January 25, 2012

Hearing Voices

by Matthew Henry

In all my years of working at the Y, there is one major difference this year than any year prior. This is the first time I have run a Y that we had zero history to learn from. Under normal circumstances, we would survey staff and members to gauge where we should be going in the future. Staff who had been around a while ...more

November 30, 2011

Are We Killing Our Kids?

by Matthew Henry

The current generation of children in the United States will be the first generation in the history of our country to not outlive their parents. Currently, one-third of our nation's children are overweight or obese. Locally, in the Border View Y service area, the numbers are even worse. In the four local schools that our Y ...more

October 28, 2011

High Expectations

by Matthew Henry

As the Executive Director of this YMCA, I have a number of roles. But one of the most important roles that I play is the one of Vision Setter. From the beginning, the vision for this Y has always been to provide the best possible member experience and the best possible programs to our community. Not only does our communi ...more