SEPTEMBER 2025 AT THE MID-WILLAMETTE FAMILY YMCA
Y STORIES: AMY CARTER It’s late August, the week between YMCA Summer Camp and the first days of a new school year. Y Preschool Teacher Amy Carter sits in a small yellow chair in her classroom—books, chairs, and cups of markers, color pencils, and crayons are stacked behind her. Typically, her room is filled with vibrant colors, shapes, and art, hanging from strings on the ceiling or pasted on the walls around the room. But, during this week of limbo, the room is deconstructed, waiting to be assembled. “One of my favorite things is putting a room together. Tearing a room apart is not so fun,” Carter laughed. “But I like creating—that’s my fun in teaching. Being able to present whatever we’re learning in a way that is hands-on for the kids.”
IN THIS ISSUE Y Stories: Amy Carter Page 1-4 Community Partner Highlight & News Page 5 Support Your YMCA: 2025 Winter Gala Page 6 Free Middle School Dance & Friday Night Out Page 7 BRIDGES & Main Campus Before School Program Page 8 Main Campus After School & YMCA Preschools Page 9 Volleyball Academy & Elite Boxing Page 10 Tots Soccer & Little Ballers Page 11 Medicare & Financial Workshops Page 12 Fall Fitness & Pool Schedules Page 13
SEPTEMBER 2025 AT THE YMCA
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