YMCA summer camps will go on with changes in place

New lessons for the kids and new challenges for the staff as they prepare to roll out their summer camps.

NOT ALL SUMMER CAMPS ARECANCELLED.

YMCA'S ACROSS TOWNARE ROLLING OUT THEIR CAMPSSOON.

THIS SUMMER...FAMILIESCAN EXPECT A DIFFERENTEXPERIENCE.NATS (KIDS PLAYING) SMILESSTILL FILL THE INSIDE OF THEOTT FAMILY YMCA.

THE Y MAYHAVE BEEN CLOSED SINCE THEMIDDLE OF MARCH BUT FACILITIESACROSS TUCSON HAVE BEENOFFERING EMERGENCY CHILDCARETO FIRST RESPONDERS ANDESSENTIAL WORKERS.

3:40-3:51ERIKA HURT, MULTI SITECOORDINATOR FOR EASTDEVELOPMENT "TEACHING THE KIDSABOUT PERSONAL SPACE AND JUSTYOU KNOW HAVING THAT BUBBLETHERE AND SO WE TOLD THEM THISISN'T JUST NOW, THIS IS STUFFWE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BEDOING WELL INTO THE FUTURE."NEW LESSONS FOR THE KIDS...ANDNEW CHALLENGES FOR THESTAFF...AS THEY PREPARE TOROLL OUT THEIR SUMMER CAMPS.4:36-4:46 ERIKA HURT "ADDINGIN THE EDUCATION WITH THE STEMBASED ACTIVITIES AS WELL ASTHE CURRICULUM FOR LITERACYAND MATH AND THATS GOING TO BETHE NEW PART OF OUR SUMMERCAMP." ERIKA HURT SAYS ANOTHERADDITION TO THE YMCA'S SUMMERCAMPS WILL BE VIRTUAL FIELDTRIPS.

SAFETY MEASURES AREBEING TAKEN NOW...LIKESANITIZING ALL TOYS ANDEQUIPMENT....PLUS... 3:09-3:17ERIKA HURT "EVERYBODY THATENTERS OUR BUILDING HAS ATEMPERATURE CHECK WHEN THEYCOME IN AND THEN AT LUNCHDURING MIDDAY WE DO ANOTHERTEMPERATURE CHECK FOR ALLSTAFF AND KIDS THAT ARE IN OURBUILDING." A BIG CHANGE IN THESUMMER WILL BE HOW MANY KIDSARE IN THE BUILDING.

ERIKASAYS THE Y USUALLY HAS ABOUT ATHOUSAND KIDS IN SUMMER CAMPSACROSS THE CITY...BUT8:02-8:11 ERIKA HURT "THISYEAR WE'RE PROBABLY BECAUSE OFOUR SPACING ONLY GOING TO BEABLE TO PROVIDE CARE FOR 2 TOTHREE HUNDRED.

SO WE AREDEFINITELY ENCOURAGING PEOPLETO GO ON NOW AND REGISTERONLINE NOW." A HUGE DIFFERENCEBECAUSE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING.WHILE SUMMER CAMPS ARE SET TOBEGIN AT THE Y AFTER MEMORIALDAY WEEKEND...WHAT THE FUTUREHOLDS FOR THEIR POOLS ANDPROGRAMS IS STILL IN THE WORKS4:51-4:58 "SO THERE WONT BEANY PROGRAMS AT FIRST SO WE'REGOING TO BE MISSING OUT ONANOTHER BASKETBALL SEASON,MISSING OUT ON MORE SWIMLESSONS AND ALL THOSE GROUPEXERCISE CLASSES." THE YMCASAYS THEY WILL REOPEN INPHASES AND WILL BE ADDINGSAFETY BREAKS.

1:22-1:30"RIGHT NOW, WE ARE MAKING SUREOUR FACILITIES ARE GOING TO BECLOSED IN THE MIDDLE OF THEDAY WHEN WE OPEN BACK UP SOWE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SAFELYBREAK WHERE WE'RE GOING TODE-CLEAN ALL OF OURFACILITIES." WHILE REOPENINGIS A FEW WEEKS AWAY...THECOMMUNITY IS SHOWING THEIRTHANKS TO WHAT THE STAFF ATTHE YMCA ARE DOING RIGHT NOW2:26-2:38 ERIKA HURT "OURSTAFF AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK HASA LUNCH DONATED TO THEM FROMOUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS NOT ONLYJUST OUR LOCAL RESTAURANTS BUTFROM FAMILIES THAT HAVE THEIRCHILDREN HERE IN OUR PROGRAM."THE Y IS ALSO OFFERINGEXERCISE CLASSES ONLINE.

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