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PUTNAM — The YMCA of Greater Hartford announces that Jim and Pat Calhoun will serve as honorary co-chairpersons of the Regional Community YMCA Capital Campaign, a multi-dimensional effort aimed to realize a new community center with a state-of-the-art health and wellness center in northeast Connecticut. The new Regional Community YMCA, will be a branch of the YMCA of Greater Hartford.
Jim Calhoun has been an NCAA Division I coach for 37 years and is one of the most successful basketball coaches in college history. The Calhouns have long supported many non-profit organizations dedicated to health and wellness for adults and children, including the Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center.
“The Regional Community YMCA will serve as a resource for health and wellness education in northeast Connecticut and will help unite our community,” the Calhouns said. “But most importantly it will provide safe and exciting activities for children and families to build strong and healthy lifestyles. We’re thrilled to be a part of the project to bring this first-rate YMCA to the area.”
“We’re so glad that Jim and Pat have joined this important effort,” said Betty Hale, of the Newell D. Hale Foundation and campaign trustee. “The RCYMCA will bring us one step closer to helping us strengthen the foundation for a stronger northeast Connecticut community. It means a lot to this project to have the Calhouns’ support.”
The planned Regional Community YMCA is planned for the proposed high tech park off Kennedy Drive in Putnam. The new YMCA will offer activities and experiences for every age and fitness level as well as programs for active adults, literacy, families, community development, and after-school and youth education. Although the Regional Community YMCA will be located in Putnam, it will be a truly regional community center serving the towns of Brooklyn, Eastford, Killingly, Plainfield, Pomfret, Putnam, Thompson and Woodstock.