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YMCA offering dance classes

Participants will learn the steps for the foxtrot, waltz, rumba, latin and swing dances, polka, and country-style dances. ....

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YMCA's diabetes prevention program launching local cohorts

One program is changing the lives of people with prediabetes thanks to help from the Mattoon Area Family YMCA. ....

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Fit-2-Serve offering straight-from-the-garden farmers market in Mattoon

Fit-2-Serve holds a straight-from-the-garden farmers market at 9-11 a.m. every Saturday at Broadway Avenue and First Street. ....

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Mattoon IL YMCA announces 2023 Last Chance Triathlon

MATTOON, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) — The Last Chance Tri, the Mattoon area’s largest triathlon, is returning this summer according to an announcement from the local YMCA. The Last Chance Try will take place on September 24th at the Mattoon YMCA, in which participants will have to swim 275 yards, bike 12 miles, and run 3.1 miles [.] ....

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Senior day returns to Illinois YMCAs

MATTOON, ILL. (WTWO/WAWV) - YMCA will be hosting Senior Day on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at the Neal Center YMCA, and on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at the Mattoon Area Family YMCA. Senior Day is an opportunity for community members aged 60 years or older to learn more about how to prevent and treat different chronic diseases. [.] ....

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