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IN 2000, THERE WERE TWO YMCAS with two leaders in the Fox Cities. They were similar players competing on the same court – and neither was at the top of its game. At some point, Bill Breider, then of the Neenah-
Menasha YMCA and Fred Hauser, then of the Appleton YMCA, decided that to exercise better business practices, and to be leaner, stronger and offer more, the two organizations needed to start playing on the same team. While much of their client base – the families in
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10 years later, merged YMCAs make one buff organization
