Get Ready, Facility Improvement Week is Coming!
From Sunday, August 30 through Monday, September 7, we'll be hosting a Facility Improvement Week, a dedicated stretch of time to make strategic updates to our building for you and our community.
This week allows us to complete projects that simply aren't possible while the Y is operating at full capacity. We'll be tackling deep cleaning, preventative maintenance, repairs and facility upgrades that help keep your Y safe, welcoming and ready to serve our community.
Here’s what to expect:
- During this time, there will not be member access to the facility or programs that run onsite at our downtown Bellingham location. Off-site programs, including child care (BASE, ELC) and youth soccer, will continue as normal.
- We'll have support staff available at the Welcome Center for in-person or phone registrations, paperwork, or questions Tuesday, September 1–Friday, September 4, from 8am–5pm.
- The Women's Locker Rooms are getting some upgrades and a leak fix. Due to the type of work needed, that area will close earlier, beginning Saturday, August 22, through the remainder of Facility Improvement Week. During this time, members who typically use the Women's Locker Room will use the first-floor changing rooms.
A Commitment to Serving our Members
We're using this time to invest in the building we all share, making it safer, cleaner, and better able to serve you and our community. We'll share photos along the way so you can watch the progress come together.
This spirit of improvement is already in motion. Thanks to our cooperation with the City of Bellingham, we now have two dedicated ADA parking spots in front of our building for our members and community to use.
Thank you for understanding. We can't wait to show you the results, because there's No Place Like This Place.
If you have any questions, suggestions, or feedback, we'd love to hear from you. Please feel free to email us anytime at ymca@whatcomymca.org.
The Whatcom Family YMCA Team