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Spend the Holiday Season with Your YMCA Family!

T’is the season to enjoy cherished moments with family, come together for a celebration with your local community, or help those in need.  At the Summit Area YMCA, the holiday season is all wrapped up into celebrations of fun and kindness with activities, events, and holiday specials the whole family can enjoy!

   

The Summit Area YMCA holiday season kicks off on Saturday Morning, December 1st with a Breakfast with Santa at the Summit YMCA where children can enjoy a pancake breakfast followed by a chance to meet Santa himself. No worries, if you can’t make our first breakfast. Santa will make a repeat performance 12/8 at the Berkeley Heights YMCA for Breakfast with Santa. All are also invited on 12/1 to the Community Tree Lighting at the Village Green with all the holiday trimmings from hot chocolate to a reading of T’was the Night Before Christmas.

During the week there’s the delicious Holiday Cookie Walk where, for a small donation, you can take home a gift box of homemade cookies. For Seniors, the Summit Y will host a Senior Holiday Luncheon.  Seniors can enjoy festive activities, a hot catered holiday lunch and quality time with friends. Parents who just need a little extra time for holiday shopping are encouraged to drop their children off for holiday themed Parents Night Out (offered 3x this December). At this event, parents can drop their kids off for a night of pizza and activities so they can sneak in a date night or holiday shopping. 

  

Also consider treating yourself or someone special to the gift of wellness from a personal training session to an annual membership — it’s all here at the Y and perfect for the person on your list who has everything! Not a Y member? Now is the perfect time to join and take advantage of the many membership special offers during the holidays. Also, while we will be closed on Christmas day, we will be open on Christmas and New Year’s Eve.  Please check our Calendar for specific times.

The holidays are also a time for reflecting and thinking of others, especially those in the community that are less fortunate. Consider coming out for our next Togetherhood Project and donating your time to help and support feeding those in need. Now that’s in the true spirit of the season!

No matter what holiday you celebrate or who you are, the Y is all about opening its doors to all and bringing people together for! For more information about the Summit Area YMCA Holiday season, visit www.thesay.org/holidays. We wish you and yours a very memorable holiday season and we hope to see you here often! 

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In 1886, we were founded as the Young Men’s Christian Association, but today, we are The Y; an association that values, and is made stronger by, its diverse people. We stand for youth development, healthy living and social responsibility — For a better us. We are committed to creating equal opportunity for all regardless of gender, age, disability, income, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religious affiliation. We strive to create a welcoming and inclusive culture in which our four core values — responsibility, honesty, caring and respect — are integral to everyday operations.

Each year, as one of the area’s leading 501(c)3 charitable organizations, the Summit Area YMCA serves more than 15,000 individuals with our free and fee-based programs and services in an area spanning the New Jersey communities of Berkeley Heights, Gillette, Millburn, New Providence, Short Hills, Springfield, Stirling and Summit. Our history is rooted in working side-by-side with our neighbors to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive. Through the generosity of our members, donors, and partners, we are able to offer financial assistance for our programs and services to those in need.

Please note that the Hurst Pool at the Summit YMCA will be closed on Sunday, March 31, 2024 and will reopen on Monday, April 8, 2024 due to regularly scheduled maintenance. Group Ex Pro will reflect amended aquatics schedules.