Stiles Pond Day Camp

08/28/2026

08/18/2026

Special Sturgeon Full Moon Yoga Pop-up at Stiles Pond camp🧘‍♀️
Thursday, August 27th.
6-7:30pm, followed by tea, snacks and community by the fire pit if weather cooperates🌕
Limited spots - must sign up. Call the Y, 978-774-2055.
🙏 Namasté

07/05/2026

Morning Free Flow Yoga by the Pond
Every Saturday from July 11-August 15.
☀️🧘‍♀️
Beautiful, calm way to start the day.

06/30/2026

Danvers Rotary Camperships and History of the Danvers Y Campership Fund.

Rotarians, John Somes and Richard Vincent presented a Campership check to the Danvers YMCA Board of Directors for $2500. This donation will allow 3-5 Youth whose families are experiencing financial hardship - to attend the YMCA Stiles Pond Summer Camp in Boxford MA. $$ is collected from Happy Dollars and Fines throughout the year during Rotary luncheons from Rotary members to support this need. This program was started by Bob Raiche in the early 1980's.
Robert "Bob" Raiche (1928–2014) was a prominent longtime Danvers resident, local business owner, and highly honored Rotarian best known for his global peacebuilding efforts. As an active member of the Rotary Club of Danvers and other regional clubs, he blended community service with international activism, earning some of the highest accolades in the global Rotary community. Impact and Connections Friends Forever International: In 1986, Bob founded Friends Forever International, an organization dedicated to building trust and empathy among youth from conflicting cultures. It began as a joint effort between the Rotary and the YMCA, originally bringing together Catholic and Protestant teenagers from Northern Ireland. The program later expanded to help Arab and Jewish youth in Israel. https://www.ff.international/
Major Accolades: Due to his extensive peace work, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012. Rotary International also awarded him two of its most prestigious honors: the Service Above Self Award and the Donald MacRae Peace Award
The Danvers Community YMCA provides financial assistance and "camperships" to ensure that no child is turned away from summer camp due to an inability to pay. Funded through community donations and events like the Y's Annual Campaign and partners like the Danvers Rotary Club, these scholarships lower the cost of summer programs. If you or someone you know is experiencing difficulties to provide a Summer Experience - please reach out to the Danvers Y. www.DanversYMCA.org or call 978-774-2055
Photo L2R: David Thomson (Y BOD Vice President), Cheryl Macdonald (Y BOD), Arthur Skarmeas (Y BOD), Richard Warren (Y BOD), John Somes (Rotarian and Y CEO), Pam Anderson (Y BOD), Richard Vincent (Rotarian and Y BOD President)

06/24/2026

06/24/2026

Fun, fun, fun for week 1 at the Stiles Pond camp in ☀️🎉🐢🎯🛶💦
Themed weeks include art and science, archery (for older groups), swimming, games and sports, boating, fishing…. Check out our new courts for basketball and pickleball too! No better place to spend a summer unplugged!

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05/21/2026

Summer camp is around the corner! Catch the bus from the Danvers Y at 7:55 or at one of our stops in Middleton, Topsfield, or Boxford, and have your kids be active and having a fun time at Stiles Pond this summer.