STAUNTON- AUGUSTA FAMILY YMCA
NEWSLETTER AUGUST 27, 2020
FEATURES: P.2 - SAYMCA PIVOTS P. 3 - WHAT IS OPEN? P.4 - C4: PREPARING FOR CHILD CARE NEEDS P.7 - THE CLEAN TEAM P.8 - YOUTH VOLUNTEERS CORPS RESPONDS P.10 - LOVING HUTCH P.13 - THANK YOU! P.19 - Q&A WITH DAVID PRETZ P.20 - SEPT. GROUP EX SCHEDULE
In St aunt on's t ime of need, our Yout h Volunt eer Corps helped clean up f rom t he devast at ing f lood.
AS WE CONTINUE TO PIVOT Thank you for being a part of our YMCA. Your participation has never been more important as we work to come back from being closed and safely get back to our new normal. We used to be so fulfilled that we were the center of the community for so many. Things were wonderful. We had unique programs rolling like Rock Steady Boxing, Veterans?Coffee, NeuroWellness class, Adult Learning and Summer Learning Loss Prevention along with our staples like Summer Day Camp, swim lessons, youth basketball and youth volleyball. They were all among our efforts to positively impact the community through Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility. Even when our doors were closed, we did as much as good as could. We offered emergency childcare, called on senior and teen members, offered virtual programming and partnered with Staunton City Schools for food delivery. As we work to bring the programs we were known for back safely, we pivot to address the new community needs in this new environment. In August, we?ve expanded the availability of the Wellness Room, cleaned up flood damage through Youth Volunteer Corps and created Student Support Centers that will help our students deal with the virtual learning provided by the schools. We have joined forces with the C4 group which will allow us to develop new Student Support Centers based on need. We also will be leading the C4 group as we develop the first Middle School Student Support Center. On September 8, we?re opening the Y at 5:30 a.m., Monday - Friday and that will bring some normalcy back for some members. We will continue to pivot to meet community need. It may be a while before you see us offer some of the programs we have been known for but we will work to meet people where they are. Some are not comfortable coming in the Y. We will continue our outdoor group exercise classes. Some people aren't comfortable even visiting the Y and we will work to make more virtual offerings available. We are here for you. Please stay with us as we work to build everything back, re- emerge stronger than ever and thrive in the new reality. Thank you, Josh Cole and the SAYMCA Team
WHAT IS OPEN HERE AT THE STAUNTON- AUGUSTA FAMILY YMCA The Y is Open Mon. - Sat . 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Sun. 1:00 - 7:00 p.m. St art ing Sept . 8: Mon. - Fri. 5:30 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sat . 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Sun. 1 - 7 p.m.
Wellness Cent er - no appointments needed. Equipment is spread out in the weight room and on half the basketball court.
Gr ou p Fit n ess Classes are available by appointment. Limited class size.
Pool - Lap Sw im m in g - by 45 minute appointments available on the hour Fam ily Sw im - by 45 minute appointments available on the hour Gr ou p Fit n ess Classes - by appointment. Limited class size.
Raqu et ball Cou r t s an d Bask et ball Cou r t s can be reserved for 45 minutes on the hour. For Individual or Family play. No competitive play.
Fam ily Lock er Room s are available.
M ask s ar e r equ ir ed as you move around the building and in between pieces of equipment.
Social Dist an cin g is 6 feet around the building. 10 feet while you are exercising.
STAUNTON-AUGUSTA-WAYNESBORO COM M UNITY COM ES TOGETHER TO ADDRESS CHILDCARE The Creative Collaborative Coalition for Childcare (C4), a local effort to address and respond to the increasing needs for student support centers, launched today. C4 draws on both public and private support to provide a reliable and affordable solution for families seeking care for elementary age children (five to 12- years- old) in Staunton, Augusta County and Waynesboro. The C4 initiative is growing rapidly through the support of the community. Continued growth is also contingent on community assistance. There are two main ways that community members can help right now: - C4 needs paid and unpaid staff. If you are interested in applying for an open temporary position or volunteering, please visit: https://sawchildcare.org. C4 is compiling a list of available spaces that can accommodate expansion of the program when needed. To have your facility toured and potentially added to the list, please visit: https://sawchildcare.org Primary partners of the coalition are the United Way of Staunton, Augusta County & Waynesboro, the Staunton- Augusta Family YMCA and the Waynesboro Family YMCA. Augusta Health will provide seed funding and assistance with C4?s human resource needs. ?We are grateful to be a C4 partner. As the largest private employer in the area, Augusta Health leadership is concerned for our employees who are balancing work, family life and their child?s education. We want to support them and other members of our community as best we can,? said John Boswell, Vice President of Human Resources. Seed funding is also provided by the Community
Action Partnership of Staunton, Augusta and Waynesboro (CAPSAW). CAPSAW is a public action agency that provides funds obtained from: - the Federal Community Services Block Grant - the State Community Services Block Grant - the Federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) fund Along with required matching funds provided by each of the three localities, CAPSAW funnels additional resources into the community. "United Way fights for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in the Staunton, Augusta County, and Waynesboro communities. If not effectively addressed, we believe the pressure on families to find safe and affordable childcare, especially during these uncertain times, will have lasting effects in all three of these critical areas,? said Kristi Williams, President and CEO of the United Way of Staunton, Augusta County & Waynesboro. ?It was a natural decision for our organization to take the lead in collaborating with our amazing community partners in this initiative, because our community needs safe and reliable options when it comes to their children's care." The Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge (CFCBR) has committed a gift of $250,000. "We have been anticipating the need for significantly more childcare as our schools prepare to open under their pandemic plans," said Dan Layman, CEO of the CFCBR. "More importantly, it is essential that childcare is affordable for all families and that academic support is readily available for students when they are not physically in their classrooms.? Layman also noted that the childcare need is critical for the community. The pledge, from CFCBR?sCOVID- 19 Local Response
Fund, will ensure that area children have the best chances of success in the coming school year. C4 has current and future openings for children in Waynesboro and Staunton with plans to expand in neighboring areas to meet demand as needed. Rates are based on income and set to be affordable for all families. ?The Waynesboro Y is thrilled to be partnering with our neighboring Y in Staunton, the United Way, and the Community Foundation to provide critical resources to families during these unprecedented times,? said Jeff Fife, Waynesboro Family YMCA Executive Director. ?This spirit of collaboration strengthens all our abilities to better serve not only the Waynesboro community but the surrounding jurisdictions. We are better together.? Each partner?s program will be unique and will contain three hours a day of instruction on Tuesday- Friday for children who attend full day. Standard hours of operation will be 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. To sign up for and/or be added to the waiting list for childcare, please visit: www.sawchildcare.org. About the Creative Collaborative Coalition for Childcare (C4): The Creative Collaborative Coalition for Childcare (C4) is a grassroots effort to address and respond to the need for childcare in a learning supportive environment in the Staunton, Augusta County and Waynesboro community during the COVID- 19 pandemic.
Join our Team! We are looking f or ent husiast ic people looking t o posit ively impact our communit y t hrough Yout h Development , Healt hy Living and Social Responsibilit y. You bring t he smiles. We will provide t he st ylish gear! Current ly Recruit ing: Yout h Development Aides Yout h Development Counselors Lead Teachers Sit e Direct ors Lif eguards Volunt eer Tut ors Cleaners Fit ness Room At t endant s Program Specialist s Apply t oday!
OUR NEW HEROES: THE CLEAN TEAM The year 2020 has produced a new set of heroes at the Staunton- Augusta Family YMCA. However, they don?t have on capes. Instead, they are armed with rags, gloves and disinfectant bottles. Because of COVID- 19, the YMCA has adopted stringent cleaning policies, and the people carrying out those policies are committed to the YMCA member safety. ?They?ve been great,? YMCA fitness director Wendy Shutty said. ?They are very watchful. And when they move, they move immediately.? In the Wellness Center, employees are constantly wiping down the equipment.
?Basically, you just to wipe everything down thoroughly,? Joe Christian said. ?You can?t leave anything out. You have to wipe everything down and make sure everyone is staying 10 feet and make sure everyone keeps their masks on when they are walking around.? Faye Fisher, another hero, has enjoyed the work. ?I feel safe,? she said. ?I?ve really enjoyed having a chance to talk to the members.? YMCA members are appreciative. ?They?ve just been fantastic,? Staunton- Augusta Family YMCA executive director Josh Cole said. ?Members have noticed. I have members stopping me in the parking lot and comment about how clean the place is after visiting. That?s happened several times.? On many occasions, the members are telling the cleaners thank you directly. ?When they walk out,? YMCA employee MantĂŠ Simms said, ?they are always like, ?thank you for what you are doing.??
YOUTH VOLUNTEER CORPS DIGS IN TO HELP OUT Sometimes the volunteer work finds you. On August 8th, large parts of downtown Staunton flooded in historic fashion, causing an estimated three million dollars in damages. Typically, the Staunton- Augusta Family YMCA?s Youth Volunteer Corps plans volunteer activities for students days or even weeks in advance. With a portion of the city?s downtown knee- deep in water, however, the YVC program sprang into action immediately. ?It wouldn?t make sense to be a volunteer organization and be absent when our city most needed volunteers,? said Chris Lassiter, who oversees the YMCA?s Youth Volunteer Corps program. Youth Volunteer Corps is a network of affiliated organizations across the United States and Canada engaging youth ages 11- 18 in team- based, structured, diverse, flexible service- learning opportunities. As part of the city?s #StauntonStrong flood response, 18 YVC students volunteered over a five- day period, cleaning up for a total of 39.5 hours. ?Helping in downtown Staunton was important because I loved helping in a community where everyone had the same goal which was to help each other and to replace what was lost,? said Jon, a rising high school freshman. Priscilla Jenkins is bi- vocational, working both for the Staunton Public Defender?s office and the YMCA as the volleyball coordinator. Her downtown public defender?s office was one of the places hit
hard by the rainfall. ?It was such a selfless act of kindness for the community they grew up in,? said Jenkins, who provided an impromptu service learning on the role public defender?s office to the students. ?It revived me to know that individuals noticed and cared.? YVC projects are usually communicated through emails by YVC administrator Kristie Shuey. Because of the rapidly changing needs, Lassiter and Shuey worked together to create a text message system that allowed to students to gather quickly and respond to needs. Anthony, also a rising freshman, was glad to be one of those volunteers. ?It?s important to me because I love my town and hate to see it be hit so hard,? Anthony said. Isaiah, a rising 11th grader, agreed. ?Helping to clean up was important to me because it was part of the community I?m a part of,? he said. That?s why Molly helped, too. ?Local businesses support us,? the rising eighth- grader said, ?so we need to support them.? In a small city ? Staunton is just over 24,000 in population, students also had personal connections with some of the business owners downtown. In that sense, it was friends helping friends. ?Cleaning up downtown was important to me,? Wyatt said. ?I know the people who own businesses and buildings and I know how devastating those can be because of the damage.? Families can sign up for the YVC project emails at the following site: subscribepage.com/saymcayvc
LOVING HUTCH By Chris Lassit er It was supposed to be a routine check- up; an ultrasound that would reveal the gender of baby number four. It ended being a life- altering encounter for Courtney Clawson, a beloved Staunton- Augusta Family YMCA swim lesson instructor. Having grown up in a family that was always in the water, Courtney was continuing the tradition with her own kids. In a short amount of time, the former lifeguard and waterfront director had gone from sitting on the pool deck observing her kids taking swim lessons to back in the water instructing YMCA swim lessons herself. Courtney?s skills, knowledge, humor and easy- going personality had made her a hit within the YMCA community. ?What makes Courtney so good at her job is her love for the water and love for people,? said Beth Valentine, aquatics director at the Staunton- Augusta Family YMCA. ?She always has a smile on her face.? One of the few things Courtney loves more than the water is her family. She and her husband Andrew had planned for one more addition to their three kids, and pregnancy number four was off to a fairly easy start as far as pregnancies go. But the doctor?s visit changed everything. ?At the ultrasound, everything shifted,? Courtney said. ?They said, ?we?re just seeing some markers for Down?s (syndrome). We?re going to send you to UVA. We were thinking, ?We may have a Down?s baby. It?s scary, but we can handle this.?? At UVA, the medical staff was less optimistic. ?At UVA, they flipped it,? Courtney said. ?They said, ?we?re seeing what is known as a Trisomy 18 baby. They can?t breathe on their own. They can?t eat on their own. There?s no quality of life. You?ll be lucky if the baby survives birth.? NOT WITHOUT HOPE The October prognosis left the Clawsons devastated but not hopeless. ?We chose to continue with the pregnancy,?
Clawson said. ?Termination wasn?t an option for us. We believe in a God of miracles. We were going to carry this pregnancy through knowing that it?s going to probably end very sadly.? The fall of 2019 was a dark time for the Clawsons as they started to prepare for the possibility that their fourth child may not live. Andrew and Courtney started to walk the other Clawson children ? ages 6, 4 and 2 ? through the reality of the family?s situation in age- appropriate terms. ?We were very honest with the kids that he was sick and he was going to go to Jesus,? Courtney said. ?And this was something we would have to get through. We kind of describe November and December as the months where we had to mourn this baby that was not going to live, and we were going to use this time to mourn and trust that the Lord was good, and that we?d be OK on the other end of it.? A NEW YEAR?S MIRACLE On January 1st, Andrew and Courtney heard a
beautiful sound they weren?t sure they?d ever hear. The sound of fourth child Hutchinson Keith Clawson ? or Hutch for short - crying. ?We were totally shocked that he was going to be delivered at 33 weeks,? Courtney said. ?And we were preparing for his death. We went in for the C- section and out he came crying. We couldn?t believe it. We went to NIC- U and they were like, ?yeah, he seems fine. He?s doing everything a preemie should be doing at this point.?We were just in awe. We couldn?t believe it.? The doctors dubbed the Clawsons as the most enthusiastic NIC- U parents they had ever seen. ?Our doctors thought we were crazy, because with every step, we?re like ?this is amazing, we can?t believe it?? Courtney said. ?We didn?t think we were going to get to be NIC U parents, so this is amazing. We were just glad everyone was wrong in their early predictions and we got to have him.? COMMUNITY SUPPORT On one particularly hot summer Saturday morning, 16 men showed up to the Clawson home with their lawn manicuring devices in hand. The men arrived at 8:00 am, and were done by 1:00 pm, knocking out the yard work. ?We had been in the hospital for six weeks,? Courtney said. ?Our yard looked like a rain forest.? The community has rallied around the Clawsons in a way that Courtney would describe as extravagant. ?We had an army of moms that kept our kids whenever we needed it,? Courtney said. ?It has been more than we ever could have imagined. We?ve basically had meals delivered since October, and the list goes on through September; cards, gift cards, money for gas, money for babysitters ? There is no need that has gone unmet. It carried us through some of the scariest and hardest and darkest moments.? Valentine has been encouraged by the Clawsons as parents and by the community that has rallied around the Clawson family. ?Their strength is so inspiring,? Valentine said. ?I call them superheroes. I love working somewhere that supports their employees and are there for anything they may need. . It?s been heart- warming to see people support the Clawsons through this. We love their family.? A DIFFERENT DIAGNOSIS Hutch?s prognosis was mostly good news leaving the NIC- U. There was a chance he had Dandy Walker ? fluid on the brain ? but that diagnosis didn?t mean he couldn?t live a full life.
?That?s all we thought we were facing,? Courtney said. ?We treated him like a normal baby. We just loved on him and took him on walks.? Then Andrew and Courtney started noticing some irregularities. It resulted in lots of hospital stays and specialists. Eventually it was revealed that Hutch did have a genetic disorder called TTD.The odds of Andrew and Courtney both carrying it were one in a million. ?We joined a Facebook that showed us the reality of it,? Courtney said. ?Most children were non- verbal. Most children couldn?t walk. Most children do not live past childhood. We were really thankful for that group providing a healthy grip on what was going to happen with Hutch.? Knowing the time with Hutch may be limited, the Clawsons focused on making every day count. ?We were just determined to give him the best life we could,? Courtney said. ?If he can?t walk, we?ll sell the house, get a one- story house and do the wheelchair thing. We were ready to fight and do whatever we needed to do. Andrew and I both said, ?if he?s going to have a short life, we?re going to make it the best life we can. We?re not going to live in fear.?? SAYING GOOD- BYE ? FOR NOW Once again, a regularly scheduled check- up would end in disheartening news for the Clawsons. A nurse practitioner noticed Hutch had lost a lot
LOVING HUTCH (cont inued) of weight. A follow- up revealed a ruptured valve. It would require multiple surgeries and an unfathomable amount of pain. On top of that, the chances of survival rate of even one surgery was low. The Clawsons knew the latest medical report meant they were drawing closer to the time to say good bye to Hutch. The 202 days were more than the Clawsons had initially expected, but their baby?s body was shutting down. At 2:00 am on July 20th, the Clawsons said good- bye to Hutch. ?It was a fight, and it was hard, but we know we were able to give him a lot of love,? Courtney said. ?Even though he couldn?t eat normally ? he had an intake tube ? and he wasn?t developing normally, we knew that he knew joy and he knew love. And we said, ?if that?s all we can give him, that?s more than enough.?? Courtney originally moved from northern Virginia to Shenandoah Valley to attend James Madison University. Her first position out of college was with a campus ministry called Young Life, helping to oversee ministry in Staunton, Waynesboro and especially Augusta County. Her faith is what she?s always held on to, and it?s what she held on during really trying times. ?It?s hard to be done with the fight,? Courtney said, ?but it?s also beautiful knowing that what I couldn?t give him here he has abundantly in heaven, that he is running and swimming and eating and however that looks in heaven.? In a year feared with turmoil, Courtney says her faith in Christ has been the one constant. ?When I say it?s all we got, it?s all we got,? Courtney said. ?We?ve just been sharing our story, and how our faith has guided us through it. We?ve faced really scary hard stuff, but we have a good God. We know we are loved by this God and that He has a purpose. We have hope in eternity that death is not the final answer.?
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Robert Von Oeyen Bill Von Seldeneck Theresa Wagner Paul Waibel BJ and Michele Wait ier Dori Walk Mart ha Walker David Wallace Brandon and Nat alia Wallace Nolan Walt ers William Walt ers David Walt on Garry and Sally Walt on Dennis Ward Elizabet h Ware Jerry Warner Lee Warren Kimberly Wat t ers David Wat t s Alice Webb Ellen Webb Pat rick Webb Shirley Webst er Paul and Krist a Welder Mary Welliver Kevin and Amanda Wells Lloyd and Angela Wells Daniel Welsh John Mark Wenger Marlene Wenger Robert and Sue Wenger Connie and Hugh West f all Pat ricia West haf er Thomas and Connie Weyrick Louise Whipple Dale and Linda Whit e Mit zi Whit e Thomas Whit e William Whit e Janice Wiedemann Judit h Wiegand Cabrina Wiesehan Floyd and Jody Wilbanks Kat hleen Wilkers Kennet h Wilkinson Mary Wilkinson Miles F.P. and Helene Willet t Carol Williams Carole Williams Eric and Amber Williams Mat t hew Williams Nancy Williams Sharon Wilson
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AND SPECIAL THANKS TO THOSE WHO CONTRIBUTED THIS YEAR!
HALL OF FAMERS Smit h Family Trust (Endowment Gif t ) Coiner Family Trust (Endowment Gif t ) Boyd W. Thompson Revocable Trust CHAMPIONS Janet & Gray Ferguson ALL STARS Rudolph Bumgardner III Joe Chadwell Pat ricia Lovelace
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Pat ricia Devit t Andrea Early Fost er Everiss Eric Fauerbach Diane Fecht el Mat t hew Fleisher Linda Fost er Calvin Frizzelle Jamie Frye Sharon Fuller Sun Fuller Mat t Gaf f ney Judit h Gardner Mark Gat ewood Michael Goings James and Carol Goodloe Bet t y Gough Shannon Gray Mat t hew Hain Carol Hall Carolyn Hamrick Karen Hamrick Miriam Handley Clif f ord and Rebecca Harmon Cleve Helmick Margaret Henderson Cornelia Henry The Hershey Company Connie Hilgemann Raymond Hoast er Cindy Holland Maegan Hoy Padraic and Brigid Hughes Barbara Hunt er
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Joann Swisher William and Janey Terry Timot hy and Jenny Tilburg Chase and Leslie Trissel Casey Tucker Michael and Joy Ut berg Michael Van Dyke Robert Von Oeyen Mart ha Walker Dennis Ward Jerry Warner Lee Warren Mary Welliver Connie and Hugh West f all William Whit e Mary Wilkinson Rachel and Jessica Windley Rob and St ephanie Wiseman Henry Wood Rebecca Wood Dennis Woolf rey Chris Wray Daniel Wright YMCA of t he USA Bradf ord Young Rodney Young Mark and Denise Yurish
Q&A WITH DAVID PRETZ If COVID- 19 represents the dark clouds of 2020, facility upgrades have been the silver lining. As the Staunton- Augusta Family YMCA shut down for over 100 days, YMCA maintenance supervisor David Pretz remained hard at work, upgrading certain things around the building. He was nice enough to explain some of the facility upgrades in a question- and- answer session below. Q: People who come back to the YMCA will notice some changes in the pool area? How is it different than it was in March when we temporarily shut down the building? A:The natatorium has been updated by patching, then painting the entire pool surface. The hot tub also received a face lift. The pump room has been completely cleaned, resurfaced, re- plumbed and structured to provide a cleaner, salt water- based environment. The natatorium deck has been repainted and the aged, non- working lighting in the pool has been replaced with multicolor, LED lights, that are 40 watts and run off of a 12v transformer for a safe and fun aquatic experience. Some overhead fixtures have also been replaced with LED lighting. Q: That?s far from the only change. What other projects have you undertaken? A:The undersized racquetball doors have been replaced with larger, ADA- compliant doors. The entire facility continues to change from incandescent to LED lights for a more visually constant experience.
The parking area was repainted to provide a clearly defined flow to navigating the parking lot, spaces and fire lane. New security cameras were installed, resulting in better clarity of the facility and surrounding areas. Q: What else do you want members to know about how you?ve spent the last four months? A:Full days planning and implementing, stressed and sweaty. Q: How do you feel like the changes will impact the member experience? A:I feel with word would be clarity. The parking lot lines provide better clarity. The security cameras will provide better clarity. The LED lighting will provide better clarity. The changes in the natatorium should provide the pool and hot tub water with better clarity.