Supports Not giving up on Tecumseh YMCA Foreclosure

“BETHEL TWP. — Robin Morris said she was practically raised on activities at the Tecumseh YMCA.
“I grew up in this Y,” she said. “I’ve seen it grow over many, many years.”
Now a mother of three, Morris, along with others in the community, fear that future generations won’t get the chance to enjoy those same activities.
The Tecumseh YMCA is under threat of foreclosure in the face of a $175,000 debt that has to be paid by Dec. 23.
“I’m trying not to think about that yet,” said Morris. “I’m trying to stay positive.”
A fundraiser to save the Tecumseh YMCA was held on the site Sunday, Dec. 13, in what supporters hope will be another step toward saving their community center.
Organizers held classes in kickboxing and Zumba, as well as tournaments in basketball and swimming.
Robin Peck, organizer of a swim-a-thon, said the community has much to lose if the YMCA shuts down.
“People come for the social aspect of it, and it keeps them fit at the same time,” she said.
Eleven-year-old Owen Measel worries where he and his other swim team members will go if the Tecumseh YMCA closes.
“I already know people here and maybe people at another place wouldn’t treat me as good,” he said.
Morris said she dreads having to face a day in which the YMCA closes.
“I pray every day that someone will step up and help us,” she said.” Valerie Lough