Community Corner
Northfield Area Family YMCA Groundbreaking Date Set
The Y has raised $5.2 million so far.
The construction of the new Northfield Area Family YMCA will officially start on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
The formal groundbreaking for the facility at 1500 Honey Locust Drive will start at 4 p.m. that day, with activities continuing until 6 p.m., according to a news release from Executive Director Virginia Kaczmarek.
“This is a big day for our Y," Kaczmarek wrote. "It will be a great resource for the entire community, open to everyone. Breaking ground on a new facility is a tremendous milestone for the organization, which has been steadily building up to this moment for the past eight years. We owe a great amount of thanks to everyone—donors, members, volunteers, staff members and more—for making this day a reality.”
The new Y will be funded entirely by donations. Pledges and gifts so far total $5.2 million, Kaczmarek wrote. The facility is expected to cost $8 million to $9 million.
The Y is expected to open in fall 2014.
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You can read the full news release on the YMCA's website.
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