Those that know me, know that the Everett Family YMCA is a passion of mine.
Personally, the Y is my community. Its where I stay healthy and connect with friends.
As a principal working with amazing teens the Y is a key partner. We talk with our students about building resiliency. The Y provides a place for that to happen. A teen membership allows students to access a safe place. I will never forget the morning of graduation last year where one of my kids said he wasn't sure if he could come to school and finish the last assignment to graduate because he had no water to shower before the ceremony. We got him to school, finished his work and then the Y opened the locker room to him to shower. He was hungry and someone at the Y bought him a Sub sandwich for lunch. There is no other place where this would have happened.
As a board member, I see the impact of many programs in our community. Our community is better because the Y is in it it.
Please join me in supporting the programs at the Everett YMCA.