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Mark your 2024 calendar, and plan to hit trails with Hike Club! Open to all YMCA of Silicon Valley members. To register: Visit ow.ly/LWNX50Qmcn1 - Log-In to your account, Locate Date/Event, Click to Register

Y Summer Day Camp is a safe, fun-filled summer adventure! Learn more and register now at ymcasv.org/summer. Thank you to the El Camino Healthcare District for providing generous funding to support the YMCA Summer Day Camps at El Camino YMCA and Northwest YMCA.

Thank you to the 57 amazing participants on our Yosemite trip this past Saturday, June 17. We offered two different hikes with beautiful sunny skies. Seeing the heavily flowing waterfalls and Half Dome and El Capitan up close were absolute highlights.

This Saturday, celebrate Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month at San Jose's Japantown Immersive with activities including performances from San Jose Taiko, arts and crafts, scavenger hunts and more. Learn more at taiko.org/japantownimmer….

Thanks to the Y members that joined us Sat, Feb. 18, for this month's Hike Club – hiking the 4-mile loop at Coyote Valley Preserve with green hills and clear skies. The next hike is Sat, March 18, at Windy Hill Preserve in Portola Valley. Learn more: ymcasv.org

Our Central YMCA is searching for an Aquatics Director. Are you passionate about water safety, swim lessons and leading a great aquatics team? Apply today: ow.ly/KSoW50M9JFn

YMCA of Silicon Valley is honored to work alongside U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), as she announced $1.2 million in Federal funding for education, training and prep programs in California. We thank her for her vision, leadership and continued support of the communities we serve.

Wishing all of our Y community prosperity and light for this year. Happy Diwali from the Y!

Thanks to the Youth Science Institute (YSI), students at the YMCA After School program at Vinci Park Elementary were able to participate in hands-on environmental education. They loved learning about the environment and being with the different animals YSI brought along!

Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: We love our YMCA Project Cornerstone Los Dichos volunteers who honor and acknowledge the language, traditions and culture of the Latino community through sharing children's literature in our local classrooms.

Our next staff spotlight for Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 - Oct. 15) is Denise Panuco. You can find Denise at the front desk of our East Valley Family YMCA where she helps make all of our members and guest feel at home.

Hispanic Heritage Month staff spotlight: Patricia Carbajal. Patricia is the Aquatics Director at our East Valley Family YMCA. She brings leadership and passion for swim safety to our pool. We're thankful for Patricia, and all of our incredible lifeguards and swim instructors!

Hispanic Heritage Month staff spotlight: Nayely Tamayo is a Program Director at our Gilroy after school site. We are thankful for leaders like Nayely who provide our community's youth with wonderful role models, homework assistance and a safe space to learn and grow after school.

We are honored to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 - Oct. 15) with a spotlight on Ana Antonio, the Executive Director of our East Valley Family YMCA. We are grateful for the energy and commitment that Ana brings to the Y.

Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 - Oct. 15) is a time to celebrate the colorful cultures, rich histories, and diversity of the American Latino community. This month we will spotlight staff speaking about their heritage and a community event on Oct 15 at East Valley Family YMCA.

💜💙💚💛🧡❤️ Wonderful to be back at @PrideSV this year. Thank you to the staff, members and friends that graciously gave of their time. Thank you to the members and new friends that stopped by and made us smile from ear to ear! You Belong. Today and Every Day. 💜💙💚💛🧡❤️

Is fitness your passion? Discover a job that lets you share your energy and passion with others. Come join the Y team! ymcasv.org/jobs

Discover a job that creates positive change in your community. 💗 Join the Y team! Learn more: ymcasv.org/jobs

East Valley Family YMCA member, Betty, summited Mt Kilimanjaro! "Training at the Y paid off! I made it! Big thanks to Ewa for her great advice, and Robin, Megan, Maria, and Veronica, for getting me in enough shape 😻 See you next week! I intend to continue exercising!" #findyoury

988 is the new 3-digit dialing code that will route callers to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It is active 24/7 across the US. Calling 988 will connect you to trained counselors that are part of the existing Lifeline network. Learn more: 988lifeline.org