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After recently graduating from Shrewsbury High School (SHS) and before beginning freshman year at Fairfield University in the fall, Dan Swanson will once again work at summer camp for the Boroughs Family Branch YMCA in Westborough. He’ll also likely find time to volunteer there.

Swanson was named Youth of the Year during the 152nd annual meeting and volunteer recognition event of the YMCA of Central Massachusetts held at the Boroughs Y.

According to Betsy Moquin, senior human resources director, “Dan’s passion for helping his community represents the Y’s core values of honesty, respect, caring and responsibility. Giving his free time to the Y, he has accrued over 300 hours of community service.”

He started volunteering at Camp Boroughs as a counselor-in-training (CIT) in 2013 at age 15. Compelled to continue volunteering, he returned during the school year to help in the Kid Zone. There, children are entertained while their parents exercise.

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Northborough native Dan Campbell now of Hudson served as master of ceremonies for the 152nd annual meeting and volunteer recognition event of the YMCA of Central Massachusetts, held April 27 at the Boroughs Family Branch YMCA in Westborough. Now a third-grade teacher at Walter J. Paton Elementary School in Shrewsbury, he credits a longtime relationship with the Boroughs Y for inspiring his career choice.

“The Y is what made me become a teacher,” he said. “I never had any ambition to work with children until I volunteered and then worked at the Y. It was nice seeing the youth getting an award this year and hearing how the Y helped them in the way it helped me.”

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GREENDALE Y SPLASH PAD OPENING POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN.

NEW DATE/TIME: SATURDAY, JUNE 11th 12pm-2pm

The YMCA of Central Massachusetts has announced the opening of its new outdoor splash pad at the Greendale Family Branch starting on Sunday, June 5 from 2-4 p.m.

The splash pad comes as one of the benefits from a donation from the Capital Campaign that was launched at the 150th Anniversary. Capital Campaign funds also benefited branch upgrades, renovations and new construction and programs.

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