NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — David Foster with the Hutchinson YMCA is pleased with where membership numbers are trending right now.
"We finished May with 4,927 total members here at our YMCA in Hutchinson," Foster said. "With our growth that we've had in June, I kind of expect that number to be over 5,000 total members after we finish this month, which is a pretty awesome deal and a pretty good new milestone of an all-time high for total members at our Y here in Hutchinson."
This is a great growth curve compared to just a few years ago.
"Right after COVID in 2021, we were down to about 1,900 total members," Foster said. "In the last three plus years, the membership has really bounced back and grown quite a bit, which has been very encouraging."
With the growth of the YMCA, it is time for a new Y in Hutchinson and fundraising for that continues.
"Sometime mid-July, we will be launching what we call the public phase of the capital campaign," Foster said. "That will give anybody and everybody an opportunity to make a donation, whether it's as small as $50 or even bigger, that would help us kind of get over the hump and hit that $20 million goal. And then hopefully, barring any unforeseen circumstances, hopefully still looking to break ground later this year on that new facility."
More news about the new facility should be coming very soon.
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