MISSOULA - Creating the newly renovated Missoula YMCA was a multi-year, multi-million-dollar effort and to celebrate, they hosted a free block party after almost four years of work.

"My biggest word for this place is community," YMCA personal trainer Melissa Hand told MTN.

Hand felt such a sense of connection to the YMCA that after years of working out, she decided to actually work there.

"I just love it because you find true friends here. Like it's just different than any gym I've ever been in," Hand shared.

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Hand says the YMCA is more than a fitness center. Now that 36 months of construction and even longer of fundraising are just about complete, it's a hub.

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