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YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries.It has nearly 90,000 staff, some 920,000 volunteers and 12,000 branches worldwide. [1]
Perry is a city in Houston and Peach counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the county seat [ 5 ] of Houston County. The population was 13,839 at the 2010 census, [ 6 ] up from 9,602 at the 2000 census.
YMCA in Columbus, Georgia, located at 124 11th St., was built in 1903.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]It is a building of YMCA of Metropolitan Columbus.
The YMCA Youth and Government program was established in 1936 in New York by Clement A. Duran, then the Boys Work Secretary for the Albany YMCA. [5] The program motto, “Democracy must be learned by each generation,” was taken from a quote by Earle T. Hawkins, the founder of the Maryland Youth and Government program.
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The Reaves Arena is an 8,250-seat multi-purpose arena in Perry, Georgia, United States.It was opened in 1990, hosting local sporting events and concerts. The arena is named in honor of Representative Henry L. Reaves (D-Quitman) who, along with Representative Larry Walker, was instrumental in the creation of the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter, where the arena is located.
YMCA Philadelphia, also Greater Philadelphia YMCA was founded on June 15, 1854, by George H. Stuart, a prominent Philadelphia businessman and importer. The goal of the Association was to reach "the many thousands of neglected youth not likely to be brought under any moral influence by any other means."
The Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry, Georgia, United States, is a state-owned, multipurpose, 1,100+ acre rental complex which is open year-round. It is specially designed for meetings, conferences, livestock and horse shows, concerts, rodeos, RV rallies, trade shows, and sporting events.