Word: ymca
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Well, maybe not. A couple of weeks ago, I was at a senior bar where, wonder of wonders, there was room to dance. After several of the computerized drum tracks that pass for dance tunes these days, the Village People's 1978 hit "YMCA" erupted over the stereo. And in a burst of 1970s nostalgia, the dance floor exploded with seniors doing the dance we all remembered, forming the letters of the title with our bodies during the chorus...
Accommodations along the route vary from night to night, Faber says. "We stayed in churches, YMCA's and high schools, and we camped out in tents if there were no other options," she says. "The people in the towns we went through knew it was a fundraising trip for hunger, and churches would give us huge potluck dinners...
...Council that 65 new beds slated for three local shelters will be installed during the week--a 60 percent increase over the current total. They will include 40 at the new women's shelter in the Cambridge Armory. The other 25 beds will go to shelters at the YMCA, YWCA and Salvation Army, said Mangano...
...wouldn't this be a disservice to Washburn? Shouldn't a man in Washburn's position be given an opportunity to reaffirm himself in society's eyes? A little community service should do the trick--say a little less than a week a month at the YMCA or local Boy's Club...
Total costs for renovation will be about $11 million. The YMCA will have to spend $3 million to bring the residence "up to code," the vice-president said. The developer will be obligated to renovate 60,000 square feet of YMCA property free of charge, as well as their own space...