Rockwall, TX (March 7, 2025) – Hundreds of community members turned out for a day long exciting carnival at J.E.R. Chilton YMCA – a fun time for a great cause! Y Day of Giving (YDOG) began early as days usually do at the Y – with friends gathered to welcome each other, participate in, and […]
45th Annual YMCA College Scholarship Program awards 20 North Texas seniors with $276K Funds Are Distributed Over Four Years, Up to $5K Per Semester ROCKWALL, TX (March 3, 2025) Twenty North Texas high school seniors collectively received academic scholarships of $276,000 over the next four years through the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas Foundation, part of the […]
Rockwall, TX (November 15, 2024) – J.E.R. Chilton YMCA kicked off their 2025 campaign with a staff celebration on November 10. The party atmosphere highlighted a great year of programming and a positive look towards the future. During the gathering, presenters spoke about the important work the Rockwall YMCA performs, impacting the local community and […]
Dallas, TX (October 9, 2024)—Cars for Kids and the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas will hold a presentation on Thursday, October 10th, to unveil a wrapped van that Cars for Kids has donated to the Dallas YMCA. The donation will support one of the Y’s signature programs: Safety Around Water, an initiative geared at preventing childhood […]
Rockwall, TX (August 15, 2024) – Each year, JER Chilton YMCA at Rockwall hosts a catered breakfast exclusively for area educators as they prepare for a new school year. The Teachers Prayer Breakfast is a time of celebration to honor those who devote their time and careers to the future. This year’s Teachers Prayer Breakfast […]
Rockwall, TX (August 12, 2024) – J.E.R. Chilton YMCA at Rockwall was the recent location of a special superhero camp. The heroes were part of Angel Camp, designed for children with intellectual disabilities. Angel Camp is a place where everyone can have the kinds of childhood experiences that all children, and their parents, dream of. […]
Dallas, TX (July 31, 2024) – YMCAs throughout the state of Texas recently took to the pool for the annual Lone Star 2024 swim meet. Held July 18-21 in Lewisville, the Lone Star State contest hosted seventeen teams from across the state in a vigorous competition. With swimmers ranging in age broken down by division, […]
Rockwall, TX (June 16, 2024) – Each year mid-June, fathers everywhere are showered with love and appreciation for the tremendous roles they commit to their families and young people to whom they are father-figures. What many may not know is that Father’s Day got its original start at the Spokane, Washington YMCA in 1910. Today, […]
Dallas, TX (June 3, 2024) – Registration opened Saturday June 1st, for the 57th Annual Dallas YMCA Turkey Trot, presented by Texas Health. The Dallas YMCA Turkey Trot is a North Texas tradition that takes place each year on Thanksgiving morning. Participants can choose to run or walk the race in-person in Downtown Dallas on Thursday, […]
DALLAS, TEXAS (May 22, 2024) – Twenty North Texas high school seniors collectively received academic scholarships of $276,000 over the next four years through the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas Foundation, part of the 2024 Annual College Scholarship program. Selections for scholarships are based on college entrance scores, high school grades, maintaining at least a 2.5 GPA, […]