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For Immediate Release            

Annual Preschool Heritage Lunch at the F.M. Kirby Children’s Center of the
Madison Area YMCA  

(Madison, NJ) January 19, 2018 – Richie Perna, 4, from Mendham is ready to try something new! F.M. Kirby Children’s Center of the Madison Area YMCA preschool students gathered to share their cultural heritages during the Annual Preschool Heritage Lunch. Each student brought in culinary specialties from their cultures or their family’s favorite food to share with classmates. This furthered classroom discussions about freedom, equality, justice and love in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The F.M. Kirby Children’s Center of the Madison Area YMCA is one of the largest early childhood development centers and provides exceptional quality in child care and curriculum-based early childhood education for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, Young 5 students and kindergartners. As a former elementary school, the Kirby Center facility is specifically designed for children. Located on almost 3-acres of property, the Center has a full-size gym, full kitchen that serves snacks and meals, a pediatric registered nurse on staff and five state-of-the-art playgrounds to serve all age groups. 

The F.M. Children’s Kirby Center is a member of the New Jersey YMCA State Alliance, a participating partner in the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey initiative to implement school-based food, nutrition and physical education programs and is also a flagship center for the Healthy U program which teaches preschool children the importance of physical activity and healthful nutrition. Financial assistance may be available for eligible families. 

As a cause-driven charitable organization, the Madison Area YMCA is dedicated to nurturing the potential of every child and teen, and improving the community’s health and well-being and giving back by providing support to our neighbors.

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