Whatcom Family YMCA

09/04/2026

🎉 Preschool & Pre-K spots are available! 🎉

Looking for a caring, engaging place for your little one to learn, grow, and make friends? 💙

The Whatcom Family YMCA currently has full-time Preschool and Pre-K spots available at our Early Learning Centers!

🌱 Play-based learning
🤝 Caring, supportive teachers
🎨 Opportunities to explore, create & grow
💛 A community where every child can thrive

Spots are limited, so now is a great time to learn more and find the right fit for your family!

👉 Learn more here and reach out with questions!

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09/03/2026

Yay! The Fall Girls on the Run season is approaching quickly!

Learn more here -
https://www.whatcomymca.org/girls-run
Reach out for more information: [email protected]

Fall Girls on the Run is just around the corner - starting the week of September 28th! We're adding teams to the roster, so if you don't see YOUR school on the list, reach out today and we'll work to make it happen!
Volunteer Coaches make the GOTR World go 'Round, so if you have some time one afternoon per week (for 8 fast weeks!) consider joining our incredible team of coaches - YOU WON'T REGRET IT!
https://www.whatcomymca.org/girls-run
Reach out for more information: [email protected]

09/02/2026

Many of you have seen our climbing wall 🧗. Some of you have even made it all the way to the top and looked out from up there, or cheered on a friend from below. But you don't often get to see our crew on the backside of the wall. 👀

One thing we're tackling during Facility Improvement Week (FIW) is a deep clean and maintenance of the wall, which means getting in behind it to handle some "dirty work".🧽

Thanks to our amazing climbing wall staff and volunteers who really held it down for this project!

We can't wait to see you back on the wall when we reopen Tuesday, September 8!🙌

08/29/2026

Facility Improvement Week starts Sunday! 🔧

From August 30–September 7, our downtown Bellingham Y will be closed while our team tackles deep cleaning, maintenance, repairs and upgrades throughout the building.

The building may be closed, but your Y community isn’t. Join us outside during FIW:

• 8/31 • 12:15pm — Body-Weight HIIT at Barkley Village Green
• 9/1 • 8am — Y Run/Walk from the downtown Y
• 9/2 • 11am — Y Outside Social Walk at Zuanich Park
• 9/3 • 8am — Y Run/Walk from the downtown Y
• 9/3 • 9:30am — Tiny Trekkers at Fairhaven Park

Virtual Active Older Adult classes will continue on their regular schedule, too.

Need help with a payment, registration, paperwork or a question? Our Welcome Center will have support staff available September 1–4, 8am–5pm.

We reopen Tuesday, September 8 at 5:30am.

We can’t wait to show you what’s changing. 💙

08/26/2026

The fire alarm at the Y was activated this evening by work taking place in the basement. The building was evacuated as a precaution, and the Bellingham Fire Department responded. There was no fire, and everyone is safe.

We appreciate our members for following our safety protocols, as well as the quick response from our staff and the Bellingham Fire Department! 💙

The Y will be open as normal tomorrow morning at 5:30am.

08/11/2026

Never a dull moment here at the Y!

Come in and visit us to meet the new team 😜

07/24/2026

We’re proud to be a sponsor of the Inclusion Festival happening this Sunday! 💙
Join us for a FREE, family-friendly celebration of Disability Pride, accessibility, and belonging. Enjoy live music, interactive activities, animals, sensory-friendly spaces, games, local resources, and so much more.

Be sure to stop by our YMCA-sponsored co****le station with Upper Left Co****le and say hello! We can’t wait to celebrate a community where everyone belongs.

📅 Sunday, July 26
⏰ 10:00 AM–6:00 PM