YMCA History
Name our two overnight camps.
Camp Coleman & Camp Orkila
The YMCA's membership cancellation and hold policy.
Written notice is required via webform 14 days prior to the first of the month.
Y members can register yearly for a consultation with a wellness coach to help create your own path to health and well-being.
Personalized Wellness Plan (PWP)
The YMCA program that partners with the city of Seattle to provide free beginner swim lessons for youths in our community.
Swim Seattle
Name at least three services that the Social Impact Center (YSIC) does to support youth & young adults in our community.
The year the Downtown YMCA was founded.
1876
True or False. We offer a class credit for any YGS activities that were cancelled due to snow or inclement weather.
False
Name the branches that have a sauna in their aquatic center.
Bellevue, West Seattle & Downtown
These four day camp programs are open to 6 graders and higher.
Outdoor Day Camp (varies by location), Trek, Peak, and Jr Lifeguard Camp
Name the new early learning center that is set to open in fall 2026.
Tukwila
Name the location of the very first YMCA.
London
If not booked, this pre-purchased service that is not redeemed expires 6 months from the date of purchase.
Personal Training
This YMCA has an enclosed rubberized sports court, full-size soccer/baseball fields, a climbing tower, a climbing wall, and a gaga pit.
Auburn YMCA
This program allows for members and non-members alike to explore local parks, go on a museum tour, take local hikes, and more.
AOA Outings (Active Older Adults)
This annual event is where the community gather to raise funds and recognize the people who convene the conversations and champion the change needed to create communities we all want to live in
Changemakers Event
Name the two sports the YMCA created that is still popular to this day.
Basketball & Volleyball
Supervising individuals are defined as registered caregivers, guardians or family members ages 14 & up. Name our three Supervising Individual Age Guidelines.
Ages 9 and younger (individual is responsible at all times unless signed into a program), Ages 10-13 (individual must by on Y property unless signed into program), Ages 14 & older (open access to the Y)
Six branches have access to an indoor running/walking track. Name those branches.
Bellevue, Downtown, Kent, Northshore, Sammamish, & West Seattle.
There are six birthday party options. Name those options.
Big Splash, Zany Zone, Jump Around, Game On, Climb New Heights, & Camp Fun.
Parking is an option at the Downtown YMCA. Validation is available between what hours at the K&L Gates building and how much (%) does the Y cover?
6:00 - 9:00 am & 5:00 pm to close. 70% validation
In 1853, this freed slave founded the first YMCA to serve the black community in Washington, DC.
Anthony Bowen
The three elements that are part of the swim test.
Deep water plunge, surface and swim 25 yards without stopping, 30 second tread or float
These six branches have a water slide and splash features in their aquatic center.
Auburn, Coal Creek, Dale Turner, Kent, Matt Griffin, & Sammamish YMCA
Name five out of our eight Chronic Disease Prevention Programs
Pathways to Wellness, Diabetes Prevention Program, ACT!, Enhance Fitness, Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring, Livestrong, Pedaling for Parkinson's, YMCA Health Coaching.
There are 8 outdoor day camps in the YMCA of Greater Seattle area. Name those camps.
Lincoln Park, Magnuson Park, Camp Keller, Camp Terry, Cottage Lake Park, Shoreview Park, Auburn YMCA, and Camp Kilworth