July 7th, 2011

Olympian headlines Kearney health fair

KEARNEY – Olympic gold medal wrestler Rulon Gardner will appear in Kearney Aug. 10 as part of the LiveWellNebraska Health Fair tour at the Kearney Family YMCA.

April 7th, 2011
 

The Kearney Family YMCA and the arc of buffalo county host

adaptive easter egg hunt for children with disabilities and their families

(KEARNEY, Neb.) – The Arc of Buffalo County and the Kearney Family YMCA will be hosting an Adaptive Easter Egg Hunt and family fun time...

April 7th, 2011
It’s a Play Date: YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day™ Aims to Get Families Moving Through Play
Kearney March 15, 2011 – On Saturday, April 16, the Kearney Family YMCA is encouraging all kids and parents in Kearney and the surrounding area to come to the Y...

March 31st, 2011
JC Penney & YMCA team up for JC Penney Round-Up program

JC Penney is encouraging it's customers and Kearney YMCA members to "round-up" the total of their purchases, with the extra cents proceeds being donated towards the Kearney Family YMCA. Visit your local JC Penney or the Kearney Family YMCA for more details. 
 

May 19th, 2008
YMCA Raises $50,000.00 to Support Kearney Family YMCA
Annual Strong Kids Campaign to Provide Needed Membership & Program Scholarships

Under the leadership of Steve Boyer & Jerry Fast, Campaign Chairs, the Kearney Family YMCA’s annual support campaign raised $50,000.00 in charitable contributions for the Kearney Family YMCA to support membership scholarships and programs that change lives.  More than 35 volunteers solicited funds from 245 community members and businesses.  The campaign saw a 25 percent increase in donations over last year’s campaign, which generated $38,000.00 in contributions from 220 donors. 
 

March 24th, 2008
YMCA Holds Special Easter Egg Hunt

Digging Deep

Creed Van Winkle, son of Kip and Janeece Van Winkle of Kearney, searches for Easter eggs Saturday at Kearney Family YMCA’s first egg hunt. Creed has just returned home to Kearney after being in a hospital for two months, and a fundraiser is being worked on to help the family in defraying medical costs. Kolby Richards, son of Jodi and Carl Richards of Kearney, helps Creed search for eggs.

Story was featured in the Kearney Hub.
Photo by Rick Tucker

March 24th 2008
MAYOR STAN CLOUSE, U.S. CELLULAR
AWARD $10,000 GRANT TO KEARNEY FAMILY YMCA
KEARNEY, Neb., March 24, 2008 – Mayor Stan Clouse joined U.S. Cellular in presenting a $10,000 grant to the Kearney Family YMCA. The donation will benefit the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign, which helps children and families who cannot afford the cost of programs and/or membership.


 

February 13, 2008

YMCA still growing to meet community's wants
 “The question I always ask is, ‘What would Kearney look like without the YMCA?’ Between 700 and 900 members come through our doors every day,” says Executive Director Denny Placzek. “So, obviously, we have had an influence in the community.  

October 27, 2007

YMCA Announces New Executive Director
The Kearney Family YMCA has named Denny Placzek as its new CEO/Executive Director effective October 22, 2007.  Placzek was formerly the Business Operations Director for the Kearney Family YMCA. With more than 13 years of service to the Kearney YMCA, he brings an energy and commitment to the community that will put him in an excellent position to build on the organization’s success.

YMCA Mission
To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

Kearney Family YMCA
4500 6th Ave
Kearney, NE  68845
308-237-9622