Our Y Stories

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.