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Ellis Y facility fate to be decided in July
Cedar Rapids groups push to save the Ellis YMCA as Boys Clubs of America weighs acquiring the site slated to close August 25. Sally Csontos tours the building as organizers gather data on need and demographics to guide a late July decision with potential lease for $1 annual maintenance by the Boys Clubs.
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Donna Lee Olson
Ellis Ymca
Boys Clubs of America
Cedar Rapids
YMCA
Sally A. Csontos
Boys Club
Chicago
United Way
Csontos
Citizens’ Group
Central Y
Ellis Y
Ellis Building
Tim Pendergast
Metro Ymca
Pendergast
Metro Y
Metro Y Board
Save the
Ellis
Sandy Smith
Smith
Ellis Blvd
Tom Cook
Linn
Paul Kilburg
Cook
Kilburg