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Meet Honza. He’s a lifeguard with the YMCA working with our local day camps and in our swimming pools.  Last week, many of our swimmers graduated from their levels and programs. It was a week full of confidence and seeing how our staff ignite potential in our community. 

Meet Don. He’s been a member of the YMCA for 27 years. He joined with a friend, and until that friend’s recent passing, they would meet up to have lunch once a week. 

On Monday, April 8th our region (including Hamilton, Burlington and Brantford) will be in the path of a total solar eclipse. This means the sun will be entirely hidden for approximately two minutes, starting at about 3:15 pm, and the sun will be partially covered from about 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Meet Ella. She’s a 12-year-old athlete playing a variety of sports and she’s been coming to the YMCA with her family since she was a baby. Ella does gymnastics, plays soccer, takes part in skating lessons, and she swims and trains at the Y alongside her parents and brother.

Meet Brenda Flaherty. She’s held many titles over the course of her life—like COO of Hamilton Health Sciences, and Assistant Professor of Nursing—but when asked about her relationship with the YMCA, she simply says she’s a volunteer.