Share Your YMCA Memories

Help us celebrate 175 years of the YMCA and 31 years of the Georgia Mountains YMCA by sharing photos from your time at the Y.

About the Celebration

For many people in North Georgia, some of life’s best memories happened at the YMCA. A first swim lesson. A youth sports team photo. Summer camp friendships. Before and after transformations. Moments that shaped childhood and community. As we celebrate 175 years of the YMCA in North America and 31 years of the Georgia Mountains YMCA, we are inviting our community to help us bring those memories together by sharing photos from their time at the Y.

Why We Are Collecting Photos

For more than three decades, the Georgia Mountains YMCA has been part of everyday life for families across our region. Generations of children have learned new skills, built confidence, and formed friendships through YMCA programs. At the same time, adults in our community have come to the Y to improve their health, learn to swim, reach personal fitness goals, and find connection with others. Over the years, the YMCA has been a place where people of all ages have grown stronger, discovered new abilities, and built lasting relationships.

Those everyday moments, big and small, are what make the story of the Georgia Mountains YMCA.

Many of those moments were captured in photos that now live in family albums, scrapbooks, old digital files, or phone galleries. Those photos tell the story of how the YMCA has grown alongside this community.

As part of our anniversary celebration, we are inviting our community to find these photos to help showcase the people, programs, and experiences that have shaped the Y in North Georgia.

Photos shared by our community may be featured in anniversary displays, storytelling projects, social media highlights, and historical archives that preserve the legacy of the YMCA for future generations.

These photos may include:

  • Youth sports teams
  • Swim lessons and aquatics programs
  • Summer camp
  • Childcare and early learning
  • Group fitness classes
  • Special events
  • Before and after photos
  • Staff and volunteers
  • Friendships and family moments at the Y

Whether the photo was taken last week or twenty years ago, your memories help tell the story of our community. We also accept videos.

Who Can Participate

Anyone who has been part of the Georgia Mountains YMCA at any point is welcome to share photos.

This includes:

  • Current members
  • Former members
  • Staff and volunteers
  • Program participants
  • Community partners
  • Families who attended programs in the past

You do not need to be a current member to participate.

Help Us Celebrate

Many of the photos we are looking for may be tucked away in photo albums, boxes, or old digital files. As you search for YMCA memories, you may also rediscover moments from your own family story.

Those memories are what make this celebration meaningful.