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Feb 12

Rachel Holland Takes Reins of Hamilton Area YMCA – TAPinto.net

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HAMILTON, NJ --Whether she's running her successful small business, leading the Hamilton Township mayoral transition team, organizing a Girl Scout event, serving on the local Zoning Board, or cheering on her daughters at sporting events, Rachel Holland is always on the move around Hamilton Township. Now, shell be moving the Hamilton area YMCA into the future as the new chairperson of the non-profits Board of Directors.

After approximately seven years on the Board, Holland will serve in the top spotfor the next two years as the YMCA looks to expand their services and community connections. On Wednesday evening, the Hamilton area YMCA is hosting an event tobetween 5:30 pmand 7:00 pm attheir branch campus located at 1315 Whitehorse Mercerville Rd in Hamilton to meet Holland as she takes over the reinsof the Board.

Sitting down with TAPinto Hamilton/Robbinsville to talk about what is on the horizon for the Hamilton area YMCA, Holland said they are building upon the core tenetsof the organization of youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

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Among the services the Hamilton Y is seeking to expandare the Healthy Living Programs for individuals thriving after beating cancer; recovering from cardiac disease; delaying the impact of living with Parkinsons disease; managing multiple sclerosis; recovering from addiction; as well as juvenile and adult weight management programs.

These programs help people make strides that they may not have been able to do after their initial medical treatment or rehabilitation.But, they may not be fully able to tackle their normal day-to-day, said Holland. Its truly teaching people to walk before they run again.

The Hamilton area YMCA also hasbuilt strong ties to the community, both on and off their campuses, to serve the diverse groups present throughout the community.For instance, they partner with Special Olympics and the Miracle League to provide sports programs for individuals of all abilities, Holland said. They also have a relationship with the Wilson Center to bring youth to the YMCA.

Holland is particularly proud of the YMCAs Kuser School program.To address the rates of chronic absenteeism and behavioral challenges among a culturally diverse school, the YMCA worked to create specific curriculum to help children learn to better communicate and play together.

This program proves that the YMCA is more than exercise programs and swim class, said Holland.We created the curriculum to help these kids better interact with each other, and theyre seeingabsenteeism rates dropping on the days when the YMCA staff is at the school, and the lessons students learn at recess are carried into the classroom.

Were doing it because its the right thing to do for the community, residents, members of the YMCA and non-members, added Holland.

She also noted the close working relationship between the YMCA and the school district, including offering afterschool programs for children at 13 of the 17 elementary schools. Additionally, the YMCA works to subsidize programs and provide scholarships for families who may not otherwise be able to afford after-school care, camps, or other programs.

Finally, to ease the sign-up process for busy families, the YMCA now provides online registration for programs

When she isnt busy with her family or various community organization's events in and around her hometown of Hamilton, Rachel owns her own small business Rachel Holland Special Events and Consulting that specializes in community outreach programs, events, and campaigns to connect clients with statewide decision makers.

Holland also serves as vice-chair of the Board of Directors of Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey and leads both of her daughters Girl Scout troops, is on the Lakeview Child Care Board of Directors, and is the immediate past chair of the Robert Wood Johnson University/ Barnabas Hospital Hamilton Foundation Young Professionals Group, an organization thatnamed her Young Professional of the Year in 2018.

Holland is a graduate of Drew University and received her Masters degreein Governmental Affairs from The Fels Institute at University of Pennsylvania.After serving in the White House internship program, she began her career serving New Jerseys Office of the Governor as an Advance Director in 2001. In 2004, Hollandbecame the corporate events director for NJ TRANSIT, the third largest Transportation Corporation in the United States.

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