On May 21, The Ironman Foundation Race For Change TM Community Event was held at the downtown Family YMCA. The event highlighted the importance of physical activity among underprivileged youth, including swim basics, and culminated with a check presentation to the YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga as well as a swim clinic for YMCA Y-CAP youth at the downtown Y.
The Ironman Foundation and the YMCA have a shared mission in supporting physical activity among youth and providing opportunities for all youth to become active, regardless of socioeconomic status, financial ability, etc. Money donated by the foundation to the Y will be used to provide swim lessons and opportunities to Y-CAP participants.
“We are excited and honored to receive this gift,” said Baron Herdelin-Doherty, YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga president and CEO. “Teaching youth to be more water-aware and the ability to swim are something that the YMCA has been involved with for over 100 years.”
Cara Standifer