UPPER MAIN LINE YMCA RECEIVES
$1,000 GRANT FROM HUGGIES® LITTLE SWIMMERS®
TO
STRENGTHEN PARENT-CHILD SWIM ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
One of 100 YMCAs nationwide selected
to receive funding to support local outreach efforts
YMCA of the USA and Huggies® Little Swimmers®, a product
of the Kimberly-Clark Corporation, have awarded the Upper Main
Line YMCA a $1,000 grant to enhance its parent-child swim outreach
initiatives for the upper main line community.
The gift is one of 100 grants of $1,000 each awarded by Huggies
Little Swimmers to YMCAs across the country to initiate or enhance
the YMCA Parent/Child Aquatic Enrichment Program – designed
for children from 6 to 36 months old.
“Huggies Little Swimmers’ support helps the Upper
Main Line YMCA continue to provide a vital program to the community,” said
Charlie Weidanz, Branch Executive Director. “In addition
to helping young children explore and adjust to a water environment,
YMCA parent/child aquatics enrichment helps foster a love of
water that can have a positive, life-long impact.”
Recognizing that the parent or guardian is the first and best
teacher of the child, the primary objectives of YMCA parent/child
aquatic programs are to promote water enrichment and water readiness
activities and help strengthen and support families. “YMCA
parent/child aquatic programs provide parents with vital water
safety information, and allows the family the opportunity to
spend uninterrupted time and experience a special closeness with
their child,” said Instructional Aquatics Director Kristin
Whitehead. “YMCA parent/child aquatic programs also give
parents the chance to socialize, share their experiences, make
new friends and learn from other parents.”
As a YMCA corporate partner, Kimberly Clark supports Activate
America®, the YMCA’s bold approach to directly address
the nation’s growing health crisis, and its key components:
YMCA organizational transformation efforts to better serve individuals
and families, YMCA Healthy Kids® Day and the Pioneering Healthier
Communities initiative.
Since their founding, YMCAs have been helping families build
stronger bonds, achieve greater work/life balance and become
more engaged with their communities. Today, millions of families
participate in YMCA programs, with nearly 900 YMCAs offering
family-specific programs, including parent-child swim, family
fitness, family camp and Adventure Guides or similar programs
that have been bringing parents and children together since 1926.
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visit www.kimberly-clark.com.
THE YMCA: A LONG-STANDING COMMITMENT TO HEALTH OF SPIRIT, MIND
AND BODY
Upper Main Line YMCA: The nation’s 2,663 YMCAs serve
nearly 20.2 million people each year, including 9.4 million children
under the age of 18. Through a variety of programs and services
focused on the holistic development of children and youth, health
and well-being for all and family strengthening, YMCAs unite
men, women and children of all ages, faiths, backgrounds, abilities
and income levels. From urban areas to small towns, YMCAs have
proudly served America’s communities for nearly 160 years
by building healthy spirit, mind and body for all. Visit www.ymca.net
to find your local YMCA.
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