BELLOWS FALLS — Meeting Waters YMCA will join over 10,000 other organizations nationwide in hosting Lights on Afterschool! celebrations over the next few weeks.
Launched in October 2000, Lights On Afterschool is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of children, families and communities.
Meeting Waters YMCA will host public celebrations at three of its six Y-ASPIRE sites - Brattleboro's Academy School, Dummerston School and Rockingham Central Elementary School.
The Lights On Afterschool! event in Dummerston will take place between 4:30 and 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13.
Y-ASPIRE at Central Elementary School's celebration will take place on Wednesday the 19th from 4:30-5:30 p.m..
The final event will take place at Y-ASPIRE at Academy School on Thursday, October 20th between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m.
All three events are free and open to the public.
During the events, Y-ASPIRE participants will lead an activity and showcase recent projects that they've done in the program.
The Lights On AfterSchool! events will also provide education, community and business leaders a chance to hear about the critical role the regional Y's Y-ASPIRE, Snow Day, and Y Day Camp programs are playing to provide hundreds of children with enriching out-of-school activities while, at the same time, supporting working parents and the companies that employ them.
The Lights On Afterschool! advocacy events nationwide are coordinated by the Afterschool Alliance, a coalition of private, public and nonprofit organizations, including YMCAs.