Rule shines at Y Nationals
13-year-old Remedy Rule took home a nice honor from the 2010 YMCA Short Course National Championships held earlier this month in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Rule, swimming for the Waynesboro Family YMCA, won the women’s 500-yard freestyle C final in a time of 4:55.26, besting competitors as old as 18.
Rule qualified for the final second with a time of 4:59.29. Her showing in the final beat the rest of the field by nearly a second overall.
Video of the race is courtesy www.swimnetwork.com. Read more
Stray Cats getting ready for summer in the pool
The Waynesboro YMCA Stray Cats summer swim team is getting organized for 2010.
A meet the coaches event will be held on Tuesday, June 1, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Y with coach Rachel Maki.
Children must be able to swim one length of the pool to participate.
The cost to participate is $75 for members ($60 for a second child in the family) and $95 for nonmembers ($65 for a second child in the family. Read more
Tri for the Y now accepting relay entries
Sign up today: www.elevation-athletics.com
There are only three weeks left to sign up for the inaugural Tri for the Y, which is set for Sunday, June 6.
The event, sponsored by the Waynesboro YMCA and Elevation Athletics, is now accepting relay entries.
“Are you a great runner, but don’t like the pool as much? Grab your best swimmer friend and one more for the bike and form a relay to do the Tri for the Y,” said event organizer Lee Robertson. “Relays are a great way to participate in your first triathlon because you can focus on what you are best at, and you’ll be doing it with friends.”
The Tri for the Y features a 400-meter swim, a challenging 15-mile bike ride, then finishes up with a 5K run along the South River.
Signup information is available on the Tri for the Y website and on a Facebook page set up for the event.
The registration fees is $85 through June 2. Proceeds from the event will benefit the YMCA.
Augusta Health, Y team up to promote good health
April 22, 2010 by YMCA · 3 Comments
The Waynesboro YMCA will host a presentation by Augusta Health Cardiology on Thursday, April 29, at 7 p.m.
Augusta Health will be sending their doctors and a former patient to talk about what happens during a heart attack, the medical procedures and the preventative health solutions.
All Lose to Win participants, YMCA members and non-members are welcome.
Please sign up at the front desk.
Y loses a beloved member of the family
April 21, 2010 by YMCA · 2 Comments
The Waynesboro YMCA lost a beloved member of its family on Saturday with the passing of Russell Culver, 74, who died on Saturday, April 17, after a battle with cancer.
Culver had been a member of the YMCA staff since 2002. He worked in the fitness center and also led new members on tours of the facility.
He was born in Manchester, Conn., on March 1, 1936. Culver grew up in Buckland, Conn., and served in the United States Air Force and was a veteran of the Korean War. Read more
Lifeguard, First Aid, CPR and AID class at the Y
April 16, 2010 by YMCA · 4 Comments
The Waynesboro YMCA and the American Red Cross are teaming up to offer a course in lifeguard training, first aid, professional CPR and AID training in May.
This course gives lifeguard training candidates the skills and knowledge needed to prevent and respond to aquatic emergencies. You must be 15 years old by completion of class.
No classes can be missed.
The instructor is Denise Hill. You can reach Denise at ymca.aquatics@ntelos.net and 540.649.4814. Read more
Gala auction highlight: The ‘66 Mustang convertible
April 15, 2010 by YMCA · Leave a Comment
Get a look at the car donated by Danny Ledford that we’ll be auctioning off next Friday, April 23rd, with 45 other items at the Waynesboro YMCA Spring Gala.
We’ll also have 90 silent auction items and a $5,000 grand prize.
Click below for a larger photo and videos showcasing the car. Read more
Join us at the Spring Gala!
The Waynesboro YMCA is hosting its annual Spring Gala on Friday, April 23, at the Best Western in Waynesboro.
The Gala is sponsored by Frontier Community Bank, Bentley Commons, A Special Friend of the Y, Eight, and Danny/Jennifer Ledford.
The event start at 6 p.m. with a silent auction. The live auction will begin at 8:30ish and the reverse draw raffle of $5,000 at 10 p.m. – then we dance. Read more
Y Childcare schedules for April
April 1, 2010 by YMCA · Leave a Comment
Waynesboro Family YMCA Childcare has posted its activity calendars for the month of April.
