Barbara Dooley

When you see Barbara Dooley on the Expresso bike at the Pickens YMCA, you’d never know the struggle it took to get to that moment.

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Connor

https://youtu.be/aJVsmBAUhyk It’s one of every parent’s worst nightmares. It was July 4, and Sarah and Brent Gregorich, and their son Connor, were spending the day

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Diego

For most parents, the possibility of their young child, who doesn’t know how to swim, falling into a pool or lake is a terrifying prospect.

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Ginny McJunkin

Ginny McJunkin has lived in the Easley community her entire life. She’s been around the Y for many years at pool parties and events. But

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John & Yvonne Harrison

We all know someone who has received a cancer diagnosis. There is uncertainty, fear, and the inevitable physical tolls surgery and treatments take on the

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Jo-Ann West

For most of her life, Jo-Ann West has been controlled by the number on the scale. She played four sports growing up in Canada, but,

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Joe Doria

If you see Joe Doria at the Y, you’re likely to find him in the same place: the Expresso Bikes. The Expresso Bikes allow riders

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Angie Galloway

When Angie began coming to the Y, she was just getting by and living day to day. A hairdresser and mom of two boys, exercising

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Kristen Hearne

“I wanted to have the energy to run around at the park with my daughter without feeling like I had to drag myself to do

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Claude Griffin

My name is Claude Griffin, and I am a Cancer Survivor. When I was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer I was very afraid. I live alone

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