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Jump in!  The water is great!  For that matter, so is the rest of our YMCA. So bring a friend to check out all the fun.

Any Y member who refers a friend that joins from May 1-21 receives one month of membership dues waived.  The friend pays no joining fee when they sign up.

For more information contact the Welcome Center at (757) 867-3300.

Who doesn't love Chick-Fil-A? Join us here at the Y on May 7th from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. for a fundraiser for the Strong Communities campaign, and enjoy a combo meal for only $7.  Party trays and other delicious treats will be available for purchase.  Best yet, you don't even have to get out of your car, just go through the "drive thru."

Payment will be accepted with cash or credit cards.  (No checks, please!) 

For more information, contact Karen Evans at (757) 867-3300 x 213.

"Learn 2 Swim" on Fridays through June 7th from 4:00 p.m.- 4:45 p.m  This is a free program for all second graders!

"Fit Family Fridays" is every Friday at 5:00 p.m. in Studio B.  Parents and kids work out together in introduction-level group exercise classes.

A Qigong demonstration is scheduled for Tuesday, May 7 at 1:30 p.m.in Studio B.  (Qigong is similar to Tai Chi.)

A Zumbathon is planned for Saturday, May 18, from 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. in the gym. This fundraiser for our Strong Communities Campaign is open to members and their guests.

"Screen-Free Week 2013" is an annual celebration encouraging families and communities to turn off the screens and explore other ways to spend time together. For activities and ideas, go to this website: http://www.vfhy.org/sites/default/files/documents/screen_free_2013_print.pdf 

May is National Water Safety month.  Remember, drowning is preventable!   

Below are some water safety tips from the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF):

• Teach children water safety and swimming skills as early as possible.
• Always brief babysitters on water safety, emphasizing the need for constant supervision.
• Appoint a "designated watcher" to monitor children.
• Equip doors and windows that exit to a pool area with alarms.
• Install a poolside phone, preferably a cordless model, with emergency numbers programmed into speed-dial.
• Post CPR instructions and learn the procedures.
• Keep rescue equipment poolside.
• Keep a first aid kit at poolside.
• Install four-sided isolation fencing, at least five feet high, equipped with self-closing and self-latching gates, that completely surrounds the pool and prevents direct access from the house and yard.
• Maintain constant visual contact with children in a pool or pool area.
• Don't use flotation devices as a substitute for supervision.
• Don't leave objects such as toys that might attract a child in the pool and pool area.
• Never prop the gate to a pool area open.
• Don't rely on swimming lessons, life preservers, or other equipment to make a child "water safe."
• Never assume someone else is watching a child in a pool area.
• Don't leave chairs or other items of furniture where a child could use them to climb into a fenced pool area.
• Don't think you'll hear a child who's in trouble in the water.  Child drowning is a silent death, with no splashing to alert anyone that the child is in trouble