by Mickey Hicks, Somerset, Ky.
Dear Editor:
I am, as are so many, grateful for the “Y!”
I am grateful for the friendly, efficient employees who greet you each time you enter.
I am grateful for the beautiful facilities that makes it possible to exercise even in winter.
I am grateful for the current management who work so diligently to make it the best facility that it can be. They have had a big task to clean up the inefficiencies left by previous managements.
I am grateful for the new friendship that have been made at the “Y.”
Most of all, I am grateful to God for his provision of a facility which is bound by Christian values; a facility which, upon entering, you see scripture each day, a facility in which you don’t have to be concerned about saying “God bless you to someone” because it’s not “politically correct.”
I would encourage others who are grateful to God for this facility to write letters of support for the Y.
I don’t see the bills, but I’m content that the executive director will take care of them because his heart is in that Y.
I would encourage those who are presenting the Y negatively in the paper to talk with the men and women with physical needs about how the Y’s aquatics program has helped them, or those who have had surgeries who take aquatic classes to strengthen their muscles, or to those, like me, a senior citizen who can’t recreationally walk any longer who uses the pool to stay in shape or for those who are using the weight machines to lose weight, stay in shape, to maintain healthier lifestyles. Talk with the high school students who come in, work out, play basketball or who are on the swim team. Where would these swim teams be if it weren’t for the Y?
There are so many other programs that the Y offers, probably some of which I’m not aware. We are so blessed in Somerset to have this wonderful facility.
By presenting the Y negatively in the paper, it hurts recruiting for memberships.
People aren’t going to join unless they know that the Y is safe from political bickering and jostling.
I started at the Y since the doors opened. I’ve seen some horrible examples of mismanagement, but I believe that at the present time we have good management.
They have cut back on employees; they have made sure the employees are a good “fit” for the Y, a Christian organization. I believe that the current management’s heart is into keeping the Y open and running at its optimum capability.
Keep politics out of the Y and let us exercise without all of this negative publicity.
Sincerely,
Mickey Hicks
Somerset, Ky.
