Learning how to swim in the 1970s at the Long Island YMCA near Smithtown, New York wasn’t a typical rite of passage for The Y in Arnold member Matt Puglisi. Matt grew up on Long Island and remembers that earning swimming certification cards from the Y meant serious credibility among
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The Y has recently started collecting Y Stories from members, volunteers and associates, which we are happy to catalog on this blog. We are thankful that Constance has joined us in this role and has been interviewing Y Members in Anne Arundel County and sharing those stories here. Please meet
My husband and I joined the Y last year, wanting to improve our health and to get into ‘shape.’ When signing-up, the woman up at the front desk encouraged me to sign-up with a trainer that would introduce me to some of the machines and to help achieve some of
Pete and Jessie Bradley are regulars at the Y in Arnold. Several mornings a week around 5:30 or 6AM they are on the fitness floor working hard to stay fit. When you meet Jessie and Pete, the first thing you realize is how very approachable and kind they are. I