YMCA Day of Giving

OUR STORIES MATTER

Samantha was nervous about her two children, Henrikson, 3, and Harmony, 5, attending the YMCA’s preschool camp, especially when she learned that all preschoolers have the opportunity to swim twice a week. After talking more, we learned that Samantha’s brother had tragically drowned as a child. With the YMCA’s belief that all children should have the skills to be safe and confident in the water, we knew Samantha’s family was in the right place. After building a relationship with the early learning director, the family enrolled the children in day camp swim lessons, and Samantha even began taking adult swim lessons herself. Henrikson and Harmony thrived in the YMCA’s preschool camp, and swimming became the highlight of their week.