Hutt Valley Y.M.C.A.

Hutt News, Volume 19, Issue 12, 22 August 1945, Page 5

Hutt Valley Y.M.C.A.

Attention is drawn to the adverLisemtjui ui the iocuj V.Ai.l-.a. m annual street uppeai ou Friday of uns week. The Y.M.C.A. throughout the war yeui-jj iiwS rendered mayiiiueent service to ihe moil in the forces and on 1110 home front me iocai iias airio rendered signal service ill catering lor the young peopie of the v alley. It has been said that "life manifests itself oy growth and it also mugnilies itself by reproduction. Tile li uU Van try 'Y.M.C.A. oeurs out the truth 01 tins saying when it is considered thaL dining the lust two years its membership in the youui department has increased until there are now over 80U members in me varied activities which are a feature 01 the Y.M.C.A Youth Centre. The Association is planning an intensive extension of its programme so that the Y.M.C.A. as a decentralised organisation can render definite service to the young people of the Valley in their own districts. The Y.M.C.A. relies on the pubiic for their support and asks citizens to give generously to the youthful collectors on Friday next so that the future of the work may be assured. Now that the war has ended all youth workers are faced with training their members so that they may be fitted spiritually, mentally, and physically to meet the many problems which will be theirs to solve in the new era. The future, therefore, rests on the young people, jo help the Y.M.C.A. to equip them for their tremendous task.