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The YMCA Needs You: $1 Million Challenge
The YMCA is one of only a handful of non-profits selected to compete in the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Challenge - Arts & Culture.
Through this unique program, the YMCA could raise up to $200,000, but only with your help! CFSEM will match 50% of your gift, so, by making a $100 donation to the YMCA, you're actually giving $150!
Here's the catch. You must make your donation online with a credit card or e-check on August 18. On August 18 at 10 AM, the program begins and the matching dollars will be gone in a matter of hours. So, please be ready and give your most needed gift to the YMCA online at www.cfsem.org on August 18. The minimum eligible gift for the match is $25; the maximum eligible gift is $10,000.
Competition is fierce, so please mark you calendar for Tuesday, August 18 and help us reach our goal!
The clock starts ticking at 10:00 AM on August 18! Have questions? Email ymca@ymcametrodetroit.org.
All the gifts will support the groundbreaking work at Y-Arts in Detroit. In concert with the mission and purpose of the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit, Y-Arts is a catalyst for artistic expression and education throughout metro Detroit. We nurture, develop and support traditional, contemporary and emerging art forms by providing teaching opportunities for artists and presenting relevant, high-quality cultural programs and events that showcase their talents.
The Y-Arts team of professional artists is committed to building the creative community of Detroit through public enrichment and by educating young people in media and arts careers.
Join America on the Move
Research shows that small changes can yield big results in preventing unwanted pounds that can create real health problems. The America On the Move® Program provides fun tools and activities for the whole family that are designed to help prevent weight gain and keep the family healthy.
The YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit will celebrate America on the Move Week in September, providing resources and hosting events encouraging members to move more and consume 100 less calories a day. The event is part of an overarching campaign, YMCA Activate America, to promote active living and eating.
The America on the Move message is simple: move more and eat smart every day. It's as easy as this:
- Take 2,000 more steps (about one mile)
- Eat 100 fewer calories (about one pat of butter)
Join us at your branch the week of Sept. 20-27, 2008 and start learning how small chances can lead to a big success. Meanwhile, download these resources to help you get started.
100 ways to cut 100 calories | 100 ways to add 2,000 steps
View Our Fall Program Guide
Our program guide contains a full listing of the programs that will take place this Fall season, along with schedules and other events, in printable format. You can use the program guide to select programs and register on our website or at the front desk.
For future reference, the program guide is also available on our website, so you can return to read it any time. Look for this button:
Our Youth After 3:00 PM
In America today, more young people than ever before are alone and unsupervised in the hours after school, before parents or caregivers return home from work. According to America After 3 PM, a national survey commissioned by the Afterschool Alliance with funding from the JCPenney Afterschool Fund, 14.3 million kids care for themselves when school lets out, putting them at risk for unhealthy behavior. Teens who do not participate in afterschool programs are nearly three times more likely to skip classes than teens who do participate. They are also three times more likely to use marijuana or other drugs, and are more likely to drink, smoke and engage in sexual activity.1
Growing evidence suggests that quality, out-of-school opportunities matter significantly—that they complement environments created by schools and families and provide important support that deters failure and promotes success.
An analysis of 73 afterschool studies concluded that afterschool programs using evidence-based approaches were consistently successful in producing multiple benefits for youth in the areas of socialization, academic achievement and self-confidence.2 YMCAs have known this for some time. In the mid-1970s, Ys began establishing formal afterschool care programs, most of which were held inside school buildings with activities that were social and recreational in nature. Within just a few years, the YMCA became one of the leading providers of afterschool care.
YMCA afterschool programming has evolved over the years to more formally emphasize children’s learning and development, while infusing staff training and youth activities with the YMCA’s core values of respect, honesty, caring and responsibility. In many YMCAs, afterschool care is one of the largest programs offered and can include the arts, health and fitness, homework support, literacy, science and technology, service-learning and conflict resolution.
Since 1999, JCPenney and the JCPenney Afterschool Fund have supported YMCA afterschool programs with more than $34 million, making a difference for tens of thousands of youth and their families through financial assistance for those who otherwise could not afford to participate and through increased community awareness of afterschool programs.
The JCPenny Afterschool Fund is currently supporting the update to a pivotal study, America After 3 PM, due out in October 2009. For more information visit www.jcpenneyafterschool.org.
1. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
2. The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, 2007.
The Leaves Aren't Turning Yet
But Fall is Just Around the Corner
Fall Registration has officially begun. So if you have a class in mind that you would like to take, or if you are interested in finding out what opportunities are available at the Carls YMCA, please visit our website www.ymcadetroit.org/carls, or the front desk to check out our new Fall Program Guide. Complete with session dates, course offerings and more, the guide is the easiest way to learn about how you can make the most of your membership.
Fall is all about SOCCER! Available for youth and preschool age children the program is filling up quickly, so be sure to register online or at the front desk!
Youth Soccer Leagues Ages:5-10yrs
Starts Saturday, September 12 – October 25
Preschool Soccer Ages: 3-4yrs
Starts Wednesday, September 16 6:00pm-6:45pm
Also coming this fall! Our all new Basketball program for boys and girls ages 8-10! We will now be providing separate classes for young male and female athletes interested in expanding their basketball skills. The program begins the week of October 26th and can be registered for, right now! Character Counts Preschool is back! Returning from a summer break, the class will be part of our fall offerings. An extremely popular program, there are still openings for both full and ½ day options. A $25 deposit will hold your child's spot for the fall, with payment in full due by September 1st.
Quick Reminder! We are still currently taking registration for Summer swim lessons. For those of you who are done with the summer and are looking forward to the fall, registration for FALL I is currently available, and the session begins the week of September 12th. Calling all Swim Teamers!! Don't forget about your pool party being held on Friday, August 28th. Be sure to RSVP by Monday August 24, and bring your swim suit to the party for team pictures. The event will feature pool fun, a pot luck and a yummy ice cream social! The Happy Trails Triathlon was a huge success, and now it is time for the We Can Do It Too, Y Kids Triathlon! The event takes place on August 29th at 5:00 pm. A Tri-Review will be held Friday, August 28th at 6:00 pm at the Carls YMCA. A perfect opportunity to get young athletes into the sport, the event will contain a 150-200 yard swim, 1-3 mile bike ride, and .6-1.5 mile run. Join us for a truly amazing event!
We hope to see you at our many programs and activities, and please be sure to check next month's e-newsletter to find out about the many group exercise opportunities coming Fall 2009!
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