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Text: "New Digs Alert. YMCA of Greater Kansas City Association Resource Center Moving!" with Y logo.
JULY 12, 2024

New Digs Alert

YMCA of Greater Kansas City Association Resource Center Moving NEW ADDRESS: YMCA of Greater Kansas City6901 Shawnee Mission ParkwaySuite 300Overland...
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Angie Lassley, first woman Chief Operating Officer
JULY 5, 2024

Y Names First Woman to Serve as Chief Operating Officer

Angie Lassley will join the YMCA of Greater Kansas City as the first woman to serve as Chief Operating Officer...
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Indoor Triathlon at the Y
JUNE 24, 2024

RACE TO THE FINISH: Tri at the Y Indoor Triathlon at the Bonner Springs Family YMCA

Tri at the Y Indoor Triathlon Sunday, October 27 Bonner Springs Family YMCA2251 S 138th Street Bonner Springs, KS 66012 Get...
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Runners cross the finish line of the Amelia Earhart Run in front of the Atchison Family YMCA/Cray Community Center
JUNE 20, 2024

Run in Atchison: Amelia Earhart 2K/8K Run is Saturday, July 20, 2024

Get active and join us on Saturday, July 20, 2024, for the Atchison Family YMCA/Cray Community Center’s Annual Amelia Earhart...
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Kansas City YMCA graphic featuring two women smiling and clapping their hands to a person whose back is facing the camera. They are in front of a YMCA sign saying "hello" in many different languages. There's a bottom text banner saying "Immigrant Heritage Month".
JUNE 3, 2024

Celebrating Immigrant Heritage Month at the Y

June is Immigrant Heritage Month. The YMCA of Greater Kansas City is celebrating the YMCA’s long history of helping immigrants...
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Y Graphic with text "Everyone Deserves a Healthy Home. National Healthy Homes Month."
JUNE 3, 2024

Eight Tips for Healthy Homes Month

Help yourself to a healthy home! You take care of your family by eating healthy and staying active – but...
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Y graphic with text: "Faculty Update".
MAY 29, 2024

PLATTE COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER SOUTH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITY UPDATES

Work In Progress Facility Updates Coming Soon We have some exciting news to share! New fitness equipment and facility updates...
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Greater Kansas City YMCA Team Member instructing YMCA members on disease prevention and YMCA members taking notes.
MAY 20, 2024

6 Ways to Reduce Your Risk for Prediabetes

The YMCA of Greater Kansas City wants you to know your risk for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, plus the...
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Two girls in YMCA jerseys laughing on a turf soccer field during a youth sports game

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