Bloodmobile at the Y
The weather is affecting all of our schedules. It’s also affecting the ability of local hospitals to keep up with blood-donation needs.
“We are not ready to claim a crisis or emergency situation, but we are feeling the effects of the weather,” said Brian Chandler with Virginia Blood Services, which is partnering with the Waynesboro YMCA on a bloodmobile drive set for Monday, Feb. 15, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The recent run of back-to-back-to-back snowstorms have forced the cancellation of more than 50 Virginia Blood Services blood drives in the past two weeks, equating to the loss of 1,000 blood donations. Read more
Free H1N1 flu shots at the Y
The Waynesboro Health Department and the Waynesboro YMCA are teaming up to offer free H1N1 flu shots on Saturday, Feb. 13.
The flu shots will be done in the Lucy Coyner Gymnasium at the YMCA from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The relative silence on H1N1 in recent weeks isn’t a sign that we’re out of the woods as far as the possible spread of the flu virus.
“The flu isn’t over with yet. It’s still going around. It’s tapered off, but we still highly recommend that people get vaccinated,” said Melissa Donahue, the Medical Reserve Corps coordinator for the Central Shenandoah Health District.
People receiving the free vaccines will be asked to fill out an information form before they can get their vaccines.
Donahue estimates the time for the whole process, from signup to receiving the vaccine, at about two minutes per person.
Weather update
Basketball practices scheduled for Tuesday night have been canceled due to today’s winter storm.
Evening Childwatch and evening fitness classes are also canceled for Tuesday.
Shenandoah Marlins Aquatic Club practices are on as scheduled.
The YMCA will be open regular hours otherwise, through 9 p.m.
Moms, dads – this place is really for you
Let’s say you’re a parent, and you want to go down to the YMCA for a morning or evening workout, but your spouse is at work, you don’t want to go to the trouble of finding a babysitter just to go sweat for an hour …
So you think, I give up. I can’t just take the kids to the Y and leave them there while I do Nautilus and the treadmill.
Actually, yes, you can.
“A lot of people still don’t know that we’re here,” said Melody Mendicino, the director of YMCA Kids Place, which provides childcare weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4-7:30 p.m., and on Friday nights and Saturday mornings by appointment.
Kids Place takes infants as young as six weeks old and preteens up to 12 or 13. Read more
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