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Featured in Macomb Daily Rheanne Suszek wants folks to know “Y” they can reach out to her organization. “I want people to understand that the Y is here for the community,” said Suszek, named recently as executive director of the Macomb Family YMCA in Mount Clemens. “Whether someone needs to reach their fitness goals or…
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Featured on WXYZ Matt Humenay, the Youth and Family Director at the YMCA in Birmingham, talked to 7 Action News on 20 to talk about ways to keep kids active during the winter months.
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We’re excited to kick off 2015 by welcoming Lynette Simmons to our YMCA team as the new Vice President of Mission Resources. Lynette comes to the YMCA from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit, where she served as the Vice President of Programming. She has a Masters Degree in Behavioral Communication from Eastern Michigan University and over 20…
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Local 4 recently stopped by the Boll Family YMCA to talk about the dos and don’ts to consider when signing up for a gym membership.
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Featured in DBusiness Scott Landry, who took over as president and CEO of the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit earlier this year, spoke with DBusiness Daily News about creating what he calls intentionality and his plans for moving the organization forward. 1. DDN: As the top executive, what is your primary goal for the YMCA? SL:…
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Featured in DBusiness DETROIT — Kris Stimac has been named executive director of the Boll Family YMCA, Detroit’s flagship location in downtown Detroit. In this new role, Stimac, of Rochester Hills, will foster partnerships and address the needs that exist in the community. In addition to community development, Stimac will be responsible for all branch operations at…
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Temperatures are dipping, and winter is rounding the corner. With this in mind, two Y employees set out on a mission to provide coats to people in need. Boll Family YMCA Personal Trainer William Kim and Welcome Center Employee Eli Sullivan ran a winter clothing a coat drive, setting up collection boxes all over Detroit,…
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Storytelling can be one of the most powerful ways to get a message across. For Margaret Edwartowski, Executive Director of Y Arts, telling her story led her to a $225,000 grant that will allow her to continue enriching lives of young adults in metro Detroit through the arts. Edwartowski was mentioning challenges that Y Arts…
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The Carls Family YMCA recently initiated its annual food drive and has accumulated more than 500 pounds of nonperishable items that will benefit two community charities. The food drive kicked off on Thanksgiving morning and will run over the next several weeks. Both Community Sharing and Active Faith, local community health centers that have food pantries…
