Find Your Y
As a not-for-profit organization, the Y is dedicated to strengthening community with a focus on Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility. At FSPY, we believe we have something special – a sense of community – where everyone has the opportunity to be healthy, confident, connected and secure. Every day, we are inspired by our community – our members, staff, volunteers and donors – working together, side-by-side to bring about lasting personal and social growth. Read their stories here.
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“The best part of my day is coming here.”
“This is the third year we have been part of Jeremy’s Giving Tree. The tree takes a little pressure off being able to provide the type of Christmas that our children deserve, but we are unable to always afford.”
“The days when I don’t come, I feel like my day hasn’t gone right. I can’t imagine our community without this Y.”
The children share what they are thankful for this holiday season
The children share what they are thankful for this holiday season
“I like the feeling of winning and training hard to achieve the big goals that I have.”
“We felt very included and I think a lot of that had to do with the teachers and how they bring everyone together.”
“I love the group exercise classes and the family environment. It was a great beginning for me and now exercise is a big part of my life.”
“I decided to join the Challenge because I wanted to lose more weight and get more fit. I figured if I sign up, I’m going to do it.”
“On the Swim Team, we can’t run any meet without parent volunteers. The parent volunteers are the backbone of the team. But as much as we need to put in, we definitely get back so much more.”
“Everyone here has become part of our family. The YMCA has been very supportive.”
“I moved to this area in 2019, three months before the pandemic started. I was starting to get to know my neighbors and the neighborhoods a bit and then March came and everything went into lockdown.”
“We joined the Y not long after our son was born in 2005. We started my son in swim classes when he was very young, and then the Y turned into a place for our whole family.”
“The past almost two years have made me realize that although money is important, if you’re not out there helping someone, you are missing out.”
Answers include turkey, family and my pet snake!
“On Veterans Day, like I did last year, I’m going to play Taps outside my house as part of the program Taps Across America.”
“I knew I needed to keep healthy both mentally and physically. My doctors tell me that if I didn’t come to the Y to exercise, I’d be a lot worse off.”