Benefits & Rates

The Upper Bucks YMCA offers a variety of membership opportunities and methods of payment to suit your family situation and ability to pay. The information below shows current membership rates. Please contact our Welcome Center at 215-536-YMCA (9622) or stop by and visit our Welcome Center at our 401 Fairview Avenue, Quakertown location and we will be happy to explain membership opportunities.

Full Privilege Membership

A Full Privilege Membership allows an individual or family full use of the facilities (see specific areas for age restrictions) as well as participation in all YMCA programs at the best rates. Youth, ages 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult when not in an organized activity.

Membership	Description	Down*	Monthly Auto-Pay
Youth	Birth to 17 (or high school graduation)	$102	$26
College	Full time college student	$122	$36
Adult	Age 18 and over	$132	$41
Senior Adult	Age 62 and over	$122	$36
Military/First Responders Adult	Military Personnel showing ID	$122	$36
Family	2 Adults and all dependents up to age 26 residing in same household	$207	$66
Senior Couple	One individual is 62 or older	$187	$56
Military/First Responders Family	Full-time Military Personnel showing ID and all dependents up to age 26 residing in same household	$187	$56

*Set-up fee plus 2 months of membership

Military Memberships

Free Full Privilege Adult or Family Memberships are available to families of deployed National Guard and Reserves; relocated spouse of deployed active duty personnel; and active duty assigned to independent duty locations. Call Allyson Fox, Membership Development Director, at 215-536-YMCA(9622) to participate in this program.

Military and Community First Responder Memberships

Special reduced rates are available for active duty military, reservists and community first responders and their families. Community first responders are fire, police, EMT, 911 call center operators, etc. Please see the rates noted in the fee section under Military/First Responders.

Program Membership

A Program Membership allows an individual to participate in Y programs at a reduced rate. No privileges are included for the use of the facility.

Membership	Annual Fee
Youth	$50
Adult	$125

SilverSneakers®

We are a Healthways SilverSneakers Fitness Program™ participant. Eligible seniors receive a Full Privilege Senior Membership at no cost. Please call 215-536-YMCA (9622) for more information.

Daily Guest Fees

Each guest fee is good for two visits to the Y. Up to two guest fees, purchased within the month, may be used toward the purchase of an annual Full Privilege Membership. Some restrictions may apply.

Membership	Annual Fee
Youth	FREE (Ages 0-4, must be accompanied by a paying adult guardian.)
Youth	$10 (Ages 5-17 - for certain areas ages 5-13 must be accompanied by an adult. See specific areas listed in this brochure for age restrictions.)
Adult	$15
Family	$40 (2 adults/2 children)

MEMBERSHIP CARDS

All members will have their photo taken and a membership card issued to them. For security and facility usage purposes, membership cards must be scanned upon admittance to the Y. Members entering without scanning their card must present a form of identification and sign in at the Welcome Center. The Y reserves the right to deny facility access to members who habitually do not scan their membership cards. A replacement card is available for a fee.

NON-MEMBER FACILITY USAGE

Non-members using the Y for a program or entering as a guest are required to show identification and sign in at the Welcome Center.

HEALTH INSURANCE

The Upper Bucks YMCA participates in the Independence Blue Cross Healthy Lifestyles program. Members of this program are provided a waiver of the initial set up fee. Please contact a Healthy Lifestyles representative at 800/275-2583 for more information.

AWAY PROGRAM

The Upper Bucks YMCA participates in the AWAY program (Always Welcome At YMCAs), which provides membership privileges to more than 2,000 YMCAs across the country and abroad, just by presenting your YMCA membership card! Call 215-536-YMCA (9622) or stop by our Member Services Department for details about this program.

INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY

Watch Channel 69 (WFMZ) or log on to wfmz.com for building delays or closings. Regarding Y classes, when the Quakertown School District has a delay or cancellation, Quakertown building classes will begin at 11:00 a.m. and Kids Korner will open at 10:30 a.m. When conditions worsen throughout the day, watch/listen for announcements on the above tv/internet site. Information will also be distributed via email (for members who have provided us with an email address), our website (www.ubymca.org) and Facebook page.

LOCKERS

Lockers are available for use in each locker room. Members are required to provide their own lock and remove it daily. Lockers may be rented on an annual basis by completing a Locker Rental Agreement Form at the Welcome Center.

LOCKER ROOMS

Locker rooms are available for men and women. For the comfort of our members, family locker rooms, with private changing areas, are to be used with children. No children, of the opposite sex, except infants, are to accompany parents into the men's or women's locker rooms. Saunas, located in men's and women's locker rooms, are available for ages 18 and up.

PARTIES/LOCK-INS

Think of the Y for your next private function. Scouts, church and school groups, birthday parties, bridal or baby showers, corporate events. Call 215-536-YMCA(9622) or email ymcaparties@ubymca.org for information.

Download our Party Brochure here

PHOTO POLICY

Y classes and events are occasionally photographed for promotional purposes. Anyone wishing to be excluded should inform the photographer. Video recorders, cameras, or any other visual recording devices are not allowed within the Y without permission of the executive director.

PRIVACY POLICY

The Upper Bucks YMCA does not sell/provide membership or program lists to any other organization or individual. Expired membership applications are shredded.

REFUNDS AND CREDITS:

Programs: Make-ups will be set in place for a cancelled class during the session. If a make-up cannot be arranged by the Y, then credit will be issued. No program fee refunds will be processed unless a class is cancelled by the Y. Otherwise, a credit voucher will be issued. Any person who registers, pays and cancels, will receive a credit voucher, through a Y director, minus a $10.00 processing fee. All credit vouchers are valid for one year after issue date for use at the Upper Bucks YMCA. Class change requests made at least two weeks prior to the session start date will be accommodated if space is available. Class change requests made within two weeks of the session start date will be accommodated if space is available for a $5 processing fee.

Membership: Membership fees are refundable within the first 30 days of membership for approved medical reasons or relocation from service area only. Set-up fees are non-refundable.

SECURITY

Our building and parking lot are equipped with security cameras. However, please do not leave valuables in your car while visiting. Additionally, lockers are available for the convenience of our members and guests. Please remember to bring a lock while you are at the Y. The Y is not responsible for lost or stolen items.

SMOKING & TOBACCO

The Y is a smoke and tobacco-free property. Smoking or chewing tobacco is not permitted in the building or on the property.

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