Y Stories

MY Y STORY: PANDORA’S CONFIDENCE BUILDING FIVE-YEAR-OLD LEARNING INDEPENDENCE AT THE Y Five-year-old Pandora Lombardi loves country music and her cats. She also enjoys swimming and playing soccer. For those, she and her family come to the YMCA of Greater Rochester.

EMERGING LEADERS FOUND IN TEEN PROGRAMMING AT THE YMCA FIRST TEEN TO SIT ON BRANCH’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKING AN IMPACT Leilani Hernandez started coming to the Maplewood Family YMCA when she was 7 when her mom started working there.

MY Y STORY: SANDY’S REASONS TO GIVE WHY SUPPORTING THE YMCA’S ANNUAL CAMPAIGN FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS IMPORTANT TO HER Every year the YMCA of Greater Rochester raises money for the Annual Campaign for Financial Assistance.

YMCA STAFF RECOGNIZED FOR LIFE-SAVING ACTIONS STAFF ADMINISTERED NARCAN, REVIVED PERSON THAT OVERDOSED It was an average summer day at the Carlson MetroCenter YMCA in June. Stephanie Coffman, aquatics staff associate, was leaving when things turned to the worst.

MY Y STORY: THOMAS BRYANT FROM THE COURTS AT THE Y TO THE NBA Thomas Bryant was the 42nd overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. He’s currently the starting center for the Washington Wizards.

MY Y STORY: DAWN’S REASONS Y HOW COMING TO THE Y HELPED HER FIND HERSELF On most Saturdays, you will find Dawn Johnson at the Westside Family YMCA. Specifically, you’ll find her at the 9 am Group Cycle.

MURAL OUTSIDE SKALNY CHILDCARE CENTER AT SCHOTTLAND BRINGS STORYBOOK DREAMS TO LIFE When you step outside the Skalny Childcare Center and into their playground, you might feel like you’ve instead stepped onto the page of a Calvin and Hobbs book. And that is exactly what Magnus Champlin wants to happen.

MY Y STORY: KELLY’S MARATHON JOURNEY HOW KIDS MARATHON SPARKED A RUNNING PASSION ‘You’re always stronger than you think.’ It’s a common thought many runners have. It’s something Kelly Knight discovered a decade ago. “People would say, ‘are you a runner?’ and I’d say, ‘I can’t run.’ I never thought of myself as a runner.”

FIREFIGHTERS FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH NEW SCHOTTLAND FAMILY BRANCH Every Monday night, you will find the volunteer firefighters of the Pittsford Fire Department training.