All proceeds benefit the YMCA of Northwest Florida and Bike Pensacola.
What's in store for 2022?
YMCA of Northwest Florida will direct funds to:
Children's swim program:
Teen leadership program:
Children's swim program:
- Will replace lifejackets and swim lesson teaching and adaptive equipment. With this investment, we can continue offering a safe aquatics experience to all ages and effectively deliver water safety and swim lessons.
Teen leadership program:
- Purchase picnic tables and equipment to outfit a pavilion we are building at the Northeast ' program site. This pavilion will serve this program after school and in the summer and be available for community use. Our goal is to create a space just for our teens, where they can have positive, active time in a safe space.
Bike Pensacola will direct funds to:
- Public engagements around Pensacola's Active Transportation Master Plan - educating local residents about the plan, rallying them to attend public meetings and advocating for improvements in a number of ways that will create a safer and better community for cycling and walking.
- Offering a temporary traffic calming program to help neighbors slow down speeding cars on their streets, and plan to host a kid's bike safety event that includes a short ride.
The YMCA of Northwest Florida
The Y has been a leader in youth development, adult wellness and community support in the FloridaPanhandle for 140 years. With a mission to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all, the programs supported are designed to nurture the full potential of children and teens by helping them
strengthen muscles and more. Kids learn skills such as caring, confidence, honesty, respect and responsibility. The Y also believes exercise in the water benefits all ages and fitness levels.
strengthen muscles and more. Kids learn skills such as caring, confidence, honesty, respect and responsibility. The Y also believes exercise in the water benefits all ages and fitness levels.
Bike Pensacola
Known for their popular bike ride in town—the Slow Ride, Bike Pensacola is a coalition of bicyclists, bike clubs, bike shops, and other organizations working to improve conditions for bicycling in Pensacola. More than 400 riders bike the city streets for its monthly Slow Ride, building support for a more bicycle and pedestrian-friendly community.
Co-founder Christian Wagley is a strong advocate for restoring Pensacola’s urban core and making the City more pedestrian and bicycle-friendly. Because most cyclists are “self taught,” each month they offer information about bicycle laws and safety tips that will help keep rides safe and enjoyable.
Co-founder Christian Wagley is a strong advocate for restoring Pensacola’s urban core and making the City more pedestrian and bicycle-friendly. Because most cyclists are “self taught,” each month they offer information about bicycle laws and safety tips that will help keep rides safe and enjoyable.
Past Support
- Partnered with local churches to provide 20 students with scholarships to attend a winter camp trip or a student discipleship camp. These contributions help to shape the trajectory of the next generation.
- Provided full Thanksgiving meals to over 40 families with the partnership of Seville Quarter.
- Purchased and installed a permanent shade structure over the outdoor family pool at the Betty J. Pullum Family YMCA in Navarre, expanding our ability to offer swim lessons, camp swimming and recreational swimming to this community.
- Education and advocacy around traffic calming needed to reduce vehicle speeds, creating enhanced educational displays at Slow Rides and other events.
- Promote Safer Streets Pensacola project, including promoting a Vision Zero policy for the City Council and Mayor to endorse.
- Expanded youth recreational sports opportunities and increased safety at our Betty J. Pullum Family YMCA by purchasing six 40,000 lumen solar-powered lights and six poles to light our youth sports fields. This has had a meaningful impact in our program by ensuring a safe space for youth to enjoy sports and free play.