Val Cantwell has been a member of the Shasta Family YMCA since 1999. Val first attended the Y after she won a free three-month membership trial. After the trial period ended, Val officially joined the Y, and loved it so much she never stopped coming. Val always has a huge smile as she enters the Y doors. She loves the camaraderie with the other members. She adores her instructor Yvonne, whom she calls the "champion of instructors".
Val appreciates the staff, the friendliness, the professionalism, and the comfort of being a part of a group is amazing to her. When Val lost her husband during COVID, she said that without "her people” at the Y she would not have made it through that difficult time.
Val is a Y member for life and loves every minute of it. In addition to the benefits from the activities at the Y, being part of the Y has led to many friendships and new memories for Val.