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Madison Area YMCA Marketing & Communications 
Email: smcevoy@madisonymca.org 

For Immediate Release 

The F.M. Kirby Children’s Center of the Madison Area YMCA’s Camp Wantago Opens New Section to Meet Demand 

CAPTION: Harrison Begley, 7, of Chatham with his camp friends from the F.M. Kirby Children’s Center of the Madison Area YMCA at the Crayola Experience in Easton, PA, during a Camp Wantago trip last summer.

(Madison, NJ) April 10, 2018—Due to high demand, a new section of the F.M. Kirby Children’s Center of the Madison Area YMCA’s Camp Wantago is now open! With activities for kindergarten students through 2nd graders, campers are busy with outdoor play, sports, STEM, art projects, swimming and field trips. Weekly field trips include Keansburg Water Park, Turtle Back Zoo, Brookside Beach and more. 

For those Chatham families with children that are also attending Brain Camp this summer, the Kirby Center may be able to transport children from the 8:30 a.m. session of Brain Camp to the F.M. Kirby Children's Center for Camp Wantago if there is sufficient demand.  

For more information about Camp Wantago and to register, visit https://www.madisonareaymca.org/camp or call 973-377-4945. 

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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