CCY

Last May I got to experience my first CCY. CCY stands for the Coalition of Campus Y's. It is a fancy way of saying people from Campus YMCA chapters across the United States get together once a year. We do not have representatives that participate in every single Campus Y, but that is not to say that we don't have a pretty amazing, well rounded, group.

Every year the CCY meets a different school hosts. This past May LU and Wash U Campus Y shared the responsibility of hosting. Our conference lasts four days. They are four days of fellowship, service, and a reconnection with the YMCA.

Being new to the YMCA this was great for me. I loved that the problems or struggles I was experiencing in my Y were similar to other people's issues. They were able to give me advice. We broke into groups and we wrote everything down. We figured out what was important to us. We listed the causes that we felt were important. We talked a lot about social justice, and about homelessness and poverty.


Sometimes when we are a part of something we can lose sight of what is important. We are so caught up in the motions that we forget why we are really involved. I am part of the YMCA because I want to help others. I love the idea of an organization that helps me do this. CCY was a reminder to myself, this is what I love.