YMCA to hold summer camps

The YMCA will still have their youth summer camps.

ORGANIZED SPORTS FCHILDDREN ARE ON HOLDAT LEAST A COUPLE MOREWEEKS IN KANSAS TOSLOW THE SPREAD OFCOVID-19.YOUTH ATHLETICS ISBANNED UNTIL THE STATEGETS TO "PHASE 2" OF ITSREOPENING PLAN.ON THURSDAY,GOVERNOR LAURA KELLYSAID THE STATE WOULD BESTAYING IN PHASE ONEUNTIL AT LEAST JUNE,WITH A MODIFIED PHASEONE POINT 5 SATURDMONDAY.IN MISSOURI, ORGANIZEDSPORTS ARE ALLOWED --WITH AN EMPHASIS ONSOCIAL DISTANCINGSUGGESTED.A LOT OF SUMMERSCHOOLS AND CAMPS ARECANCELING THEIRPROGRAMS THIS SUMMERDUE TO THE COVID-19PANDEMIC.

COVID-19SOME PARENTS ARESCRAMBLING TO FINDSOMETHING FOR THEIRCHILD TO DO.41 ACTION NEWS ANCHORBRYANT MADDRICKSTARTED LOOKINGAROUND FORALTERNATIVES.HE'S IN THE NEWSROOMTO TELL US WHAT HEFOUND.DURING A TIME WHEN ITSEEMS LIKE EVERYTHINGIS CANCELLED, THE YMCASAYS THEIR "SUMMER DAYCAMP" IS NOT ONE OFTHEM.HOWEVER, THERE WILL BECHANGES TO KEEPEVERYONE SAFE.BEFORE ENTERING CAMP,STUDENTS ANSWERQUESTIONS ABOUT TRAVELHISTORY AND HEALTH.THEY ALSO TAKE ATEMPERATURE CHECK,AND WILL NOTICE NOLARGE GROUPS.PLUS STAFF WILL BEWEARING MASK ANDDOING A LOT OF CLEANING.THE YMCA INSISTS A FUNAND EDUCATIONAL TIMEWILL STILL HAPPEN.BUT FIELD TRIPS MAY NOT.STEVE SCRAGGS / YMCAthose are the types of thingsthatuntil we see a change that comesfrom local governments or theCDCcertainly in terms of what'spossiblewith gatherings in groups inplaceslike that, we probably won't bedoingactivities like that.

"HOWEVER STEVESCRAGGS FROM THE YMCASAYS THEY HAVEACTIVITES THAT INVOLVENATURE CENTERS ANDOUTDOOR SPACES THATALLOW FOR SOCIALDISTANCING AND A SAFEENVIRONMENT.BRYANT-- PARENTS LIKEME WOULD HAVECONCERNS SENDING KIDSTO A CAMP AT THIS TIME.WHAT ARE THE PARENTSASKING CAMPCOORDINATORS RIGHTNOW?FACE MASK AND LUNCHESARE THE BIG QUESTIONS.OFFICIALS SAY A CHILDCAN WEAR A MASK, BUTIT'S NOT REQUIRED.WHEN IT COMES TOLUNCH, CHILDREN ARETOLD TO KEEP THERETURNABLE LUNCH BOXHOME AND ONLY BRING ADISPOSABLE BAG THEYCAN THROW OUT WHENFINISHED.ALSO, THEY REMIND KIDS --NO SHARING.IN THE NEWSROOM, I'MBRYANT MADDRICK.

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