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Athol Area YMCA The Athol Area YMCA is an association that strives to enrich the quality of life for families and community in the North Quabbin. Facilities include indoor/heated pool, gymnasium, racquetball/squash and fitness center with strength training equipment. Programs include:
Athol Public Library
Library services include: Computer classes; Children’s programming; Book discussions; High speed internet access; and much, much more! For more information about any of the above or other activities at the Athol Public Library, visit the website.
Boy Scouts of America The Boy Scouts provide inclusive opportunity for boys in the North Quabbin area.
Community/Environmental
Programming Capacity building for Schools, Community & Stewardship. Area served: North Quabbin/Millers River Watershed.
Girl Scouts of Western
Massachusetts Inclusive opportunity for girls in Orange, Wendell, New Salem, Petersham and Warwick to learn self awareness, respect for others and community leadership.
Montachusett Girl Scout
Council Montachusett Girl Scouts provides inclusive opportunity for girls in Athol, Petersham, Phillipston and Royalston to learn self awareness, respect for others and community leadership.
North Quabbin Woods North Quabbin Woods is a non-profit organization founded to help revitalize the North Quabbin region. As a project of the New England Forestry Foundation, we seek to enhance our community with initiatives which complement our best resource – the many acres of conserved woods. We promote outdoor recreation, local artisans and woodworkers, local lumber and building materials, and sustainable forestry. Our visitor information center and artisan gift store is conveniently located at 1 E. Main Street in downtown Orange. Search for recreation, lodging, and artisan information on our website.
1794 Meeting House, Inc. At the head of the New Salem town common stands a classic New England wooden church. The Congregational meetinghouse, built in 1794, with its simple and elegant proportions and its tall steeple seeking the heavens, recalls the early days of the republic. Long abandoned, the building has been lovingly restored, and has had, for more than 10 years, a new life as a performance center. Its truly extraordinary acoustics and beautifully spared interior make it an ideal and intimate place to listen to music or enjoy theater.
Wheeler Public Library
Y-Kids Depot & Nursery Y-Kids Depot is an EEC (Early Education and Care) licenses child care facility providing a safe & fun environment for children entering grades K-6th. Open year round, with the exception of nine holidays and one week at the end of August when the Y is closed. The Y.M.C.A. Nursery School is open to children age 2.9 – 5 years old. A half-day program offering enriched educational experiences. (Children from Athol, Royalston & Orange)
YOUTHREACH Cost is $1.00 per visit or $20 per month or $80 for the whole school year; members of the Y.M.C.A. are FREE! No one will be turned away due to inability to pay. This program is open to Middle School age students throughout the nine-town North Quabbin Region. (Athol, Erving, Orange, New Salem, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, Warwick, Wendell) YouthReach is your arts, sports and fitness based after school program for North Quabbin Middle School kids, grades 6-8. We offer the opportunity to explore your imagination and creativity as well as the space and time to be yourself and have fun. Including the following:
There is also a ‘Homework Help Center’ available to those who need it in our quiet classroom on the second floor. The room is equipped with two iMac Computers that you can use to do homework or write papers. Monday – Thursday from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
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