We Appreciate Your Support
Thank you for joining us for the Tampa YMCA’s Community Impact Week, sponsored by Regions. This unbelievable impact simply would not be possible without the generosity of supporters, like the ones listed here, who understand the Y is more than a gym…we are a community! We are humbled by your immense support. Your generosity allows us to open our doors to kids and families regardless of their financial capacity, enabling your Tampa Y to effectively serve 223,774 individuals in 2020 regardless of a 9-week shutdown.
We appreciate your continued trust in and commitment to the Tampa YMCA mission and cause and ask that you share all the videos from this page with as many people as you can. Many of you are already generous donors. For those of you who are not…we ask you to join our cause in strengthening our Tampa Bay community below.
Every dollar you donate stays local and has a lasting impact on Tampa Bay area residents. You can save someone’s life. Your gift teaches a child how to swim. Your gift helps a child, struggling to read. Your gift helps a cancer survivor heal and regain normalcy and independence. Your gift teaches healthy habits so the chronically ill can reverse deadly diseases and live longer. Your support helps hundreds of thousands of kids and families live healthier and happier lives. Thank you for celebrating with us and for your support!
Monday, March 22
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Thanks so much for joining the Tampa YMCA’s Community Impact Week, sponsored by Regions. To kick off this impactful week, we want to put a spotlight on one of the most profound ways we were able to fill a critical void during this global pandemic. On very short notice and thanks to our generous supporters, the Y mobilized quickly to provide emergency childcare to the heroes on the frontlines of this health crisis. WATCH how we pivoted our closed facilities to provide safe opportunities for children to learn, grow and thrive.
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We are so thankful to our generous donors which includes our members who stayed with us, donating their monthly membership dues to support our efforts during our temporary closure last spring. We were fortunate to have our Youth Relief Care for Essential Workers featured on FOX 13’s “What’s Right with Tampa Bay,” check it out!
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To help reach youth who may be drawn to water, yet more at risk of getting into trouble, the Tampa YMCA’s Mobile Swim and Education program, generously funded by the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County, provides free private lessons for children with special needs year-round in the Y’s heated pools. These lessons are designed to assist children who would not be able to learn the basic safety skills in a group setting. With hands-on attention, children learn essential lifesaving skills. The results have been remarkable! WATCH Elle’s journey with this program at the South Tampa Family YMCA. The Y truly appreciates the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County’s generosity…together, we can save more lives!
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Thanks for celebrating and letting us share our impact with you today! The Tampa YMCA’s Community Impact Week, sponsored by Regions, continues tomorrow with our Community Impact Award. Make sure you check back on this webpage to learn more about the community leader who will join the ranks of these previous honorees recognized for their dedication and positive impact on the Tampa Bay community. We’ll see you Tuesday morning on this page! And if you want to join our efforts to strengthen the community and donate today!
Tuesday, March 23
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Today the impact celebration continues for the Tampa YMCA’s Community Impact Week, sponsored by Regions. When the health crisis started last March, there was a critical need to feed families and the Tampa YMCA’s Veggie Van did its part to fight food insecurity, serving even more families during this time of need. In partnership with Feeding Tampa Bay and others, we more than tripled our food distribution to families living in food deserts. WATCH our ongoing efforts to end hunger in Tampa Bay.
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When the Tampa YMCA’s Veggie Van kept rolling during the pandemic, our increased efforts to feed families in need were featured by several local news stations, including WFLA News Channel8. WATCH how we provided easier and safer access to families in need.
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Today, we have the distinct pleasure of honoring an outstanding community leader with the Tampa YMCA’s Community Impact Award. This year, we recognize and thank Feeding Tampa Bay President & CEO Thomas Mantz for his dedication and positive impact on the Tampa Bay community. Mr. Mantz exemplifies the very purpose of what the Community Impact Award is all about. His service to the community throughout the pandemic has been vital to the health and well-being of our kids and families. He did more than provide food and nourishment to those in need… he also displayed values of compassion and caring through actions that are examples for us all to live by. See for yourself the incredible impact Mr. Mantz and his team are making through Feeding Tampa Bay!
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Congratulations again to Feeding Tampa Bay President & CEO Thomas Mantz who joins the ranks of 11 other distinguished Tampa YMCA Community Impact Award recipients. Tampa YMCA President & CEO Matt Mitchell was honored to present Mr. Mantz with the prestigious award at the Tampa Y Association Office today.
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Thank you so much for joining the Tampa YMCA’s Community Impact Week, sponsored by Regions to honor a community role model like Thomas Mantz. Our impact celebration continues tomorrow with a look at an innovative Y partnership sparked by the pandemic to help save lives. You won’t want to miss this! See you Wednesday morning on this page! No need to wait to join our efforts to strengthen the community.
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We start today’s Tampa YMCA’s Community Impact Week, sponsored by Regions, experience with a look at a new partnership we embarked on during the COVID-19 crisis. During the pandemic, blood bank supplies ran low in Tampa Bay. The Tampa YMCA stepped in…WATCH how we continue to help fill a critical need in our community, with the support of OneBlood, LifeSouth and City of Tampa Mayor Jane Castor.
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Since our safe re-opening on May 18, 2020, the Tampa YMCA has been welcoming back families as they work to improve their health and well-being in spirit, mind and body. Word spread fast about the Y’s commitment to provide a safe, clean and healthy environment for all…and we landed this special segment on WTVT FOX 13. WATCH it with us!
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The Tampa YMCA is committed to strengthening the community but we couldn’t do this without the help, support and guidance of our volunteers. Our family centers recognize these most outstanding center volunteers who have gone above and beyond to help further our mission and community efforts. Congratulations to these ten remarkable individuals! Make sure you check out your Y’s Facebook page to learn more about each Volunteer of the Year.
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We appreciate you celebrating all our volunteers today! The Tampa YMCA’s Community Impact Week, sponsored by Regions, continues tomorrow with our prestigious Red Triangle Award. Make sure you tune in see who will join the ranks of these previous honorees whose leadership, dedicated service and devotion to our Y mission have made significant and lasting impact in the community. We’ll see you Thursday morning on this page! In the meantime, we invite you to support the Y. Whether you are giving your time, talents or treasures…you can join our cause to strengthen the community!
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On our final day of the Tampa YMCA’s Community Impact Week, sponsored by Regions, we’re diving deep with a population hit hardest by the global pandemic: seniors. Many older adults live alone and look forward to their visit to the Y to rebuild their strength, and perhaps more importantly, to see their friends. When COVID-19 shut our doors, many seniors felt more alone than ever, including Pat from the Campo Family YMCA. WATCH her journey with us…you may need to get some tissues.
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After a heartbreaking tragedy, Jo used to come to the North Brandon Family YMCA practically every day to help recover from a dark place. But after COVID-19 closed our doors, Jo began to feel hopeless again. The Y was not going to let that happen. WATCH Jo’s story.
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Today, we have the distinct privilege to honor two *very* special volunteers. The Order of the Red Triangle Award is given to volunteers who have made lasting and valuable contributions to the Tampa YMCA and the community we serve. In the spirit of the Y’s Red Triangle symbol, the three sides of the triangle portray the threefold nature of a person – spirit, mind and body. This year, we honor longtime Y supporters Cy and Joanne Spurlino. No one has held our hand more tightly than Cy and Joanne and we are so fortunate to have them as friends. It is an honor to recognize them as true owners of our mission and purpose. They join the ranks of 12 other distinguished Tampa YMCA Red Triangle Award recipients.
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Danny Fleary, Jr. is a disabled veteran who loves bettering his spirit, mind and body at the Tampa YMCA. But life wasn't always easy for Danny. WATCH why Danny credits the Tampa Y for saving his life, helping him recover from a very dark period in his life at the Spurlino Family YMCA.
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