Kim Dennis, director of the YMCA of Effingham County, spoke to the Exchange Club of Effingham County about the history of the YMCA and how it evolved into the worldwide organization that helps strengthen the community through its programs for people of all ages.

Dennis is shown with Yvette Carr, Exchange Club president, who is holding a card that confirms that “we all need the Y.” 

The Exchange Club of Effingham County meets for lunch on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at the Effingham County Recreation Department on Highway 119 in Springfield.  For more information on the Exchange Club, call Yvette Carr at 657-5423 or Lucille Tate, vice president, at 754-3835.