by Matthew Tamez | Apr 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
14 year old Andrez Velasquez was the first recipient of our inaugural YMCA of the Coastal Bend Scholarship! Velasquez is already a student at Texas A&M – Kingsville. Here’s what he had to say just before receiving his scholarship. Hello. My Name is...
by Matthew Tamez | Apr 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Texas YMCA, the state resource office for the 200+ YMCAs across Texas, is pleased to announce the launch of a $900,000 multi-year statewide partnership with the Bezos Family Foundation. This partnership will support increasing access to YMCA Youth and Government®...
by Matthew Tamez | Apr 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
I represent the tin man character this evening because I can draw a lot of parallels from him to our YMCA of the Coastal Bend. Our YMCA in the Coastal Bend Area actually has history dating back to 1886, formally chartered in 1939 and our YMCA building in which we are...
by Matthew Tamez | Jan 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
The excitement is building as the South Texas STX Championship is set to take center stage at the YMCA Alice Multi-Use Complex from Feb. 2 through 4. This highly anticipated meet welcomes South Texas Swimming athletes, both attached and unattached to teams, for a...
by Matthew Tamez | Dec 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Darren “Kirby” DeBoard just celebrated his birthday on Dec. 17. DeBoard, an employee at the Y and an inspiration for those looking to turn their lives around, began his weight loss journey back in 2020. According to DeBoard, he knew he had to make a change when his...
by Matthew Tamez | Oct 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
The YMCA of the Coastal Bend held its annual Halloween Community Spooktacular on Oct. 13, inviting the community out to a free trunk or treat, costume contest and dance contest that ended with the kids, staff and parents all joining in on the dance floor as Retro...
