Please help me raise money for the Everett Family YMCA Annual Support Campaign.
 
The reason why I want to help the YMCA is because the YMCA has partner themselves with The LIVESTRONG Foundation
Which is very close and dear to my heart.  The LIVESTRONG Foundation is now at the YMCA.
It  is a twelve-week, small group program designed for adult cancer survivors.
This program fulfills the important need of supporting the increasing number of cancer survivors who find themselves in the transitional period between completing their cancer treatment and the shift to feeling physically and emotionally strong enough to attempt to return to their normal life or their "new normal".
The program is conducted outside of medical facilities to emphasize that LIVESTRONG at the YMCA is about health, not disease.
Our goal is to help participants build muscle mass and muscle strength, increase flexibility and endurance and improve functional ability.
Additional goals include reducing the severity of therapy side effects, preventing unwanted weight changes and improving energy levels and self esteem.
A final goal of the program is to assist participants in developing their own physical fitness program so they can continue to practice a healthy lifestyle, not only as part of their recovery, but as a way of life.
In addition to the physical benefits, the program provides participants a supportive environment and a feeling of community with their fellow survivors, YMCA staff and members.