Y Stories

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.

CAMPER RECOGNIZED FOR STANDING UP, SPEAKING OUT CAMP LESSONS OF FRIENDSHIP, ACHIEVEMENT AND BELONGING COME TO LIFE Hope Tompkins is not afraid to speak her mind.

‘MILITARY MOMENT’ IN GARDEN LEADS TO LIFE-CHANGING MEETING Kay’s Garden at Northwest Family YMCA grows more than flowers and vegetables; it’s a place where relationships blossom and connections bloom.

MARINE SURPRISES BROTHER AT CAMP NORTHPOINT WITH RETURN HOME WHAT SEEMED LIKE A NORMAL DAY AT CAMP, TURNED INTO A DAY THAT ONE CAMPER WILL NEVER FORGET Aiden McGuire and his fellow YMCA Camp Northpoint Meteors gathered at the flag pole on a sunny Wednesday afternoon.

LOVE-15 SERVES UP A DIFFERENT OUTLOOK ON TENNIS TO CHILDREN IN THE CITY OF ROCHESTER When Aliana Burgos was seven, the farthest thing from her mind was learning to play tennis. “I used to think tennis was kind of lame,” she said laughing with tennis racquet in hand. “But I didn’t know what it was.”

AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM CREATING HEALTHY HABITS FOR LIFE FOR STUDENTS AT MAPLEWOOD If you think that you need a cake to have a birthday party for four and five-year-olds, you’ve never celebrated with the Universal Pre-Kindergarten class at Maplewood Family YMCA.

SENIORS AT MAPLEWOOD BECOME PUBLISHED AUTHORS Source: 13WHAM

YMCA CELEBRATES 175 YEARSA LOOK BACK AT THE MOMENTS IN YMCA OF GREATER ROCHESTER HISTORYThe YMCA is celebrating 175 years of strengthening communities, and working to make sure that everyone, regardless of age, income or background, has the opportunity to learn and grow. The first Y was founded in London in 1844.