Our speaker was Rick MacPhearson, President and CEO of the MetroWest YMCA.Rick spoke about the recent Community Breakfast with over 300 in attendance with many telling of what the “Y” means to them.
Starting in COVID-19 the “Y” serves over 1000 meals per day for MetroWest needy.
Rick discussed the proposed new “Y” in Hopkinton, "The Team Hoyt Regional Y", named after a father who ran each Boston Marathon pushing his son in a wheelchair. The new Y will be located on 121/2 acres of donated land on Rte 135. It is being designed for wheelchair convenience – including the swimming pool. Trails in the back of the property will connect with the rail trail system in MetroWest. The target is to break ground later this year and complete the project by the end of 2027. $11 million has been raised towards a goal of $20 million with a total cost of nearly $50 million.
