{"id":13933,"date":"2017-12-22T13:40:30","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T18:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/?p=13933"},"modified":"2017-12-20T09:44:10","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T14:44:10","slug":"free-use-of-area-ymca-facilities-dec-26-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/?p=13933","title":{"rendered":"Free use of area YMCA facilities, Dec. 26-31"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/YMCA-logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6090\" src=\"http:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/YMCA-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" \/><\/a>The holiday shopping might not be done, but the YMCA of Greater Brandywine already has the best present of the season.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Y is welcoming the whole community by offering the Gift of Health this December. Anybody in Chester County 18 years or older with a valid ID can use their local YMCA branch\u2019s facilities for free from Dec. 26 to Dec. 31. Children under the age of 18 are welcome to visit with a parent or guardian. There\u2019s no need to wait until New Year\u2019s Day to start working on those fitness goals when you can get a jump start with access to the Y\u2019s facilities. Anyone who signs up for a 12-month membership during the week will have the $99 join fee waived.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The YMCA of Greater Brandywine offers a unique atmosphere that combines the best of a healthy lifestyle with a vibrant, upbeat social community. No matter people\u2019s go-to workout, there\u2019s something to do at the Y, ranging from swimming in the indoor pools to personal training to group exercise classes and everything in between.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s that wide range of activities that make the Y the place to be. The best part? With branches in Coatesville, Jennersville, Kennett, Lionville, Berwyn, Octorara and West Chester, there\u2019s a branch that\u2019s always accessible for all Chester County residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The holiday shopping might not be done, but the YMCA of Greater Brandywine already has the best present of the season. The Y is welcoming the whole community by offering the Gift of Health this December. Anybody in Chester County 18 years or older with a valid ID can use their local YMCA branch\u2019s facilities [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2357],"class_list":["post-13933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-ymca-brandywine-valley"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13933"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13934,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13933\/revisions\/13934"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}