July 25th is World Drowning Prevention Day
World Drowning Prevention Day is a global advocacy event dedicated to raising awareness about the critical importance of water safety education. Drowning is quick, silent and fully preventable. The U.N. General Assembly designated July 25th as World Drowning Prevention Day to help prevent drowning and educate on preventative efforts. At the Y, we are committed to water safety and education, striving to protect and enhance our community’s well-being.
The Importance of Drowning Prevention
While water is a source of fun and enjoyment for everyone, we can’t ignore its avoidable dangers. In the last decade, drowning has caused over 2.5 million deaths worldwide.
Reagan Nash Named Chair of Greater Austin YMCA Metropolitan Board of Directors
AUSTIN – The Greater Austin YMCA named Reagan Nash, Senior Vice President of Wealth Management with Morgan Stanley, as the next Chair of its Metropolitan Board of Directors during its 71st annual meeting, held last week at Huston-Tillotson University.
Nash began his Y service over 15 years ago with the TownLake YMCA’s Community Advancement Board, where he led the Y’s oldest and largest facility through a major renovation in 2012. As a member of the Y’s Metro Board, Nash played a key role on its COVID-19 Recovery Task Force in 2021, helping guide the
JE Dunn Centennial Corporate Giving Initiative Donates Big to Greater Austin YMCA
JE Dunn Centennial Corporate Giving Initiative Donates Big to Greater Austin YMCA
Greater Austin YMCA Receives One of Ten, $100,000 Gifts as Part of JE Dunn Building a Legacy: A Century of Generosity Campaign
AUSTIN, Texas — (May 23, 2024)
The Greater Ausitn YMCA is the proud recipient of a $100,000 gift from JE Dunn Construction. In honor of its Centennial celebration, JE Dunn is extending its community impact by choosing ten worthy organizations to receive a gift of $100,000 to further their important work. This community impact program, Building a Legacy: A Century of Generosity, will be honoring nonprofit
Free Family Fun This Summer
Keeping Austin Fun for Families This Summer
Make a Splash This Summer: Free Family Fun Awaits at the Y! Summer’s calling, and the Greater Austin YMCA is your one-stop shop for splashtastic fun, epic adventures and memories that will last a lifetime. ☀️
Beat the heat (and boredom) with FREE activities for all ages! We’re talking movie nights, popsicle pool parties with epic water slides, arts & crafts extravaganzas and so much more. Click the links below to check out the June & July Family Fun Calendars for your local YMCA:
2024 Swim Policies
Water safety is a top priority for Greater Austin YMCA. In 2023 with guidance from YMCA of the USA, we strengthened our swim policies to support updates made to Texas pool codes.
Those updates included a new swim test and color band system which will remain in place at all Greater Austin YMCA locations.
- All swimmers aged 13 and younger must have a parent/guardian (ages 18+) in the pool area actively supervising all activities.
- Swimmers aged 13 and younger will need to pass a swim test in order to be in the water without a parent/guardian at arm’s reach.
- Our
Recognizing a True Changemaker
Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer Nichole Lopez-Riley (above, second from left) concluded her five-year tenure with the Greater Austin Y on May 1, having helped guide our organization through one of the most tumultuous periods in its history.
Nichole joined the Y as Chief People Officer in April 2019, and less than a year in, faced the once-in-a-lifetime challenge of navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, followed in rapid succession with the tasks of right-sizing our Y to weather the business interruption while ALSO completing our Extend-A-Care merger, adapting to ever-changing COVID safety regulations, historic inflation, labor market shortages, a CEO transition, leadership
