“LIVESTRONG® SAVED MY LIFE” Cancer survivors find opportunities at the Y after treatment. Holly Frei, 76, credits the LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA program with saving her life. It’s not an exaggeration. Before cancer, Holly was an ardent walker and quilter...
YOU CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL Counselor-in-training program helped Kevin build confidence. Kevin Shin-Wheeler, 18, grew up with the Eugene Family YMCA. He spent his afternoons at Y afterschool care at Adams Elementary School and his summers in Y camps. Once...
YOUR Y IS AT THE HEART OF JORDAN’S COMEBACK U Can Gym provides opportunities for those with mobility restrictions. Jordan Schantz knows what it’s like to rebuild a life. Two years ago, Jordan, 31, was on life support in the...
YOUR Y SUPPORTS OUR COMMUNITY When AmeriCorps volunteers arrived in late April in Eugene from all over the country, your Y offered discounted membership for warm showers and workout spaces. “We are so proud to support them during their 6-week...
JOHANNA’S FAMILY SUPPORTED IN SO MANY WAYS BY YOUR Y Johanna regularly tells other people to seek help and support at the Y. Johanna Hoskinson considers the Eugene Family YMCA extended family. Johanna grew up swimming, doing gymnastics, and watching...
PARTICIPANTS ALREADY REDUCING THEIR RISK OF DIABETES Responding to high community need, your Y started two new diabetes prevention classes this winter to accommodate the number of people seeking support. Along with another class that began last fall, there are...
“SILVER & FIT ALLOWS ME TO GIVE TO THE Y” Norma Grier turned her insurance membership benefit into a monthly donation to the Eugene Family YMCA because the Y has meant so much more than a fitness gym to her...
FINDING REFUGE AT THE Y At a time when Brooke Ellender didn’t have a roof over her head, the Eugene Family YMCA became her refuge. It has since turned into her home away from home—a place where she connects with...
Y PARTNERSHIP BENEFITS KIDS IN NEED Nine-year-old Cally Burt was one of 13 Y kiddos to be gifted a bike last month as part of Fall Creek Farm and Nursery’s manager training. “I’m so excited,” Cally told a reporter for...
YOUR Y REACHES OUT TO FEDERAL WORKERS While the government shutdown kept federal workers from bringing home an income, your Y provided support and an outlet for their unpaid time off. Robert Pennington, who worked for the U.S. Forest Service,...
