Silver Bay YMCA Conference and Family Retreat Center

While Giving Tuesday is slowly coming to an end there is still time to donate to your favorite team to help them win! You will be able to vote for your favorite team (in the form of a donation) through 11:59 p.m. tonight. The winning team will be announced on our social media, tomorrow! Donate now: https://lnkd.in/eXcXTqug #Silverbaygames #givingtuesday #silverbayymca #givingtuesday2023

Giving Tuesday is a crucial fundraising event for nonprofits and charitable organizations. It allows them to gain visibility, attract new donors, and engage with supporters interested in making a greater social impact. Help Silver Bay YMCA make a greater impact by donating today: https://lnkd.in/eXcXTqug #silverbaygames #givingtuesday #silverbayymca #givingtuesday2023

It's Giving Tuesday! Thank you to everyone who has supported Silver Bay so far this year, and thank you to everyone who plans to support Silver Bay today! This year for Giving Tuesday we created the Silver Bay Games to make donating more interactive and fun! There is still time to donate to your favorite Silver Bay Games team to help them become the winners of the Silver Bay Games! Make sure to get your donation in by 11:59 p.m. tonight to make sure your vote is counted! Donate here: https://lnkd.in/eXcXTqug #givingtuesday #silverbaygames #silverbayymca #givingtuesday2023

Throughout the Silver Bay Games teams earned points not only for completing each game, but for teamwork, team spirit, creativity/innovation, excellent execution, good sportsmanship. Points could be deducted from teams for not following the rules, bad sportsmanship, and cheating. Silver Bay Games hosts Shealy and Talia sat down to explain the points each team received during each game, as well as replay some favorite moments from the games for the viewers. Watch the video to find out which team is in the lead! Remember teams still have the opportunity to earn points until 11:59 p.m. on November 28 in the form of donations. Every dollar donated to each team is converted into points for that team. Help your favorite team become the winner of the 2023 Silver Bay Games by donating today! Watch the Games: https://lnkd.in/eFsHPH2E Donate to Silver Bay YMCA's Giving Tuesday Campaign: https://lnkd.in/eXcXTqug Learn more about Silver Bay Games: https://lnkd.in/em7tKYNc #Silverbaygames #givingtuesday

This week during the Silver Bay Games teams played one of the more difficult games: "Blind Trust". In this game 3 members of each team were blindfolded and tied together. The remaining team member had to guide their team members through the obstacle course. Once the course was completed teams had to untie and unblindfold themselves before raising their team flag to claim victory. Teamwork, trust, and communication turned out to be the most important skills during this challenge. Make sure to cheer your favorite team on as they race towards the end in this game of Blind Trust. In addition to winning games, teams can earn additional points for every dollar donated to their team. Watch the Silver Bay Games- https://lnkd.in/eFsHPH2E Donate to the Silver Bay Games- https://lnkd.in/eXcXTqug Learn more about the Silver Bay Games- https://lnkd.in/gz6DpNqN #GivingTuesday #SilverBayGames

3 days until Giving Tuesday! Tomorrow, the final game of the Silver Bay Games will be released: Blind Trust. Three members of each team were blindfolded and tied together and guided through the obstacle course by the remaining member of their team. This challenge took teamwork, trust, and communication to make it through. Make sure to watch tomorrows game to see who finishes first. Watch the Silver Bay Games: https://lnkd.in/eFsHPH2E Donate to Silver Bay YMCA's Giving Tuesday Campaign: https://lnkd.in/eXcXTqug Learn more about the games: https://lnkd.in/gz6DpNqN #givingtuesday #silverbaygames

This week during the Silver Bay Games teams played "Stay Afloat" in which they had 10 minutes to design a raft that could support the weight of a bowl full of water. Slim point had to proxies playing on their team this week: Valentina Ron and Luke Callahan. Watch to see what happens during this weeks game! In addition to winning games, teams can earn additional points for every dollar donated to their team. Watch the Silver Bay Games- https://lnkd.in/eFsHPH2E Donate to the Silver Bay Games- https://lnkd.in/eXcXTqug Learn more about the Silver Bay Games- https://lnkd.in/gz6DpNqN #GivingTuesday #SilverBayGames

Happy Thanksgiving! There are only 5 days left until Giving Tuesday. We've had a blast sharing tidbits about Silver Bay YMCA over these past 6 weeks, and we can't wait to share with you the winners of the first ever Silver Bay Games! The Silver Bay Games was created as a way to add an interactive element to our annual Giving Tuesday Campaign. It also allowed for more staff to get involved in the fundraising process! All money raised during the Silver Bay Games will go to Silver Bay YMCA. There's still time to donate to your favorite team, so donate if you can at the link below! If you're unable to donate cheer your favorite team on in the comments below! Let us know in the comments below what team has your vote! Donate to the Silver Bay Giving Tuesday Campaign: https://lnkd.in/eXcXTqug Watch the Games: https://lnkd.in/eFsHPH2E Learn more about the Silver Bay Games: https://lnkd.in/gz6DpNqN

We were joined by Carolyn Close and Sarah Spitzer this week to discuss their experience playing the Silver Bay Games. Carolyn and Sarah both whole heartedly believe that the people are what makes Silver Bay YMCA so special. While Silver Bay YMCA is surrounded by beauty, its the staff, guests, and donors that really bring Silver Bay to life, and make it such a special place and an asset to the community. Silver Bay YMCA extends its reach into Ticonderoga through the Silver Bay YMCA Ticonderoga Teen Center, which provides a safe space for teens to hang out after school while also giving them opportunities to learn new life skills such as cooking. Silver Bay YMCA also offers respite programs such as their Cancer Respite, Military R&R, Foster and Adoptive Family Retreat Program among others. These programs wouldn't have been possible without the support of the Silver Bay YMCA community. To help support Silver Bay and its mission donate here: https://lnkd.in/eXcXTqug To Learn more about Silver Bay YMCA visit: silverbay.org Watch the Silver Bay Games here: https://lnkd.in/eFsHPH2E #Silverbaygames #givingtuesday

One week until Giving Tuesday! With donations coming in daily, teams are eager to see who will come out on top for the first ever Silver Bay Games. Every donation counts, so make sure to donate to your favorite team to help them win the games! This week teams will be playing "Stay Afloat". This game put teams creativity, knowledge of physics, and quick thinking to the test. Due to the innovation displayed by teams, creativity played a huge part in this game, letting our teams put their art skills to the test. While teams didn't have time to break out any skills they may have learned in the Squire Studio, or from the daily water color painting classes offered in the summer they each put their own artistic flare on their designs. Silver Bay YMCA is known for its many arts related programming from basket weaving in the Squire Studio to pumpkin painting in the fall. Donations to Silver Bay YMCA allows Silver Bay to keep offering programs like these, and creating new art related programming to enjoy. To learn more about Silver Bay YMCA visit: silverbay.org Donate to Silver Bay's Giving Tuesday Campaign: https://lnkd.in/eXcXTqug Watch the games: https://lnkd.in/eFsHPH2E #GivingTuesday #silverbaygames