Six-year-old Virginia along with her 4 ½-year-old sister Eleni, has been part of our Child Care and Camp programs since she was a toddler. Their parents, Nadia and Kurt, explain what they enjoy about being part of our Y family. “We were at another school first. Virginia has a heart condition and her doctors recommended physical activity, especially swimming. At that time, we looked into our options and found the Y. The Y’s Child Care program included swimming each week and we could add additional swim classes to strengthen her heart and lungs. For us, the ability to have our child care and extracurricular activities in one place is great. When Virginia came here, she was also very timid, most likely from the treatments she went through when she was younger. She was hesitant to do things at the time. The Y’s programs made her stronger both physically and mentally. We’ve been really happy with the program and we enrolled Eleni, too. Now that Virginia is in elementary school, she comes to the Y for Summer Camp and Vacation Days when school is closed. We will do the same for Eleni when she is in kindergarten next year. Being here has helped make the girls more self-sufficient and we’ve seen such tremendous growth. All the teachers and instructors are very loving and caring, and we know our girls are in a safe environment.”