[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 76 (Tuesday, May 20, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E787]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO THE BURBANK COMMUNITY YMCA

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 20, 2014

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Burbank Community 
YMCA upon its ninetieth anniversary.
   The YMCA is an extraordinary organization that has been 
strengthening communities across the nation since 1851 and has members 
of all ages and backgrounds. The YMCA invented volleyball, brought the 
Boy Scouts organization to the U.S., was instrumental with helping 
launch organizations such as the Red Cross, and is the nation's largest 
provider of child care.
   The Burbank Community YMCA, founded in 1924, began in a single room 
and now boasts an impressive 57,000 square foot health and activities 
center and an 18,000 square foot Child Development Center. In 1932, 
through fundraising and capital campaigns, the Burbank Y membership 
purchased the First Baptist Church, which served as an all-purpose 
building, and also received its charter as an independent YMCA 
association. Throughout the years, the Burbank Y has significantly 
expanded the facilities, by adding the aquatics center and indoor pool 
in 1957, a three-story physical fitness facility in 1976, and the Y's 
Choice Cafe in 2008, to provide healthy refreshments as well as a 
social gathering area.
   The Burbank Community YMCA has a wide array of programs to help 
individuals, families, and children reach their full potential, and 
become stronger in spirit, mind and body. Programs include family, 
adult and senior fitness, youth sports such as basketball, aquatics, 
martial arts and gymnastics, and classes in the arts, such as music and 
dance. Offering the opportunity to build strength of character and body 
in an encouraging environment is what makes the Burbank YMCA such an 
essential and beloved institution.
   For the past 90 years, the Burbank Y has provided members of the 
community the opportunity to become stronger mentally and physically 
and has helped people make a positive difference in their own lives. 
The residents of Burbank are fortunate to have such a venerable 
institution in their community.
   I ask all Members to join me in commending the Burbank Community 
YMCA for ninety years of care and dedication to the greater Burbank 
area.

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