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(MIRROR INDY) — Swim lessons and first jobs. Morning coffee with friends and basketball games. Day camps.
Dozens of people gathered at Amazing Grace Christian Church on the far east side to talk about their experiences at the Ransburg YMCA.
“The Ransburg is where we really started to feel like we lived in Indianapolis and that this was our community and our neighborhood, and really fell in love with it,” said Brittani Howell, an east side resident and Ransburg member.
But for the past few months, Howell and other residents have been organizing to save what they call a community staple. Ransburg is set to close March 31. The YMCA said it made the decision to close the facility because of “ongoing financial issues.”
Mirror Indy asked for more specific information about the YMCA’s finances, but the organization left most questions unanswered.
The names of the Board of Directors for the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis hold ... 
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