Anderson Area YMCA — Local services in Anderson

Disappointed in the Y's promotion of Christian principles while bending to the acceptance and indulgence of sin in the secular world. Before signing up with this business, please understand they are not registered as a Christian organization any longer-they are now classified as a non-profit, I spoke with head staff in membership sales and expressed my experiences at other local gyms where inappropriate clothing is ignored. I was assured any inappropriate or lack of clothing would be immediately addressed when brought to the attention of staff. I was also provided with a copy of the dress code section of the handbook.

Two weeks in to my membership, I've had to bring to staffs attention several independent situations where women are dressed to expose the flesh of their stomachs and buttocks.

This morning, there was a woman in only a sports bra and shorts. When I brought this to the attention of the front desk staff he was kind enough to direct me to another area where staff were responsible for addressing dress code violations. When I expressed my concern they looked at me with blank faces and shrugs. I explained the entire situation, the conversations with the Director of Membership Sales, the previous incidents and my compassion for understanding that I know it's difficult to approach members about appropriate dress attire as defined in the handbook. I was met with blank stares and coldness. I then asked again, who was going to address the issue and the female employee stated that she would have to talk to her manager. I said that would be appreciated. However, who was going to handle the issue right now, and again, was just met with blank faces. I then clearly stated and asked, is no one going to address the issue? I was told by the female employee that that's not what she had said and continued to stare at me in silence and with a blank expression. I then asked for the employees names so that I could refer to them should I have the opportunity to speak with their manager. (I was told the manager was not in when I asked to speak to him) I then went back to the front desk to fill out a comments form, the second form I have filled out regarding this issue and again spoke with the gentleman up front and thanked him for his assistance. He was polite and direct with me while maintaining professionalism and courtesy.

My experience today with this organization is that it may be another casualty of money over morals and promotion over principles.

They represent themselves as a Christian organization, evidenced by biblical quotes on the walls, God centered memes on Instagram and Facebook and most notably, the mission statement and various "Christ centered" programs they offer. I have not found their mission statement "... to put Christian principles into practice..." to be a true reflection to date of how this agency operates. There is no clear definition for revealing attire aside from shirts must be worn over sports bras and men must wear shirts on the basketball courts.

The line for appropriateness/sexually suggestive attire in a family facility is blurred. This is my opinion.

It is my hope that the Y will be a better representation of the values in which they promote.

I received a call a few hours after leaving the Y today from the director of operations. We were able to have a respectful dialogue regarding the conduct of his staff and the dress code despite said staff telling a different version of events (this hurts my heart).

He has given me a lot to chew on and was professional and polite in his explanation of the back and forth the Y has had with dress code.

I encourage anyone who has taken the time to read this and works out at the Y to please consider your motives in the attire you wear to a family establishment.

Consider your fellow brothers and sisters and maintain a sense of modesty and self respect in the way you represent yourself to the world and before our Beloved...

I would give zero stars if I could!! I had the absolute worst time here today! I will say the front office staff was nice but the back staff where the pool and splash area are were horrific!!! I wish I could get my money back. I will never go there again!! I have a 3 year old and a 4 year old and they were treated terrible by the life guards there!! I completely understand there's rules there but when kids are new and only toddlers they have to learn first before they just know something!! One of the life guards named Jacklyn was extremely rude she said my child was going to sit with her if he didn't listen, mind you he is only 3 years old and I walked to every area my kids where at and would tell them the rules so they could learn and one of the girl life guards grabbed my child by his arm and started pointing hard at him and made him cry! There were 4 different girl life guards out there and every single one of them had a horrible attitude and you could tell they do NOT know how to deal with kids!! And people that do not know how to talk with/deal with children should NOT be working a job that has to be around kids!! NEVER going back something needs to be done...

Very poor experience today! I have been a member of this Y for a few years and last time I came, the card scanner didn’t work for me and the lady behind the desk said I would need a new card to be printed (but that the printer wasn’t working that day so we would just do it next time). Arrived today and provided my drivers license and explained this information to the man behind the desk.

He said there was no record of me or my family members on their system, and insinuated I was lying. Instead, he listed off names of other members who shared my last name. I asked him to double-check and try spelling my last name differently etc but he was still adamant every time that I didn’t have an account.

By this time, some other people were waiting behind me and he finally said “is your daughter’s name [blank]?”. He had apparently found me on the system and reluctantly issued a replacement card. He didn’t provide any reason why he couldn’t find it initially; when I asked, he said he had typed my last name wrong.

No apology, no sorry for taking so long. AWFUL...