>> Jason: I’M GONNA ROCK THIS
THE REST OF THE WAY.
>> Tati: DO IT.
YOLO.
>>> AND ONE OF THE CLASSIC
SUMMER EXPERIENCES FOR KIDS IS
SUMMER CAMP.
IT CREATES MEMORIES THEY’LL
CHERISH AND NOW THEY CAN ENJOY
DAY CAMP HERE IN THE D.
OUR SPONSOR, YMCA OF METRO
DETROIT IS OPEN.
IF YOU AND YOUR CHILD ARE
CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT IT’S LIKE,
KIDS CAN TRY IT OUT FOR A DAY
FOR FREE.
SEE WHAT YOU’RE GETTING YOURSELF INTO.
JOINING US FROM THE YMCA
LOCATION IN FARMINGTON IS
ABIGAIL.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I’M GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
>> Tati: GOOD, THANK YOU FOR
BEING WITH US.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME!
>> Tati: WHY IS THE SUMMER CAMP
EXPERIENCE SO IMPORTANT FOR
CHILDREN?
>> KIDS NEED TO BE AROUND KIDS.
THE SOCIAL INTERACTION AND
STRUCTURE IS IMPORTANT WHILE
GETTING OUTSIDE AND CREATING
MEMORIES.
THE Y DRIVES YOUTH DEVELOPMENT,
IT’S A PART OF OUR CAUSE.
AND IT’S A HUGE WAY TO SUPPORT
AND IMPACT THE COMMUNITIES ON A
DAILY BASIS. >> Tati: SO LET’S TALK ABOUT
>> Tati: SO LET’S TALK ABOUT
WHAT’S ON EVERYBODY’S MIND, RIGHT?
HOW WILL YMCA IMPLEMENT CLEANING
METHODS.
>> WE SANITIZE HOURLY.
AND THEN BETWEEN EACH TRANSITION
OF PROGRAMMING, EVERYTHING IS
DEEP CLEANED AND SANITIZED AS
WELL.
SO SOMETIMES FACES AND MATERIALS
ARE CLEANED MULTI-TELL TIMES WITHIN AN HOUR.
WITHIN AN HOUR.
AND DEEP CLEANING IS DONE WITH A
HOSPITAL GRADE 360 MACHINE AND
DONE DAILY AT ALL LOCATIONS.
OUR STAFF ARE TRAINED IN HOW TO
USE IT.
IT’S ONE OF THE BEST MACHINES ON
THE MARKET RIGHT NOW, SO WE KNOW
THAT OUR KIDS AND OUR STAFF ARE
DEFINITELY SAFE WITHIN OUR
BUILDING.
>> Tati: THAT’S AWESOME!
I’M SURE PEOPLE ARE SO HAPPY TO
HEAR THAT.
WHAT CAN PARENTS AND KIDS EXPECT
WHEN THEY FIRST DROP THEM OFF
FOR CAMP?
BECAUSE IT’S A NEW WORLD.
>> YES, IT DEFINITELY IS.
FROM AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS
DONE CAMP FOR YEARS, WE’VE MADE
A LOT OF CHANGES TO OUR
PROGRAMMING JUST TO ENSURE THAT
AGAIN SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE
PRIORITY.
WHEN PARENTS DROP OFF, THEY’LL
EXPECT A CONTACTLESS DROP-OFF
AND THEY WILL BE ASKED TO STAY
IN THEIR VEHICLE.
A YMCA STAFF MEMBER WILL WALK UP
WITH GLOVES AND A MASK ON AND
ASK THE PARENT A SERIES OF
QUESTIONS.
THEY WILL TAKE THE TEMPERATURE
OF THE CAMPER AND THEN ONCE
THERE’S A SUCCESSFUL HEALTH
SCREENING COMPLETED, THE CAMPER
WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE VEHICLE,
ASKED TO SANITIZE THEIR HANDS
AND GETTING MATERIALS AND
BELONGINGS THEY BROUGHT FROM
HOME, THOSE WILL BE SANITIZED
BEFORE THEY BEGIN THEIR DAY.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE’S
AS LITTLE CONTACT AS POSSIBLE
AND MAKE SURE OUR FAMILIES FEEL
SAFE AND COMFORTABLE AND
CONFIDENT WHEN DROPPING OFF AT
CAMP.
>> Tati: THAT’S GREAT!
HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO KEEP KIDS
ENGAGED AND HAVING FUN AND DOING
IT SAFELY AT THE SAME TIME?
>> YEAH, SO WE -- I MEAN, THE Y
DOES CAMP FOR A REASON.
IT’S SO FUN, AND THE KIDS ENJOY
IT.
THE FAMILIES ENJOY SENDING THEIR
KIDS TO OUR PROGRAM.
ONE OF OUR BIGGEST IMPACTS IS
MAKING SURE THAT WE HEAR THE
KIDS SINGING CAMP SONGS.
THEY’RE ENGAGED IN DAILY
ACTIVITIES.
WE ALSO DO A PRETTY GOOD JOB, I
WOULD SAY, OF DOING OUR BEST TO
MAKE SURE THAT KIDS ARE SOCIALLY
DISTANT.
AND WE MAKE SURE THERE ARE
CONES, HULA HOOPS, FOR THEM TO
KNOW HOW TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN
THESE ACTIVITIES AND DO THEM
SAFELY.
IT’S A REALLY GREAT FEELING TO
WALK INTO A BUILDING AND HEAR
KIDS SINGING OR GETTING EXCITED
ABOUT TRYING NEW ACTIVITIES.
WHILE WE’RE DOING OUR BEST ON
OUR END TO MAKE SURE THINGS ARE
CLEAN AND THE KIDS ARE SAFE AT
ALL TIMES.
>> Tati: SO THEY’RE HAVING FUN,
ENGAGED, LEARNING, AND BEING
DONE SAFELY.
LET’S TALK ABOUT HOW KIDS CAN
TRY OUT A DAY OF DAY CAMP, FOR
FREE.
>> WE LAUNCHED THIS, THIS WEEK.
GO TO OUR WEBSITE, YMCA.ORG.
AND THERE WILL AND POP-UP ON THE
HOME SCREEN THAT WILL DIRECT YOU
TO TRY A FREE DAY OF CAMP.
WE HOPE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO
PROVIDE THIS AWESOME SUMMER
EXPERIENCE THAT THEY’RE HAVING
AND FOR MORE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
>> Tati: FOR PEOPLE WHO DON’T
HAVE KIDS, THEY CAN HELP SEND A
CHILD TO CAMP.
HOW CAN THEY DO THIS?
>> VISIT OUR WEBSITE AND JUST AS
SIMPLE AS $50, $75 DONATION
HELPS AT LEAST ONE CAMPER GO TO
CAMP FOR A WEEK.
SO WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING
PROVIDED TO OUR FAMILIES WITHIN
OUR COMMUNITIES.
>> Tati: THAT’S AWESOME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH
US AND GIVING US ALL THIS GREAT
INFORMATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
ME.
>> Tati: GO SUMMER CAMP!
[LAUGHTER]
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