Celebrate Culture & Community: Welcoming Week at the Y
Hey, Greater Austin! The YMCA is gearing up for Welcoming Week, September 13 – 22, along with Welcoming America and Y’s nationwide. You’re invited to join your community in celebrating the power of inclusion and coming together for good. This weeklong event promotes cross-cultural understanding and community cohesion, making it the perfect time to connect with your neighbors and enjoy engaging activities!
For detailed schedules and event information, click the links below: Townlake Y Welcoming Week Schedule North Austin Y Welcoming Week Schedule East Communities Y Welcoming Week Schedule Southwest Family Y Welcoming Week Schedule
Reagan Nash Named Chair of Greater Austin YMCA Metropolitan Board of Directors
AUSTIN – The Greater Austin YMCA named Reagan Nash, Senior Vice President of Wealth Management with Morgan Stanley, as the next Chair of its Metropolitan Board of Directors during its 71st annual meeting, held last week at Huston-Tillotson University.
Nash began his Y service over 15 years ago with the TownLake YMCA’s Community Advancement Board, where he led the Y’s oldest and largest facility through a major renovation in 2012. As a member of the Y’s Metro Board, Nash played a key role on its COVID-19 Recovery Task Force in 2021, helping guide the
JE Dunn Centennial Corporate Giving Initiative Donates Big to Greater Austin YMCA
JE Dunn Centennial Corporate Giving Initiative Donates Big to Greater Austin YMCA
Greater Austin YMCA Receives One of Ten, $100,000 Gifts as Part of JE Dunn Building a Legacy: A Century of Generosity Campaign
AUSTIN, Texas — (May 23, 2024)
The Greater Ausitn YMCA is the proud recipient of a $100,000 gift from JE Dunn Construction. In honor of its Centennial celebration, JE Dunn is extending its community impact by choosing ten worthy organizations to receive a gift of $100,000 to further their important work. This community impact program, Building a Legacy: A Century of Generosity, will be honoring nonprofit
Celebrating Brenda Hernandez: A Heart for Service
Brenda Hernandez will be wrapping up her YMCA career this month after nearly 22 years. From her work at the Northwest Family YMCA Welcome Center to her recent tenure as Donor Relations Manager in the Metro Office, Brenda has embodied the Y’s spirit of community service. During a recent conversation, Brenda shared some of the insights gleaned over two decades. We all owe it to ourselves to invest a few minutes to hear her words of wisdom.
How did you begin working for the Y?
We had moved from Del Rio, and we were hurting. My boys were young, and I remember
Texas YMCAs Form State Alliance, Name Greg Hartman as CEO
Texas YMCAs Form State Alliance, Name Greg Hartman as CEO
Workforce education, child care top of mind in planned expansion
Greg Hartman, former longtime president of the Seton Healthcare Network and more recently chief operating officer of Texas A&M University, is the first CEO for the Texas Alliance of YMCAs.
Courtesy of the Austin Business Journal
By ABJ staff
Mar 1, 2024
YMCAs in Texas are banding together to have a bigger influence on the economy, and the organization pulling them closer together is being led by a familiar face on Austin’s business scene.
Greg Hartman, former longtime president
Summer Bucket List for Austin, TX Families
Have you ever made a family bucket list? Making a bucket list and checking off items on it is a special way to create new family memories. And the best part is that you can put whatever you want on your family’s bucket list! With summer quickly approaching, take an evening to come up with your family’s unique bucket list for this summer. Here are some ideas to get you started!
Eat Somewhere New
Try a new Austin restaurant together as a family! Or pack a picnic and eat it in a local park together one summer evening. Here are some family-friendly
