Thank you for visiting the Southeast Family YMCA Blog. I am so pleased that you are interested in what is happening at your YMCA.
The golf cart shuttle service is up and running now and I am very pleased with the success so far. That shuttle runs on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights from 4:30pm – 8:30pm. On our busy nights you might have to park on the side or back lot and we run the courtesy shuttle to bring you to the front door. People have said to me “this is a YMCA, can’t folks just walk?” Yes, people can walk, the shuttle is not about saving people steps, it is about so much more. Many of our members who visit in the evening are parents of small children, getting a couple of small children out of the car and into the YMCA can be an adventure on great days. But do it on a 30 degree day when you have to park farther from the front door and that becomes a monumental challenge, if we can put that parent and kids on the golf cart and get them to the door and out of the cold a bit sooner, then I feel good about it. Also, some people feel a bit more secure with the carts running around the lot and picking up people, in the quieter, less busy back lots. Again, if making people feel safe parking in those lots helps them continue to visit our YMCA and accomplish their goals then it was well worth doing. It is easy to look at the golf cart patrol and scoff at doing that at a “workout” place. But please realize we are doing it for reasons we believe are important and will help create an environment to retain more members.
We will have a video crew here on February 2nd filming for a video tour of the YMCA that will go on the web. We will have signage posted so nobody is surprised when they show up that night.
Remember that today and tomorrow are the final days to join the YMCA and avoid the joining fee. If you know someone who needs the SE YMCA please encourage them to get enrolled today!
Have a blessed day!
