 175th anniversary, founded December 29, 1851 by Thomas Valentine Sullivan at Old South Church in Boston
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YMCA operates approximately 2,600 locations serving over 10,000 communities across all U.S. states and territories, with 300,000+ employees and 350,000 volunteers serving 17 million people annually
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Resolution recognizes YMCA historical contributions including inventing basketball, launching the first night school and ESL classes, establishing the Youth and Government Program in 1936, and hosting the first Father's Day celebration in Spokane in 1910
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Senate commends YMCA as the nation's leading nonprofit provider of early childcare, afterschool programs, summer camps, swim lessons, and fitness programs for older adults
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Resolution encourages continued support for YMCA efforts to address social isolation and loneliness through community connection programs
Legislative Description
A resolution celebrating the 175th anniversary of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA).
Last Action
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1051; text: CR S1051)
3/12/2026