BAKER COUNTY YMCA

SWIMMING POOLGENERAL INFORMATION APPLICABLE TO ALL PROGRAMS:BAKER COUNTY YMCA PROVIDES ATHLETIC, AQUATIC AND OTHER HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES IN BAKER COUNTY, OREGON, WITH A DEDICATION TO BUILDING A HEALTHY SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY FOR ALL INVOLVED AS THE CORE OF THE YMCA MOVEMENT, BY PUTTING CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, STRONG MORAL VALUES, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY INTERACTION, AND INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING. WE ARE A CHARITABLE COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATION THAT WELCOMES AND INCLUDES MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES, INCOMES, RACES, AND RELIGIONS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. OUR YMCA WAS FOUNDED AND IS LED BY VOLUNTEERS FROM OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVE AS MENTORS, COACHES, PROGRAM LEADERS, INSTRUCTORS, AND MORE.OUR PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP PEOPLE CREATE REALISTIC GOALS FOR SELF-IMPROVEMENTS AND EMPHASIZE DISEASE PREVENTION THROUGH REGULAR EXERCISE, PROPER NUMTRITION, STRESS MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION. SPORTS PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH, FAMILIES, AND ADULTS PROMOTE TEAMWORK, INTERACTION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL SKILLS.OUR "WATER EXERCISE" AQUATIC PROGRAM KEEPS SENIORS ACTIVE AND FLEXIBLE; OUR "LEARN TO SWIM" PROGRAM HELPS TO DEVELOP PHYSICAL SKILLS IN TODDLERS AND YOUTH; OUR "OPEN SWIM" PROGRAM GIVES ADULTS AND CHILDREN SHARED TIME IN THE POOL TO APPRICIATE ON ANOTHER AND PROMOTE INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS; OUR "YOUTH SPORTS" PROGRAMS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BESTOW THE VALUES OF CARING, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, TEAMWORK, AND SPORTSMANSHIP, IN ADDITION TO TEACHING PRESCHOOL AND LIFELONG HEALTHY-LIVING HABITS.OUR SERVICES ARE OFFERED AT AFFORDABLE FEES FOR THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, WITH REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, AND WITH FINANICAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD FULL FEES.PARTICIPANTS SERVED: OVER 2,000