Greater Valley YMCA

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The Greater Valley YMCA is a volunteer-led, nonprofit, community organization. The Y is committed to strengthening community by positively changing lives every day. At each of our branches, we concentrate our efforts in three areas: Healthy Living, Youth Development, and Social Responsibility. And we do so in a way that upholds the Y’s traditional family values of Respect, Responsibility, Caring, and Honesty.

For over 100 years, the Y has made tangible differences in the communities of Allentown, Bethlehem, Catasauqua, Easton, Forks, Nazareth, those comprising the Slate Belt region and the Lehigh Valley as a whole. Founded as individual YMCAs as early as 1897, the following branches of the Greater Valley Y merged together between 2010 and 2015: the Nazareth YMCA, the Suburban North Family YMCA, the Family YMCA of Easton, Phillipsburg & Vicinity and the Bethlehem YMCA. In 2014, the Forks YMCA Education Center was established. The Slate Belt branch was opened in 2015. In January 2017, the Allentown YMCA joined the Greater Valley YMCA.

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Join us for our new dance and gymnastics programs offered at the Y. These workshops are a great introduction for dancers and gymnasts to try a few of our brand new programs that will be offered at the Greater Valley YMCA, Slate Belt Branch this fall.

Monday August 2
4pm-5pm Intro to Tap/Jazz Ages 3-6yrs
5pm-6pm Intro to Gymnastics Ages 3-6yrs

Thursday August 5
9am-10am Balance and Flexibility Ages 7-12yrs
10am-11am Intermediate Gymnastics Ages 7-12yrs

Monday August 16
9am-10am Balance and Flexibility Ages 3-6yrs
10am-11am Partner Tricks Ages 7-12yrs

Thursday August 19
4pm-5pm Intro to Gymnastics Ages 7-12yrs
5pm-6pm Intro to Tap/Jazz Ages 7-12yrs

Members $10 Nonmembers $20

Register Now! https://bit.ly/3l3aP5u

Slate Belt Branch of the Greater Valley YMCA

July 27 at 3:31pm - Facebook

Congrats to Julie Kline Novick! So deserving of this special recognition!

YMCA Of Easton, Phillipsburg and Vicinity - PA

July 27 at 1:44pm - Facebook

Looking forward to seeing everyone this afternoon. Free meals and activities for the kids! Stop by to say hi.

YMCA Of Easton, Phillipsburg and Vicinity - PA

July 27 at 1:31pm - Facebook

The Colonial IU 20 surprised Miss Julie today. She was nominated for and won the Maureen Crawford Award in recognition of excellence working with exceptional students. What a great honor!

Forks Education Center of the Greater Valley YMCA

July 27 at 12:52pm - Facebook

Check out this video from Service Electric Cable TV, Inc. which shares a glimpse from our free youth clinics with Enes Kanter. As he mentions, his goal is to "go out and inspire as many kids as he can because these kids will be our future one day." We're grateful to be a part of making this happen for children in the Lehigh Valley thanks to our partnership with Chestnut Retreat Center. https://bit.ly/3x856xC

Bethlehem Branch of the Greater Valley YMCA

July 27 at 10:45am - Facebook