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A MEMORIAL

DECLARING FEBRUARY 6, 2008 AS "YMCA DAY" AT THE HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES.

WHEREAS, for more than nine decades, the New Mexico

alliance of YMCAs has brought a special dimension to community

life; and

WHEREAS, more than eight thousand two hundred families

benefit directly each year from the YMCA's extensive

programming for all ages and interest groups, from toddler

activities to teen programs to fitness and wellness

opportunities for senior citizens; and

WHEREAS, more than thirty-four thousand youths benefit

each year from programs such as YMCA after-school care, child

care, YMCA basketball, YMCA volleyball, character counts,

youth and government, YES Corps, counselor-in-training, YMCA

summer camp, teen programs, Camp Shaver and many other fine

programs; and

WHEREAS, more than one thousand two hundred individuals

volunteer at the YMCA each year, making the YMCA one of New

Mexico's largest organizations that is volunteer-led and

volunteer-driven; and

WHEREAS, the YMCA is governed by a local volunteer board

of directors who give generously of their time, money and

effort in order that the state's residents may grow as

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responsible members of their families and communities; develop

self-confidence and self-respect, as well as an awareness of

the rights and worth of every individual; appreciate that

physical and mental health are divine gifts that should be

maintained through physical fitness and spiritual growth; and

develop and use their capacities for leadership; and

WHEREAS, the YMCA's ability to foster these goals

depends wholly upon continued community support, partially

through the United Way fund, but also through the YMCA's

memberships and program support, and through expansion, such

as the new Teen Technology and Recreation center in Espanola

and the renovation and remodeling of two YMCA branches as well

as a proposed new westside branch YMCA in Albuquerque;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that February 6,

2008 be declared "YMCA Day" at the house of representatives in

recognition of the important role that the YMCA plays in

providing community programs throughout central and northern

New Mexico.