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		George Williams and the small group of other young men who set up the Young Men;s Christian Association (YMCA) had a great belief in what they were doing - but they probably have been amazed at the scale and scope of the worldwide movement that emerged.
		While George Williams may be honoured as the founder - the growth of the Movement was very much an associational effort.
		The Russell Square House was given by the Williams family to be the headquarters of the National Council of YMCAs for England, Ireland and Wales.
	www.infed.org /walking/wa-ymca.htm (698 words)

	George Williams (YMCA) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sir George Williams (1821-1905), was the founder of the YMCA.
		Williams was born on October 11, 1821, on a farm in Dulverton, Somerset, England.
		A plaque for George Williams in Russell Square.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Williams_(YMCA) (170 words)

	SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS & THE YMCA
		Sir George Williams was the youngest of the eight sons of Amos and Elisabeth Williams, of Ashway Farm, Dulverton, in the county of Somerset.
		George Williams represented the massive 19th century shift from the rural to the burgeoning English cities.
		Williams’ early YMCA gatherings were quite similar to the 35 North Shore Prayer Care groups, which meet to pray for the physical, mental, and spiritual needs of their neighbours.
	www3.telus.net /st_simons/cr9604.htm (771 words)

	YMCA Sutton Coldfield
		Sutton Coldfield YMCA is set in its own grounds, close to the centre of the town.
		We provide a high standard of safe, well managed accommodation for young people aged 18-30 years, and a range of activities and off site activity centres.
		George Williams House, Watson Close, St Bernard's Road, Sutton Coldfield,
	www.suttoncoldfieldymca.org.uk (240 words)

	YMCA history page
		The YMCA was founded in London in 1844 by Sir George Williams (knighted in 1894 for his lifelong service to boys).
		The YMCA attempted to combat idleness among young workers by means of Bible studies and prayer meetings.
		Volleyball was invented in 1895 as a recreational pastime by William G. Morgan, physical education director of the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
	www.students.bucknell.edu /projects/soci402/Fall2002/YMCA/ymcahistpage.htm (1018 words)

	Thaneweb.com - Clubs - YMCA
		The purpose of YMCA was and is, to cahnnelise the the energy of the youth, which is generally wasted, into fruitful and bneficial work and also to train them to take up purpose ful ventures for the community and society.
		The YMCA thus caters to the needs of the society by creating various programmes to for its members giving them opportunities to develop theeir personalities and skills and also opprtunity to interact and relax thruogh programmes of physical education (sports) and intecllectual stimulation.
		The YMCA is spread in over 100 countries and has a membership of over a million people from all walks of life.
	www.thaneweb.com /clubs/ymca_intro.htm (748 words)

	Cincinnati YMCA
		Williams soon made this matter-of-fact entry in his diary: "We met, our numbers grew, and the room was soon crammed.
		The YMCA as it initially grew, was a workplace prayer and outreach ministry that lovingly shared the message of Christ.
		The George Williams initiative is a call back to prayer- specifically praying for staff by name at least one time a month, beginning on the first Monday of the month.
	www.cincinnatiymca.org /aboutus/gwprayer.shtml (661 words)

	YMCA of Greater Charlotte
		Williams wanted to provide a wholesome, Christian alternative to life on the streets to young men away from home for the first time.
		In 1851, the first YMCA in the United States was founded in Boston by sea captain and missionary, Thomas Valentine Sullivan.
		The YMCA of Greater Charlotte was founded in November of 1874 to help young men grow in spirit, mind and body.
	www.ymcacharlotte.org /who_we_are.aspx (104 words)

	Central Connecticut Coast YMCA
		William G. Morgan (1870-1942), an instructor at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts, decided to blend elements of tennis, baseball, basketball, and handball to create a game for his classes of businessmen which would demand less physical contact than basketball.
		George Corsan, of Toronto, hired by Detroit YMCA, revolutionized teaching with mass swimming lessons, dry land drills, the crawl.
		The ideas of "values clarification" were slowly replaced by ideas of "character." The moral upbringing of children had been considered the sole domain of the family, and enabling the child to discover his or her own ethical system was the goal.
	www.cccymca.org /history.html (1067 words)

	About the YMCA
		Together, the nation's 2,617 YMCAs are the largest not-for-profit community service organization in America, working to meet the health and human service needs of 20.2 million men, women and children in 10,000 communities in the United States.
		YMCAs are the largest providers of child care in the United States, operating nearly 10,000 child care sites across the country, providing high-quality, and affordable care to more than 500,000 children.
		YMCAs are the largest employers of teenagers in the country.
	www.ymca.net /about_the_ymca (484 words)

	History of the YMCA
		YMCAs became involved in camping in the 1860s, with the earliest reference being that of the Vermont Y's boy's missionary (who would now be the youth director) taking a group of boys to Lake Champlain for a summer encampment.
		U.S. YMCAs serving Asians were first established in San Francisco to serve the large Chinese population there in 1875, although the YMCA in Portland, Ore., had opened a mission school and engaged a Chinese man to distribute religious tracts five years earlier.
		George Stuart, founder of the Philadelphia YMCA and head of the Y's efforts in the Civil War, said that there is a good deal of religion in a warm shirt and a good beefsteak.
	www.ymca.net /about_the_ymca/history_of_the_ymca.html (10205 words)

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		While George Williams may be honored as the founder - the growth of the Movement was very much an associational effort.
		The Auglaize/Mercer Counties YMCA was chartered in 1983 by a group of community leaders who saw the need for a YMCA to serve the communities in the Auglaize and Mercer counties area.
		In 1986 the first full service YMCA was opened in Celina with a 35,000 square foot facility which included a swimming pool, gymnasium, locker rooms, indoor running track, exercise room, racquetball courts, and meeting rooms.
	www.amymca.com /History.htm (608 words)

	YMCA
		George took a bunch of us to Camp Hayo-Went-Ha, the state YMCA camp, for a long training session.
		George also ran a lot of fun high school programs: Hi-Y, Swim and Swing nights, conferences on sexuality.
		When he married the first time, I was on my way to George Williams College to become a Y person too.
	www.georgebalch.com /YMCA.htm (344 words)

	Heritage YMCA Group - Our History
		YMCAs are required by the national constitution to pay annual dues, to refrain from discrimination and to support the YMCA mission.
		In the average YMCA, a volunteer board sets policy for its executive, who manages the operation of the YMCA with staff and volunteer leaders.
		The YMCA was founded in London, England, in 1844 by George Williams and a dozen or so friends who lived and worked as clerks in a drapery--a forerunner of dry-goods and department stores.
	www.heritageymca.org /history.htm (1888 words)

	Jerusalem International YMCA, Israel - about, events
		wned by of the YMCA of the USA, The Jerusalem International YMCA, with its elegant arches, domes and 152-foot observation tower, is a city landmark acknowledged as a center of cultural, athletic, social and intellectual life in Jerusalem fostering harmony and building the spirit, mind and body.
		Founded in 1878, its first president was George Williams, who had established the first YMCA in 1844 in London.
		The Jerusalem International YMCA actively strives to foster interfaith, interracial and intergroup understanding and is committed to these goals in its day-to-day programs.
	www.jerusalemymca.org /ENG/About/About.html (189 words)

	George Williams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George Williams (YMCA) (1821–1905), founder of the YMCA
		George Hunston Williams (1914–2000), historian, professor, and an authority on the Radical Reformation
		George Howard Williams (1871–1963), a U.S. Senator from Missouri
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Williams (246 words)

	Ralph J. Stolle Countryside YMCA
		George Williams and a dozen friends who lived and worked as clerks in a drapery (department store) founded the YMCA in London, England, in 1844.
		The first YMCA in the USA was started in Boston in 1851, the work of Thomas Sullivan, a retired sea captain who was also a lay missionary.
		YMCAs spread fast and soon were serving boys and older men as well as young men.
	www.countrysideymca.org /about/ABb.html (284 words)

	June 6: Formation of the YMCA under George Williams
		Country boys like George Williams were appalled at the degradation of workingmen in London.
		Williams, who was strongly influenced by a rather unusual combination of religious forces--the British Quakers and the American evangelist Charles Finney--began a work among his fellow employees.
		Long before Williams' death in 1905, it had achieved a membership of 150,000 in Britain and half a million in America with thousands of branches worldwide.
	chi.gospelcom.net /DAILYF/2001/06/daily-06-06-2001.shtml (526 words)

	YMCA Archives
		Joseph Hardie, a white southerner, urges delegates at the YMCA convention in Toronto to raise $500 to support the hiring of a "suitable man" to organize African American YMCAs in the South.
		William Hunton is appointed by the national office to head the newly formed "Colored Men's Department, becoming the first African American secretary employed by the International Committee of the YMCA.
		The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington is among the first YMCAs in the nation to declare the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
	special.lib.umn.edu /ymca/guides/afam/afam-milestones.phtml (1598 words)

	Greater Daytona Beach YMCA - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		But Williams and his friends were unaware of the significance of their act.
		Williams and his friends had, in John Wesley’s words, felt their souls strangely warmed by God.
		The YMCA Camp Winona was built in 1919 as a local camp, but donated to the YMCA in 1921.
	www.daytonaymca.org /history.htm (416 words)

	The YMCA of Santa Clara Valley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The YMCA was founded in London, England, in 1844 by George Williams and some friends who lived and worked as clerks in a drapery, a forerunner of dry goods and department stores.
		In 1867 the YMCA was formed in San Jose.
		Today in Santa Clara Valley, the YMCA has more than 30,000 members and 3,000 volunteers who share their time, talent and financial resources to help make this a strong community.
	www.scvymca.org /metro/html/ymcastory.html (225 words)

	YMCA Scotland
		The YMCA was a child born of necessity.
		George Williams a farmer's son from Somerset who had come to London to work became aware that the city offered young men few recreational opportunities other than saloons and brothels.
		The Scottish YMCA National Council unanimously awarded the status of a National Alliance by the World Alliance of YMCAs and assumes a responsibility to support the work of the World Council.
	www.ymcascotland.org /history.asp (393 words)

	City of Belfast YMCA
		When George Williams founded the Young Men’s Christian Association in London in 1844 his aim was simple — to bring Jesus Christ into the lives of young people who had, like himself, moved to the city in search of work.
		The YMCA in Ireland exists to promote and facilitate the development of young people, to bring them to faith, wholeness and maturity in Christ.
		City of Belfast YMCA was established in 1850 and over the years we have responded to the changing needs of the local community.
	www.belfast-ymca.org /information.asp?page=about (466 words)

	YMCA Memphis History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		History: The YMCA was founded in London, England, in 1844 by George Williams and about a dozen friends who lived and worked as clerks in a drapery--a forerunner of dry-goods and department stores.
		Although 5,145 women worked in YMCA military canteens in World War I, it wasn't until after World War II that women and girls were admitted to full membership and participation in the U.S. YMCA's.
		In 1907, the YMCA of Memphis, feeling the need for facilities, successfully raised funds, purchased property on the south side of Madison near Fourth and finished the construction of a magnificent seven story structure in 1909.
	www.ymcamemphis.org /history.html (750 words)

	Heritage YMCA Group - YMCA Worldwide
		The Chicago YMCA music director wrote the songs "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys are Marching" and "The Battle Cry of Freedom" for the Union armies.
		It basked in the glory of being the smallest community YMCA in the nation.
		YMCA staff members played a key role in the development of the Boy Scouts of America.
	www.heritageymca.org /ymca_worldwide.htm (1477 words)

	YMCA of Greater Richmond - About the YMCA of Greater Richmond
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		In 1844, George Williams founded the first YMCA in London, England to provide young working men of the Industrial Revolution a safe haven to participate in healthy activities.
		Throughout its 150 year history, the YMCA of Greater Richmond has adhered to George Williams’ original vision of helping individuals develop and enrich their lives in order to achieve their fullest potential in spirit, mind, and body.
	www.ymcarichmond.org /About/default.asp?id=26 (302 words)

	AU - Admission and Financial Aid - AU Facts
		The roots of George Williams College run deep in the YMCA movement of the nineteenth century.
		Two years later, the camp was incorporated and the first parcel of the current Williams Bay campus was purchased.
		In 1992, the Aurora and George Williams College traditions blended when the two institutions entered into the affiliation agreement that paved the way for merger eight years later.
	www.aurora.edu /prospective/au_facts.html (915 words)

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	Hotel George Williams Ymca Brisbane, Brisbane, Australia
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		Stay on Ann St until you come to George St. Turn right on George St, pass the Entrance of hotel, then turn right at the light into Turbot St. Take the first driveway on the right which is the parking entrance.
	www.gate54.com /asia_pacific_and_australasia/AU/brisbane/hotels/hotel_10231655.html (358 words)

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