Pearl Street YMCA went from rarely-stocked machines with constant cash issues and unsubstantial, unhealthy offering, to our smart store stocked with everything from treats and energy drinks to pbj, hard-boiled eggs and smoked salmon cracker kits.

Members (especially parents) and staff immediately expressed their excitement in the upgraded machines and options, with a constant stream of positive feedback every time we stocked machines.

Children’s Museum of Tacoma serves a very young age group— and until we came knocking with healthy, age-appropriate options, they were stuck with inherited machines with soda and candy.

With no easy food options nearby that don’t require dangerous downtown street crossings or getting in and out of car seats again, parents have delighted in the access to nutritious snacks and drinks.

After-school programs and teen night at the YMCA are huge, and before the switch to Perry’s Pantry their machines would get cleared out by students that hadn’t eaten since school lunch and wouldn’t be eating dinner til later.

Their options went from gas station counter quality to parent-approved sustenance until the next meal— plus some yummy, better treat options of course!