West Seattle YMCA Partners With Youth: How to keep kids thriving

(Y staff Nate Sander, Katie Taylor, and Anne Powell displaying youth art that you can bid for)
Tonight, an update from the West Seattle Family YMCA (WSB sponsor) as its Partners With Youth fundraising campaign continues. As we’ve continued to expand school and community coverage in the past year, we’ve honestly been surprised to bump into the Y at almost every turn – they sponsor and facilitate programs at schools, community centers, and other facilities, not just their own, and not just athletics. So here’s the latest:

Every year, West Seattleites have stepped up to help their neighbors by giving to the Y’s Partners With Youth Campaign. The Y couldn’t meet its mission of building a strong community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility without the generosity of this community.

This year, we still have a long way to go to reach our goal (we are at $118,000 on our goal of $200,000) and the need is greater than ever, but you can help – visit www.westseattleymca.org/donate and make an online donation to the Y. Your donation will stay right here in West Seattle to help kids and families have access to quality child care, educational programs, youth sports, swim lessons, and more.

You can also support the campaign by bidding on some fabulous youth art – these pieces were created by students in our Community Learning Center program at West Seattle Elementary. If you would like to place a bid for one (or both) of these pieces, send your bid amount to kmtaylor@seattleschools.org.

2 Replies to "West Seattle YMCA Partners With Youth: How to keep kids thriving"

  • Tish Hesse March 12, 2011 (2:23 pm)

    Thanks to the staff and volunteers that run all of these great Y programs at WS Elementary, Arbor Heights, Concord, Madison, Sealth and West Seattle HS!
    When kids benefit, we all benefit.

  • Love WS March 12, 2011 (5:42 pm)

    These programs and the staff that runs them are amazing. My kids have enjoyed being part of them after school at Madison and at the West Seattle Y. Thanks for doing such a great job engaging the kids and being part of their lives.

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