When Ann Marie Caruso walked into the Eastside Family YMCA in Penfield, New York, on Dec. 3, 2025, she thought it was just a normal Thursday — which, for this 100-and-a-half-year-old, sometimes includes walking a mile around the track.
On this Thursday, however, Caruso was surprised with a 100th birthday party, where nearly 50 of her family, friends and YMCA classmates and staff came to celebrate.
“I was thrilled,” Caruso tells TODAY.com. “It was inspiring, I couldn’t believe it. It was a complete surprise.”…