YMCA board member Gloria Goodwin with a page on the screen from the 150th anniversary booklet she’s been working on with Belle Hatfield. A copy of the 24-page publication will be given to everyone attending the 150th anniversary dinner and AGM on March 26 at the Yarmouth Golf and Country Club.
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YMCA 150th anniversary dinner and AGM scheduled for March 26
By Carla Allen
THE VANGUARD
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The Yarmouth YMCA will be kicking off its 150th anniversary this year with a dinner and annual general meeting on Wednesday, March 26.
The event takes place at 7 p.m. at the Yarmouth Golf and Country Club with a full buffet catered by Chez Bruno.
The celebrations will include staff recognitions, historical information, and entertainment, with guest speaker George Rodger.
Tickets are $40 and available at the YMCA. The price includes a copy of a 24-page historical booklet prepared by Belle Hatfield, Gloria Goodwin and Lawrence Maberley.
Goodwin, a member of the YMCA board, researched the information for the publication from the storerooms upstairs at the Y.
“What I was really fascinated with was one photo from 1901 that showed the board of directors and it had all their names attached to it,” she said.
“It’s a really neat photo of these older men. There were old mortgages, all kinds of treasures.”
The YMCA plans on doing a number of things to celebrate the anniversary throughout the year, including a past president’s event, a Christmas tea, a Rock-Around-the Clock reunion, and Y’s men’s reunion.
“The club doesn’t exist anymore, but there are still all kinds of ex-members around,” said YMCA executive director Barrie MacGregor.
by Carla Allen/The Vanguard 
