A Summer of Fun!
Let the YMCA be y our family's destination this summer!
Click here for a list of programs available this summer!

Outdoor Aquatic Centers Open
The YMCA is prepared to keep you and your family cool all summer with top notch Outdoor Aquatic Centers. Invest in a summer of fun – jump right in when the following centers open for the season:

Taylor Bend Family YMCA
Saturday, May 24, 10 am
New Outdoor Pool and Spray Park with kiddie pool and toddler slide

Effingham St. Family YMCA
Saturday, May 24, 11 am
5-lane, 25-yard Outdoor Pool with locker rooms
Outdoor baby pool

Great Bridge/Hickory Family YMCA
April 14 - Spring Hours, 10 am
June 13 - Summer Hours. 10:30 am
Heated 8-lane, 25-meter Outdoor Pool with slide
Water Spray Park and zero entry depth pool

Greenbrier Family YMCA
Saturday, May 24, 10:30 am
Heated 6-lane, 25-meter Outdoor Pool
Outdoor children’s pool with turtle slide
Water Spray Park

Mt. Trashmore Family YMCA
Saturday, May 24, 10 am
25-yard Outdoor Pool
Separate baby pool with
a water feature

Outer Banks Family YMCA
Saturday, May 24, 10 am
2 Outdoor Pools, one with a diving board
Water Spray Park

Suffolk Family YMCA
Saturday, May 17, 8 am
6-lane, 25-meter
Outdoor Pool
Water Spray Park

As a YMCA of South Hampton Roads member, you have access to all YMCA outdoor centers, including the new Taylor Bend outdoor center, at no additional charge!

Click here to download the Outdoor Aquatic Center Program and Event Guide!
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YMCA Golf Tournament
The YMCA of South Hampton Roads will hold its annual Association Golf Tournament on Monday, May 12th. This year's event will be at The Signature at West Neck Golf Club, a beautiful Arnold Palmer course. All proceeds benefit the YMCA's "We Build People" annual giving campaign.

Please join us for a great day of fun and fellowship. For more information contact Tom Button at 547-9622 or tbutton@ymcashr.org.

Teen Day 2008
We Stand Together As One
Join us for a day of fun and fellowship with teens from all over South Hampton Roads. Activities include crazy games, sports, art, dance, song, team-building and more!

9 am - 5 pm
Event will be held at the Suffolk Family YMCA (transportation provided)
Free and open to all teens ages 12 - 18.
Register online or at the Member Services desk today.

All participants will need a signed waiver (available at time of registration). Transportation will be provided from your local YMCA. Each participant must bring clothing you can be active in, appropriate shoes (no flip-flops), morning snack and lunch. Please leave all electronics and valuables at home. Contact your local YMCA for more information.

Depression: Out of the Shadows
A lot of Americans are keeping an important, possibly deadly secret.
The National Institute of Mental Health reports that approximately 18.8 million American adults have a depressive disorder. The disease is not discriminating, seeping into all age, race, gender, and socioeconomic groups. Depression stalls careers, strains relationships, and sometimes ends lives.

So if this many people are living with the disease, why the silence? DEPRESSION: Out of the Shadows is a multi-dimensional PBS project that explores the disease's complex terrain, offering a comprehensive and timely examination of this devastating disorder.

The first component of the project is a 90-minute documentary, premiering today on PBS. By weaving together the science and treatment of depression with intimate portrayals of families and individuals coping with its wide-ranging effects, the film raises awareness and eliminates the stigma surrounding this prevalent disease, underscoring the fact that whether we are battling it in our families, our workplaces, or in our own minds, depression touches everyone.

This premiere is part of the YMCA's ongoing "Take One Step" partnership with PBS. Check your local listings for broadcast times.

Active Older Adults Day
From Baby Boomers to retirees, the YMCA is celebrating Active Older Adults with an Open House for older adults on Wednesday, May 28.

Invite your friends to experience the YMCA for themselves. Open House visitors can participate in any YMCA activity they wish. Should an older adult decide to join during the Open House, the joining fee will be waived.

Contact your local YMCA for a complete schedule of activities.