Martha Semano

David Portillo Samano (age 10) and Gianna Portillo Samano (age 6)

Martha: We’ve been Y members since 2012.

David: When I was six months old.

Martha: We started coming with the baby classes—Mommy and Me swimming, so he brought us to the Y.

David: We used to do the basketball and other sports in the gymnasium, but now I only like the swimming here. I just like water. And it gets me tired. My favorite sport though is baseball.

Gianna: I’m on the swim team. I’ve had the teachers since I was little and I’m used to them. What I like is that they don’t play around when you get stuff wrong. They make us do it over and over till we get it right. I also do gymnastics. I love the teacher because she used to teach me since I was three. And I love to chat with Barbara.

Martha: We have a family membership. I work out in the fitness center. I do the kickboxing and Zumba classes over at the Studios. I like everything about the Y the staff…

David: …the pool…

Martha: I feel like this is my second home. Everybody knows my kids. Basically, they’ve been raised here. They know everyone. We’re always here. We go to all of the family activities. It’s just a nice place to be. And after Covid, it’s great to be back.

David: the Y is just a great place!