Tag: YMCA

YMCA celebrates 175th anniversary

Stuart Mitchell

This week, YMCA celebrates its 175th anniversary. On 6 June 1844, 22 year-old draper George Williams joined 11 friends to organise the first Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), a refuge of Bible study and prayer for young men seeking escape from the hazards of life on the streets of London. We will be celebrating this monumental year with several events, not just in London where we started, but all over the country. YMCA 175 Birthday Party As YMCA turns 175 we are encouraging all our shops to host a YMCA…

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YMCA’s Be Real Campaign finds that almost two-thirds of young people feel pressure to look their best online

Stuart Mitchell

Almost two-thirds of young people (61%) feel pressure to look their best online, according to new findings from the Be Real Campaign. The alarming research also revealed that more than two-thirds (67%) regularly worry about the way they look. In response to this pressure, our research found that more than two-thirds of young people (67%) edit photos of themselves before posting them on social media and nearly a quarter (23%) spent more than five minutes doing so, with some taking over an hour. These edits would typically include removing blemishes…

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YMCA calls on the public to come together and sleep rough for one night in March to support homeless young people

Stuart Mitchell

YMCAs across the country are joining forces to raise awareness of youth homelessness during the national YMCA Sleep Easy Week, running from Friday 8 to Friday 15 March. The week will see fundraisers sleep out for one night all over England to raise awareness of the hundreds of young people who sleep rough every year and raise funds to help YMCA continue to support residents and young people in their services. A staple part of our fundraising since 2010, Sleep Easy has seen more than 6,000 people sleep rough to…

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Music 4 Mental Health rocked the Roundhouse

Stuart Mitchell

The energy at The Roundhouse on Sunday 18 November was electric. Over 3,000 enthusiastic people gathered to support the first ever Music 4 Mental Health event featuring a barrage of music artists, all taking to the stage in aid of erasing the stigma around mental health. Pop sensation Ed Sheeran kicked-off the evening and was welcomed to the stage by thousands of screaming fans. Nothing But Thieves, Olly Murrs, spoken word poet Hussain Manawer, Anne-Marie, Ella Eyre, Louis Berry and Professor Green all delivered phenomenal performances throughout the night with…

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The Y Brings Awareness to Life-Changing Effect of “One Number” in Latest Phase of Nationwide Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) will launch the third phase of “For a better us.,” a multimedia positioning campaign, on Sunday, November 11, with a television commercial entitled “One Number Different.” The spot dramatizes the effect one number, a single digit in a zip code, can have on a person’s life and highlights the opportunity gaps the Y helps fill across the country. “One Number” is the newest creative concept in the Y’s “For a better us.” campaign that raises awareness of the Y as one of the most effective…

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