Personal Y Stories

Since COVID-19, Lori has been unable to find a secure job. In late 2023, she was unexpectedly laid off and felt she had lost hope. Stuck in a rut with no job or place to

Tim had been traveling frequently for work and his lifestyle of fast food and not exercising resulted in becoming overweight During the pandemic shutdown Tim found himself questioning how this happened to him

When Sean first joined the Watertown Area YMCA in 2015, he had a great first impression. Now he’ll tell you he has an even more elevated impression that “stemmed from participating in fitness classes which

We lost one of our heroes at the Y. Roy Benford, aka Chako to many, lost his battle to cancer in early January, 2024. Chako was a regular in the YMCA at Pabst Farms branch

In September 2022, longtime Y member Cheryl Hoegele-Schlicht was enjoying a weeklong trip to Las Vegas with her adult daughter, Jess. The two ladies realized that they were easily achieving 15k plus steps each day,

Being a volunteer has truly given me a sense of purpose and accomplishment says Doug There is very little that compares to walking in and having these children crawl to me to be picked

For many Y members the sport of pickleball can be a fun workout as well as a wonderful social activity Gaining in popularity over the last several years pickleball which combines elements of tennis badminton

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Health 038 Wellness Director at the Watertown Area YMCA Dawn Liddicoat

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Watertown Area YMCA members enjoy time spent together. Whoever said “blood is thicker than water” certainly never met the rousing group of friends who make up the “One Big Happy Y Family” at the Watertown

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Senior Adult Program Director at the YMCA at Pabst Farms Cathi Dorn

Cathi has been with the Y for over 20

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Youth Program Director at the Watertown Area YMCA Cameron Cudnohowski

Cameron wears many different hats at the Y but does so

There’s an old adage, “good food, good friends, good times.” Watertown Area YMCA member, Pam Sterling, along with her tribe of fellow fitness comrades live out this expression well. For the past 15+ years, the

Here at the Y, we have a great team of staff members! We’d love for you to put a face to a name and get to know them a little better.  Each month, we will

Here at the Y, we have a great team of staff members! We’d love for you to put a face to a name and get to know them a little better.  Each month, we will

Here at the Y, we have a great team of staff members! We’d love for you to put a face to a name and get to know them a little better.  Each month, we will