It's the signature yearly event for our Family Y: The Annual Meeting, at which we welcome new volunteer leaders to our two governing boards, thank others for their service and dedication to our Association and salute the special contributions of Y staff, members and volunteers.

This year's meeting, the 89th, will take place on Monday, June 17 at 5:30 pm in the Bedford Room. We welcome all Y members to join us, as we celebrating a truly "groundbreaking" past year and turn our sights on what will be a momentous year to come in our Family Y's history.

The Family Y's 7th Annual Strong Kids Triathlon takes place the morning of Sunday, Sept. 22, at Staples High School. This fun, festive event helps raise awareness — and funds — for the Family Y’s annual fundraising effort, the Strong Kids Campaign.Triathlon participants compete for age group awards, and each child receives a T-shirt and a medal as well as the satisfaction of being a true, “triple-threat” young athlete.

The categories are:
Ages 7-10: 75 meter swim, 1 mile bike ride, 1/2 mile run. Race starts at 9:00 am
Ages 10-13: 150 meter swim, 2 mile bike ride, 1 mile run. Race starts at 10:00 am
Ages 2-6: 100 meter dash. Registration begins at 10 am. Race starts at 11:00 am

Triathlon pre-registered $25 ($35 day of race and no guarantee there will be a spot). Dash $10
Triathlon participants compete for age group awards. All participants receive a medal and a t-shirt.
For more information contact Meg George at 203 226 8981 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).


To guarantee your spot and save time and money, please register before September 20th at 4 pm.

The real work of Building What Matters — a modern new home for the Westport Weston Family Y — is under way, following the official groundbreaking ceremony held on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at the Y’s 32-acre Mahackeno campus.

“The Y has always served as a center of community life and wellness for our local citizens of all ages,” said Jim Marpe, Chair of the Family Y’s governing Board of Trustees. “Today, we are taking a very important next step in assuring that our mission of community center and wellness continues, not just for the current generation of those who live and work in our towns, but also for future generations of local families for decades to come.”

“We knew what we were doing would be good for the community,” said Rob Reeves, the Y’s chief executive officer, as reported yesterday by Westport News’ Paul Schott. “We stayed the course and stayed positive and met all the expectations of all the governing bodies. It’s the culmination of a lot of hard work over many, many years.” For more coverage of the event, including photo highlights, please click here.