Boroughs Family Branch Gets $25,000 for Aquatics Center

WESTBOROUGH, MA -- The Boroughs Family Branch will be able to complete its expansion and construction projects, thanks to a large donation of $25,000 from the Marlborough Savings Charitable Foundation.

The Marlborough Savings Charitable Foundation donated $25,000 to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts 150th Anniversary Capital Campaign.

“The undertaking will result in a stronger community and increased access to vital programs and services,” said Kathryn Hunter, president/CEO, in a statement.

Plans for the Boroughs Family Branch include an Outdoor Family Aquatics Complex. The Y partners with the Friends of Families in Transition to provide youth activities and memberships for homeless families living in a nearby motel – just one example of a program that will benefit from the Outdoor Aquatics Complex.

In addition, a much-needed expansion will provide two floors of space for fitness classes, table tennis and flexible program space that will support the Y in responding to ever-changing community needs. It will serve as home base for LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, a free program for cancer survivors and their families and Let’s Go!, a pediatrician referred initiative to teach healthy eating and active living strategies to children and their families, to name a few.