Member Testimonials

I love to parents night out, sitter service, owls nest and the hours of camp! As working parents these options are great!

This was our 3rd year of Y Camp and our son loves it!

We love camp and the councilors, teachers and activities.

We live the coaches and teachers for all the activities.

UMLY has a very good tennis program. It could be much much stronger though. There needs to be a focus and commitment from the the Greater Brandywine Organization to grow this program. The community wants a stellar kids and adult program with USTA tournaments. The parent community has been leaving UMLY to go to other places for tennis because there is no growth for kids once they reach the intermediate level. There are a few things the Greater Brandywine YMCA can do to help UMLY. 1. UMLY needs addition indoor courts so they can maintain their clinics and schedule during the winter months. 2. The contracts with leagues need to be cancelled. I know they bring in revenue, but you will see more revenue if the tennis program is expanded and the reputation increases. 3. We need USTA tournaments for kids. It increases the visibility of the tennis program and brings prestige to UMLY.

Please Please build us more indoor tennis courts. UMLY was going to do this before it joined Greater Brandywine and the capital improvement budget got pushed toward renovating the pool.

UMLY day camp has been great. My daughter absolutely loves going to camp and hanging out with her friends at UMLY. She comes home very dirty and exhausted and I would t expect anything less. I love that they play outside all day!

Tennis program is great for our daughter. It has been wonderful.

We loved Camp UMLY... my daughter was 3 this summer and she really blosssomed at Camp. I thought the high school age counselors were mature and kind and that the program was well organized and routine enough for smaller kids. Genevieve learned to love the pool this summer which was a big win for us

This was our 3rd yr for Day Camp and my daughter thoroughly enjoyed each and every day! She loves to swim and go on adventures. They took a fun packed trip every other week to some really cool spots. Not only has she grown her swim skills but shes grown socially in so many ways. The staff is fabulous and friendly. We'll be back next year!

Outside, and there are a variety of activities.

Variety, reasonable cost

Great summer program and hours.
Financial assistance, desperately needed.
The variety of activities during the day and week.

Staff is great

Camp was amazing!! So well run and organized. Counselors were great. My son loved it!

The summer camp was so much fun for our kids! I loved they were outside! They really enjoyed the week they were there and we can't wait to come back next year!

It was the best thing could happen to my kid. My daughter has type 1 diabetes and is not able to manage diabetes herself yet. When I was signing her for the camp, administration agreed to meet first. First of all administration organized meetings, consultations to organize and teach all the counselors how to handle her diabetes. During all 8 weeks, all the counselors were very helpful, kind and understanding to our situation, and the biggest thing that my child could enjoy her summer and forget that she was a kid with diabetes. I am great full to the whole team.

The activity my Kids like it very much and the counselor is very nice

Camp was absolutely fantastic for our son. There were a couple of issues our son had with children older than him being allowed to mix in with his younger group that i wasn't thrilled with. The counselors were awesome and made camp fun and exciting. Our son is already looking forward to camp next year. We truly appreciate all that the YMCA does to make camp and safe, fun, and memorable experience for the kids. Overall, the YMCA's version of summer camp is a job well done. Thank you.

Variety — it’s not all sports. You have activities that suit the interests of my kids.

Diversity and physical activity

Caring staffs.

The weekly themes are amazing, and the field trips are awesome! I feel very comfortable having my child attend the Summer Camp at UMLY! The staff / counselors are just amazing!!

My son learned how to play new sports like archery. He learned about wildlife and loved hiking in the woods.

The children get to spend so much time outside and make friends

My son has a lot of fun and has made a lot of friends

Lots of options, fun activities, easy to make schedule adjustments

Cycle classes are a great workout. Pushes me!

Great camp leaders with knowledge and skills

Our first time experience with camp woodsy was incredible. My daughter instantly felt comfortable and the counselors and directors put together a wonderful program. We will definitely be back next summer and my daughter is already asking about it!

Love the flexibility of the summer camp schedule and the variety of themes and specialties for summer camp.

Loved camp! Reasonably priced and my son had a great time every day. He loved the swimming lessons and rec swim and there were unique activities every week. Great value.