THANK YOU, Y FAMILY
We sincerely appreciate you for sticking with us during this unprecedented time. We know you are disappointed our YMCA branches are not currently open due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but we cannot wait for you to see all the improvements we have made.
Your continued support allows us to not only serve the community through our Essential Personnel Childcare and Grab & Go meal programs, but gives us time to get our branches ready to see you again. Staff have been hard at work deep cleaning, painting and improving our facilities so they will be better than ever when we reopen.
We want to thank you for being a member of our local Family YMCA. We trust you are proud to be a part of a 44-year legacy here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and we look forward to our next chapter together.
Our mission can only be fulfilled because of our members. Thank you for your continued support and
patience in these challenging times! With heartfelt gratitude,
Rob Kirkland
CEO
Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA
The Obier Family
Dear Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA,
Your YMCA branch and childcare services were a lifesaver to our family this summer. My husband was activated with the Air Force at Keesler for 6 months. I decided to move our four kids into our fishing camp in Ocean Springs for the summer so that we could feel some normalcy as a family. (We live in Louisiana.) It was tough living in a two bedroom camp with four children under the age of 7! Therefore, it was a breath of fresh air when we joined the Y! I was able to take an adult break and exercise while our kids were able to play with other children in child watch. Your YMCA truly got us through the summer and my husband’s 6-month activation. Not only that, my oldest two children are now confident swimmers!! I cannot thank you enough! You have blessed our family immensely!
– Laura Obier
The Morris’
“Since joining the YMCA, not only has our lives changed, but we’ve gained a new family, built character and feel stronger than ever about exercise. Every one has goals when it comes to fitness, but at the Y, we’ve not only got the support to reach those goals, but we’ve got friends who praise us every time we overcome the pain, the stress, or whatever we may be struggling with in life that sometimes causes delay in reaching those goals. Can’t imagine our life without the YMCA and it’s entire staff.”
– The Morris’
Camden and Kieran Rickley
“We can’t thank you enough for all you do for our family and community! My family moved here a little over a year ago (a long way from home) and we have met so many people through the Y! From classes, childwatch, our boys sports leagues, races you sponsor, meeting at the Y to run and so on, I don’t know what I wuld have done without you all at the YMCA! Thank you for all you do! Keep up the awesome work!”
-The Rickley’s
Justin, Libby, Camden and Kieran
