Family and Friends,

It’s annual campaign season again! I've been an active member at the YMCA for 8 years and joined the Board of the South City YMCA 5 years ago. It's been fantastic learning about the impact the YMCA makes on people of all ages and backgrounds. The Y makes an outsized impact on the local community and is a true difference maker in St. Louis.

A few highlights of how your support can make a direct impact include:

- $50 supports drowning prevention by funding a session of swimming lessons for a child

- $100 provides a child access to a YMCA sports program

- $250 allows a cancer survivor to participate in LIVESTRONG at the YMCA

- $250 provides 2 children with one week of summer camp

- $500 provides 1 preschooler with a month of early learning programming

Over the past year, your contributions and support allowed us to provide over $183,000 in financial assistance to over 2,500 members. An incredible impact on our community!

Your support provided access to child care, swim lessons, soccer games through our partnership with St. Louis City SC, summer camp, and group exercise classes among many other programs.

Any help and support - small, big, or an in between! - you can provide is greatly appreciated and will make a positive impact on the South City community. Thank you in advance for your help and support!

Thanks,

Mark