By Dawn Medley Heading into the Y Madness championship round on November 17, Expresso rider Tammi Piguet knew she was going to give it everything she had. She planned to log more miles in a [...]

Diabetes Dialogue World Diabetes Day, November 14, is an opportunity to join other YMCA members in raising awareness of the chronic disease that affects nearly 537 million people around the globe. Many community programs and [...]

Members Age 80+ Prove Fitness Can Last a Lifetime By Dawn Medley Four women. 358 years of life experiences. Nearly 80 years of combined membership at the STAUNTON-AUGUSTA FAMILY YMCA. Virginia Martin, Opal Nelson, Ann [...]

You may recognize our newest personal trainer, Eleanor Rixey. STAUNTON-AUGUSTA FAMILY YMCA Zumba and Group Fitness Instructor Rixey is passionate about health and fitness, and wanted to broaden her expertise and offerings to further impact [...]

Most people in the community know the mysterious story of Bobby Fitzgerald. The unsolved disappearance of the experienced hiker in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains attracted national attention in 2012. But there are [...]

Noah McMillan’s favorite jacket fits comfortably now. That’s thanks in large part to McMillan’s change in both exercise and dietary habits. A regular at the STAUNTON-AUGUSTA FAMILY YMCA, pursuing fitness goals is something that McMillian [...]

It’s bigger than a hobby but smaller than a nonprofit. The word Hillary Getsey uses to describe Charlie’s Books is project. Getsey routinely grabs a stack of popular children’s books – titles such as Eric [...]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was written by current MBU student Maya Reyes when she served as a YMCA communications intern in the spring 2021 semester. She’s now employed at the YMCA part-time as she continues [...]

Brian Ringgold’s college ring is fastened to his ring finger on his right hand, which rests on top of his Permobil M3 electric wheelchair. For Ringgold – a tutoring monitor for the STAUNTON-AUGUSTA FAMILY YMCA’s SAW [...]

Melissa Anderson Morgan is the perfect person to introduce Yoga for Cancer to the STAUNTON-AUGUSTA FAMILY YMCA. She loves group fitness. And ever since she was a towel-folding aerobics instructor at the old Tams Street [...]