Madelyn

As the largest demographic in the US, our senior population is bigger than ever. And no one is here for Memphis and Mid-South seniors and their families like the YMCA. Take Mrs. Koban. At 90 years young and on a fixed income, she broke her hip in February 2009 and had very limited mobility as a result of the injury. But her family enrolled her in the Senior Open Doors Program and began bringing her to the Y. Initially, she couldn't even keep her feet on the bicycle pedals, but her son and daughter-in-law pushed the pedals for her. And they stuck with it. After three months, she was able to push pedals herself for 20 minutes at a time, even completing a fitness challenge. Madelyn credits the Open Doors Program and her time at the YMCA for not just improving her health physically, but mentally as well.