The YMCA’s Whittlesea branch will try to break a Guinness World Record next week.
To coincide with the organisation’s birthday, at 5pm on June 6 local teens will line up at Hillside Reserve in South Morang and simultaneously have a shot at goal, along with thousands of other young people from 119 countries around the world, for Y-Week.
The aim is to highlight the YMCA’s work to empower young people.
In Whittlesea the YMCA offers work readiness and future leaders programs, among many others.
YMCA youth advocate Jonathon Santamaria said anyone can join in on the day, either to kick a goal, volunteer at the barbecue or just enjoy a snag.
He said he hoped the event would give the YMCA a chance to speak out about the injustices young people face, such as unemployment, mental health and childhood obesity. .
