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The Hockomock Area YMCA Shows Patriots Pride

As the Patriots Gear up for Sunday's AFC Championship, the Hockomock Area YMCA sends out a rally cry!

The Hockomock Area YMCA is gearing up in a big way for this Sunday's AFC Championship game at Gillette Stadium. 

The Hockomock Area YMCA wanted to make sure visitors to their facilities knew they were in Patriots Country. An email blast to the more than 10,000 Y members was sent out late yesterday encouraging kids and adults alike to come dressed in Patriots apparel when heading to the Y over the weekend. 

Friday, Jan. 20, the Invensys Foxboro Branch of the Hockomock Area YMCA proudly welcomed New England Patriots Chairman & CEO Robert Kraft for a pre-game rally with its Child Care participants. Children at all three branches enjoyed football activities as well.

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The Patriots organization tweeted about their experience at the Y saying, "dozens of children parade through YMCA in Foxboro chanting "Let's Go Patriots!" 3-yr old excitedly shouts "Beat the Raisins."

With facilities in North Attleboro, Foxboro, Franklin, and the Mansfield Arts & Education Center, the Hockomock Area YMCA serves more than 32,000 members from 15 local communities.  Many of these members are huge football fans and the YMCA plans to have fun with this. The YMCA branches in North Attleboro and Franklin will host a free family community event known as Winter Wonderland tonight from 6:00pm-8:00pm. With indoor and outdoor games, they expect to see a few Patriots hats and scarves in the crowds. All are invited to attend.

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On Saturday, from 9:00am - 2:00 pm, more pre-game activities will be taking place at all three branches including: football crafts, sign a good luck banner, put on football eye black & temporary tattoos.

To view the Patriots Today video - "Patriots Day" at YMCA - click here.

For more information, please log onto the Y’s Facebook page at facebook.com/hockomockareaymca. 

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