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March 31, 2021

April @ the Wardle Family YMCA


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March 8, 2021

BYAC Tiger Sharks Compete at the 2021 CYSL Short Course Winter Swimming Championship


(March 8, 2021) Port Royal, SC: The 2021 Carolina YMCA Swim League Short Course Winter Swimming Championship was held February 26-28, 2021 at the Lakelands YMCA in Greenwood. Twenty-five BYAC Tiger Sharks swimmers qualified and competed in individual swimming events at the meet.

Two BYAC swimmers, Lily Bostwick and James Stone, turned in stellar performances going undefeated in all of their races. BYAC placed fifth overall with eleven teams competing in the meet.

In individual scoring, Lily Bostwick dominated earning 1st place in 15-18 Girls 100-Yard Freestyle, 200-Yard Breaststroke, 200-Yard Freestyle, 50 Yard-Freestyle, 100-Yard Breaststroke, and 500-Yard Freestyle. James Stone placed first in 15-18 Boys 200-Yard Butterfly, 50-Yard Freestyle, 200-Yard Freestyle, 100-Yard Butterfly, and 100-Yard Freestyle.

Jacob Mansker earned first place in 9-10 Boys 100-Yard and 50-Yard Backstroke and fourth in both 50-Yard Freestyle and 100-Yard IM. Valerie Baxley placed second in 6 & Under Girls 50-Yard Freestyle and fourth in 25-Yard Backstroke; Sarah Mansker placed second in 7-8 Girls 25-Yard Backstroke and fourth in 25-Yard Breaststroke; Luke Johansen placed second in the Boys age 7-8 25-Yard Backstroke, third in both 25-Yard Breaststroke and 100-Yard Freestyle; Caleb Johansen placed third in 9-10 Boys 200-Yard Freestyle, 200-Yard IM and 50-Yard Breaststroke. Susan Cushman placed second in 13-14 Girls 100-Yard Freestyle and 200-Yard Freestyle.

Alexis Berryhill placed second in 11-12 Girls 100-Yard Backstroke and fourth in 50-Yard Breaststroke and 50-Yard Backstroke. Kaylee Bartholomew placed second in Girls 13-14 200-Yard Breaststroke and the 100-Yard Breaststroke. Emma Grace “So Graceful” Dinkins placed second in Girls 15-18 200-Yard Freestyle. Taggart Paul Cushman placed second in 11-12 Boys 200-Yard Freestyle and Stephen Dunning placed third in the Boys age 15-18 100-Yard Backstroke.

The Tiger Sharks also had four gold medal relay teams. The 10 & Under Boys took first in 200 Medley and 200 Freestyle Relay, while the Girls 12 & Under team took first in both the 200 Medley and 200 Freestyle Relays.

Read all results here:

Eight BYAC swimmers qualified for the 2021 SC Upper Southeast Regional YMCA Short Course Championship Meet March 11-14, 2021.

Congratulations to all the BYAC swimmers! The BYAC Tiger Sharks swim year round.

Interested swimmers should contact the Wardle Family YMCA located at 1801 Richmond Avenue, Port Royal or call 843.522.9622. Scholarship assistance is available for qualified applicants.

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March 4, 2021

March @ the Wardle Family YMCA


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February 3, 2021

February @ the Wardle Family YMCA


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January 8, 2021

Blood Drive @ The Y Jan. 29


Blood Drive @ the YMCA in Port Royal on Friday, Jan. 29 from 10:30am -2:30 pm. Appointment can be made online here. Donors will receive a $10 eGift card, Long Sleeve T-Shirt, a Free Appetizer coupon courtesy of Carrabba’s Carrabba’s Italian Grill and a wellness checkup including COVID-19 antibody test!

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December 30, 2020

January @ the Wardle Family YMCA


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December 9, 2020

YMCA Fill The Bus


If you are looking to help our community this holiday season consider contributing to our food drive to benefit HELP of Beaufort, a local food pantry. We will be collecting non-perishable goods the week of Dec. 13 -18 @ the Wardle Family Y in Port Royal. Look for the bus with the big food drive banner to drop off your donation- please wear a mask. See below for a list of items needed by HELP of Beaufort. Thank you!

Our address is 1801 Richmond Ave. in Port Royal.

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December 3, 2020

December @ the Wardle Family YMCA



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November 13, 2020

November @ the Wardle Family YMCA


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October 20, 2020

BEAUFORT-JASPER YMCA OF THE LOWCOUNTRY HELPS PROTECT CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL ABUSE: PROMOTING CHILD PROTECTION DURING COVID-19


(Port Royal, Oct. 15, 2020): The Beaufort-Jasper YMCA of the Lowcountry is participating in the Five Days of Action, October 26-30, 2020. The Five Days of Action is a week designed to raise awareness and inspire adults to take action to protect children from sexual abuse. 

The Beaufort-Jasper YMCA of the Lowcountry encourages adults and organizations in the community to play a vital role in making Beaufort and Japer Counties a safer place for children, especially during this ever-changing environment. As our communities continue to press pause and participate in social distancing, we know that protecting kids looks different this year. Not only is our community dealing with a pandemic that is separating kids in need from the safe adults in their lives, but there are spikes in domestic violence, cries for social justice for Black lives, and more concerns about the mental health of youth and adults.

Five Days of Action will help communities and parents/caregivers take it One Day at a Time and will offer tips, tools, activities, and resources that are relevant to the current environment.

When adults know how abuse happens, see the warning signs, and respond quickly to prevent abuse, they foster a culture of child abuse prevention. Together, we can bring awareness to the issue of child sexual abuse in our communities and have important conversations around how we can all work together to prevent it from happening.

“Protecting children from sexual abuse must be the number one goal of every person who cares about the health and well-being of kids,” said Kaylin Garst, Executive Branch Director of the Wardle Family YMCA in Port Royal. “Together, we can stand up to demand that children are protected and encourage adults to make it happen in our community. It takes all of us.”

The Beaufort-Jasper YMCA of the Lowcountry, with support from the YMCA Guardians for Child Protection, YMCA of the USA, Darkness to Light, the Redwoods Group Foundation, and Praesidium have made materials available to help adults learn more about preventing child sexual abuse.

For more information about preventing child sexual abuse visit https://www.fivedaysofaction.org/

Materials are derived from YMCA of the USA’s “Know. See. Respond.” copyrighted in 2020.

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE STATISTICS – PROVIDED BY DARKNESS TO LIGHT

  • One in ten children will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday.
  • 90% of child sexual abuse victims know their abuser.
  • Approximately 30% of children who are sexually abused are abused by family members.
  • 60% of child sexual abuse victims never tell anyone.
  • False reports are rare. Research shows that only 4 to 8% of child sexual abuse reports are fabricated.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU BELIEVE A CHILD IS BEING ABUSED – PROVIDED BY DARKNESS TO LIGHT

  • You do not need to have proof that abuse is occurring to make a report, only reasonable suspicion. Reasonable suspicion means that you have witnessed maltreatment or boundary violations, either in the child or adult, or both. Or, you have received a disclosure from a child about abuse, neglect, or boundary violations towards them.
  • Child sexual abuse reports should be made to the police and/or state child protective services.
  • Contact the Darkness to Light Helpline at 866-FOR-LIGHT or text LIGHT to 741741 to have questions answered by trained counselors at no charge.
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