Hawke's Bay families are invited to a 167th birthday party.
The event on Sunday, hosted by the Hawke's Bay YMCA, celebrates the birth of the organisation in London in 1844.
Basketball, archery, face painting, family portrait drawing and food will all be on offer as part of the free Family Connect Day."We wanted to create an event that brought families together and as YMCA is said to have invented basketball, we will be making up teams from family groups that come along," said Martyn Sinkinson, YMCA Hawke's Bay newly appointed recreation officer.
The family focused day is being held at the Hastings Sports Centre in Railway Rd from noon to 3pm. Family passes to attractions will be given away as prizes for the fun competitions including self-family portraits drawn on the day.
Locally, the YMCA started in Napier in 1890 and in Hastings in 1910.
The Hastings District Council-owned Sports Centre, the site of Sunday's celebrations, was built by the Hastings YMCA in 1960.
