Spring Session
spring I
Classes Begin / End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 25, 2008 – April 12, 2008*
Full Member Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Monday, February 11, 2008
Program Member Registration . . . . . . . . . .Monday, February 18, 2008
(*Easter Break: No classes March 21 -23, 2008)

spring II
Classes Begin / End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 14, 2008 – June 7, 2008*
Full Member Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, March 31, 2008
Program Member Registration . . . . . . . . . .Monday, April 7, 2008

(* Memorial Day: No classes May 24 – 26, 2008)

Board of Governors    
John Armistead, Chair
James Hutchinson, Vice Chair Larry Williams, Secretary
     
George Bailey Nichole Anderson-Easton Mike Gast
Dr. Edward Goate' Dr. Aaron Green Robert Haynes
Theodore Henderson Gregory Moore Janis Nesterak
Nancy Reihm Kate Rohrer Robert Samuel
Dr. Richard Taylor Stanley Waite  

Our History
Community leaders requested a charter to set up a YMCA in Kent County in the early 1940s and organized the YMCA of Dover in 1945 on a farm at the current location. Local churches and community centers provided space for many programs. In 1964, the Dover Rotary Club raised funds to build a Y facility. Dedicated in 1968, the building included a pool, multipurpose room and rooms for programs.

In 1997, an expansion doubled the size, including a larger pool, a Fitness/Wellness Center and new locker rooms. The Y in Dover remained independent until 1984 when it merged with the Wilmington and New Castle County YMCA to form the statewide YMCA of Delaware Association.

The first of several name changes occurred in 1964, when the YMCA of Dover became the Dover-Kent County YMCA. In 1980, the Eastern Sussex YMCA in Rehoboth aligned with the Dover-Kent County Y, which led to another name change. The new name was the YMCA of Southern Delaware. After the merger with all the other YMCAs in the state, the name changed again to the Central Delaware YMCA and Aquatic Center.

Members continue to enjoy a full and balanced life with ongoing opportunities to develop spirit, mind and body.


OUR MISSION
The YMCA of Delaware is an association of people of all ages, ethnic groups and religious affiliations that strives to cultivate the human potential, self-esteem, and dignity of all people. Our organization exists to develop and practice the Christian principles of love, caring, inclusiveness, justice and peace...and to enrich the emotional, physical and social life of all individuals, families and our community.