Month: July 2012
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Olympic Swimmer Has Roots at Y
Three time Olympic gold medalist Peter Vanderkaay started his swimming career as a kid on a Y team in Rochester. Now, as he prepares for his third Olympics in London, he’s lending his support to the Detroit Swims Initiative.
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Campers Get Surprise In The Mail
Discovery campers (age 5-6) at the South Oakland Y got a big surprise when a balloon they’d launched with a note about themselves got a response from a place very far away.
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Y Helps New Family Cope
When Macomb YMCA director Josh Landefeld’s wife Christy suffered severe complications after the birth of their daughter, their Y family stepped up to help them in ways above and beyond the call of duty.