A resolution celebrating the 175th anniversary of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA).

Honoring the YMCA’s 175 years of community service and connection. This resolution congratulates and thanks the YMCA for a legacy that began in Boston on December 29, 1851, when Thomas Valentine Sullivan founded the U.S. association at Old South Church. It highlights the YMCA’s mission to build healthy spirit, mind, and body and lists achievements such as inventing basketball, launching night schools and English as a Second Language classes, pioneering group swim lessons, leading wartime humanitarian efforts, and creating Youth and Government. It notes about 2,600 locations serving over 10,000 communities, roughly 300,000 employees and 350,000 volunteers, and about 17 million people served annually. The resolution commends staff and volunteers and encourages continued support for places that reduce social isolation and help people connect and thrive.