[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4206]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         RECOGNIZING THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KENTUCKY YMCA

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                             HON. ANDY BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 24, 2015

  Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 125th 
Anniversary of the Kentucky YMCA by recognizing March 1st as Kentucky 
YMCA Day in Lexington, Kentucky.
  On March 1, 1890, the Kentucky YMCA was incorporated by an Act of the 
Kentucky General Assembly. For 125 years, the YMCA has supported 
families and communities across our Commonwealth through programs that 
promote youth development, healthy living, social responsibility, and 
that build a healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.
  Nineteen YMCA Associations throughout Kentucky proudly serve more 
than 367,100 individuals, including 160,000 children and youth as well 
as 32,700 seniors. They also provide nearly $7 million in financial 
assistance for families to participate in YMCA programs and membership. 
YMCAs mobilize almost 8,300 Kentuckians each year to volunteer and 
serve their local communities, including over 100 students in the Y-
Corps service learning program who collectively perform over 1,500 
hours of service.
  The Kentucky YMCA is home to the largest YMCA Youth and Government 
program in the country, providing thousands of middle school, high 
school, and college-aged students the opportunity to become better 
leaders and engaged citizens through the Kentucky Youth Assembly (KYA) 
and Kentucky United Nations Assembly (KUNA).
  The sixth district of Kentucky is proud to be home to 50 Student 
YMCAs and KYA/KUNA Delegations with over 1,000 student members, 
including my alma mater, Henry Clay High School. The mission of the 
Kentucky YMCA is to develop engaged citizens and servant leaders, 
inspired to affect change in their school, community, Commonwealth, 
nation, and world. The YMCA has and will continue to shape the future 
of the Sixth District and Kentucky.
  Therefore, I encourage all Kentuckians and my colleagues to observe 
March 1, 2015 as ``Kentucky YMCA Day.''

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