The Conduit to Connections
January 12, 2022
Yvette Collier has been a member of the Jordan YMCA and making connections for nine years. She joined this location back in 2012 when she moved from Chicago to be closer to her mother and other family members. When she arrived in Indianapolis, she wanted to find a place nearby where she could swim on a consistent basis. She says, “I grew up near a natatorium in Chicago and, as a young girl, I did a lot of swimming up there and I missed that. But as they say, location, location, location! I wanted to find a place where I could ride my bike there.”
The Y wasn’t the first place she considered joining. So, she asked some friends where they swam. They mentioned the Jordan Y and another local community center. When she went to the other location she said, “They were not warm and friendly at all.” They focused on price and said she couldn’t afford it. “So, I came to Jordan Y and they were the opposite; warm, friendly and inviting. It was an easy decision for me to join."
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