News & Announcements
Act Six Scholars Named
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Congratulations to the 2019 Act Six Scholars, Class of 2023 Act Six Cadre 11 will attend Gonzaga University: Jocelin Garcia Tia Moua Cooper Osborn Joseph Zuniga Act Six Cadre 17 will attend Whitworth University: Alexia Campos-Flores Xiang Yu Gao Bol Pennington Jainee Weidemann Act Six 2019 Scholars Announced Press Release Learn more about the Act […]
Read MoreLitehouse YMCA Opens, Sandpoint, ID
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Thanks to a generous contribution, we are happy to announce the Litehouse YMCA opened Saturday, December 1st, at 1905 Pine St, and is poised to welcome the north Idaho community to YMCA programs. Thanks to shared values of service and community support, the partnership will establish enhanced youth development, healthy living and social responsibility programs […]
Read MoreNew YMCA Location
Thursday, November 1, 2018
As an element of the strategic plan to expand the Y’s mission to new markets, the YMCA of the Inland Northwest announced the opening of a branch in Sandpoint, ID, formerly Sandpoint West Athletic Club (SWAC) located at 1905 Pine St, Sandpoint, ID. This location provides an exciting opportunity for the YMCA to offer services to a new […]
Read MorePhillip “Buster” Harrison III Joins YMCA as Executive Director of Camp Reed
Friday, February 23, 2018
Phil first came to YMCA Camp Reed in the fifth grade on scholarship as part of the Principal Leadership Award. He began working as a summer counselor in 2007, while attending the University of Washington. From 2011-2016, he worked as the Program Director while achieving his Masters in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University. Phil couldn’t […]
Read More100 Years Ago…
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
The Jenkins Institute, the YMCA’s vocational school, opened its doors to women for the first time in its history. The school would begin training women in industrial vocations, to replace men who had been called away to the war. “There is an urgent call from the railroads for trained telegraph operators, a branch of railroad […]
Read MoreJesse Zumbro Joins the Y as Financial Development Director
Saturday, December 23, 2017
Jesse Zumbro has joined the YMCA as the Director of Financial Development. Zumbro comes to the Y from the Community Colleges of Spokane Foundation where he served as the Foundation’s Scholarship Manager. He previously spent 7 seasons working in professional sports where he worked in both the NBA and professional baseball. A native of Spokane, […]
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