Two popular Meeting Waters YMCA events come together for a fun and informative day for the entire family. A regional leader in both summer camp programming and health promotion for youth and families, Meeting Waters YMCA will host a combined YMCA Healthy Kids Day and Camp Open House at its Lewis Day Camp facility in Springfield on Saturday, May 17th. The event takes place, rain or shine, from 10 to noon and is open to the public, free-of-charge.

During the event, prospective campers and their parents can meet the camp’s staff leaders, tour some of the 52 acre Lewis Day Camp facility, learn about financial assistance options, the Summer Food Program and daily bussing, and hear from campers and camp parents from previous years about their experiences.

At the same time, families will have the opportunity to participate in several different activities from the Y’s Healthy Family Home initiative which promotes healthy eating, routine physical activity and spending more time together as a family.

2014 marks Meeting Waters YMCA’s 50^th consecutive summer providing enriching day camp programming. Over that half-a-century, more than 12,000 area youth have kept their minds and bodies engaged at a time when far too many children fall back. Research shows that without access to well-designed camp programs, kids fall behind academically and gain weight twice as fast during summer than the school year. Meeting Waters Y’s Day Camps are designed to prevent summer learning loss and weight gain while also developing new friendships and lifelong memories.

More information about Meeting Waters YMCA’s camps and health promotion services is available at their website at http://www.meetingwatersymca.org, on their Facebook page, or by calling their office nearest you—Brattleboro: 246-1036; Bellows Falls/Fall Mountain: 463-4769, or Springfield: 885-8131.

Founded in 1895, Meeting Waters YMCA is a charitable, social service organization serving the Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, Springfield and Fall Mountain regions. It strengthens the foundations of community through youth development, healthy living, social responsibility and family strengthening.