The YMCA’s special event of 2013, Once Upon a Time with the Time Pilots, is Thursday, Sept. 5. A golf tournament will begin at 1 p.m. followed by a catered event with the Time Pilots (www.timepilotsband.com), Maine’s hottest band, from 6 to 9 p.m.

The Color Me Rad race is taking place this Saturday, Aug. 24 at Brunswick Landing. The YMCAs in Maine are the fundraising recipients of the race. The Boothbay Region Y’s commitment is to provide 100 volunteers.

Registration for 2013-2014 YMCA Fit Kidz Afterschool Program has begun. Fit Kidz is a daily afterschool program for youth Kindergarten thru fifth grade which focuses specifically on keeping kids active and healthy all the while serving up a nutritious snack, an hour of physical activity (swimming twice a week and hikes with BRLT’s Education Director Tracey Hall one afternoon a week along with Zumba, capture the flag, kickball, dodgeball, volleyball and more.

Youth are met at the school and walked across the street to the Y. The program ends at 4 p.m. which is when the rest of the Y programs begin … soccer, flag football, Y-Arts, dance, swim lessons, etc. For those who need extended care, it is offered until 5 p.m. This is a great chance for kids to do their homework, created art, build towers and castles with blocks, read, put together puzzles, the list goes on and on. Please contact Fit Kidz registrar Maddie Rideout at mrideout@brymca.org or call 207-633-2855. Spots fill up fast so make sure to sign up ASAP.