BOZIGIAN WILL DIRECT YMCA PANEL.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - Ralph V. Bozigian has been named chairman of the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Family YMCA's newly formed board of directors, which will help raise money for a new multimillion-dollar YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. center. Bozigian is co-owner of Coldwell Banker Bozigian Real Estate, a former Antelope Valley Fair board member and had been chairman of the local YMCA's advisory committee. ``We have grown so much and so quickly, the area really needs a YMCA like this. It will be a huge asset to the community,'' Bozigian said. The 35,000-square-foot center planned for Lancaster City Park is proposed to have an indoor pool, gym, aerobics studio and a fitness area with cardiovascular equipment. It would be built immediately south of the park's Stanley Kleiner Activity Center. The new YMCA will be funded by a combination of grants and community donations. ``We have five years to raise the money and we have high hopes that we will be able to have the funds even sooner in the Antelope Valley,'' said Steve Thomas Steve Thomas may refer to:
The new center is expected to attract 5,000 members, which would make the Antelope Valley YMCA one of the largest in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , said Laure Mayo, executive director of the Antelope Valley Family YMCA. Under an agreement with the city of Lancaster The City of Lancaster (2002 population: 133,914) is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. Its main town is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status. Other towns in the district include Morecambe, Heysham, Slyne, and Carnforth. , the YMCA is leasing the parkland for $1 a year for 50 years. The first five years are to be used to raise money and build the center. In exchange, the YMCA will provide partial or full fee waivers to families and individuals who could not otherwise afford to pay for the center's programs. |
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