On Thursday, April 25th, the YMCA of Greater Westfield will celebrate 125 years of service to the community. It was on that date in 1888 that a group of young men held an organizational meeting at the Baptist Church in Westfield with the state purpose of “improving the spiritual, intellectual and social conditions of young [...]

In my left hand desk drawer there sits a stack of small randomly-sized folded notes. These notes mean a lot to me – they are hand-written “thank you” cards from Y members, staff, colleagues and visitors; individuals whose lives in some way have crossed with mine over the past eight years that I have worked [...]