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        • Enhance®Fitness Fall Prevention
        • LIVESTRONG Fitness for Cancer Patients and Survivors
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Family Holding Hands In The Park

Healthy Living, Healthy Community Blog

Discover helpful tips and inspiration to help you and your family thrive in spirit, mind, and body.

 

Tom Taylor Family YMCA Aquatics Staff

Anyone Can Drown. No One Should: World Drowning Prevention Day

Published July 25, 2024   Anyone can drown. No one should. July 25 is World Drowning Prevention Day, set forth by The United Nations (UN) and World Health Organization (WHO). The YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties is joining in on raising drowning prevention awareness as a public health issue.  
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Celebrating Together - Join Us for Our Member Appreciation Events

Published July 18, 2024   Join us for our member appreciation events – let's celebrate you, together! 
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People run away from the cold Puget Sound at the Plunge event

Join the Y for our Annual Dip in the Puget Sound – The Plunge!

Updated June 3, 2024
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Two people smile in the pool at the YMCA

July 8-9, 2024 | YMCA Community Centers Provide Public with Relief from Heat

Due to cooler weather, YMCA community centers no longer serve as cooling sites. Please check back to this post for future updates. Updated July 10, 2024
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CLC students pose with their academic achievement certificates at the YMCA

CLC End of the Year Recap

Published July 3, 2024  
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YMCA OF PIERCE AND KITSAP COUNTIES BREAKS GROUND ON NEW PEARL STREET FAMILY YMCA IN TACOMA

Published July 1, 2024  
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