ADRIAN PETERSON SPEAKS AT YMCA OF COLUMBIA AND PALMETTO CENTER FOR WOMEN PRAYER BREAKFAST, MAY 9, 2014
Adrian Peterson, former NFL player with the Chicago Bears, spoke at the YMCA of Columbia and Palmetto Center for Women’s Annual Prayer breakfast on Friday morning, May 9, 2014.
Peterson is both an award-winning NFL player and a disabled person who has had a long, hard journey living with a stutter. Peterson travels the nation sharing his story of faith and how a difficult speech disability motivated him to fight harder to reach his life goals. He recently released a memoir titled, “Don’t Dis My Abilities,” an inspiring story of hope.
Peterson graduated from Georgia Southern in 2001, capping an extraordinary collegiate […]
COLUMBIA’S BRODERICK SELECTED AS ONE OF JUST 12 ‘AFTERSCHOOL AMBASSADORS’ FROM ACROSS NATION
Wendy Broderick Will Work in South Carolina and Nationally to Expand Afterschool
Washington, DC – The Afterschool Alliance today announced that Wendy Broderick, Chief Development Officer, YMCA of Columbia, S.C., has been selected to serve as a 2014 Afterschool Ambassador. She is one of just 12 local leaders from across the country to be chosen for the honor this year. Each Afterschool Ambassador will continue directing or supporting a local afterschool program while also serving the one-year Afterschool Ambassador term organizing public events, communicating with policy makers, and building support for afterschool programs. Wendy is one of three Active Hours […]
THE YMCA OF COLUMBIA PARTNERS WITH THE LIVESTRONG FOUNDATION FOR A PROGRAM FOR ADULT CANCER SURVIVORS
The YMCA of Columbia and the LIVESTRONG® Foundation have joined together to create LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, a physical activity and well-being program designed to help adult cancer survivors achieve their holistic health goals. The YMCA of Columbia kicked off its pilot program on Tuesday at the Downtown YMCA.
The research-based program offers people affected by cancer a safe, supportive environment to participate in physical and social activities focused on strengthening the whole person. Participants work with Y staff trained in supportive cancer care to achieve their goals such as building muscle mass and strength; increasing flexibility and endurance; […]
15 YEAR OLD AMPUTEE TO COMPETE IN YMCA TRIATHLON
DJ Rish to compete in sprint triathlon one year after his near fatal accident
It’s been nearly one year since DJ Rish was involved in a near fatal van accident in Greenville, S.C. while returning from a Boy Scout trip. He suffered second and third degree burns over 60% of his body, a vertebral and right hip fracture, and an amputated left leg. DJ spent five weeks at the burn center at Doctors Hospital in Augusta before being discharged four weeks ahead of schedule.
DJ returned home and immediately went to work relearning to walk using a walker and exercising at the […]
YMCA OF COLUMBIA CELEBRATES 100 YEARS ON SUMTER STREET
The YMCA of Columbia is commemorated its 100th year at 1420 Sumter Street in 2011. A series of events celebrated the impact the Y has made on the community. The first of these is the hanging of a collection of photographs and memorabilia that archive the history of the YMCA of Columbia. Throughout 2011, the Y will bridged the past to the future and welcomed the community to join in the celebrations.
The YMCA of Columbia opened in 1854 as one of the first YMCAs in the United States. By 1907, the YMCA of Columbia was beginning to outgrow the current […]
