NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — David Foster with the Hutchinson YMCA said that membership is continuing to go up and it is impressive as they looked back at 2023.
"We ended up with, at the end of the year, 4509 total members of the Y here in Hutchinson," Foster said. "When we finished 2022, we were at a little over 4000. We grew almost 500 membership units this past year, which is great. It's also great to be able to retain a lot of our current members, too, in addition to adding more people, getting more people involved, knowing more about what the Y has to offer and that we're here for everybody and we have financial assistance. There's really no barriers for people not to become a member of the Y or to be involved in our programs."
The amount invested by the YMCA board through donations from the public to keep those barriers low is significant, according to advisory board chair, Shane DeWeese.
"We raised a little over $100,000 last year for programs, for people that need financial assistance," DeWeese said. "We don't want to turn anybody away. We gave away $200,000 worth of program assistance. We're hoping to increase that, so nobody has an excuse not to come to the YMCA and participate."
You can contact the Hutchinson YMCA at (620) 662-1203.
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