March 25, 2022

Southtowns Family YMCA Hosts Basket Event to Address Critical Community Needs

(Buffalo, NY) – The Southtowns Family YMCA invites the community to participate in a week-long basket event, to help fund vital programs and services that empower youth, improve overall community health, and support the community’s most vulnerable. 

The basket event will take place at the Southtowns Family YMCA located at 1620 Southwestern Boulevard in West Seneca starting Saturday, March 26 and running through April 3. 

Prizes include an autographed Buffalo Bills replica helmet, Buffalo Sabres jersey, a Casey Mittelstadt autographed hockey stick, a smart TV, plus dozens of other baskets valued between $30 and $125. Drawings for winners will be held on Monday, April 4. 

Proceeds from the basket event go towards YMCA Buffalo Niagara’s 2022 Annual Campaign, which has set a goal of reaching $590,000 by April 7. Since announcing the start of the Annual Campaign, Western New Yorkers have pledged more than $335,000 towards our goal. Money raised during the Annual Campaign will allow more Western New Yorkers access to child care and other health and wellness resources, as well as help fund Y programs which help bridge the achievement gap, combat hunger and food insecurity, and ensure children’s safety in and around the water.