The London YMCA has closed its doors "until further notice," but the health facility's administration wasn't commenting on the closure Friday evening.
A notice on the front door of the YMCA stated, "As of July 18, 2008, this branch of the YMCA will be closing at 7 p.m. and will remained closed until further notice. The sumer camp and Preschool Prep will remain open."
Program Director Will Schneider referred all questions to Executive Director Don Burgin to be answered Monday. A call to the YMCA was answered by a woman who also referred all questions to Burgin.
Burgin could not be reached at his home Friday evening for comment.
According to the YMCA's Web site (www.ymcasofky.org/html/london-laurel_county_family_ym.html) the London-Laurel County Family YMCA opened in May 1999 on the Bennett Center Campus in London. In December 2001, the YMCA opened a child development center in the London/Laurel County Industrial Park and in May 2005, it opened a second child care facility next to the main branch of the YMCA, called the YMCA Preschool Prep. In February 2006, the YMCA opened its new Recreation Center inside the YMCA main branch.
The YMCA facility includes an indoor heated pool, a gym and an aerobics room. Programs include Summer Day Camp, Youth Basketball, Summer Feeding Program, Swim Lessons, Gymnastics, Child Care, Line Dancing, Karate, Spring Break/Fall Break Camp and more.
The Young Men's Christian Association was founded in London, England in 1844. Today, there are more than 2,600 YMCAs in the United States serving men, women and children.
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