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For Immediate Release 

The Madison Area YMCA’s 2^nd Annual Celebration of Impact Barbecue Highlighted the Impact of the Y in Our Community

(Madison, NJ) June 28, 2019–The Madison Area YMCA’s Celebration of Impact Barbecue, held Sunday, June 23, drew more than 200 Y members, board members, donors, staff and friends to the grounds of the Family Center to highlight and celebrate the Y’s impact in the community.  

Powerful stories shared during the event by Y members and health and wellness programming participants underscored the Y’s purpose—being accessible to everyone in the community whether it is for health and wellness needs, youth counseling, childcare and early childhood education or a sense of belonging.

Guest speaker Katherine Grieder shared how the LIVESTRONG at the YMCA program helped her thrive after her cancer diagnosis. Beth Cocco, also a guest speaker, shared her family’s uplifting story of success that happened with the support and guidance of Project Community Pride, the Y’s youth counseling program. 

Katherine Grieder of Morris Township, a cancer survivor and graduate of the Madison Area YMCA’s LIVESTRONG at the YMCA program, was a guest speaker at the Madison Area YMCA’s 2^nd Annual Celebration of Impact Barbecue.

Enjoying the Madison Area YMCA’s 2^nd Annual Celebration of Impact Barbecue on the grounds of the Y (L-R): Dave Luber of Madison; Joan and Bill Johnson of Madison; and Madison Area YMCA Associate Development Director Leigh Anne Soroka of Madison.

The free family-friendly barbecue also included a DJ, a bounce house and games for children.

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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