To the editor: My name is Jocelyn Oliva, and I would like to share my many YMCA experiences that have been created over the last 12 years of my life. These experiences have shaped who I am, and they continue to create the adult I want to become. I started experiencing the YMCA as a toddler, participating in YMCA programs, such as daddy and me swimming, and I attended YMCA after care every day after school. Every summer since I was three years old, I have attended YMCA Camp Sloper, and I have built memories that will last a lifetime. I want to share these memories and lessons learned with you now. My earliest memories are driving into the YMCA Camp Sloper grounds and seeing each core value displayed as the car drives by. Caring, Honesty, Respect, Responsibility, and Fun. These values are displayed every day by the camp staff and they encourage each camper to look for opportunities to live them. For example, when I think about “caring,” I think about ‘Low Ropes’ which is really fun and it requires each person to support the camper so he or she doesn’t fall. The counselors teach each camper to care […]
To the editor: My name is Jocelyn Oliva, and I would like to share my many YMCA experiences that have been created over the last 12 years of my life. These experiences have shaped who I am, and they continue to create the adult I want to become. I started experiencing the YMCA as a toddler, participating in YMCA programs, such as daddy and me swimming, and I attended YMCA after care every day after school. Every summer since I was three years old, I have attended YMCA Camp Sloper, and I have built memories that will last a lifetime. I want to share these memories and lessons learned with you now. My earliest memories are driving into the YMCA Camp Sloper grounds and seeing each core value displayed as the car drives by. Caring, Honesty, Respect, Responsibility, and Fun. These values are displayed every day by the camp staff and they encourage each camper to look for opportunities to live them. For example, when I think about “caring,” I think about ‘Low Ropes’ which is really fun and it requires each person to support the camper so he or she doesn’t fall. The counselors teach each camper to care […]