As a reminder, both members and staff will be required to practice social distancing and wear a mask or face covering when visiting the Y. Members should plan to have a mask or face covering with them at all times, and will be expected to wear it at the Y when not exercising or using the pool. To learn more about what the YMCA is doing to keep our members and staff safe, please be sure to review our health and safety guidelines here: https://www.jolietymca.org/galowich-family-ymca-health-and-safety-guidelines/
FRI, OCT 30 AT 6:30 PM CDT
Halloween Drive-Thru Celebration at the Y
The Y recently received a $15,000 grant from The Community Foundation of Will County in support of the YMCA Mission Strong Fund and Kid Zone PLUS. We are so thankful for this incredibly generous gift! To learn more about how this donation will impact YMCA youth development initiatives, visit our blog:
https://tinyurl.com/y-community-foundation-will-co
Happy Friday from the YMCA! It’s the spookiest time of year and we are inviting members to donate a bag of candy as part of the Y’s Halloween Candy Drive. Collected candy will be used to make goody bags for children attending our Drive-Thru Halloween event later this month. Collection boxes will be available in the lobby from October 1-October 23.
The Y would like to thank M&M Bank for its recent $5,000 donation the Mission Strong Fund in support of Kid Zone PLUS programs at the Galowich and Smith Family YMCAs. To learn more about this generous gift, please visit our blog: https://tinyurl.com/ymca-blog-m-m-bank-donation
As a reminder, this Saturday at 9 a.m. the Y is hosting a Training Smarter to Run Faster Workshop! This course will teach you about the periodization training process of dividing your training plan into specific time segments and phases leading up to and including a goal performance or race. Register here today: https://tinyurl.com/galowich-ymca-running-workshop
SAT, OCT 3
Training Smarter to Run Faster
Happy Anniversary to our friends at the C.W Avery Family YMCA!
C.W. Avery Family YMCA
13 hrs ·
Good morning! Today marks the C.W. Avery Family YMCA's 15th Anniversary! Earlier this week Executive Director Lisa Behounek was on hand to receive an official proclamation from the Village of Plainfield IL - Government celebrating our 15 years in Plainfield. We are so thankful for all the great support from our community over the years, and we will be sharing some of our favorite memories throughout the day!
ATTENTION MEMBERS: The lap pool will be closed on Thursday, February 4 and Friday, February 5 while new starting blocks are installed. We apologize for any inconvenience.
ATTENTION MEMBERS: Below you will find our updated mask policy in accordance with Phase 4 health and safety guidelines in Will County.
-Both members and staff will be required to practice social distancing and wear a mask or face covering when visiting the YMCA.
-Masks or face coverings WILL BE REQUIRED at ALL TIMES for members, EXCEPT when using the pool or exercising in designated socially distanced spaces in the wellness center or in a group exercise class. Per state guidelines, members WILL STILL BE REQUIRED to wear masks when participating in sports, including basketball during open gym.
Thank you for your continued cooperation.
ATTENTION MEMBERS: Please note that today’s Low Impact Cardio Interval fitness class at 9:15 has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Today looks like the perfect day to build a snowman or snow fort and we want to see what Y families can do! Share a picture of your snow day creations in the comments or send a picture to questions@jolietymca.org and we'll post our favorites!