A Walk with Rupert Neily will be held this Saturday, June 29, 9:30 a.m. to noon at the La Verna Preserve (part of the Pemaquid Watershed between Bremen and New Harbor). The Y will provide transportation. Please register at the Y front desk.

Boothbay Region YMCA Summer Camps Week of July 1, 2013: Critter Camp for 3-4-year-olds, Scamper Camp for children entering kindergarten in the fall, Camp Knickerbocker Day Camp, Y-Arts Music Theatre Camp Session 2, Half-day Art Camp, and Acadia National Park Adventure Camp. Sign up at the Y front desk.

Y Dolphin Summer Swim Camp, July 15-19, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. with Dolphin swim coach Nan and Aquatic Director Shane Pennington. Join Coach Nan and Shane for a week of drill work, games and fun in our beautiful pool.

Our goal by the end of the week, each swimmer will have learning a lot about swimming all four competitive strokes. We will cover stroke techniques, swim workouts, drills, relays, starts, turns and swim games. Register at www.boothbayregionymca.org or through Maddie Rideout at mrideout@brymca.org.

Free Tennis Lessons through our Y’s Quick Start 10 & Under Tennis Program on Wednesdays beginning July 3. Quick Start is taught by Larry Rioux, Tennis Director at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club. This program is designed for youth 10 years or age or under (12 years and under if a first time player). Documentation supports that youth who start out in Quick Start programs are more likely to stay with the sport. Register at the Y front desk for the whole summer or per Wednesday.

The YMCA is now collecting items for its annual summer Silent Auction, Friday, July 26 and Saturday, July 27. Please contact Rose Rivera at the Y, rrivera@brymca.org if you have items to donate. We will pick up or you can deliver. The Y will provide a tax deductible form for your taxes.

Furniture, dishware, holiday decorations, artwork, boats, exercise equipment … you name it, we will take it and sell most anything. The 2012 YMCA Silent Auction raised more than $10,000 to support Y youth programs.