Over 40 Years Strong - 1968 to 2009

The YMCA in Schaumburg officially began May 22, 1968, when the Elgin YMCA chartered the Twinbrook Branch YMCA offering programs out of rented office space in central Schaumburg. In 1975, a YMCA multipurpose program building opened on Wise Road.and remained the central point of YMCA programs until 1983 when the the Twinbrook branch broke away from Elgin and began an independent YMCA. Over the next several years, the Twinbrook YMCA Board of Diretors raised funds to build a full facility YMCA with 6-lane pool, gymnasium, weight room, and locker rooms. This new addition opened in 1987 and served the community until 2000 when Schaumburg developer, Alfred Campanelli, donated $3.85 million for a new field house. State legislators Terry Parke, Doris Karpiel, and Kay Wojcik were successful in providing $1.1 million for a senior/teen center and preschool. The Board renamed the Twinbrook YMCA, Alfred Campanelli YMCA. After months of construction, the Alfred Campanelli YMCA opened its new facilities in September 2002. Today, the YMCA serves over 5000 members and thousands of program members each year. The YMCA operates it programs in ten area schools, the Zurich Towers, and at the main campus on Wise Road.

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