YMCA History

4. defined as caring, honesty, respect and responsibility, these were adopted by the YMCA movement in 1994 to define the build blocks of character development
6. was created in 1891 by James Naismith by first hanging peach baskets from the bottom of the second level running track
8. this local community college was first established in the basement of the Dayton YMCA in 1887
10. became a cornerstone of YMCA programming in 1885 when the YMCA started Camp Dudley in Orange Lake, New York
13. in order to combat the number of drowning deaths each year, the YMCA developed the first training program for this position in 1912
14. this ohio city YMCA was where the first English as a second language classes held in 1856 for German immigrants

1. was established by the YMCA and 5 other volunteer organizations during World War II
2. was created in the 1890s by YMCA instructor Will Morgan as an alternative to basketball
3. the ohio city where the first railroad YMCA was organized in 1872 for wholesome lodging for railroad workers
5. was invented in 1950 by volunteer Joe Sobek as an alternative to squash and handball
6. the city where the first US YMCA was established in 1851
7. term coined by Rpbert J Roberts in 1881 while developing exercise classes
9. the acronym for the program the YMCA of USA established in 2010 to combat the growing cases of diabetes in the United States
10. the "C" in YMCA
11. is the Michigan city where George Corsan first developed group swim lessons in 1909
12. formerly known as SPLASH, this program acronym developed in the 2010s is designed to teach kids in all communities nationwide for free the benefits of basic swimming skills and water safety tips each summer