PRINTER'S NO. 1057
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
180
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY DINNIMAN, BREWSTER, SANTARSIERO, KILLION,
BARTOLOTTA, FONTANA, SABATINA, COSTA, SCHWANK, FARNESE,
MARTIN, J. WARD AND GORDNER, JUNE 24, 2019
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 24, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Congratulating the YMCA on its 175th birthday.
WHEREAS, The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was
founded in England on June 6, 1844, by George Williams as a
refuge of Bible study and prayer for young men seeking escape
from the hazards of life on the London streets; and
WHEREAS, Thomas Valentine Sullivan, a marine missionary,
identified a need to create a safe haven for sailors and
merchants and established the first YMCA in the United States in
Boston, Massachusetts, on December 29, 1851; and
WHEREAS, In 1853, Anthony Bowen, a freed slave, founded the
first YMCA for African Americans in Washington, DC; and
WHEREAS, The YMCA, in recognizing the need to provide safe
and affordable housing, opened the first dormitory in 1867 and
provided gymnasiums, auditoriums and hotel-style rooms for young
men moving to cities from rural communities; and
WHEREAS, Camping became a cornerstone of the YMCA in 1885
when Camp Dudley opened in Orange Lake, New York, to provide
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