Politics & Government

Gymnasts Flip for Fundraising at the YMCA

The La Jolla YMCA hosted GymFair 2011 on Saturday. The annual tumble-a-thon showed off the talents of gymnasts and raised money for the YMCA.

Gymnasts flipped to raise money to fund their gymnastics program at the on Saturday. The nationally ranked gymnasts did cartwheels, somersaults and backflips to raise the funds.

“I think this is especially important because by raising money to buy equipment we are able to keep our prices low while still providing a high-quality program to a large group of children,” said Gymnastics Coordinator Nicole Bailey, in an announcement.

Funds raised will also be used to send the team to exhibitions and competitions.

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