“It’s the most positive thing to come from a locker-room conversation.

Two fitness buffs are holding a contest to see who can get brawnier by the Fourth of July. It’s the timeless rivalry of youth versus experience as 19-year-old Michael Guay, a personal trainer at the YMCA in Fitchburg, squares off against Timothy LeBlanc, a 52-year-old retired semipro body builder.”

Read the Full Sentinel & Enterprise article

Read the Opinion piece by Tim LeBlanc

Learn more about the Montachusett Community Branch YMCA

A Special Night of Recognition

The YMCA of Central Massachusetts’
151st Annual Meeting and Special Night of Recognition.

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

5:00 – 7:00 PM

Boroughs Family Branch
4 Valente Drive
Westborough, MA 01581
508.870.1320

View the full photo gallery here

Click here to read the Community Advocate article about our new chair of the board, Paula Green

2015 AWARD RECIPIENTS

George I. Alden Award

Paula Green

Strengthening the Foundations of Community Award

Avidia Bank

Global Centers of Excellence

Chris Miller

Elm Street Community Church

Friends of Families in Transition

Regional Environmental Council

Adult Volunteers of the Year

Judy Eaton

Lauretta Conlon

Noor Khadery

Sarah Sadowski

Youth Volunteers of the Year

Amaya Dowd

Angelina Katz

Brianne Barrett

Miquelangel Delossantos

Ryann Jerome

“The YMCA is a different kind of club, altogether, with significantly different goals than your standard gym. This is important to note, because while there are many similarities between what the YMCA offers and what Boost and Worcester Fitness offer, it is equally unfair to paint both using the same brush. Where fitness clubs generally hold health and fitness to be the most critical component of what they offer, the YMCA tends to focus more of its energy on community building. Additionally, unlike most fitness centers that are private businesses, the YMCA is a world-wide nonprofit organization.”

Read the full article from Worcester magazine