ITEMS OF INTEREST September 18, 2006 ISSUE

ITEMS OF INTEREST

with contributions from Anita Wadhwani, Lynda Barley, Carole Belgrade

"IT'S KNOWN SIMPLY as the 'Y' to most people, but among some of the 5,000 YMCA leaders gathered [in Nashville, Tennessee, in late July] for their national convention there's a growing movement to 'lift up the C.'

"The Young Men's Christian Association was founded 150 years ago to provide Bible study and a helping hand to down-and-out men. In recent decades, however, YMCAs have become better known for their family fitness centers than their Christian outreach programs.

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